Fujifilm Instax SQ6 review - instant camera
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Note in the video I refer to differences with the Instax Mini format. I'm referring specifically to the Instax Mini 9 bodies which are simpler than some of the other Mini bodies. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
Please note when I mention the Instax Mini in the video, I'm referring specifically to the basic Mini 9 model. The more expensive Mini 90 Neo actually shares many of the SQ6 features, although costs about the same and only works with the smaller Mini prints.
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What would you say is the better instax camera ??
@@shynes8108 Depends if you want square or mini. For square, I like the SQ6.
@@cameralabs thanks mate
The SQ6 and the Neo 90 are my faves!!!
oh my gosh he seems like a beautiful soul
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@@yuselina9115 can you do mini 90 or mini 9?
@@Not_Hawk Yes, we have mini 9 and mini 90
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Seagulls, stop it now! :D
I love this! It fit right into the fujifilm printer. Great buy and I'll keep getting this instead of the individual green packages. amzn.to/2r8N2HA
You explained it perfectly. I think I’ll buy it because they’ve improved so many things that for me, now it’s perfect
Thanks! PS - if you're buying it online, please consider going through one of my links above or at cameralabs.com , thanks!
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You're so enthusiastic that it's such a pleasure to watch your review!
Thanks! PS - I was using this camera just this morning!
thanks for the review ed sheeran
You're welcome, I'd better get back to the song-writing now.
Lol Actually reminds more of Sting!
I bought this for my little sister, she really like it :) amzn.to/2WzFx88
Got this camera for christmas this year after my old instax mini broke - your instructions were very helpful and I really like how your photos came out.
Thank you for talking not just about the camera but for the passion & feelings around it - especially the imperfect beauty, really Thanks a ton Gordon!
Just got my new SQ6 - super excited for this fun journey ahead :)
Nice one, they're quite hard to find nowadays...
Amazing review and thank you so much for all of the information I could possibly need on this camera! Your joyful soul made this video so much fun to watch!
Thankyou!
Love the “studio”. Very unusual setup. But I love the style.
Very comprehensive review, thanks Gordon. Excited to receive my SQ6!
Thank you for making this video. I saw an SQ6 at a camera store today and was curious how much it differed from the Mini 9. Your video answered all my questions, and I actually watched it til the end. Great concise descriptions of the features, very easy to understand. Great video, really informative.
Thanks, glad you liked it! PS - Fujifilm has just released a Taylor Swift version if you're a fan!
@@cameralabs wow! Will have to check that out
Amazing and such an informative review! Thank you! Just bought this and you made me fall in love with it!
Picked out one of these in a contest, thanks for this!
Thank you! I was looking for a video juste like yours. The fact it was so hard to find was unexpected
Amazing how long you can talk about such a simple camera. ;) I guess the hour with Doug is actually quite a restraint. :D
Thank you for this awesome review. I ordered one last night.
I really like every review you made. I truly understand it. :)
Thanks Rupert!
Nice. Was waiting for their square format. Never really like their rectangular ones. And this is probably better than the impossible film which only has 8 exposure.
Just got this little gem for xmas, love it!
i love love your review!!! Your enthusiasm helped me a lot. Subscribed 🤗❤️
I just preordered Instax SQ6 Taylor Swift Edition Today and I searched to be familiarized with what I'll be dealing with, and your review is amazing! It's great that I stumbled to your channel and now I'm so excited to reveived mine! Thank you 😊
I really enjoyed this kind of review. Thank you.
You're welcome!
I’m about halfway throu this video and you’ve already convinced me I need to upgrade from my 7+ and get this camera.
Very good review. Best I've seen so far of this beautiful camera. Can't wait to get my hands on it (:
Thanks! If you end up ordering it online, please consider going through my links here or at cameralabs.com - thanks!
Really appreciate this review. Now I’m sold in buying one SQ6 now.
Great introduction to the joy of manual cameras for children. (viewfinder, film counter, spontaneity of no screen, and concept of film development).
Gordon,thank you for taking your time to explain every single product you review as not everyone like myself is really knowledgeable with cameras lingo👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
I truly appreciate as I am currently looking to get both Camera and Polaroid as well
Thanks, i hope you've also seen my two recent Polaroid reviews!
@@cameralabs I will definitely check it out
I just bought one for $30 and I didn’t know how this camera worked so this video was super helpful !!!
You're welcome, and 30 bucks is a bargain!
