So the Last pigs in blanket has been scoffed and my port bottle has been running dry. So it feels like time to look back over 2024 from a film and lo fi digital point of view. We’ve court battles, new gear a plenty and Gen Z nicking all the budget digicams. As well as an unhealthy obsession with 2:1 cameras. Oh and we’ve my annual awards and predictions.
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Using Optical filters with a Paper Shoot
In a Facebook group I’m in, someone asked what size of filters a Paper Shoot (PS) takes. Truth be told there’s little info on that. But in fact the current cases take a 26mm filter thread.
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Cappy Camera is canned
Last night I got an email from shopify, informing me my Cappy Camera order had been cancelled. It was no glitch. Cappy cameras is no more bringing to end a rather sorry saga in the lo-fi digital community
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The Nana Goes forth – The FilmNeverDie aka FND Nana up against rivals
The weather lifted a bit after Storm Bert and I finally got the New FND Nana camera out for a wee try. But this was no single review – it needed some opposition. Let the Nana Drama shoot out begin.
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The Chinese Ricoh or is that Lomo ? -Fetana 35FT Review
At first glance you might be thinking this is a clone of the Ricoh FF-7 or similar. But nope this turns out to be a very quirky basic shooter but with some quirks. Meet the fairly unique plastic fantastic, the Fetana 35FT
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Wizard from Oz ? Unboxing the FilmNeverDie Nana Camera
So the wait is over. Arriving from Melbourne this week was my Nana Camera from FilmNeverDie (FND). It’s a camera that perhaps has had one of the more controversial pre-release histories in recent years. But what is the camera actually like. Here’s my unboxing and comparison to something else…
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A Brief History of Photography by Objects – 16 – Colour print Of Agen, France Printed ~1950’s
You might be wondering what a run of the mill colour photo is doing here. A photo from a time when colour photography was well established. But this print was made from a the negatives used to make a colour print in 1877 ! But involves a Journey involving a Scotsman, Lots of Frenchmen, a Swiss Badass painter, Murderous Highwaymen, an abandoned wife and a dubious preacher
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The New Vintage – Meet the Camp Snap 1.03B
In my recent group test of lo-fi digital which the older 1.01 Camp Snap won, I did point out there was newer improved model and that I could have shot with a vintage filter firmware. Literally a week after getting home my new Camp Snap 1.03B turned up and was interestingly preloaded with the vintage film firmware. So time to uncork and sample.
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Mini Phototomic – The Y4000 Review
Another day another ten quid mini camera from China. Meet the Y3000‘s big brother the Y4000. With a flash and an optional power drive, it’s better although still flawed fun.
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Crazy Little thing called Lomography La Sardina
Back in 2011 Lomography released the curious little shooter called La Sardina. It is retro styled camera designed to resemble the sardine can camera of the 1930’s. It’s been a success for those crafty Austrian purveyors of plastic. But in a world where now Lomography has rivals how does it stand up. Does it still stand as Queen of plastic fantastic or is another one bites the dust ?
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