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February 27, 2009

The Amazing Disderi 3 Lens Robot Camera

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Genies Disderi 3 Lens Robot Camera ©Genie Ranada      

Genie's Disderi 3 Lens Robot Camera ©Genie Ranada

 

You can trust Genie Ranada, uber-cool gadget girl, to get her hands on the coolest cutest stuff faster than anyone else. This is her new purchase, a Disderi 3 Lens Robot Camera, which is something like a cross between an action sampler and a Sanrio toy.  I like that the images aren’t entirely rectangular within each frame, with weird scalloping in between. I also like how it captures scenes vertically. 

I saw a bunch of these in Hong Kong last year but didn’t realize they could take cool images. Back then I was all digital haha. They’re available in 2, 3 and 4 lens versions. Maybe Genie’ll get them all. 

To see the rest of her test roll shots, they’re here. 

Paoay Church ©Genie Ranada

Paoay Church ©Genie Ranada

Shadow Across Playa Tropicale ©Genie Ranada

Shadow Across Playa Tropicale ©Genie Ranada

Coca Cola Tarp ©Genie Ranada

Coca Cola Tarp ©Genie Ranada

Some technical specs for the technically-minded: 

Type: 35mm lens without flash
Lens: optical lens,f/8 28mm
Shutter speed : leaf shutter, 1/100 sec
Film to be used: 35mm format color or black/white 135 film of ASA 100/ISO 21 or ASA 400/ISO 27
View Finder: Eye level finder
Focusing: free
No need batteries
Dimensions: about 95mm*63mm*33mm
Weight: 90g
 

February 11, 2009

Baguio City in 6×6

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Baguio City Crucifix

Baguio City Crucifix © Georwyn Victor

What is it about square photographs that makes them so interesting? Is it because you can chuck the Rule of Thirds out the window and place your subject smack dab in the middle of the frame? Is it because there is horizontal and vertical balance to the image? Is it because square photos are native to film, specifically 120 film, and not to digital?

Here’s a particularly haunting photo taken in Baguio City, the summer capital of the Philippines. This was captured by Georwyn Victor, a communications student who has been dabbling in photography since 2007 and lomography specifically since April of last year.  He shoots with a Holga, a Supersampler, and a Kidzlab DIY pinhole camera. 

The rest of this set may be found here, and from there you can easily find his other photo sets.  His blog, which likewise displays many of his shots, may be found here.

 

February 9, 2009

We Love Sprockets

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 Originally uploaded by fidainc

One of the cool things about medium format Holgas is the fact that you can, with minimal modification, get them to use 35mm rolls. The result is a negative where the image captured spills over onto the sprocket holes, which makes for a very eye-catching framing effect.

Here’s a shot from one of my work colleagues based in Singapore, Rafidah Amran. She uses a Holga 120N and, for this particular slide, she used expired slide film. This was taken at VivoCity, one of the largest retail destinations in Singapore.

If you want to check out her other Holga photos, you may click here.

 

January 23, 2009

Genie’s Golden Half Goes Gallivanting

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On my recent trip to Hong Kong, I was faced with a difficult purchasing choice: to get a Superheadz Demekin (see previous entry) or a Superheadz Golden Half.  The Golden Half is an interesting little thing, so named because it shoots 35mm film but at half frame, meaning for a 36 shot roll you get 72. It’s got two aperture settings, f/8 and f/11 as well as a hotshoe for fun strobist action.  While I may have bought the Demekin, the Golden Half remains on my must-have camera list. 

 This means that my favorite pop culture girl has one up on me.  Genie Ranada is no stranger to gadgets. She is the lifestyle editor for the tech magazine T3 and is one of the few people I know who’ve been featured on Boingboing.net (no I am not saying why or what for).  She has BOTH a Demekin and a Golden Half. She takes great pictures, to boot! Here are some of her Golden Half shots, all taken during the Dec 08 holidays in Laoag, Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. Fuji Provia 100F slide film was used and cross-processed. Enjoy!

