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Instax Mini 99vs M11-D

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Fujifilm Instax Mini 99 Fujifilm Instax Mini 99 (2024) Starting from £160 new Best for Creative instant photography & serious enthusiasts View Instax Mini 99
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Leica M11-D Leica M11-D (2024) Starting from £8195 new Best for Street, documentary & photographic purists View M11-D

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Creative Instant Photography & Serious Enthusiasts — Instax Mini 99 (2024): The most serious analogue instant camera Fujifilm has ever made. Manual controls, colour effects, and USB-C charging elevate it far above the rest of the range.

Street, Documentary & Photographic Purists — M11-D (2024): A rangefinder with no screen — 60MP, manual focus, total presence. The most focused camera ever made.

↓ Full specifications below

Instax Mini 99 (2024)

  • Instant photographers who want real creative control over their prints
  • Mini 12 or Mini Evo owners who want the most capable analogue Instax
  • Photographers who treat instant film as a serious artistic medium
  • Anyone who wants colour effects, vignette, and manual controls in one camera

M11-D (2024)

  • Experienced rangefinder photographers who want to eliminate chimping and be fully present
  • M11 users who want to deepen their relationship with the photographic process
  • Documentary and street photographers who believe the screen distracts from the moment
  • Collectors and Leica enthusiasts who value the philosophy as much as the output

Quick take: The instax mini 99 is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification Instax Mini 99 (2024)M11-D (2024)
Price £160 £8,195
Sensor Instax Mini film (62 × 46mm image area) 60MP full-frame BSI CMOS — 64GB internal storage
Resolution 60.0MP
Video N/A — instant film camera None — this is a stills-only camera
Autofocus Fixed focus with zone focus dial (0.3m / 0.5m / 1m / 2m / ∞) Manual focus only — rangefinder coupled focusing
Stabilisation N/A None — manual rangefinder camera
Burst Rate N/A 4.5fps
Battery Life Rechargeable internal battery (USB-C, ~100 shots) ~700 shots (CIPA)
Weight ~440g (with battery, without film) 530g body only
Dimensions 131.7 × 104.9 × 66.8mm 138.9 × 80.0 × 38.5mm
Weather Sealed No No
Viewfinder Real-image optical viewfinder Optical rangefinder viewfinder — 0.73× magnification
Screen N/A None — no rear LCD by design
Mount Instax Mini film pack (10 shots per pack) Leica M-mount — compatible with all M lenses
Memory Cards N/A — instant film only 64GB internal + SD UHS-II slot
Connectivity USB-C (charging only) USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Genre Instax Mini 99M11-D
Portrait
9.0
9.0
Creative
9.0
Parties & Events
9.0
Street
7.0
9.0
Low Light
7.0
Travel
7.0
7.0
Landscape
7.0
Sports
4.0
Vlogging & Video
4.0

GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →

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