Instax Cameras, Just Different: Jollylook Pinhole Instant Film Camera and NONS SL660 Instant Camera
Fujifilm offers lots of Instant cameras.
And while I like some of them more than others (with this one being my favorite), none of them has a radical different concept.
But if you are looking for something different that sets itself apart from the other Instant cameras (and yet takes Fujifilm Instax Film), then today I’d like to present you two options:
JollyLook Pinhole Instant Film Camera Overview
You can find the JollyLook Pinhole Instant Film Camera at Amazon here and BHphoto here.
- Variable Focal Length, 40-110mm
- Dreamy, Distinctive, Artistic Results
- For Use with FUJIFILM INSTAX MINI Film
- 0.38mm Copper Pinhole
- Recyclable Wood Fiber Body
- No Focusing Required
An invitation to explore and experiment, the pre-assembled JollyLook Pinhole Instant Film Camera in stained brown combines the fun of INSTAX MINI film with one of history’s earliest image capturing processes. The fully-mechanical simplicity of a pinhole camera makes it useful for demonstrating the basics of photography, including concepts such as aperture and depth of field, and is also a favorite of artists seeking to create unique images. No focusing required – this camera has a variable focal length of 40-110mm, bellows, and a manually-operated shutter, so you can create both wide-angle and telephoto pinhole images with dreamy, distinctive, and artistic results.
The camera’s copper pinhole measures 0.38mm and the camera body is made from recycled, biodegradable, natural wood fiber material. The hand crank on the side of the camera body ejects the exposed film.
NONS SL660 Instant Camera
An interchangeable-lens SLR instant film camera that works with Fujifilm instax Square Film.
Native EF mount
SL660 is a passive EF mount camera, fully compatible with EF lens, and various vintage lenses of M42, Nikon F, PK, CY & medium format mount (adapter required).
instax Square Film
SL660 works with the widely-available instax Square Film — the classic 1:1 square frame which is the same as Polaroid instant film.
Made of metal
The main body of SL660 is made of CNC anodized aluminum alloy.
Full Manual Control
SL660 comes with shutter speed control, aperture control, bulb mode, multiple exposure, hot shoe for external flash (flash sync to 1/250; All available now, more details about compatibility), SL660 allows you to unleash your creative possibilities without limitations.
SL660’s roof pentaprism based SLR viewfinder gives you a natural and intuitive manual focus experience. You can create any sorts of sharpness and bokeh as you like.
We designed a focal reducer for the viewfinder system to achieve larger viewfinder coverage and higher definition than SL42.
Compact Design
We re-designed the reflex mirror unit to achieve a shorter shutter delay as well as a more compact size compared to SL42.
Wooden Hand Grip
This standard accessory is carved out of natural wood, providing a comfortable handheld experience.
Medium Format
SL660 has a built-in optical system, which includes three multi-coating optical glasses, extending the image field of full frame lenses to medium format size of 6X6.
* The vignetting size is highly subject to the optical structure of the lens. Based on our tests, lenses between 28mm-58mm focal length would perform better. Lenses with longer back focal length (such as telephoto lens and medium format lens) tend to get smaller image field and might have a square shape vignetting.
Integrated Li-ion Battery
- Last for over 100 shots on one single charge.
- USB Type-C charging port.
- Power bank compatible.