Lomographic Insanity?

[Valkir1987]

Lomo also sells 'action samplers' and 'super samplers', for 30 and 60 euros. These cameras where sold in toy shops in Holland years ago for about 2 or 5 euros. I have had one (maybe it lies still in the attic around somewhere...).

 

[Taqi]

I use a LCA now & then (not purchased from the Lomonoids I hasten to add) - it's a camera I really like, but I agree with the previous posts re the Lomography marketing - it is thoroughly nauseating. It reminds me of those adverts for a well known brand of tortilla chips - all these beautiful people (friendchips) having such a party...

Good little camera though - I think of cameras as individual machines with specific properties that have to be worked to get results. I use a lot of super / standard / single 8 cameras and they all need different techniques and give different results (latest acquisition a Quarz double super 8 commiecam..).

Having said that, when people ask me whether they should buy a LCA I usually tell them to buy an XA - contemporary with the LCA, vastly superior, and film can be cross processed whatever camera you use...

And how about the Cosina CX1/2, which now I suppose can claim a (tenuous) link to voigtlander...

 

[brachal]

I'm not a huge fan of the whole "lomographic lifestyle" thing, but as long as they get people out there buying film and prolonging the inevitable, I say, "more power to 'em."

I'd support the devil himself if he could get 1000000 kids to buy, shoot, and process 1 roll a month.