polaroid

So.. I fall to society's pressures once again hahaha this time I'm going to (hopefully) be jumping on the instant camera bandwagon. Way back in the day, I had two different polaroids, but the whereabouts of both of those cameras now remain a big blank in the back of my mind. All these beautiful images on tumblr and other websites have inspired me to save up and buy a new toy for myself :). I've already decided to buy a Fujifulm camera instead of a Polaroid because fuji is much more accessible and the film doesn't cost $3 a photo.. The question is, which camera?!


The instax mini 25 or the instax 210?! Both are relatively nice cameras, and the film costs around the same price.. $15 or so for two packs of 10 photos each. The instax is a much smaller camera, with a smaller photo. Although its cute, slightly less inexpensive and easier to carry around, I'm reluctant to buy it because a) its the camera that everyone has and b) the film is just so damn tiny. The instax 210 is a much bigger camera, and as one review says, "it isn't a one hand camera". The pictures are set in a horizontal frame, and the image comes out wider than those on the 25. However, two things bother me about this camera too. The first is that the flash is perpetual, so you can't shut it off, ever. Hahaha bummmmmmer! Also, if I were to take a photo vertically, it would come out weird, with the thicker border to the right or left of the image.. Hmmmm :(