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Summary: Oh Lomo, Is There Nothing You Can't Do?
Review: I was a terrible photographer. My pictures were always off-center, blurry, dark, or just bad. I had gotten rid of my camera and given it up for a lost cause until I found precious, precious Lomo. Now I take lots of photos, everywhere, under all kinds of light conditions, and I love the results! Sure, they're mostly still blurry, dark, or off-center, but Lomo adds a slight fish-eye quality and a luminousness to every photo that makes them extraordinarily pleasing. I'm having fun taking pictures.And Lomo comes wrapped in brown paper tied up with string--really! It's the happiest camera ever.
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Summary: Requires practice
Review: Okay, I just got my lomo and have taken 3 rolls of film. After perusing the internet and actually seeing other pictures people have taken with their own lomo's, I have to tell you that it isn't as easy as they make it look. It does require practice and you do usually get at least one really cool picture per roll. It's pretty fun to take everywhere and you are not blinding people with a flash and drawing unwanted attention to yourself. What this feature does is actually get you to take more pictures and of things you might not have before. If you don't have an artistic mind, this is not the camera for you. Trying to explain a beautiful and unfocused picture to my Mother as a work of art gets a bit tedious. Anyway, it is a very exciting, different artistic medium, that really is fun and worth it.
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Summary: The camera that can
Review: I have found that this isn't the greatest camera for takeing generic "you stand there and I will take you picture" photos, unless there is lots of light. However, this camera excels at everything else. I got my Lomo after a friend introduced me to them, and I have been loving it since. This camera allows for unlimited creativity.
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Summary: Perfect Travel Camera
Review: The Lomographic Society and, lately, the press, has hyped up the Lomo for a number of reasons, but no one like to talk about the practical aspect of the camera. Which is surprising, really, because for its price, it makes for a terrific little camera to bring along on travels. It's compact, so it takes up very little space in your bag, and can be brought around without any hassle. Since it's so discreet, you can also take pictures without having to worry about getting mugged. It's very versatile, too, so that with the proper settings, you can take pretty clear pictures from as close as 1 foot away (0.3m) to infinity with amazing clarity. (It must be noted that the company that makes the camera is a high-quality optics factory that makes everything from microscopes to telescopes to camera lenses.) For me, though, its best feature is its low-light capabilities. Now you don't have to worry about a flash--great if you want to take nighttime pics without drawing attention to yourself, and it frees you from having to worry about running out of batteries in the middle of your trip. I took indoor pictures at a darkened concert hall, using only ISO 100 film, and the pictures came out way better than if I'd used an ordinary flash camera. The down sides: Amazon.com's review was wrong in at least one aspect. Its construction is not as "sturdy as a tank." Some of its fittings are rather shoddy, and it doesn't feel very sturdy at all. Also, if you can find someone to buy it from you from Russia, the cost can go down 50 to 70% (the Lomo Society bought exclusive worldwide distribution rights, and its repackaging and marketing has driven up the price). Of course, buying it from Russia will mean that you aren't covered by the guarantee, which will be useful with such iffy construction.
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Summary: My experience with this camera was dissapointing.
Review: I have a modest collection of cameras that I use to (in some cases) quickly sample images of design that I find in everyday life. As a designer I've collected these photos for fun, and as a reference & research tool. The Lomo seemed perfectly suited for this endeavor. It's images have a unique quality that make for a very compelling image -- they're meant to be taken quickly, which can result in unexpected framing of the subject, bluriness and distorted colors, something that attracted me to the camera. My first impressions of the camera were 'wow, this is heavy.' It's no slab of concrete, but it does weigh substantially more than it's size would indicate. It seems fairly solid, but the little switches and levers are made of a cheaper grade of plastic. Halfway through shooting my second roll of film, the camera's manual winding advance just stopped working, frozen in place. You can imagine how annoyed I was. It's certainly very frustrating to spend $150 on a camera that refuses to work beyond it's first roll of film. Aside from its self-destruction, I was satisfied with the camera. It's not for those who want flawless images & extreme portability (try filling your pants pocket with rocks -- the equivalent of the camera's weight and awkwardness in your jeans). If you're in the market for a quirky little camera with character, however, this product shouldn't dissapoint you.
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Summary: newgun
Review: this camera is just simply awesome. the whole "lomography" scheme may seem a bit facist but this camera IS perfect for taking great impressionistic snapshots on the fly. the camera itself is tiny too so it fits in your bag, pocket, jacket, whatever.
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Summary: Cult object: some deprogramming required.
Review: This little Lomo is like another cult classic, the VW Beetle, in a number of ways: it's primitive, and of questionable dollar value, but does the job in spite of its' short-comings. Its' popularity is directly related to its archaic simplicity. Buying one is more akin to joining a hip alternative club than purchasing a consumer product. Don't even try to compare it to more common Canon Sure Shots or Olympus Stylus'. The Lomo is a retro-tech Soviet-era copy of a 1970's Japanese compact, spiffed up with some funky new graphics. Think of it as the contrarian's camera. No autofocus, no built-in flash. On the other hand, simplicity is its virtue. The 4-zone scale-focusing, relatively fast f/2.8 lens make it easy to get grab shots in less than ideal light. The wideangle focal length provides enough depth-of-field for all but the most eggrarious distance miscalulations. And sharpness wise, the lens, like many other Russian cameras, is really quite good. Having an accessory flash is something the Lomo user will want, but since it isn't built-in, the dreaded red-eye effect will never be a problem. It'll also encourage the user to take more atmospheric and discrete available light photos. Build quality on earlier Lomo cameras were a roll of the dice. The more recent cameras have benefitted from improved quality control, but don't expect fit and finish to equal exports from Japan.
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Summary: Yes, Believe the Hype
Review: The lomo is a genuine piece of functioning art. Not only does it look "retro cool" its optics are something I have never encountered. Include the awesome ability to shoot colorful and stunning night photos - the lomo is awesome. Besides, go to lomo.com an explore the huge community of lomo users that don't go anywhere without their camera
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Summary: Don't believe the hype!
Review: I bought one of these cameras 15 years ago when they couldn't give them away! It cost less than thirty dollars then and got favourable reviews in the photo press (but only because it was half the price of any other compact). It's a nice dinky novelty but there are far better cameras for the money that don't have the cachet of communism attached. I remember taking mine apart to see how it worked and the construction was poor to say the least.
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Summary: Are You Kidding?
Review: Lomo? They should call it "Lame-o." Guess what kids? The pics that it takes aren't "cool," they just suck. Better advice is to get one of those old Diana cameras and put that to the test. They have much better results than this bogus piece of pseudo-Cold War schlock.
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