Is Zink or instax better?

They’re also sticky-backed. Zink prints tend to have better dynamic range—meaning there is a broader range of color and tone in the image—compared with Instax prints, but they struggle to produce the rich blacks you get in Instax prints.

How long do Zink prints last?

They will fade eventually because dyes are less UV resistant than pigments, but so will minilab prints (around 10-30 years for Kodak paper, 70 years for Fuji). Zink printers are small novelty printers, like the Fuji Instax or Selphy.

Is Polaroid Zink discontinued?

Amazon.com: Polaroid Zink Media Photo Paper for Polaroid Pogo Cameras and Printers (Discontinued by Manufacturer) : Office Products.

Is dye sublimation better than Zink?

Another fairly common method is dye-sublimation: this tends to produce slightly superior results than Zink but requires the printer to run the print through the machine several times, adding an extra layer of color on each pass.