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Spinner 360 Lomo Camera: Capture 360 Panoramic Shots, Low-Tech Style

Range — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:00:15 +0000

The Spinner 360 is a Lomo camera that allows you to take 360 degree panoramic shots, in complete low-tech style. The camera spins around, thanks to a handy drawstring, capturing one long image. Now, why didn’t I think of that? It’s an interesting addition to any lomographer’s arsenal.

The Spinner 360 uses 35mm film and spins its lens around, thanks to the aforementioned drawstring. You can decide whether to use 1/125 or 1/250 of a second or release it slower so that you can capture longer exposure footage, all in 360 degrees on a single strip of film. It even allows you to capture vertical panoramas. This low-tech approach to panoramas is certainly something uncanny, especially when you see the results.

Spinner 360 sells from Lomography.com starting at just $99 (USD). Pictured here is the special edition, covered in Italian toledo leather – which currently goes for $149.

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LomoKino Super 35 Movie Maker Camera Creates Old Timey Movies

Conner Flynn — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:00:51 +0000

Today’s cameras are amazing things. They would seem like magic to the people who used the first cameras ever made. But maybe you don’t like today’s digital cameras/camcorders and want to make movies like in the old days.

In that case you might want to hunt down some vintage equipment. Good luck finding something for a decent price that is in good condition and actually works. Well, here’s an alternative. Lomography has just released the LomoKino Super 35, a video camera that accepts any 35mm film cartridge.

The LomoKino Super 35 will shoot 144 images over 60 seconds, so you can create your own short clips while moving the hand-crank, which powers the camera. No batteries here. After you make your short movies, you can purchase a Lomokinoscope for replaying filmstrips, or scan the developed film and load the images your computer to convert them into digital. The LomoKino Super 35 sells for $79 (USD) and for $20 extra, you can get a bundle with one Lomokinoscope, a film canister and a book about the camera.

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New Lomo LC-Wide Camera: For All of your Wide-Angle Film Needs

Range — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:07:58 +0000

Lomo has released a new ultra-wide angle camera, the LC-Wide. If you love wide angle photography, and you’re yearning for something more analog, then look no further than the Lomo LC-Wide Camera. If you’ve already got an LC-A+ camera, then you can also get yourself their wide angle lens , that’s compatible with their LC-A+camera line. The lens will allow you to take impressive photos of buildings and the like with their retro film cameras. Digital is cool, but sometimes, analog is just as fun.

Lomo has also a few new packages available, that will bundle most of the gear you need to get you started, with the base camera kit running $250. The new LC-Wide kit starts out at $390. The 17mm lens costs $150 (USD) and will allow photographers to take 20mm super wide-angle shots. I also like the Instant Back that will transform your Lomo into a Polaroid camera.

While taking a look through their shop, it’s easy to spend a few hundred bucks on these cool cameras. It’s a nice change from the DSLR that I’ve gotten used to, although I really have my eye on a medium format Hasselblad.

Diana Multi-Pinhole Operator Camera by Lomography Helps You Take Puke-Inducing Pictures

Lambert Varias — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:11:41 +0000

Lomography’s new Diana Multi-Pinhole Operator allows users to use up to 3 pinholes in one shot. The pinholes create a ripple, cross-eyed effect that only worsens becomes crazier once you add the color filters to the mix. The Diana Multi-Pinhole Operator has a focal length of 29 mm, a pinhole diameter of 0.277 mm and an f/128 F stop. View angle is 103 degrees, but thanks to the pinholes you can take a panoramic shot. A sort of panoramic shot. The weird, dizzying kind.

The camera uses 120 film, but if you want to use the cheaper 35 mm film you can get the 35mm Back+ attachment. Here’s a sample shot that used 3 pinholes but no color filters:

Isn’t that what characters in movies see when they’re high, poisoned, or suffering from heatstroke? But that’s a wall of white compared to this one:

Now we’re going through the rabbit hole. By the way, the Diana Multi-Pinhole Operator is as analog as it gets, as it doesn’t even have a shutter or a lens. It has a switch under the front barrel for selecting how many pinholes you want to use, then you a lever that you lower to let light in, then raise to stop light from coming in. It couldn’t be harder. I meant simpler.

How’s that for a panorama. You can get the Diana Multi-Pinhole Operator for only $65 USD at Lomography. Barf bag not included.

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What has 8 Eyes and Never Forgets? the Lomo Oktomat Camera

Technabob — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:44:29 +0000

I’ve always been a fan of the cool effects available from Lomo’s unique analog camera line, and now they’ve come up with another nifty camera, the Oktomat.

The Oktomat takes 8 photos over the course of 2.5 seconds, and exposes them onto separate sections of a single 35mm frame. The artistic possibilities are quite endless with this cool camera, and you can even turn your multi-photo sequences into an animation using a tool provided on the Lomography website. The Lomo Oktomat camera is just $40 bucks, so what are you waiting for?

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