Instax Hasselblad Back review - My 1 year experience with the Vinstax

[@mathieurabary]

Chapters were included in the description of the video but here is the list in case you haven't seen them yet: 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - What is the Vinstax? 02:13 - Main Features 02:19 - Feature 1: Automatic Development & Ejection 02:30 - Feature 2: Automatic Frame Counter 02:38 - Feature 3: Darkslide 02:55 - Feature 4: Exposure of the entire film surface 03:24 - How to set up your Vinstax? 05:29 - The Pros 05:32 - POINT 01 / Fun to Use 05:57 - POINT 02 / Instant Gratification 06:20 - POINT 03 / Simple to use 06:28 - POINT 04 / Control over your Exposure 07:14 - POINT 05 / Changing lenses 08:21 - POINT 06 / It's intriguing! 09:08 - POINT 07 / 1-year warranty 09:57 - The Cons 10:00 - CONS 01 / The Price 10:31 - CONS 02 / Fully Manual 11:04 - CONS 03 / Time Consuming 12:05 - My Final Opinion 14:02 - How to get yours!

[@danfloresmusic]

Great review! Very nice to watch. I was on the pursuit of the perfect instant film back for my Hasselblad or Mamiya Rb67, until a Polaroid SX70 came in my way for only $100 bucks and the search was over.

[@mathieurabary]

Thank you for watching Dan! The Polaroid SX70 has been pretty popular among fashion photographers. Definitely a great purchase! 😁

[@GoogleAlvin]

Thanks so much for posting this! I haven't used mine nearly enough and I'm grateful for your review

[@mathieurabary]

Happy to give you some inspiration to use it more 😉

[@seanwood]

Appreciate you putting this together. The whole video is very helpful. Cheers!

[@mathieurabary]

Happy to know that it was useful to you Sean! Cheers to you as well! 😁

[@GlenGross77]

So in other words the HassyPB is a better back? No adjustment viewfinder needed, no filter for the lens and also fits the 500C?

[@mathieurabary]

Thank you for your comment, Glen! I haven't tested the Hassypb to give my opinion on it but last time I checked they were saying there was a need to compensate the focus depending on the lens & aperture you use. The Vinstax uses a filter + viewfinder instead. On top of that, I'm not a big fan of the fact that all the Instax coming out of the Hassypb are inverted. It might not be an issue for others though!

[@cinnamon--girl]

It is nice that this back uses all of the area of the Instax film, but I chose the NONS back instead because I do not want to remove the focusing screen and set it up with the additional frame with the focusing screen inserted. If you shoot film and Instax at the same time, this Instax back solution will slow you down because of the focusing screen issue. Also, the 60 CF lens is an important lens in my toolbox. Bummer.

[@EricGibaud]

Excellente présentation! Merci!

[@mathieurabary]

Comme d’habitude merci d’être toujours là pour regarder et commenter Éric! 😁

[@MakersTeleMark]

You could buy an actual hasselblad body and finder for $700 easy. Also, won't work with the 500c, no interchangeable focus screens. Glad you can afford to enjoy it though.

[@mathieurabary]

I definitely agree, the price point is pretty steep that's why I emphasized it in the video. Also thank you for reminding me that it won't work with the 500c! Thank you again for watching the video and leaving a comment 😁

[@HiMyNameIsMartin]

A couple of other questions: Can I use ND filters together with the Vinstax lens filter? And what is the point of selecting more than 2 lens filters in the shop? If I have many different lenses with different focal lengths?

[@mathieurabary]

You definitely can use ND filters, you will just need to put the close up filter on top of it in order to keep the close to infinity focus. The lens filters are different between each focal lengths that’s why it’s necessary to indicate which lenses you own or plan to use before ordering.

[@HiMyNameIsMartin]

@@mathieurabary Won't the focusing get changed if I put the close up filter on top of the ND filter? Since the close up filter will then move further away from the focal plane.

[@mathieurabary]

Very good point! I think in this case you can put the ND filter on top of the close up filter. I can ask the producer how it would work but when I asked him last year he told me it was no problem to use ND filters with the Vinstax.

[@HiMyNameIsMartin]

@@mathieurabary Please do, that would be great! Because I guess you can't put a filter on top of the close up filter? Looks like there are no filter threads on the front of the close up filter.

[@mathieurabary]

Hey Martin, I just asked him and he told me that you indeed needed to put the close up filter first then the ND filters on top of it! However, I checked the filters I own and they don’t seem to have filter threads so I unfortunately cannot try on my end… I also don’t have an ND filter that would fit either 😅

[@HiMyNameIsMartin]

Does the 45 degree prism finder fit with the Vinstax attached or are you limited to only using the waist level finder?

[@mathieurabary]

Unfortunately it doesn’t work and you’ll only be limited to the waist level viewfinder!

[@ericmenu5408]

Hello, Escura proposes an Hasselblad Instax square back, with focus to infinity, frame not inverted and no accessory, but with black borders around the frame and no motor, but way cheaper. I bought one but still wait for delivery :)

[@Bogaloo1232]

Too bad Escura is a scam that will never deliver the promised product, they’ve been putting a lot of excuses for three years now and the very few backs they’ve delivered have lots of trouble with development of each photo.

[@mathieurabary]

I actually came across their crowd funding a while back but when I saw that there wasn’t any real news, I just moved on. I wasn’t aware about all these issues that that they had… :/

[@tompaste387]

I have a 500cx but shooting Instax Square I use a Fujifilm X100V and an SP3 printer

[@yuey3564]

Where to buy it

[@mathieurabary]

www.instaxhasselblad.com

[@jackthehatphoto]

Great video, thanks. You mentioned that you had to get your Vinstax repaired. What was wrong with it?

[@mathieurabary]

Thank you Jack! The machine was turning on but the development button didn’t work anymore when I was pressing it. I think this was caused by the rough handling of my suitcase from the airport bagage crew 😅

[@jackthehatphoto]

@@mathieurabary Ah, OK. Thanks for replying 🙂

[@andersblomster]

Thanks for this Review. Very well done! Would another focusing filter solve the sub 80mm issue?

[@mathieurabary]

Thank you Anders! 😁 Unfortunately this won’t work… The maker of the Vinstax provides different diopters for any lenses >80mm but he told me that it won’t work for the focal length

[@TulipEddy]

Great vid! What exactly is that filter? Is that a macro filter?

[@mathieurabary]

Thank you! This filter is a diopter that helps with the focusing issue created by the difference between the focal plan of the Instax back and the normal film backs. Without it, you won’t be able to get accurate focus.

[@bob1525bob]

800 $ 😂 LOL

[@StanleyKubick1]

they're all out of focus

[@mathieurabary]

KZbin compression doesn’t help with the sharpness of the images. You can see higher quality images shot with it here: instaxhasselblad.com/community

[@ebreevephoto]

so it's useless