INSTAX- A Smash Hit for Film!

[darkosaric]

Glad to hear those figures! Just wish I could easily get into 3d printing and design an instax/instax wide back for my RZ (for now fp100c will have to do!)

FP100C is actually a better solution - you get negative too.

 

[pdeeh]

I actually saw an advert the other night on prime time television for Instax.

 

[AgX]

At british prime time TV ??


(Untill this year I could not even buy an Instax camera locally (large city).)

 

[pdeeh]

Yep.
I was slightly amazed

 

[Trask]

What's the demographic of INSTAX users? 10-14 year old Japanese kids? American or European kids? Hipsters? I'm not being facetious, I really wonder who is presently buying the product -- knowing that would help determine whether or not the present purchasing base would find B/W cool enough to support.

 

[AgX]

Since its introduction in 1998 I have only once saw someone using an Instax (a photo-designer 2 years ago). Never saw someone carry one around. But I got my cameras from the fleammarket, thus they must have been on sale here back in time...

 

[RattyMouse]

What's the demographic of INSTAX users? 10-14 year old Japanese kids? American or European kids? Hipsters? I'm not being facetious, I really wonder who is presently buying the product -- knowing that would help determine whether or not the present purchasing base would find B/W cool enough to support.

Back when I lived in China, it was not hard to find someone walking around with an INSTAX camera. Definitely not hipsters, everyone looked normal. Usually groups of people snapping shots on film and then exchanging them. INSTAX film is easily found in stores in China. Most shopping malls have Fujifilm kiosks that sell nothing but 100% INSTAX related items.

Fujifilm should do a trial run of black and white film. It just begs to be done.

 

[darkosaric]

Fujifilm should do a trial run of black and white film. It just begs to be done.

I would buy 20 packs of it immediately!

 

[hoffy]

What's the demographic of INSTAX users? 10-14 year old Japanese kids? American or European kids? Hipsters? I'm not being facetious, I really wonder who is presently buying the product -- knowing that would help determine whether or not the present purchasing base would find B/W cool enough to support.

All of the above.

 

[Ai Print]

That's great news, but personally I prefer actual film to make prints from made by KODAK and ILFORD.

 

[RattyMouse]

That's great news, but personally I prefer actual film to make prints from made by KODAK and ILFORD.

Well that's great to know.

 

[IloveTLRs]

What's the demographic of INSTAX users? 10-14 year old Japanese kids? American or European kids? Hipsters? I'm not being facetious, I really wonder who is presently buying the product -- knowing that would help determine whether or not the present purchasing base would find B/W cool enough to support.

This Summer I remember a girl (Chinese or Korean) who had an Instax mini Hello Kitty around her neck. Other than that I never see them around (though I never see film shooters in Switzerland )

For Fuji, Instax and FP peel-apart are a different series, are they not? I had an Instax Cheki and it was awful. I used FP peel-apart and it was fantastic.

 

[Photo-gear]

Lots of Instax films offered on e-bay.

 

[Prof_Pixel]

For Fuji, Instax and FP peel-apart are a different series, are they not?

They are COMPLETELY different chemistries. All they have in common is the term 'instant photography'.

 

[IloveTLRs]

They are COMPLETELY different chemistries. All they have in common is the term 'instant photography'.

That's what I thought. Thank you