Kodak’s One-Two Punch of DIY Products for Giving Your Spring Some Fling
Feb 27, 2026
David Prochnow
Our resident “how-to” project editor, David Prochnow, lives on the Gulf Coast of the United States in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He brings his expertise at making our photography projects accessible to everyone, from a lengthy stint acting as the Contributing How-To Editor with Popular Science magazine. While you don’t have to actually build each of his projects, reading about these adventures will contribute to your continued overall appreciation of do-it-yourself photography. A collection of David’s best Popular Science projects can be found in the book, “The Big Book of Hacks,” Edited by Doug Cantor.
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If gadgets could talk, the Kodak Step Slim Mobile Instant Photo Printer would whisper “smile, print, repeat” in a librarian’s hushed tone, while the Kodak Slide N Scan Film and Slide Scanner would bellow old-school tales like a grandpa showing slide photos of questionable fashion styles from his 8-bit vacations. Your dreams of instant prints and digitized memories can come true or at least make great Spring holiday gifts.
Let’s start with the Kodak Step Slim which is a pocket-sized hero that’s thinner than last year’s motivation for you to go to the gym. This instant mobile photo printer boasts being “super thin” and “palm-sized,” which basically means it’s so chic you’d snap it onto your keychain, if you could, and proudly wear your printing prowess for all to see and admire. It promises smudge-proof, waterproof, tear-resistant ZINK prints.
The printer comes with its own app, which is almost like magic. You “View. Edit. Print. Share.” with such breezy efficiency that even your pet’s bored photos get a Hollywood ending. A printer that lets you play a four-step rhythm game: view the pic, play with filters, print it faster than your pizza arrives, then share to social networks before anyone notices your cousin blinked in ALL of the pix.
Springtime for Digital Blooms
With printing all settled, now meet the Kodak Slide N Scan. A sweet time-machine disguised as a scanner. It’s like having a tiny museum in your living room where 35mm slides go in like dusty relics and come out as digital keepsakes fit for Instagram. It features a generous LCD screen, adapters for nearly every old film type your great-grandparents ever shot, and a one-touch scan button that practically screams “Behold! Your awkward teen phase is ready for display!”
This gadget doesn’t just scan, it also lets you preview, edit, and save to an SD card (not included). You could line up a tray of slides, plug in a memory card, and let the scanning begin, preferably as a backdrop for snacks and old stories that don’t ever get more accurate with age.
In essence, this dynamic Kodak duo turns fleeting moments into printed proofs and fading transparencies into digital glory. Furthermore, these advantages now come at a reduced cost.
Priced at $189.99, the Kodak Slide N Scan Film and Slide Scanner is available now. While the Kodak Step Slim Mobile Instant Photo Printer can be purchased directly from Kodak and is priced at $89.99. Get ready for some serious photographic DIY Spring cleaning.
Enjoy.
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David Prochnow
Our resident “how-to” project editor, David Prochnow, lives on the Gulf Coast of the United States in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He brings his expertise at making our photography projects accessible to everyone, from a lengthy stint acting as the Contributing How-To Editor with Popular Science magazine. While you don’t have to actually build each of his projects, reading about these adventures will contribute to your continued overall appreciation of do-it-yourself photography. A collection of David’s best Popular Science projects can be found in the book, “The Big Book of Hacks,” Edited by Doug Cantor.
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