Cameras

I own a few cameras from the Lomography range, including the 35mm fisheye camera, the Holga 120N and the Lubitel 166b. I also own a few other medium format cameras and a few plastic cameras too!
Listed below are the cameras and their specifications:

Holga 120N

The Holga 120N is one of my favorite cameras and gave me the inspiration to make this website. Its lightweight, easy to use yet it produces some wonderful photography. You can see some examples on my Holga Wall. I don’t actually remember buying my first Holga that clearly, but I do remember that it was my sister that tipped me off about them. She had been studying Art at college and the Holga had been a talking point in the circles she moved in.

The camera takes 120 roll film black and white, color or slide and has four main focusing points. 2-3ft, 6ft 10ft and infinity. 99.9% of the camera is plastic and that includes the lens too! The only metal to be found in this camera is the shutter mechanism and the 5 or so screws that hold everything together. At £20 this camera really is quite a steal. The only downside is that processing can be quite expensive, and that is why I have decided to learn how to do it myself.

Holga 135 Black Corner

Information from this camera coming soon…

Lubitel 166B

My Lomo Lubitel is a strange and wonderful camera. I bought this off eBay for around £35, which I feel was an ok price at the time. This camera too, takes 120 roll film and the rumour is that the lens is specifically designed for black and white film. This makes me want to try colour in it more… You can tell from the photograph that this is of course a TLR camera, or Twin Lens Reflex for those who didn’t know what that means.

Focusing is fully manual and is done by looking through the top of the camera. In the viewfinder There is a small circle in the middle which goes in and out of focus with the surrounding image. Mine is a little hazy but it still works and produces some really sharp images. The aperture and shutter speeds are all set manually. I use the sunny 16 rule in this camera, which basically means matching the shutter speed to the ASA of the film your using and then choosing F16 if its sunny and F11 if its a little overcast. Its worked very well for me so far.

The only thing that I don’t like about this camera is the fact that I get light leaks, but I’m sure this is something I will be able to correct in the future.

Vivitar Ultra Wide and slim

A very compact Plastic 35mm camera that takes exceptionally wide angled photographs for its class.

Ilford Sprite 35mm

I got this Ilford off eBay when a friend e-mailed me saying, “Hey I know your into quirky cameras, i thought you might like this.” Sure enough I fell in love with it as soon as i saw the picture! The camera not only looks great but its also a really nice size too. It takes 35mm film and as far as I can tell, the camera is completely plastic. The f stops are controlled by a little leaver on the right hand side of the lens. There is f8, f11 and f16. Perfect for any photographic opportunity. Unfortunately the one thing this camera lacks is a bulb setting, which i think would be a nice addition. For £3/$6 I think this was a great find. I just need to actually get round to shooting some pictures on it. I can’t wait to see the results. I’m expecting something dreamy.

Kodak Brownie Cresta 3

I origionally got a Brownie from my Gran, but after figuring out that it didn’t work I decided that I wanted to purchase another one and try it. I managed to get this Cresta 3 off eBay for around £5/$10. It arrived as good as new and included a little brown carry bag. This camera takes 120 film and has two different stops which are controlled by the metal strip that you can see on the left of the lens. Unfortunitely i can’t find anything about the spec of this camera, but I’m pretty sure the shutter speed is around the same of the Holga which is 1/125th of a second.

Lomo 35mm Fixed Lens Fish eye Camera

The Lomo fisheye camera cost me £35 from eBay (bought as new) and is really fun for taking to parties and social events. I never used the viewfinder. The camera curves 180 degrees worth of picture onto a single frame, making for some very interesting effects.

Lomo action sampler

Information coming soon…