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Instax Mini 12vs M11 Monochrom

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 (2023) Starting from £80 new Best for Beginners, parties & gifting View Instax Mini 12
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Leica M11 Monochrom Leica M11 Monochrom (2023) Starting from £8300 new Best for Black & White Photography View M11 Monochrom

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Beginners, Parties & Gifting — Instax Mini 12 (2023): The perfect starter instant camera — effortless to use, great colours, and comes in beautiful pastel shades.

Black & White Photography — M11 Monochrom (2023): The M11 Monochrom is the finest black-and-white camera in the world. A 60MP sensor with no colour filter array produces sharpness and tonal depth no colour camera can match — combined with extended high-ISO performance. Manual focus, no video, and an extraordinary price make it a specialist instrument, but for dedicated B&W photographers it is unmatched.

↓ Full specifications below

Instax Mini 12 (2023)

  • Complete beginners wanting their first instant camera
  • Anyone buying an instant camera as a gift
  • Party hosts who want to hand out physical prints on the night
  • Kids and teenagers who want a fun, colourful camera

M11 Monochrom (2023)

  • Dedicated black-and-white photographers who demand the finest possible monochrome files
  • Fine art and documentary photographers who work exclusively in B&W
  • Leica M system users who want maximum monochrome image quality
  • Astrophotographers — monochrome sensors excel at capturing fine star detail

Quick take: The instax mini 12 is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification Instax Mini 12 (2023)M11 Monochrom (2023)
Price £80 £8,300
Sensor Instax Mini film (62 × 46mm image area) 60.3MP Full-Frame Monochrome BSI CMOS (no colour filter array)
Resolution 60.3MP
Video N/A — instant film camera
Autofocus Fixed focus (0.3m–∞ standard; 0.3–0.5m in close-up mode) Manual focus rangefinder (no autofocus)
Stabilisation N/A
Burst Rate N/A 5fps
Battery Life 2× AA alkaline batteries (~100 shots) ~700 shots (CIPA)
Weight ~293g (with batteries, without film) 530g (body only)
Dimensions 107.6 × 121.7 × 67.3mm 138.6 × 80.0 × 38.5mm
Weather Sealed No No
Viewfinder Real-image optical viewfinder (0.37×) Optical rangefinder, 0.73× magnification
Screen N/A 2.3" touchscreen LCD, 2.33M dots
Mount Instax Mini film pack (10 shots per pack) Leica M-mount
Memory Cards N/A — instant film only Single SD UHS-II slot + 64GB internal storage
Connectivity N/A USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Genre Instax Mini 12M11 Monochrom
Parties & Events
9.0
Travel
9.0
8.5
Portrait
7.0
9.5
Everyday
7.0
Low Light
4.0
Landscape
4.0
9.5
Street
9.5
Astrophotography
9.0
Casual
7.5
Sports & Action
3.0
Vlogging & Video
1.0

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