Polaroid Originals - 9010 - OneStep+ Instant i-Type Camera - Black

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Probably the most versatile instant camera out there right now. Picture quality might be mixed and film isn’t the cheapest, but the app makes the OneStep+ great fun to use and it looks the part as well. Polaroid OneStep+ – The Rivals The lens – made from optical-grade polycarbonate and coated to reduce flare – has a focal length of 106mm (roughly equivalent to 40mm) and again the focus is fixed, this time from around 60 centimetres to infinity. Cuenta con un potente flash integrado para facilitar la captura de instantáneas. Un botón nos permite cancelar el flash cuando queramos, incluso usando el modo de disparo con temporizador

If the original OneStep’s specifications aren’t especially detailed (even with the benefit of history), they’re positively encyclopedic compared to what’s been published about the new model. It was Polaroid that would initially champion instant film with the Land Camera Model 95 in 1948. It produced sepia-colored prints in about one minute; color film would take a further two decades to arrive. Polaroid eventually offered the widest range of instant cameras and film formats, to such a point where the brand name became synonymous with the medium. The fact it owned the patents to instant film helped ensure rivals like Kodak couldn't compete in the arena. There are a number of special shooting modes available in the app. There's a simple one-button remote control—for those times when you want to be in the photo—and a self-timer so you can hide your phone away when posing for a group shot. Batería de iones de litio recargable a través del puerto micro-USB de la cámara. La carga total se realiza en aproximadamente dos horas y ofrece hasta 60 días de autonomíaAs far as shooting ‘modes’ go, there’s just a slider to make your photos either darker or lighter. Until, that is, you pair the camera to your smartphone over Bluetooth. Polaroid’s Originals app adds a remote trigger, timer shooting, light painting and double exposure modes, as well as manual shooting. The shutter release sits under the flash. It's a big red button, hard to miss, and is comfortably triggered with your index finger. There's a button on the rear, in line with the shutter, that suppresses the flash when held down. The micro USB charging port and bright red On/Off switch are above it.

Print ejection is motorized, but while the SX-70 cameras simply spat one out and development began immediately, it’s a bit more complicated with the Polaroid Originals film. After taking the shot, a flexible protective cover unfurls from the camera to prevent the exposed print being instantly dosed with available light. You then need to place the print face down (and away from direct light) to await complete development which is now thankfully shorter than the 30+ minutes required by The Impossible Project films, but still longer than we suspect Dr Land would have approved of. Para encender la cámara basta con mover hacia abajo la gran palanca amarilla que se encuentra en la parte trasera de la OneStep 2, situada cerca del puerto micro-USB. Esta conexión nos permite cargar la batería de la cámara, bien conectándola al ordenador (tarda unas 4 horas en completarse) o a un adaptador de corriente (2 horas).

It’s a shame the app’s onscreen button is a little on the small side, though. It’s easily missed when you’re looking at the viewfinder instead of your phone. Fuji's first foray into instant was a little later in the 1980s with cameras like the Instax 100, but only after it managed to avoid a potential lawsuit for infringing Polaroid's film patents. Those patents would expire in 1998, at which point Fuji introduced its first Instax camera. The built-in flash is the biggest change over the original, which only has a dedicated port – shared with the SX-70 – for fitting either a ‘Flashbar’ module which housed ten flash bulbs (five on each side) or the accessory Q-Light electronic flash unit. Incidentally, the latter has been re-created by MiNT and is available from Polaroid Originals.

That said, the new i-Type colour film is a significant improvement, not just in terms of the shorter development time and reduced susceptibility to direct light exposure post-camera, but also the image quality, notably both the colour saturation and the contrast. Okay, so now it's time to answer the big question –which is the best instant camera brand, Polaroid or Instax? On the top you'll see the lever to change between the two focus modes. It has two settings, distant and close. The former is identified with icons showing a tree and two figures, while the latter shows a single figure. You'll want to use the distant setting for most shots, but when leaning in toward a subject you'll want to use the single-person setting.Objetivo de alta calidad, con una distancia focal equivalente a 106 milímetros y un ángulo de visión aproximado de 40 grados Nuevo modo de disparo para retrato (que se activa moviendo la palanca roja situada en la parte superior de la cámara) con el que podrás sacar fotos nítidas a solo 30 centímetros de distancia The Polaroid OneStep 2 (left) vs the Fujifilm Instax Wide 300 (right). (Image credit: Polaroid / Instax) The aperture range isn’t known, nor the shutter speeds, but exposure control is programmed to some extent, including again balancing flash and daylight. According to Polaroid Originals, the shutter is a “custom design using [a] precision step motor”, but that’s as much as they’re giving away.

The square viewfinder gives a fairly close representation of what the lens captures, but with ultra-simple optics, you’ll often find your pics have more in the frame than you expected. The flash is on by default, and while you can turn it off, you’ll really only want to if you’re shooting in very bright sunshine.

Polaroid’s I-Type film produces fairly colourful photos, albeit with stark contrast. Still, with enough light the results are charming. Get a snap right and you’ll have a physical memento of those spontaneous moments – which is exactly why instant film has so much appeal.