I work mostly in 'landscape range' (2m-inf). I use ND gels over the lens to darken and over the sensor to lighten, since L/D controls default focus to .5m-2m. I use Roscolux gels ($10 for a swatch book) to adjust exposure & color corrections. Use removable double-sided tape to attach gels. Also, you can control flash exposure by using an off-camera flash w. an optical 'slave'. (I use my old Vivitar 283). Bottom line: "Playing" with the limitations of various equipment has revived my interest in photography during 'lockdown'.
Wow i NEED to buy this camera. Its so cool how you can change the colour of the picture by puting a colored filter over the flash. I love how it has an icon for double exposure, I have so many ideas for how I would use it for my photos with this camera!
Great video, super helpful and love ur energy :)
Thanks! Hope you enjoy my other videos - the SQ6 made it into my gear of the year show!
beautiful review, thank you!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Great review. Really considering this as a Christmas present for my 13 year old son.
Do it ! Its a bit cheaper now, and if you don't wanna spend that money there is other versions of mini cameras by Fuji
Very informative, thanks so much 🌺 I'm about to buy this now🥰
Hi, very helpful, but I still have a couple of questions:
1) I don’t quite understand the very differences between “selfie mode” and “ macro mode” since the have the same focal distance.
2) what’s the focus distance when shooting automatic, or double exposure or lighten and darken mode. They just specify the focus distance when shooting macro, selfie and landscapes. Thank you!
Managed to buy 2 for a very good price, for our wedding! for guests and such, hopefully all works out. This video was great and super helpful in knowing what to expect with this camera, thanks!
Hope the wedding goes well!
This was really helpful thank you!!
Hello, your review is very helpful & this is my first instax. I wanna ask, if i left the remaining film in the camera, will it be damaged?
Lol you shouting at the birds just made this video so adorable. Good review!
They're an ever present threat here!
great explanaiton! just whta i needed to know about it
Just bought one of these in preparation for my trip to Paris :) It was hard to find since I heard they got discontinued, but absolutely worth it. Great review
Glad you found one, they're quite rare now,.
Very very useful. Thank you for a great, clearly explained video. 👍🏼
Thanks!
Really good review, thanks!
Thanks!
Absolutely explained so well! I'm thinking of selling off my mini 8 and buying this! haha.
Go for it!
Thanks for the review. I'm actually suffering from the overblown issue you mentioned with the mini film on the SQ6 as well- even if in Dark Mode. On several occasions I take pictures outside late afternoon/right before sunset but get blown out subjects (that are maybe 3M away). With the Instax Wide 210 film/camera, under the same conditions/locations I get perfectly exposed pictures. Any ideas why????
One functional difference between the SQ6 and Mini 90 is that on the Mini 90 you can choose to lighten and darken independently of focus distance (macro, intermediate, distant), whereas with the SQ6 if you choose macro or distance, there’s no way to specify lighten or darken - doing so will take you off your distance selection. Regardless, the SQ6 is wonderful.
Good point!
Great video. Would this still be the best instant to buy in 2020? Thanx
i’ve been struggling taking pictures with the different modes, can you explain how they can be used
You have made me fall in love with this camera ... but my heart is slightly broken cause I cant get it/ afford it
Thank u for a great review. Been looking for a polor oil camera for a while, no one holds photos anymore. It's all digital. All on phones that u say u will print but never do. Or left in files on the laptop. I want photos my children can hod and look through when they're older as I do with photos of me as a child. Absolutely love this camera and it's features and off to purchase now! Thank you 😃👌
Hello,Do you need instax sq6 case and album and other accessory ？ we have some free to test in some countries? Please contact me if interested.
Fabulous review thank you!
For a first time user of a instant camera would you recommend the SQ6 or Mini 90 Classic?Is the only difference between them photo size?Thank you.
Great video! Very informative! Thank you!
Hello,Do you need instax sq6 case and album？ we have some free to test in some countries? Please feel free to contact me if interested.
Nice video. Most suggest that we need to keep the camera on while loading the film but in your video you did it with the camera off and switched it on after you loaded the film. A bit confused. Could you please explain the actual procedure to load the film.
Great review thank you! I'm still deciding between this one or one of the polaroid originals but I didn't find any reviews of yours on any of those cameras. Is there a reason why? Would you be able to do one?
Hi Jessica, I just haven't reviewed any of the polaroid products yet, sorry! No immediate plans, but I would like to expand my instant coverage.
