New Lomo'Instant Wide Glass claims to have the world's sharpest instant camera lens

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Lomography, the company behind many retro-inspired film cameras and film stocks, has announced the Lomo'Instant Wide Glass, which it claims is the world's sharpest instant camera.

The Lomo'Instant Wide Glass features a 90mm (∼35mm equiv. in full-frame terms) F8 lens featuring multi-coated glass elements. The lens can be stopped down to a fixed F22 aperture for greater depth of field, and it has a close focus distance is 0.3m (1ft).

The camera includes programmable aperture and shutter modes, manual exposure compensation and flash controls, and supports multiple and long exposures. It has a built-in flash, but a PC-sync connection allows the camera to be used with an external flash.

Included accessories include Lomography's Splitzer attachment, a remote control lens cap, which features a shutter release button and timer switch, and colored gel filters.

According to the company's press materials, "the camera is well-suited for capturing detailed portraits or expansive editorial shots." Leaning into its claim about being the world's sharpest instant camera, it says, "It captures even the finest details – down to the tiniest freckle on a model's face."

The Lomo'Instant Wide Glass is available now at a retail price of $279.