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Summary: fun, fun, fun, fun
Review: OK, so it's definitely not a high quality piece of optic equipment. Don't use this thing as your main camera-you can't even really get an accurate idea of where you're aiming. But it's pretty fun for events where there's motion. We used black and white for some arty shots, even. It looks pretty cool (who ever heard of a see-through camera) and is definitely a conversation piece. It was great at the beach, for people in the waves.
Rating:
Summary: A great toy for artists and other creative types
Review: The Lomo "action sampler" is sold as a seque3nce camera for sports photography, but don't let that fool you. Sure, you *could* use it that way- but why bother when there are so many much more fun things you can do with it?What this box does is shoot four pictures in sequence on one 35mm frame; when you take your film in to get processed, you'll get prints with four images, taken over about 2 seconds. I bought an ealier version a couple years ago, and I must have run 20 rolls of film through it the first two months I had it. Here's a few of the things I tried with mine: 1. Shoot it while running down the street. 2. Tape different pieces of tinted plastic over the lenses 3. Rotate the camera while shooting, at different speeds. 4. Run up to you friends, trigger the shutter and yell "start talking! " Get the picture? It's a platform for experimentation and fun. Get one and go crazy.
Rating:
Summary: A great toy for artists and other creative types
Review: The Lomo "action sampler" is sold as a seque3nce camera for sports photography, but don't let that fool you. Sure, you *could* use it that way- but why bother when there are so many much more fun things you can do with it? What this box does is shoot four pictures in sequence on one 35mm frame; when you take your film in to get processed, you'll get prints with four images, taken over about 2 seconds. I bought an ealier version a couple years ago, and I must have run 20 rolls of film through it the first two months I had it. Here's a few of the things I tried with mine: 1. Shoot it while running down the street. 2. Tape different pieces of tinted plastic over the lenses 3. Rotate the camera while shooting, at different speeds. 4. Run up to you friends, trigger the shutter and yell "start talking! " Get the picture? It's a platform for experimentation and fun. Get one and go crazy.
Rating: 
Summary: The fun wears off rapidly
Review: Well, the first thing I don't like about this camera is that it is called "Lomo". It doesn't really have to do much with Lomos. I am a Lomo addict and, believe me, I can tell the difference. Anyway, the so-called "Action Sampler" is basically a very cheaply made plastic camera from China. Which in itself is not a bad thing if you're aware of what you should expect from a plastic camera. Most of them have light leaks - so you can expect red glares and such nice things on your pictures unless you use black tape to cover the leaks. So take one roll of film and try to find the leaks. If there are none, you're lucky. But don't misunderstand me, there is a lot of fun involved playing with plastic cameras if you dig it (I don't...). Next tip: Use 400 speed film. My Action Sampler does work with 100 speed film only if the sun is bright. 400 speed film is good for any weather but, of course, you want to avoid dark places. The best results I got when taking pictures of moving animals. Animals don't really like to have their picture taken - at least most of them move constantly unless they sleep. The Action Sampler will give you great shots of running dogs and jumping cats and the-like. In general, movement can be captured nicely. But as I said in the title, the fun wears off rather rapidly. To summarize: I give this camera two stars because I personally think it's not worth the money but it's fun for a little while.
Rating:
Summary: The fun wears off rapidly
Review: Well, the first thing I don't like about this camera is that it is called "Lomo". It doesn't really have to do much with Lomos. I am a Lomo addict and, believe me, I can tell the difference. Anyway, the so-called "Action Sampler" is basically a very cheaply made plastic camera from China. Which in itself is not a bad thing if you're aware of what you should expect from a plastic camera. Most of them have light leaks - so you can expect red glares and such nice things on your pictures unless you use black tape to cover the leaks. So take one roll of film and try to find the leaks. If there are none, you're lucky. But don't misunderstand me, there is a lot of fun involved playing with plastic cameras if you dig it (I don't...). Next tip: Use 400 speed film. My Action Sampler does work with 100 speed film only if the sun is bright. 400 speed film is good for any weather but, of course, you want to avoid dark places. The best results I got when taking pictures of moving animals. Animals don't really like to have their picture taken - at least most of them move constantly unless they sleep. The Action Sampler will give you great shots of running dogs and jumping cats and the-like. In general, movement can be captured nicely. But as I said in the title, the fun wears off rather rapidly. To summarize: I give this camera two stars because I personally think it's not worth the money but it's fun for a little while.
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Summary: Much Fun!
Review: Yes, it's a junky little camera, one notch above a disposable. And, without a flash, even 400 ISO film doesn't do well indoors. So you really need to do just outdoor photography. BUT... this is one of the coolest toys I've bought in awhile! The instruction manual is fabulous, although some may be shocked by *ahem* a few colorful words in the text. (I'm impressed that they went out on a limb with the booklet, but this is clearly targeted for a specific, artsy audience.) But, oh!, the camera! It takes four images, one quarter-second apart, and they all appear in one frame, sort of like the opening to the Brady Bunch. And this means--ta-dah!--you can use the four sequenced images with a GIF animation program, to make a mini-movie. I wasn't expecting much from this camera, when I received it. As I said, it's truly junky quality, but.. that's okay. I'm vastly impressed with it, now that I've had a chance to play with it. It's probably not going to impress serious photographers who do the whole light meter thing, and all that. But for me (an artist, not a photographer, usually), this is a toy that gets my very highest rating!
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Summary: Well, I think it's fabulous!
Review: Yes, it's a junky little camera, one notch above a disposable. And, without a flash, even 400 ISO film doesn't do well indoors. So you really need to do just outdoor photography. BUT... this is one of the coolest toys I've bought in awhile! The instruction manual is fabulous, although some may be shocked by *ahem* a few colorful words in the text. (I'm impressed that they went out on a limb with the booklet, but this is clearly targeted for a specific, artsy audience.) But, oh!, the camera! It takes four images, one quarter-second apart, and they all appear in one frame, sort of like the opening to the Brady Bunch. And this means--ta-dah!--you can use the four sequenced images with a GIF animation program, to make a mini-movie. I wasn't expecting much from this camera, when I received it. As I said, it's truly junky quality, but.. that's okay. I'm vastly impressed with it, now that I've had a chance to play with it. It's probably not going to impress serious photographers who do the whole light meter thing, and all that. But for me (an artist, not a photographer, usually), this is a toy that gets my very highest rating!
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