I'm in love. I need this 😍😍
Thanks! I just found one of this treasures in the garbage last week. I'm using it thanks to your video. Great life gift. One man trash, another's man treasure. 👨 thx
Great review as usual, but dayum how many coffees had you had by then? 😂
I'd had a couple, but don't let that put you off treating me to one using the link in the pinned comment!
Nicely done. Coffee token sent.
Cheers, much appreciated!
This video was so good! Thank you
Thanks! Hope you enjoy my other INSTAX videos, I've reviewed all of them!
Please doe anybody knows if the the expiration day of Instax mini sealed packet of film is prolonged in freezer like common films?
You make me miss my „taking photos on a sunny day in Brighton“ days.
Hope you get to come back soon on a sunny day to take some photos!
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Thank you so much I really liked your review, it was very helpful! Do you think that it is still a good choice in 2020???
Yes, I was actually using mine the other day...
Great review!
Thanks April!
Thank you very helpful and informative video
You're welcome!
Hi there! Can you help me with my problem with my SQ6? The flash is not working, what should I do?
I LOVE it! Absolutely charming and so much fun compared to everyday digital photography. I love the fact that it really does capture unique snapshots of time. I’d love to have one of these in my bag... super birthday present (hint hint). Where’s good for coffee in Brighton, I might visit soon? Great review, thank you Gordon!
Hi Clare, Brighton is blessed with great coffee places. I'd recommend 33, Brewed, Point One, and my favourite of all, Bond Street Coffee - I'm often to be found in the window tapping away on my laptop, and some of the photos you saw in this video are from there. If you spot me, please do say hello! And if you're the same Clare who's just sent me a coffee donation, thankyou very much!
Gordon Laing There is only one of me! Enjoy 😊 Thanks for the recommendations, I will say hello if I see you!
You're very welcome! Hope you enjoy Brighton, it's a great place!
Hello,Do you need instax sq6 case and album and other accessory ？ we have some free to test in some countries? Please contact me if interested.
Hi, thank you for this video, I found it v thorough. I bought my daughter a mini 9 last year and am considering the square for my birthday (from me to me), would you still rate it highly?
Yes, I still really like it!
Ur amazing I love ur vids
is the viewfinder accurate with the printed photos? i’m having extra spaces on either sides of my photos. what i see in the viewfinder is not what comes out as the finished product. i’m shooting on normal ranges, not macro photos. is there a defect in my camera or is this normal?
It's normal - I mention it in the video.
This was a really great review thank you!! I've just watched your other review on the mini 11 and I'm not sure which one to get now!! I'm leaning more towards this one because of the square photos will look better on my wall but I like the blue colour and size of the mini!!! 😭
Yes, the Minis are available in some nice colours! How about the SQ1? I've reviewed that too...
@@cameralabs Yes yes yes!! Just watched that review and am obsessed with that camera!! Thank you so much, will definitely be getting that one ❤
Good fun Gordon, seagulls directing the shoot ? Hilarious ! On the other hand, they might be fans, ever had a comment from 'Beaky of Brighton' ?
I've had a few comments in the past that seemed bird-brained, certainly!
For sure but the 'Internet' can often be the place where intelligence goes to die, after all not all life forms are sentient unlike 'Sussex Seagull', 'Gullboy' and all the other boys in the band subscribed to your channel :)
does mode A (automatic) means normal(0.5-2m)???
I wish they would come out with a replacement for the old FP100 film for us large format shooters
So do I.
Great review, thank you
Thanks!
If I want to use macro mode and also the darken/lighten feature - how is that done? How do you select a mode and then adjust the exposure for that particular mode?
Sadly that's not possible. It's pretty basic.
Thanks for the reply, Gordon. I was thinking it might be possible in Landscape because that is the last lens adjustment before hitting double exposure and lighten/darken. I just received my SQ6 but have not tried it out yet.
Update: A Flickr user has mentioned even this combination might not be possible because there is a slight movement of the lens when exiting landscape mode. He thinks the only focus range that will work with the double exposure or lighten/darken features is the default middle focus (1.6 ft. - 6.6 ft.)
I'll probably end up getting this camera. I really enjoy my Instax mini, and adore my Polaroid camera except one is too small and the other is too expensive. Two things irk me about the SQ6 though. The lack of monochrome film (Come on, Fuji, come on!) and the lack of a bulb mode. Not something I'd get a great deal of use from, but it would be nice to know it was there.
