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lomo diana camera produces crummy (artistic) images

gadgets | retro

Lomo Diana Camera

The Diana camera was a really cheap plastic camera that was made by the Great Wall Plastic Factory in Hong Kong in the 1960s. At the time, it was just that, a piece of junk. But over the years artists have discovered that the crummy little camera’s flaws ended up producing some really dreamy imagery…

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August 30th, 2007 6 comments stumble it! author: technabob

lomo soviet-era camera kits available

gadgets | just plain fun

Lomo Meccano Erector Set

Here’s a great find for the photo enthusiast in your life. These Soviet-era camera kits from LOMO let you build your own 35mm camera and other photographic gear.

The Lomo Meccano Erector set is a complete kit that lets you build five different photographic devices…

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July 12th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

leica d-lux 3: old fashioned style, modern technology

design | digital imaging

Leica D-Lux 3 Digital Camera

It’s nice to see the occasional digital camera that’s firmly grounded in it’s traditional photographic roots. The Leica D-Lux 3 features styling that harkens back to the clean lines and simplicity of their earlier film-based cameras, but is updated with all the bells and whistles you’d expect from a modern shooter…

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February 4th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

what has 8 eyes and never forgets? the lomo oktomat camera

gadgets | just plain fun

Lomo Oktomat Camera

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…

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January 3rd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

seitz 160 megapixel camera

digital imaging

Seitz 6x17 Digital Camera

Think your new-fangled 10 megapixel camera is hot stuff? Professional photographers can now pick up a camera that captures up to 160 million pixels in a single shot.
The Seitz 6×17 is a panoramic high definition digital camera with an unbelievable resolution of 7,500 by 21,250 pixels…

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December 31st, 2006 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

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