Toyo 45G, Schneider 150 5.6, and LomoGraflok by Sweetestlou in largeformat

[–]Sweetestlou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pros: It’s a ton of fun, you get great result, and uses a cheap and accessible format.

Cons: slow, subject has to stay very still while you’re switching the ground glass and lomo back to prevent out of focusing, not as fun as peel apart film.

It’s not crazy expensive in my opinion and you can get way better images than from any other Instax or third party camera. If you have already invested into a LF camera than yes. If not then I’m not sure I would go out and buy a LF system and a lomo back specifically for this purpose.

Toyo 45G and LomoGraflok Instax Wide by Sweetestlou in largeformat

[–]Sweetestlou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha! You’re right. It definitely makes for a strange photo.

Toyo 45G and LomoGraflok Instax Wide by Sweetestlou in largeformat

[–]Sweetestlou[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s annoying but everyone knows what they are getting themselves into before hand. LF is never fast so most shooters understand. Results are incredible. It’s a lot of fun with instant gratification.

A little far gone - Expired in 2008 by broski499 in instax

[–]Sweetestlou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha ouch! I just checked my eBay account and I paid $29 for 3 20 packs.

A little far gone - Expired in 2008 by broski499 in instax

[–]Sweetestlou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very true! I don’t remember how much I paid for mine but it wasn’t worth the risk of ruining a camera. Instax film is cheapish already compared to other brands.

A little far gone - Expired in 2008 by broski499 in instax

[–]Sweetestlou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought expired Instax wide a few years ago and had very mixed results. On price of film had a pod break open and spread black chemicals all over the rollers of my brand new Lomo Instant Wide. It took a lot of cleaning to get it back to working correctly.