How many of these compacts allow you to take full control over the exposure triangle?
And manual focus (or rather pre-set focus distances)?
And exposure compensation in a split second?
Those cameras who can do that - how much do they cost?
How high is the risk that you'll pay for a brick because 30-40 year-old electronics fail?
Sure not everyone "needs" all those features, but it's also not a like-for-like comparison. Once you match the feature set of the Lomo, you land in the same price range with used compacts.
(btw I paid about the same for the repair of my Grandpa's Leica Minilux than I did for the Lomo MC-A. Not sure if there is a permanent fix for the E02 on the Minilux, more likely it will die on me again at some point..)
And I think anyone interested in film photography in the long run "needs" new products to be developed, released and be financially successful. I'd like to continue with this hobby for the next 40+ years, so relying on 1990s consumer electronics does not strike me as a viable longterm strategy..
Jan 28, 2026 at 01:50 AM
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