Finally 18 months after it originally launched I finally have got my hands on a Cappy Camera. But was this worth £145 I paid for for it via Amazon? Cappy would you have you believe this the best screenless on the market. I’d been expecting a Cappy with a silent R but it actually was better than expected – although there some issues.
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The Quest for the Lo-Fi Holy Grail – Echolens Digital Camera review
What is the perfect Lo-Fi camera.? Is one man’s Holy grail another’s very naughty boy ? By 2025 the market was getting pretty crowded. So what does Echolens a Kickstarter launched camera Bring to the game. It promised a to be“the Digital Camera That Feels Like Film“ wrapped up in a more premium faux Leica body. But is this the Holy hand grenade of Antioch of Lo-Fi or is it time to Run Away ! Run Away !
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The Lo-Fi that wouldn’t die – Cappy Camera is back
The Lo-Fi camera no one asked for has risen from the grave. Having been effectively cancelled by legal action in 2024 the Cappy camera is weirdly back but only if you live in the US or are happy to fund Jeff Bezos. But what does this tell us about the Lo-Fi digital market ? And does the Cappy have a home in it if it’s half decent ?
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The Mother of Digital Lo-Fi but Flat-packed -Meet the IKEA Knäppa
When does Digital Lo-Fi start ? Is it kid- cams from the noughties or is it this offering from the Swedish Purveyors of meatballs and DIY flat packed furniture IKEA ? Meet the Mother of all modern Lo-Fi Screenless digitals the IKEA Knäppa
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The Comeback Kid – The Retro Snap V2 Review
Retro Snap Lo-Fi Digital Camera won my worst camera of 2024 by some margin in a year that wasn’t short of awful new cameras. Aside from debates about it’s originality, it was out performed by 20 quid micro digitals from AliExpress. But the company apologised and have launched a newer version. And actually it is hugely better and was the most improved camera in my 2025 awards but why ?
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2025 – The Year In Photography
So another year over. I’ve hardly posted this year so the awards are going to be brief . But a lot has happened from new AF compacts, new (or is it old) film. We also have the death of a lomo legend and Kodak dominating camera sales. Welcome to my look back at 2025. Oh and the crystal ball is back.
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Retro Lo-Fi Fun – Chuzhao Retro Digital
2024 saw a lot of jostling to push Lo-Fi digitals from the very good new Camp Snap to the frankly awful Retro Snap. You’d think i’d have had enough and should be saving my pennies for that Black Z fc I’m craving . But no, here’s the Chuzhao Retro and for ~50 quid you get a mini vintage style TLR- like cracker with some issues.
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2024 – The year in photography
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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Undercooked Turkey – Retro Snap Review
The Lo-fi camera market has had a turbulent 12 months. But new camera touted a few months back to be a new entry player with retro styling and switchable filters. The Retro Snap looked like a tweaked Camp Snap – the current budget favourite of the field and there an element of shameless hommage (or is that… cough… cough copying ?). And Mines turned up just before Christmas. But just like Dodgy Uncle Jeff I kinda wish it hadn’t. At least Uncle Jeff brings what he says and he’ll answer my messages though. Same can’t be said of Retro Snap Cameras Ltd.
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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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