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Why I don’t review ‘hybrid’ ‘film’ ‘cameras’

January 26, 2025 By Dan Finnen

After wishing for years for Fuji to show some love for the long-suffering Instax Wide format, a finger curled on the monkey’s paw this month and we got the Instax Wide Evo. Like the Instax Mini Evo, Fuji touts this camera as a ‘digital/analogue’ ‘hybrid’ camera. You can take digital pictures, apply effects, and the […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: fuji instax, Instant film, opinion, photography

iOS 13 iPhone Purple, Blue, and Yellow Banding Issue

October 24, 2019 By Dan Finnen

Ever since I updated my iPhone XS to iOS 13, I’ve gotten strange banding artifacts randomly in some of my photos when using the main camera on the default photo app. Happening primarily under LED or fluorescent lighting, a pattern of alternating yellow and blue lines emerges from one edge of the photo. This wasn’t […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Apple, ios, iphone, photography, smartphone

Spectra Film Discontinued by Polaroid Originals (Updated February 2021)

October 3, 2019 By Dan Finnen

Update February 2021: I have a new video up that is an ode and farewell to the format. You can check it out below: (Update April 2020: Polaroid Originals has rebranded itself as ‘Polaroid,’ and the new website has scrubbed all mention of Spectra system film or cameras. You might be able to find some […]

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Image, Instant film, news, photography, Polaroid, Spectra, Type 1200

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  • Nikon Z6 III Camera Review – From a Z6 I Owner’s Perspective
  • Fuji Instax Wide 400 Instant Film Camera Review

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  • Why I don’t review ‘hybrid’ ‘film’ ‘cameras’
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I’m a writer, photographer, co-owner of Polymyth, host of the Chicago Writers Podcast, Super Gear Land, and more. You can reach me at hello (at) danfinnen.com.

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