The InstantKon has the shape of a foldable bellows camera. It is equipped with a 93mm f/5.6 lens consisting of three lenses, one of which is aspherical, and has a ring to adjust the aperture where a minimum value of f/22 can be readed. A manual focusing ring is attached to the lens and offers a range of at least 75 cm to infinity. An optical tunnel finder is attached to the housing and serves the image composition. It offers 0.44x magnification. On the top of the camera there is a wheel to adjust the exposure time. It provides an automatic position for those who want to work mainly with the aperture as the camera is equipped with a light measuring cell, and values from 1 s to 1/500 s for manual mode. A B exposure is offered as well as an exposure compensation of +1 or -1 EV. A flip-up flash is available as well as a multi-exposure mode. The camera is powered by two AA batteries, measures 182 x 122 x 64 mm and weighs 806 g.