Ellie527
addict
Reged: 09/01/2007
Posts: 558
Loc: near the Hampshire coast
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LOMO camera, has anybody used one?
http://www.lomography.com/
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Ellie's pictures
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Intermanaut
member
Reged: 13/12/2007
Posts: 168
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Yes, though mine's a Holga. I also have the Lomo ActionSampler, though, but haven't out film through it yet.
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john_g
Pooh-bah Hoo-ha
Reged: 09/05/2007
Posts: 2197
Loc: Surrey
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Can someone please explain to me what Lomo is all about? And Helga (whoever she is). Lomo in Spanish is pork loin but, as far as I'm aware, you can't take photographs with that. I read a while ago that Brad Pitt has one, but I don't know why that is interesting. Are they film or digital and what makes them different to other cameras? I'd like to know, but have never bothered to find out for myself as I harbour a suspicion that they are just Box Brownies for the twenty-first century.
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John
The best things in life are not things.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/john_gass
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Intermanaut
member
Reged: 13/12/2007
Posts: 168
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http://www.lomography.com/about/
In a word: simplicity.
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Fen
BAD WOLF
Reged: 12/03/2002
Posts: 19555
Loc: Currently Unknown!
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Quote:
http://www.lomography.com/about/
In a word: simplicity.
And sometimes... holes!
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Fen.
- Fen's Flickr Fotos -
"One good photograph does not a photographer make."
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john_g
Pooh-bah Hoo-ha
Reged: 09/05/2007
Posts: 2197
Loc: Surrey
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Quote:
http://www.lomography.com/about/
In a word: simplicity.
Nope, none the wiser. Just more waffle...
"Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it. Lomography doesn't interrupt the direction your life is going. It's just a significant and integral part of it."
Oh no it isn't!
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John
The best things in life are not things.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/john_gass
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Intermanaut
member
Reged: 13/12/2007
Posts: 168
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What is it about digital that is interesting to you? I think Lomography is either for you or it isn't. For you, it isn't.
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Dave_Cox
old'n'grumpy
Reged: 12/07/2006
Posts: 2722
Loc: somewhere in Sussex
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I got a Lomo last year for my daughter. You can get the same results by spending a couple of quid on an old compact in a charity shop, letting the local rugby club use it as a ball for a training session, and then putting a film through. Lomo = overprice hyped up cr*p
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Growing old disgracefully..!
http://snapper56.deviantart.com/gallery/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave2006/
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spinno
Curmudgeonly Fellow
Reged: 07/02/2007
Posts: 2632
Loc: Nottingham
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..in so many words I have to agree..but I think it's a case of someone somewhere picking up on something so truly bad that eventually if enough praise is heaped upon it, it becomes fantastic. I myself personally, me like have a Lubitel, cost me a tenner and I found it again in the loft the other day.
It's soft but it's as good as a Holga/Lomo....
..and probably made in the same factory 
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David
Simplicity has been held a mark of truth; it is also a mark of genius. - Thomas Carlyle
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Rhys
Sasquatch
Reged: 15/01/2004
Posts: 2733
Loc: York (home of the speedbump)
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I've got a Lomo (with Russian letters on the front) came with a box and instructions (in Russian). Paid about a tenner for it when I worked at a camera shop. I used to use it as a carry-round camera as it isn't that big, never found the pics it took of any special quality that has been talked about to so much extent - just normal cheapy camera quality.
Wortst thing happened when I was on holiday in Scotland a few years ago - I used the Lomo as a snapshot camera and took some lovely shots I thought.. Then the dreaded thing happened.. Blank film.... A Lomo trait apparently, the electrics are a bit naff on these and it is common for the electronic shutter to stop working. I was not very chuffed - good job I had a few other cameras I took as well for planned shots. It now gathers dust in a box.
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RGMP.co.uk (My Website.. well early stages anyway)
Benchinistas.org.uk The home of Benchism
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beejaybee
Marvin
Reged: 18/07/2007
Posts: 4245
Loc: Really Here In Name Only
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..and probably made in the same factory
Leningrad Optical Works ... used to make some of the best optical components on the planet, for astronomical and military applications. The 6 metre telescope they made in the 1970s was for years the best astronomical instrument available, it's a real pity it was mounted in a rotten site.
I have a pair of small Russian binoculars which I bought in the 1970s when they were desperate for foreign currency. Dirt cheap, superb quality and bearing the Leningrad Optical logo. Still look and work like new. They do weigh about twice what you'd expect for a decent Japanese binocular of the same size, but quality never did come light.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if current LOMOs are moulded from recycled yoghurt cartons in a sweatshop somewhere in the Far East.
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Mojo_66
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 25/05/2006
Posts: 3137
Loc: Lancs
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I've got a Fisheye, a Cosmic Symbol I picked up for a fiver, and a Holga. Not finished the film from the Symbol, but I love using the Fisheye and the Holga. They're just a bit of fun, you can just point and shoot and forget about the technicalities for a while. Increases the anticipation too of waiting to see how your photos come out. Generally with the Holga you have dark, soft edges and a sharp bit in the middle, so they work well with subjects positioned in the middle of the frame. There's also the Vivitar wide & slim which can be had for less than a tenner which gives similar results but has a 22mm lens.
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Benchista
Wich Tyler
Reged: 11/08/2000
Posts: 36432
Loc: Everywhere and nowhere, baby
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I've got a Cosmic Symbol that I paid a tenner for - 25 years ago! Worked rather well, surprisingly.
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Nick
www.nbrphoto.com
Light and Shade II - the new blog
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OneTen
'Two Breakfasts'
Reged: 23/06/2003
Posts: 2251
Loc: Hartland, Devon
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I have a Holga but haven't used it in ages. I was rather pleased with this Holga photo: Link
I must dig it out and have another play, they are a lot of fun to use.
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Richard .......... My Website - My Flickr
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Tacitus
History
Reged: 17/01/2006
Posts: 871
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Can someone please explain to me what Lomo is all about?
In the cold light of day it's ...... well, I'll let this guy explain.
.T.
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LargeFormat
old hand
Reged: 24/10/2006
Posts: 979
Loc: Buckinghamshire and Cumbria
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How about Brownieography?
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spinno
Curmudgeonly Fellow
Reged: 07/02/2007
Posts: 2632
Loc: Nottingham
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How about Brownieography?
sorry we're not allowed to take pictures of youngsters in youth organisations
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David
Simplicity has been held a mark of truth; it is also a mark of genius. - Thomas Carlyle
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beejaybee
Marvin
Reged: 18/07/2007
Posts: 4245
Loc: Really Here In Name Only
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How about Brownieography?
What, drawing our beloved Prime Minister? In between hanging and quartering, I hope 
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slimpanatella
newbie
Reged: 15/01/2008
Posts: 4
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I've got a LOMO. I carry it everywhere. Sharp, fast lens and great with black and white film. It's about ten years old and pretty tatty. I wouldn't get another though - the LOMO society's prices are insulting. I'd get an Olymous XA2.
I've also got a couple of Holgas, which I adore.
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Tacitus
History
Reged: 17/01/2006
Posts: 871
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Check out this wonderful site it features items that could give Lomos "a run for their money" if attached to a modern camera ......... 
Page 2 is where the fun starts - I particularly like the caption on no. 37 b ........
Tacitus
[[ Sorry, I've lost the will to take Lomos seriously ]]
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