Lomo instant wide glass - the Sharpest Instant Camera on Earth

[Dustin McAmera]

but I am unlikely ever to buy an instant camera

Just to make a liar of myself, I am pretty taken with this one:

myFirst Camera Insta Wi - Camera with inkless printer & label

The new version instant print camera for kids with thermal instant printing. Transfer photos wirelessly with apps for label editing/creation.

myfirst.tech

(Father Christmas, if you read this...)

 

[ChrisLA]

At f/22 1/125, it's still going to badly overexpose ISO 800 film that has no exposure latitude. I don't get it.

 

[4season]

I've owned one of the glass-lensed Lomogaphy instant cameras and indeed found it much sharper and crisper-looking, albeit wider-angle, than say, Fujifilm's Instax Mini 90. Consistent with incorporating a doublet rather than a simple meniscus element, perhaps. The difference is plainly visible, but some may prefer the more impressionistic (and forgiving!) originals.

 

[Angarian]

Having a better lens is of course very good.
But what about the build quality of the camera: It looks like being identical to the current existing model with the softer lens.
And I've read several reports from users who complained about the build quality and broken cameras just after 2-3 years of use.

There is a lot that could be improved on my Fujifilm instax wide camera. But that is working perfectly and absolutally reliable for more than a decade.