If there was ever an Instax Mini camera deserving of being called "pro," the Instax Mini Evo is it. The price makes more sense when you realize the Instax Mini Evo also prints photos onto Mini film from a smartphone, it's got a 3-inch display, there are a variety of really neat filters and effects controlled with the lens ring and dial, there's a cold shoe mount for accessories, and two shutter buttons. The Instax Mini Evo is a beautiful homage to film cameras.Īt $200, the Instax Mini Evo seems pricey for an Instax camera, especially when Fujifilm's Instax Mini 11 retails for $70 and the Instax Mini 40 I reviewed last year goes for $100. The silver and faux black leather design is heavily influenced by film cameras like Fujifilm’s Fujica Compact 35, as are the dials and the film advance lever on the rear that prints photos instead (an extremely satisfying function that is a showstopper).
While the majority of Instax Mini cameras are usually bubble-shaped and toy-like, the Instax Mini Evo borrows from 35mm film heritage. Turns out dimensions that fit in wallets are a very important aspect to making Instax Mini prints so attractive (and giftable). And for good reason: Instax Mini film is the cheapest and the most shareable. In over two decades, Fujifilm has experimented with a variety of different Instax formats from wide to square (mini Polaroid knockoff), but the mini format has remained the most popular. The Instax Mini Evo is the culmination of 23 years worth of Instax instant cameras. I am not being hyperbolic when I say Fujifilm’s Instax Mini Evo is the greatest instant camera ever made.