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Macheath
What does /p/ think of lomography?

I was bored and browsing through an Adorama catalog and they had an ad rules of Holga or something like that. How do they stay in business? People with more money than common sense, or is there a reason to buy crappy cameras (other than to just say "hey, I own a medium format camera!")
>> Anonymous
>>48558
Lomography is just... limited. I think a lot of people first get infatuated with it and invest the money without doing proper research first. If you have the money and don't mind parting with it, then you're free to do whatever you want. Perhaps it's a fad, but I think it'll always be lingering around.
>> elf_man
They present a good image, based on selling nostalgia, mystery, and fun. And yeah, I think "limited" describes what I've seen of it, too.
But if it fits your aesthetic sensibility, whatever works.
>> heavyweather !4AIf7oXcbA
It takes a very good photographer to use the Holga to its fullest potential. It's a strange, quirky camera, but I adore the images it produces. No amount of post-production can emulate the individual and unique shittiness of your very own Holga.

I just bought a 120FN, and I've started running some rolls of Tri-X through it. None developed yet, so we'll see!

btw, Lomography != Holgagraphy
>> Anonymous
I personally think lomography is the smartest idea ever. How clever do you have to be to say 'hey, let's market these shitty cameras as unique and chic, and just wait for the cash to start raining in'.

Seriously. My respect to those guys just for that. I, however, would rather just flush my money down the toilet than put it towards lomography (with the Holga and the Kiev being the only exceptions, though those don't really fit in with the rest of the LOMOgraphic society's offerings, like the lomo fisheye and such. Also, it gets confusing when you can refer to multiple things as LOMO.)

I mean, for the 40 bucks they want for most of their shitty plastic cameras, I got a fully working, beautifully engineered Rolleicord II model 1 with fantastic glass. You're fucking crazy if you tell me I made the wrong choice.
>> heavyweather !4AIf7oXcbA
>>48577
They're just toys. Fun to play with, but when you need photographic tools, it's time to put them away and take out the real workhorses of photography, like your Rollei.

I do like the octomat though, that's a fun idea. Putting an entire photosequence into one 35mm frame is ludicrous, and at the same time, really intriguing conceptually. I'd be lying if I said I haven't considered getting one.

But I'm with you, it's much more worthwhile to troll craigslist for the real treasures.
>> thefamilyman
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i have a pre-lomography Lomo 166B
its a really neat TLR i picked up cheap.

pic is a little over exposed because i was going off the sunny 16 rule as i didn't have a light meter for it at that time (got me a cute little kodalux now~)
>> Anonymous
>>48577
>I mean, for the 40 bucks they want for most of their shitty plastic cameras, I got a fully working, beautifully engineered Rolleicord II model 1 with fantastic glass.

WHERE?!? D:
>> Anonymous
>>48577I, however, would rather just flush my money down the toilet than put it towards lomography
Listen to this Anon. All trendy marketing bs aside, lomo is just a way to mindlessly waste the shrinking reserves of film. Shit picture taken with a "cult" camera is still a shit picture, no matter how many trendfags try to convince you that it suddenly became art.
>> ac
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I like the toy-camera aesthetic, but I fucking hate the Lomo society. If you want to take pictures with a shitty camera, just get one at Goodwill or the Salvation Army, don't pay a premium price for a chunk of plastic with a hole in it.

(Picture taken with my shittiest camera related)
>> Anonymous
Those cameras look very cheap and ugly, if that wouldn't be the case maybe I would consider getig one.