Geek is chic.
While trolling the tech section of my favorite funky retailer, Urban Outfitters, I came across another novelty camera. This one, the Lomography Oktomat Camera ($40), takes eight shots all included on the same photo, in grid fashion. I'm generally for novelty cameras (and have featured many before!), but I'm curious what you think. Are you tired of seeing them, or do you still love 'em to take the Read more
After I wondered whether 3D might not still be cool, I have a definitive answer: it's hot, hot hot! Not only are the hottest movies coming in 3D, but now it seems like the new thing is to make your own 3D images. You can use this iPhone app to do so, or you can spring for the Holga 120-3D Stereo Camera ($120). Besides looking like a bizarre double-lensed camera for a two-headed alien, it lets Read more
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
I love the ability to manipulate a roll of film in a Holga or other Lomo camera, and manually rewind the spool for a double exposure with the most dreamy qualities. Unfortunately, the reality of actually carrying around a larger toy camera, possibly dropping it and accidentally exposing the film, and having the film actually processed, leaves it locked away at home most of the time. The Minimo-X Read more
