Kodak - Mini 2 Retro (P210R)

I got the Kodak retro two days ago and am really happy with it. I've already been using it to use in my journals. they are much thinner than polaroids. my only complaint is that the app is a bit dodgy and annoys me sometimes, but maybe I just have to get used to it a bit longer.

I have this as well, and im a huge fan. I like that the film is pretty cheap. you have to use an app on your phone to do the printing. no ragrats here!

yeah sometimes I do wish there was an option for sticker paper. ive only had mine for like one month, but I've gone through like two boxes of film. I'm going back and doing a journal for my summer travels and printing out hella pics. sometimes charging can be annoying, and overheating. it is an inconvenience, but its small compared to how much enjoyment and value im getting from the printer. I found the best deal to be on amazon. you can get it for cheaper during prime deal time but I think that just passed

I got the Kodak Mini 2 Retro (P210R) and I absolutely love it

I believe most of the Kodak mini printers use actual photo paper instead of zink paper. I know for sure that the [Mini 2 Retro](https://kodakphotoprinter.com/products/best-photo-printer-kodak-mini-2-retro-1) uses actual photo paper, but I'm not 100% sure about the other models.

The selphy I have is a 4x6 printer. Not the best size for an A6. My pocket printer is a Kodak Retro Mini 2 (dye sublimation) and I’ve had it 2.5 years (I love it so much) after much disappointment with several zink printers. Hope this helps.

myth buster for op: sharpness isn’t what ruins home photo prints, it’s how badly cheap inkjets handle color layering. they just muddy anything with shadows or warm tones. that’s why people in this sub keep sending newcomers toward either ecotanks or dye-sub options depending on budget and size. Id rec this [kodak mini](https://deo9gr5ha90bn.cloudfront.net/?q=DXMM1123) one for small prints and journaling stuff, . not the machine for giant landscapes obviously, but for hand-sized prints and quick album itll be okay.

I tested out the Kodak mini retro 2 and canon ivy. Ultimately for my needs and ease of use I picked the ivy. The Kodak photos were too thick for my liking and I liked the sticker paper for the ivy. And when traveling the ivy is much more compact esp with the refills. I also preferred canon’s app, esp for collaging photos if I wanted to print multiple on one sheet. You have way more control in terms of reframing/editing them. For printing,I found that even tho it cuts off the bottom slightly, it was more accurately framed than Kodak which will randomly crop in on the sides or bottom. Though there are blue tint issues with the ivy, I’ve learned how to color correct my photos before printing, so it’s no problem. I also noticed a few times with Kodak because it runs the photo thru the dye sublimation process, it can easily get misaligned and I wasted a few sheets bc of that (might’ve just been my machine tho) I was concerned about the zink longevity and so really wanted to love the Kodak. But all my photos go in a journal that’ll remain closed for the most part. And I guess if I really care then I’ll print with an actual printer

I wanted a portable photo printer and I got a Kodak Mini 2 Retro for testing. My criteria was: 1. should print borderless 2. prints 2x3" photos (I don't really want bigger) 3. decent colors 4. affordable cost per photo printed 5. decent software 6. pocketable, but could live without The Kodak Mini 2 ticks the first 4 points (\*) but I find the software terrible; specifically, the photo preview is not what it prints, the printed photo is quite a bit cropped, particularly the bottom margin (but sides are cropped too). What's more annoying is that there is no way to make it either tell you what it's going to crop, or to allow you to manually crop it beforehand so that what you see in the preview is what you get -- it always crops extra when printing. The effective printed size is (almost exactly) 86x54mm but the cropping tool in the software has no numerical information for me to be able to accurately hit the paper's aspect ratio -- it's just a rectangle I can drag around. The other features are also pretty poor and annoying (e.g. the collage tool, which I would like to use often, has barely any adjustments on inet photo placement/zoom/rotation, or inset size/geometry, or border size, etc). Pretty poor software overall. Moreover, I can neither "share" a photo to the Kodak printing app, nor print" a photo to the Kodak printer. If I could, then I could use a photo software to manipulate then share/print from it. Questions: - Are there other photo printers that hit all 5 points? - Are there any 3rd party android software that I can use instead of Kodak's proprietary software? I tried installing some generic printing apps, but they couldn't even find the Kodak bluetooth printer. (\*) can get 2x30 catridges for 18 GBP in the UK, which is 0.3 GBP/print ... wanted cheaper but I noticed it's cheaper than others

I'd say give the Kodak mini 2 or 3 a try and see if you like it (Amazon allows easy returns). Apart from the terrible software, they cropping and the darker photos, the photos are pretty decent quality, and price per photo is the cheapest I've found. You can manually adjust the photo size to compensate for the cropping (I two-finger resize photos to add some white margin on the sides and bottom before printing). I will try the cannon selphy as well as I've heard good things. It's not pocket size (i don't need that) and price per photo is higher, but i understand (hope I'm not wrong) it's an actual printer so you can just share to printer from any photo app.

The Kodak Mini 2 Retro is my favorite

I have a Sprocket, a sprocket panorama and a Kodak mini retro 2. In my opinion, the Kodak is better quality. I also have a little Phomemo for written pics

I have 3 and my favorite is my Kodak mini retro 2 .

look for mini printers that print with sublimation dye! the ones people don't like are printed with zink paper (so like color thermal) which doesnt last as long if you leave them out in the light (might be ok if you leave them in the dark) the kodak mini retro 2 or polaroid hi print, which use sublimation dye, are what i use (and they also use interchangeable paper!)

I just wanted to share that I, too, have the Kodak Retro Mini 2, and it is defective, and Kodak has been awful. I reached out to them more than a week ago about a warranty claim / replacement, and they have completely ghosted me so far. Every image prints with a grey-ish box along the center/middle of the print for most of the image. There's just 0.25" on each side that prints fine / outside the grey box. I didn't notice it at first when I got it in July because I had so many dark background images. But recently I had light backgrounds, which is when I realized. I looked back and saw it on all of them. My own research had pointed to buying a Selphy Square, but my phone is ancient and couldn't run/handle the app. It will run the Kodak app, which is the only reason I bought the Kodak in the end. I would not recommend it.

I didn't see it listed in your thoughts here, but I just wanted to post a warning to anyone else reading it about Kodak's Retro P210R. I got that one and it's defective, and customer service is straight-up ghosting me. I looked into filing against them with the Better Business Bureau, but their score there is already an F and they are not accredited. Things I wish I'd looked up first. I had wanted to get a Selphy qx20 or similar, but my phone is too outdated for the app. If you're concerned about environmental impact, the inkjet is your best bet because, as you've mentioned, the others use/waste a lot of plastic.