The Other Side of Photography: Golden Half 35mm Camera


Updated 04/18/11 12:09 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 2 comments

The Other Side of Photography: Golden Half 35mm Camera

I know I'm all about the digital, baby, but there's something about 35mm film that keeps me coming back for more. Take this Golden Half Camera ($55) that shoots two old-school images within one frame of film. I'm excited about this because it means you have not one, but two opportunities to capture something fantastic in each frame. Plus, doesn't the "come hither" packaging just make you drool? Read more

The LOMO Colorsplash Camera


Updated 08/15/07 6:02 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 15 comments

The LOMO Colorsplash Camera

Most of you loved the Lomolitos Colored Cameras, so I figured I'd share this updated version with not one, but a whopping thirteen colored filters! Featured on GeekAlerts, the Lomography Colorsplash 35MM Camera uses tinted flash filters and long exposure settings to create dreamy-streaked retro style images that are rich in color! For $50 you will get the camera, a battery, film, poster, extra Read more

Lomography Camera With Fisheye Lens


Updated 10/10/07 3:07 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 11 comments

Lomography Camera With Fisheye Lens

Whenever I try to take a picture of my parents' dog, he comes right up to the camera to sniff the lens, which gives him a magnified nose in the picture. I find it to be utterly endearing, so when I saw the Lomography Fisheye 35mm camera, which intentionally creates "fisheye" effect I was sold. This camera has a 170 degree view and compacts everything around you into a circular, distorted image. Read more

Do You Use A Digital or Film Camera?


Updated 03/01/09 1:11 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 49 comments

Do You Use A Digital or Film Camera?

When I came across this older (as in 2002) picture of Donatella Versace, Madonna, and Gwyneth Paltrow having some fun with Gwyneth's 35mm film camera, it brought me back to the days when I religiously carried my huge film cam to every party and function. Now with digital cameras we have the freedom to take all the shots we want, view them, and delete the ones we don't like on the spot. I'm Read more

Lomography Steps Into the Film Biz With a 35mm Video Camera


Updated 11/04/11 3:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Lomography 35mm Video Camera

Ready to add a totally new Lomography experience to your photography practice? Now that you've become an expert with the Diana, Holga, and FishEye cameras, go to the next lomo level and create a film using the LomoKinoScope package ($100). The LomoKino uses ordinary 35mm film; a roll of 36 exposures will turn out an analog film of 144 frames. The trademark lo-fi features include a rotating film Read more

21 Disposable Products You Can Reuse


Updated 03/30/12 1:45 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Can I Reuse Disposable Things?

Even when the product is supposedly "disposable," you can always reuse it. Wise Bread shares awesome ways to reuse these 21 disposable products. It’s said that we live in a disposable society. But the word "disposable" is a misnomer. Disposable is considered throwaway, something you use once and dump, regardless of the life that may be left in it. As a frugal shopper with a concern for the Read more

La Sardina Cameras Add a Touch of Flare to Your Photography Tool Kit


Updated 11/03/11 4:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Fisheye La Sardina Cameras

Lomography cameras come with that certain "something" all on their own, but toss these La Sardina 22mm Fisheye Lens Lomos in front of a shutterbug, and they won't be able to resist. Vintage enthusiasts will love the retro style of the Lomo film units, and fashionistas will dig the bright and bold patterns of the outside skin. All three — Cubic ($110), Domino ($70), and Sea Pride ($60) — use Read more