The Lomo'Instant Square Pigalle Edition is a camera from Lomography. It is a special edition of the Instant Square camera. It was introduced in summer 2017. The housing of the camera is silver and partly covered with red leather.
The instant camera comes with a fixed lens. 95 mm is the focal length of the lens. The maximum aperture is f/10 and the camera can be folded for transport.
There is no autofocus with the 35 mm camera. One has to manually focus on the motive in three steps with a lever at the left side. The closest focusing distance of this lens is 80 cm.
The Lomo'Instant Square Pigalle Edition has a built-in light meter. The Lomo'Instant Square Pigalle Edition can automatically set the aperture and exposure time. The photo camera comes with a bulb mode. Thereby the shutter can stay open for a variable time.
The built-in flash provides enough light. At ISO 100 the range is 9 meters. The 35mm camera comes with a thread for a tripod. There is also a self-timer and a receiver for a wireless remote control.
The required power for the camera comes from two CR2 batteries (eBay / Amazon*). The remote control for radio release needs a CR2025 battery.
Films for the Lomo'Instant Square Pigalle Edition
The Lomo'Instant Square Pigalle Edition exposes Instax Square films according to the user manual. This instant image format was introduced by Fujifilm in 2017 and since then the company from Japan has been producing color films for it.
An image with the Instax Square Film* has a size of 8.6 by 7.2 cm. The actual image is square and measures from 6.2 to 6.2 cm. There are ten pictures in one package. The frame around the pictures is white and can be written on with matching pens. You can also stick stickers on the frame.
After the picture is taken, it is automatically transported out of the camera by a motor. After a few minutes the finished result can be seen. You should not shake the film.
