bjhurley wrote:
I'm still getting used to this Ranica MIR 3 half-frame medium-format pinhole camera, and accidentally pointed it at myself when making a handheld double exposure a few days ago. When I hung up the negatives to dry this morning I saw this one and said, "oh wow!"
AHPZuazua wrote:
I thought about getting one used.
They are honestly shockingly good. Most probably the best camera Lomo makes until (and maybe even still) they fix the MC-A.
Great super wide lens, the ability to shoot full frame and half frame, frame sets to allow half frame, square frame and full frame. Tiny size. Fun to use.
Desmolicious wrote:
They are honestly shockingly good. Most probably the best camera Lomo makes until (and maybe even still) they fix the MC-A.
Great super wide lens, the ability to shoot full frame and half frame, frame sets to allow half frame, square frame and full frame. Tiny size. Fun to use.
Desmolicious wrote:
Different. More versatile as it has AE. The Retro has its unique smeary corner charm, along with that amazing lens flare!
Get both...
Ok, you convinced me. B&H has new ones for $299 which is a lot cheaper than most of the thirty year old P&S's on eBay.
madNbad wrote:
Ok, you convinced me. B&H has new ones for $299 which is a lot cheaper than most of the thirty year old P&S's on eBay.
Heads up - the lens is 17mm but the VF maybe corresponds to 21mm. If care, I use an 18mm optical finder in the hot shoe. But I pretty much don't...
And of course never leave the batteries in the camera. It uses three 1.5 cells, and I am finding it very difficult to aquire any that are NOT alkaline in this size. Modern day alkalines leak/fail very very quickly. They did not do this in the years past. Even Duracells - those are now made in China.
Desmolicious wrote:
Heads up - the lens is 17mm but the VF maybe corresponds to 21mm. If care, I use an 18mm optical finder in the hot shoe. But I pretty much don't...
And of course never leave the batteries in the camera. It uses three 1.5 cells, and I am finding it very difficult to aquire any that are NOT alkaline in this size. Modern day alkalines leak/fail very very quickly. They did not do this in the years past. Even Duracells - those are now made in China.
Thanks! I bought a bunch of LR44's to use with the original Reveni cube meter and still have some.
I've been using a little Baggallini to get stuff out of my pockets. The combined weight of the Retina IIa and the Lumo meter is about two pounds. Not something I really want to carry every day. I started looking at P&S's but didn't want to spend too much on a thirty year old camera. The Lomo is small enough and as a bonus, it doesn't need to be serviced!
madNbad wrote:
I started looking at P&S's but didn't want to spend too much on a thirty year old camera. The Lomo is small enough and as a bonus, it doesn't need to be serviced!
Don't overlook the Fuji Work Record, though! I really love that camera, especially since it's completely waterproof and you can use it in rain, snow, hail, whatever, with impunity. And it's super cheap, even now. I got mine for $90, new in box with the original manual (in Japaneses) two years ago and it's gone up only slightly since the.
bjhurley wrote:
Don't overlook the Fuji Work Record, though! I really love that camera, especially since it's completely waterproof and you can use it in rain, snow, hail, whatever, with impunity. And it's super cheap, even now. I got mine for $90, new in box with the original manual (in Japaneses) two years ago and it's gone up only slightly since the.
Too big. I wanted something that was about the same size as the Retina IIa. I've looked at Work Records and the Konica Genba Kantoku but would rather use the M4-2. The Baggallini is quite small and mostly I wanted to be able to carry my phone plus a few things like a small flashlight, a Leatherman Micra Tool and a roll of tape. The Retina is quite small but is made of brass and is quite heavy.
bjhurley wrote:
Don't overlook the Fuji Work Record, though! I really love that camera, especially since it's completely waterproof and you can use it in rain, snow, hail, whatever, with impunity. And it's super cheap, even now. I got mine for $90, new in box with the original manual (in Japaneses) two years ago and it's gone up only slightly since the.
madNbad wrote:
Thanks! I bought a bunch of LR44's to use with the original Reveni cube meter and still have some.
I've been using a little Baggallini to get stuff out of my pockets. The combined weight of the Retina IIa and the Lumo meter is about two pounds. Not something I really want to carry every day. I started looking at P&S's but didn't want to spend too much on a thirty year old camera. The Lomo is small enough and as a bonus, it doesn't need to be serviced!
And because you are buying it new from B&H, if there is an issue/you got a dud, easy peasy to send back.
Just finished that roll, will try and get it developed tomorrow. And guess what it has that the mighty Nikon F100 does not? Yep, a metal film back latch.
Desmolicious wrote:
Heads up - the lens is 17mm but the VF maybe corresponds to 21mm. If care, I use an 18mm optical finder in the hot shoe. But I pretty much don't...
And of course never leave the batteries in the camera. It uses three 1.5 cells, and I am finding it very difficult to aquire any that are NOT alkaline in this size. Modern day alkalines leak/fail very very quickly. They did not do this in the years past. Even Duracells - those are now made in China.
357 batteries are the same size as the LR-44's but are silver oxide and less likely to leak. They are close enough in voltage, 1.5 volts for the LR-44 and 1.55 volts for the 357. The 357's also offer a more stable power output and last longer. I'll get a few and see how well they work in the LC Wide.
Tina Kino wrote:
That's a bit of an overstatement, isn't it.
In 2015 I bought an Olympus Stylus 38-120 for five USD at a Goodwill Store. There were several listed on eBay and all were priced between $175 to $225. One listing was for an Olympus Muji that was missing the window in the slot to view the film cassette and the seller was still asking a hundred dollars for it. Even the Samsungs and Pentaxes that used to be a bargain have spiked in price, There are plenty of bargain cameras out there but I wasn’t interested in searching. I wasn’t even planning on buying a camera but the LC Wide is small, light and easy to carry. Plus it should be fun to use.
