110305. a full me is a happy me

finally! bought the fujifilm instax mini 25. to be honest, i wanted to buy polaroid intead of fujifilm, but polaroid's film are hella expansive. the cheapest being rm75 per pack of 10. i aint that rich people. can't go buying expansive stuff like that.

bought my camera at lokomotiv checkpoint. to tell you the truth, you can save rm20 if you buy it at the click shop or save a LOT more if you pre-order it from Yeong. but the camera is temporarily out of stock from both suppliers. could've save lots of money if i had ordered it from Yeong's shop (could've even gotten the hello kitty version) but i want to bring the camera to SS3. so no choice lorh... damn, should have bought it two months ago. owh well, no use crying over split milk.

anyhoo, new love (:

1st attempt. FAILED

i have no idea why the picture came out senget. pretty sure i aimed the camera correctly -_-"

apart form the senget-ness, the mini 25 is pretty easy to use. just pop in the battery and film and voila, off you go.

if you're thinking of buying an instant camera, you should bear these things in mind. film is pretty expansive. got to admit that. after looking over a few websites, the cheapest you can get is at rm25, that is if you buy in bulk. secondly, they use cr2 battery. the guy at the shop told me that the battery is only available at camera shops and it's life expectancy is about 20 pcks of film.

the fujifilm instax mini comes in a few models, 7,25,50,. the 7s comes in many colours and versions; white, choco, pink, blue, hello kitty white, hello kitty choco, pooh and mickey. they use double a batteries, which are easier to find. but, it is quite bulky, doesn't come with a macro lens and you have to control the exposure manually. so if you're no good at figuring out which exposure to use like me, this manual exposure thing can be quite troublesome. pictures may come out to bright or too dark.

50. the specs are somewhat the same. the differences lies in the colour, the built (sleeker) and self timer mode (not sure about this).

ps: read the manual. apparently if you take out the batteries when the camera is not in use, they can last up to 30 packs of film.