Fujifilm to launch an Instax Wide EVO with a film rewind crank

[Canon Rumors]

We now have a report from Fujirumors that Fujifilm is going to announce an interesting “retro” inspired Instax Wide EVO. For whatever reason, the new Instax will come with a “film rewind” crank that you must turn to print your image.

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[Bishop80]

I haven't used a hand crank to eject film since my old Kodak Pleaser instant camera!

I have one Fujifilm INSTAX camera for each film size (mini/square/wide), but I didn't dive into the EVO product line. The concept is really neat. My equivalent is the standalone INSTAX printer to print digital images from my phone onto their film. The SQ6 and Mini 90 are both modern looking cameras, but their Wide cameras need a lot of help to look and handle better. I'm not sure why the Mini/Square cameras look one way, and the Wide cameras look another way.

The centerpiece of INSTAX in my opinion is their film. The colors are really amazing, especially compared to Polaroid. The wide format in landscape mode isn't to my taste (I prefer Polaroid in this regard), but when shot sideways in portrait mode, the wide format is quite nice.