I’m thinking rolls of 35mm film, 6x4 or 7x5 inch photo paper, and high street stores for processing said film and handing me back one or maybe two sets of prints, typically in just an hour or less. Yes, I’m of an age where that’s what the ‘Kodak’ name means to me. In the digital era, the name lives on with the likes of the cheap Kodak PixPro FZ45 digital camera being manufactured under license, various other photo-friendly gadgets and this dinky little printer which can output an albeit smaller photo from your smartphone in around one minute flat. As such, the Kodak Mini 2 Retro aims to be one of the best portable printers on the market, as well as one of the most cost-effective.
It’s not the only Kodak Mini '4Pass' dye-sub printer in town. There’s also the Kodak Mini 2 HD without the retro finish, and a Kodak Mini 2 ERA, with styling that has a nod to classic Kodak roll of film. The Kodak Mini 3 Retro, meanwhile, is designed to give square prints. The Kodak Mini 2 Retro that I’m reviewing here is currently the most widely available.