 

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angelchurch

 

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bluebeetle

 

cemeteryblues

cemeteryblues

 

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cloud9

 

cross+cherubs

cross+cherubs

 

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texicano

 

If you want to see more of Genie’s Golden Half photographs, do visit her multiply site. 

 

Oh, and this is what the Superheadz Golden Half looks like. If you want one of your own, Oh Shoot! sells them, too. 

Superheadz Golden Half
Superheadz Golden Half
 

January 9, 2009

Marcushiro’s Mao-fest

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Electronic Music Machine Manster Marcushiro of the band Bagetsafonik is one of the folks I keep seeing around Manila. Aside from providing the beats, loops and vocals for the band, he is also one half of the graphic design duo known as Electrolychee. Marcushiro is also an avid lomographer. 

Here are a couple of shots from his recent travels to Thailand ang Hong Kong. 

 

Santo Santa by Marcushiro
Santo Santa by Marcushiro 

Lomo LCA+ and Kodak Elitechrome@ ASA400

Party Party by Marcushiro 

Lomo LCA+ and Kodak Elitechrome@ ASA400

 

Lots of other neat stuff on his multiply, including his photos and art. Check him out at marcushiro.multiply.com.

 

December 22, 2008

Singapore Scenes Through a Holga

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When you find yourself alone in a foreign land, working overseas for better pay, it’s often a good time to start a hobby, just to keep the blues away.  That’s exactly what reader Fejie F. aka MillionMonks did when he moved to Singapore. He got himself a nice new Holga CFN and joined the local Lomo group www.lomotionsg.com. Here are some of his shots.

 

This photo "was taken on the Hippo Tour, an open double decker bus that goes around the city carrying tourist. Straight ahead is the Singapore Flyer, the biggest observation wheel in the world. Bigger than the London Eye."

This photo "was taken on the Hippo Tour, an open double decker bus that goes around the city carrying tourist. Straight ahead is the Singapore Flyer, the biggest observation wheel in the world. Bigger than the London Eye."

 

"This is just a bougainvilla in the middle of the Fountain of Weath, at Suntec City. The four towers in the background are part of a 5-building complex that is designed to look like fingers of a left hand jutting out to the sky. At the palm (middle) is the Fountain of Weath."

"This is just a bougainvilla in the middle of the Fountain of Wealth, at Suntec City. The four towers in the background are part of a 5-building complex that is designed to look like fingers of a left hand jutting out to the sky. At the palm (middle) is the Fountain of Wealth."

 

"This shot is an experimental Bulb setting inside a bus traveling at Orchard road."

"This shot is an experimental Bulb setting inside a bus traveling at Orchard road."

Any more Singapore Lomographers out there? Do drop me a message and I can post your best Lomo shots.

 

December 16, 2008

Certified Lomo Junkie

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Vignette Doggies

Vignette Doggies

 

Can You Canoe?

Can You Canoe?

 

Underneath the Canopy

Underneath the Canopy

Mhor Phel is, without a doubt, a lomo addict. Known on the web as LOMODRUGS, this keen shooter has, so far, twelve lomographic cameras on his shelf. Despite only shooting for a year, Mhor has a knack for finding mundane things and making them look good, a skill every lomographer should seek to have.

Check out his Multiply site: lomodrugs.multiply.com

 

December 10, 2008

Taking the Plunge in Puerto Princesa City

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There’s a special place in the cockles of my heart for Puerto Princesa, the capital city of Palawan. I first visited the place in 1995 just before graduating from college and have since called it my escape, my island oasis, my second home. Those who’ve visited the island have similar things to say, calling it an island paradise, the last frontier, an ecological sanctuary. The seafood is fresh and tasty, the beaches are gorgeous (even though you DO have to go out of the city to get to the best spots), and the folks are friendly. Prices aren’t bad either. I haven’t been back in a few years, so these shots from Gay Somera really hit the spot, making me feel nostalgic, envious and beach-bum-lazy at the same time.

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