Review: Fujifilm Instax Mini 12

I have an affinity for the tangible that probably betrays my age more than anything, but nowhere does this hit me as hard as in photography. I love photo prints. I love photo books. I love instant images like Fujifilm's Instax prints. Thank goodness for Fujifilm, which stepped in to save instant film when Polaroid dropped the ball at the beginning of the digital era.

Since then, Fujifilm has turned out an array of Instax cameras and printers and I have been a sucker for nearly all of them. I still have the original SP-2 and SP-3 printers and use them all the time. The company's latest effort in this realm is the Instax Mini 12, which is the latest version of what I'd call the cheapest fun camera you can buy. It's an adorable little bubble of plastic and is the best way to get ...