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'Over time the price may come down" - and you actually managed to say that with a straight face. No wonder Fuji are making more money from Instax, they're charging an arm and two legs for the film! If they want to charge £1 a print they could at least make the camera £30, similar to the price of printers and OEM inks.
I agree if the cartridges remain this price, perhaps the cameras should be cheaper - kinda like the disposable razor business model. But then people are buying the cameras and the cartridges, so clearly Fujifilm knows its customers!
Gordon - They certainly do - mugs 😅
If you think that fuji film is expensive, you have to check how expensive polaroid film lmao
Very helpful👏👏👏
Thanks, you're welcome!
Being a Wedding Photographer in the 80's I used Polaroids alot ,in my shoots. You did a good job on your video,I might take a second look at th SQ6' I have a wide 300 and like it a lot
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Hello,Do you need instax sq6 case and album ？ we have some free to test in some countries? Please contact me if interested.
Super nice review! 💯 My sq6 is coming very soon. ☺️☺️ I only have one question though, do I need to remove its batteries when it is not in use? Thanks in advance. Stay safe!
No, you can leave the batteries in
Does each pack of film cards come with a cartridge? meaning the cartridge also gets replaced with a new one every time you put a new pack of 10 cards into the camera? that seems like a waste of cartridge/plastic.
Sadly yes
Why is the viewfinder in the upper right corner? Shutter button is horribly placed as well.
If you shoot a selfie with this camera in auto mode will the photo still be sharp?
Can the sq6 be charged?
I love your channel
Thanks Noman!
Does this mean, you will almost always shoot on the mountain setting? Assuming a model is also 2M+ from you in normal circumstances?
Yes, beyond a few meters, everything is effectively at infinity for this lens. But try it out and see which setting works best.
For a first time user of an instant camera, would you recommend the SQ6 or the Mini 11?
I prefer the SQ6
@@cameralabs Thank you!
I’ve a problem with my camera. I only turns it on ones and then all the lights at the top gets crazy. I’ve already change the battery. Is there anyway you could help me?
If it's always done this, it may be a faulty model, but check the manual as different lights indicate different problems.
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Brill, thanks for this.
You're welcome!
Gordon Laing
I took a stroll down to the shops and picked up one of these today, so FujiFilm owes you a sale~
Cheers.
@@Koops2245 if you post any photos, make sure you tag me and Fujifilm!
Gordon Laing
You got it, boss.
I've just bought this for my daughter. Can you tell me if the box was security sealed? Mine isn't. Seems odd that anyone can open it and tamper with the contents.
Mine was a PR sample so not indicative.
Will you please tell me which one is better in terms of getting clearer, sharper images ? The neo 90 classic or the SQ 6 ?
I can't comment on their respective lens quality, but the film is the same emulsion, and the square format is obviously bigger
@@cameralabs Thanks for the response :) Beautifully done review btw , cheers✌️
Now which is better, this or the new Polaroid one step 2?
That's a great question honestly. Personally I think it all comes down to which brand's film and paper you like better. Fuji has high saturation high contrast prints with a pretty accurate color representation, Polaroid Originals have a lot more faded, cream colored look with a vintage feel. Up to you which you prefer, though I will say I really really wanted to like the polaroid papers so that I could go back to using an SX-70, but I can't help it, every time I see a photo from them I realize Fuji has much better chemistry and product reliability than the current Polaroid Originals. I recommend looking up reviews about how often a photo from Polaroid just ejects black or somehow damaged.
Great help!
How long does it take for the picture to fully come through?
About 2 mins
Good review~~~~~~~~~
Did you tape it in Brighton ? Hello from France !
Bonjour! Yes, this was filmed under Brighton pier...
Hello,Do you need instax sq6 case and album and other accessory ？ we have some free to test in some countries? Please contact me if interested.
Does it come with a camera strap?
70applejack yes it does
Which instant camera would you recommend for a 13yr old to get into photography? I am leaning towards getting the Mini 9 for my daughter but this one looks nicer, only thing holding me back is the price of film
I really like the square format and kids seem to prefer the look of it when they hang them on those tiny pegs! Yes, the film is a bit more expensive, but I'd say the results look nicer.
@@cameralabs Thanks for the reply! I just noticed theres even a mini 70 that seems to be an in between of the 2 as far as looks, any experience with that one?
@@Adalwolf17 the Mini 70 still only takes Mini film, like the Mini 9. It's a more sophisticated body, but same prints.