Reddit mentions: The best speciality film cameras

I'm luck I have a mom & pop artist supply store that's been around forever nearby. They do film, digital, video, you name it. I just go in give it to them no questions asked although its been getting more expensive, most of the time I have them up it onto a cd then for cost reasons then file the negatives. Then when I'm ready to use something I can pull up the images (stored on a huge hard drive that is backed up everyday) bring in the negatives and get them printed. I think most big box artist supply stores would be similar I'm not sure though the closest is over an hour away from me, and I like to stay local.

The only time I have to explain something is when I bring in film that I've shot on my "fun" camera that takes 360 degree shots or however much I feel like taking. I get about 4 shots out of a 35mm roll and they are fine handling it even though its non standard some of them actually get excited about that camera. If you thinking about starting to dabble I can't recommend it enough its a Lomo 360 spinner super fun and dirt cheap $99 on amazon for a basic black one I think thats the same price that they sell them for if you get it directly from lomo, get the warranty if you get one I broke my first one after 6 months. Its pretty simple it has what I think of as a "rip cord" pull and it shoots but you can use it to do really crazy shots too. Here are some examples. You can find a ton shots from online. Did I mention its very fun I love giving it to my friends and let them shoot on it the response is always "COOL!" I'd also recommend the basic lomo as a nice fun camera to use you can easily do multiple exposures on it, over exposures, and long exposures like at night. I will likely never have my own darkroom having chemicals laying around is not something I want anywhere I live.

All that said if you already have a camera get some film for it and give it a whirl. Lens are dirt cheap for old film cameras so you can really expand you stable inexpensively. You do have to pay attention to film speed check out /r/analog/ if you need some guidance. You could try /r/photography just be prepared for someone to give you the standard why film line of questioning but there are people who know their stuff there too.

I can understand what you're saying, but I don't agree with you. I am in the same boat as you with film cameras, I have been shooting on film for years, and while I shoot digital now, I still have a ton of film cameras that I love the connected feeling I have with them when I shoot. I don't see what's wrong with the lomo brand. I mean, their film is pretty shitty, I'll give you that, but I shoot with a few of their cameras and I love it.

There seems to be this hatred towards the hipstamatic-styled images, which never bothered me because it means more people are taking pictures. I'm not a part of any mindset that says people don't know how to take pictures and shouldn't. I mean, the quality might not be good, but how many of us when we started out (damn, around 10 years ago for me) actually took good pictures? My first I don't know how long was just riddled with bad pictures that I liked and helped me learn and improve. There's nothing wrong with it, I was starting out. And they don't do any harm just existing in the internet, whether it's a flickr account, blog or facebook album. We're not talking about commercial and fine art photography being done by novices that have tilted horizons and are just washed in messed up colors and no focus, professionals still have that same level of skill as always. So it's not having any adverse affect on photography, all it's actually doing is getting more people into it. Are they good? It's irrelevant.

I know a lot of people don't like a company charging as much as they do either, which I am mixed with. I mean, I don't mind paying $40-$50 for my Holga or Diana or whatever. Do I wanna pay $400 for a limited edition LC-A+? Not really, I can't justify spending that much on one of their cameras. Same thing with some of the cameras with a flash, the Diana Mini was over $100 with it. That I don't like.

Otherwise, yeah they're a company that saw people that had fun with film cameras like the Holga and Diana, these toy cameras were selling already, so they started selling them for $30 per Holga, which you really can't argue as being a ton of money. The Diana F+ is $40 and right now it's $66 with a flash. For what you get, that's a fantastic price. After they sold these, they made some shitty film that they could sell 3 rolls of for $12 so when you leave their site, you don't have to go through the hassle of getting 120 film shipped from yet another place (more money).

I have heard the old LOMO cameras were good, and while I haven't played with the new lubitels, I think it's at least nice that they're trying to preserve these old cameras in some fashion. I mean, they can't be as good no matter what, but if you're into the fantastic quality of these old cameras, this won't be an adequate replacement, so it's not trying to play a fast one on you.

Have you read the ten golden rules of lomography? I think it's at least interesting for any photographer, regardless of how you feel about the company.

Overall, I'm not going to hate a company for getting more people to take pictures in any way, and especially not for bringing back obscure and funky cameras.

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One thing that would make the right addition? a camera to take it all in. Just another way to capture the perfection.

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Thanks! I've used lots of different pinhole cameras, some home made, some purchased, some built by friends. This was shot with a Zero Image. The camera is literally a wooden box with a small hole in the front. Zero's are a bit spendy for pinhole cameras. You can get a similar degree of accuracy with the Holga WPC (the pinholga). Or, if you are really curious about a fantastic piece of art and equipment, my friend Don builds these. They are wooden boxes that are completely amazing!

Holga 120N Medium Format Fixed Focus Camera with Lens

The Professional Chef [Hardcover]

KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixer

The Many Varieties of Beer Poster

Dr. Steve Brule T-Shirt

If I got any of these things I would be happy as fuck.

EDIT: Forgot about the Volvo prancing Moose magnet I'd put on my 740.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001JPOF74

another thing you could do to contain it to one frame is just physically crop the top and bottom of the negative lol just like how on some cheap point and shoot film cameras they have a "panorama" setting that in reality just raisers blinders on the top and bottom to block out parts of the neg, but that's really ghetto



edit: also one last thing, there is this:

http://www.amazon.com/Lomography-Horizon-Perfekt/dp/B003N2OZ76


which while not cheap, is sort of "cheap" compared to a widelux or xpan

Translation: WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH. WAAAAAAAAHH.

Let me guess: You have zero creative ability and you're throwing a tantrum. You need to learn to use a camera - and you need a lot more practice. It may take you 10,000 pictures to figure out what you're doing.

Anyway... for those situations with your G10:

1. Set your G10 to use the "indoor" (or "night indoor" if there is one) scene preset. DSLRs have problems with dark indoor environments as well, usually solved by a slow sync flash mode (which you can also manually set if you want.)
   
2. Set your G10 to Av mode (aperture priority), then manually set the aperture to f/2.8 (or as wide as it will go - you may have to change the zoom to get that.) You'll now have the narrowest depth possible with that lens. It won't be equivalent to a DSLR, but it will give you a slight depth-of-field effect.
   
   And with the depth of field, even most consumer DSLR lenses aren't that fast. Zoom lenses are f/5.6 at 200mm, for example. The depth effect isn't as pronounced as you're expecting.
   
   What you buy with a more expensive camera is more fidelity and control. It does not make a "better" picture. Period. Experienced photographers understand this. In the same way that pencils, pen, pastels, watercolor and oil-based paints are all different ways that an artist can create an image - the results of those different methods are not automatically greater than the other.
   
   ie: If you knew shit, you'd understand that you can take spectacular photos with nothing more than an iPhone. In fact, the entire Holga movement is based on a $27 camera with a plastic lens.
   
   If you're frustrated with your point and shoot not giving you the results you expect, you will do nothing but waste money on a DSLR, then throw a tantrum because it isn't a "push button, make art" box. DSLRs actually require more patience and skill to operate than the point-and-shoot that you failed horribly with - because they have more controls that introduce more variables to every shot.