{"id":37,"date":"2021-10-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pc-keeper.tech\/index.php\/2021\/10\/14\/fujifilm-instax-link-wide-printer-review-bigger-better-images\/"},"modified":"2021-10-14T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T12:00:00","slug":"fujifilm-instax-link-wide-printer-review-bigger-better-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pc-keeper.tech\/index.php\/2021\/10\/14\/fujifilm-instax-link-wide-printer-review-bigger-better-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Fujifilm Instax Link Wide Printer Review: Bigger, Better Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"lead-in-text-callout\">I can&#8217;t lie:<\/span> I am a huge fan of Fujifilm Instax printers. I like the Instax cameras too, but those have limited use cases, and most of the time I don&#8217;t want to carry it around. I prefer to shoot with my phone or mirrorless camera, and then print those images on an Instax printer.<\/p>\n<p>As much as I love Instax prints, the original format is only 1.8 inches by 2.4 inches. That&#8217;s rather small, and it&#8217;s no Polaroid. The square Instax format film is moderately larger (2.4 inches square), but if you wanted Fujifilm&#8217;s largest-format Instax prints (3.9 inches by 2.4 inches), you had to buy a camera.<\/p>\n<p>That was until now. The new Fujifilm Instax Link Wide smartphone printer brings the company&#8217;s biggest instant film to a standalone printer.<\/p>\n<p>Instax for the People<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbed-cMvzne hQmqZE asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-TURhJ SpanWrapper-kGGzGm eTiIvU fCMktE responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-eqsnW ehcXJi asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jIKgcS fArnhQ AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-eqsnW ehcXJi asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fuji Instax prints\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dlOMGF byslZC responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128b9b56a57b08a036cf\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-collage-prints-SOURCE-fujifilm.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128b9b56a57b08a036cf\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-collage-prints-SOURCE-fujifilm.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128b9b56a57b08a036cf\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-collage-prints-SOURCE-fujifilm.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128b9b56a57b08a036cf\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-collage-prints-SOURCE-fujifilm.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128b9b56a57b08a036cf\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-collage-prints-SOURCE-fujifilm.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128b9b56a57b08a036cf\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-collage-prints-SOURCE-fujifilm.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128b9b56a57b08a036cf\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-collage-prints-SOURCE-fujifilm.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128b9b56a57b08a036cf\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-collage-prints-SOURCE-fujifilm.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"BaseWrap-sc-TURhJ CaptionWrapper-brisHk cvqUss hvmvbn caption AssetEmbedCaption-eXYFag eyHZTf asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-TURhJ BaseText-fFzBQt CaptionCredit-cTdqxu eTiIvU borThQ iHbDSe caption__credit\">Photograph: Fujifilm<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My first Instax printer was a frivolous purchase that has turned into an integral part of how I interact with people when I travel. It has also sparked an interest in photography in my kids. It&#8217;s not perfect, but there is something about the magic of an instant print that transcends its limitations. They aren&#8217;t gallery-worthy prints, but they sure are fun.<\/p>\n<p><native-ad position=\"in-content\" shoulddisplaylabel=\"true\" hidelabeloninitialrender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>I still use my old Instax SP-1 printer. The prints are a nice, small gift; they&#8217;re also a good icebreaker. I love photographing people, but I&#8217;m not an outgoing person, so asking someone to take their portrait is tough. It&#8217;s especially hard nowadays, when everyone assumes you&#8217;re going to put your image on Instagram. If you can tell someone you&#8217;re not interested in social media and offer them a print of the image right then and there, you often have an entirely different conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you have no desire to travel or photograph strangers, there&#8217;s something about physical prints that makes a greater connection between view and image. You can&#8217;t just scroll onto the next image. Trust me: Make prints. You&#8217;ll thank yourself down the road.<\/p>\n<p>This is part of why I like the new Instax Link Wide printer so much. It makes the same great Instax prints, only bigger. The 3.9-by-2.4-inch prints are landscape oriented\u2014the large edge of the white border is at the bottom of the long edge, though there&#8217;s nothing stopping you from printing a portrait-oriented image if you like.<\/p>\n<p><cm-unit\/><\/p>\n<p>Other than the size, the Instax Link Wide printer is much like Fujifilm&#8217;s Mini Link. It&#8217;s a relatively nondescript gray (or white) box, about the size of three CD cases stacked up. If you&#8217;re under 30, that&#8217;s 5.25 inches by 4.75 inches, and an inch thick. There&#8217;s a single button on top to turn it on and print the last image again. On the back you&#8217;ll find a USB-A port for charging (USB-C would&#8217;ve been nice). You load the film into the bottom, close it up, and interact with it entirely through the app, which connects to the printer via Bluetooth.<\/p>\n<p>The Instax Wide App<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbed-cMvzne hQmqZE asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-TURhJ SpanWrapper-kGGzGm eTiIvU fCMktE responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-eqsnW ehcXJi asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jIKgcS fArnhQ AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-eqsnW ehcXJi asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fuji Instax printer\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dlOMGF byslZC responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128bf0cfc4140cbca602\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-SOURCE-Fujifilm.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128bf0cfc4140cbca602\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-SOURCE-Fujifilm.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128bf0cfc4140cbca602\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-SOURCE-Fujifilm.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128bf0cfc4140cbca602\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-SOURCE-Fujifilm.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128bf0cfc4140cbca602\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-SOURCE-Fujifilm.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128bf0cfc4140cbca602\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-SOURCE-Fujifilm.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128bf0cfc4140cbca602\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-SOURCE-Fujifilm.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/6167128bf0cfc4140cbca602\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/Gear-instax-link-wide-SOURCE-Fujifilm.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"BaseWrap-sc-TURhJ CaptionWrapper-brisHk cvqUss hvmvbn caption AssetEmbedCaption-eXYFag eyHZTf asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-TURhJ BaseText-fFzBQt CaptionCredit-cTdqxu eTiIvU borThQ iHbDSe caption__credit\">Photograph: Fujifilm<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The new Instax Link Wide app for iOS and Android is really the heart of the Instax Wide printer. Fujifilm apps are a mixed bag, but lately Instax has been improving. The new Wide app is very similar in functionality to the Mini Link app that goes with the company&#8217;s latest Mini printer. However, the layout is totally different, and in my opinion it\u2019s much cleaner and easier to navigate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/review\/fujifilm-instax-link-wide-printer\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] I can&#8217;t lie: I am a huge fan of Fujifilm Instax printers. 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