Oh Diana+, you were my first Lomography camera and an absolute treat to play with. Then one day, David was helping me rearrange my room and not only did his touchscreen LG mobile phone die that night, but you also fell from my shelf and went smashing to the ground and you were never the same again 🙁 Something jumbled up inside of you and with the shutter release not working properly… I thought you were doomed forever.
You have sat on my shelf for months and months, and FINALLY, I found a way to fix you! 🙂 This tutorial on youtube was the answer to my prayers. And after pulling you apart and fiddling around, you are working again! Since this pic was taken, she has loaded up with film and is ready to go.
I thought this would be a good time to introduce you to the rest of my cameras which I have collected over the years 🙂
Polaroid 600. Got it for my 10th birthday many moons ago. It has 1 measly picture left, because they had stopped making polaroid film 🙁 But to my recent delight, the factory has been bought over and saved by these guys, and film will be available again this year, for all polaroids! 🙂
This is Holga, another lomo camera. David bought me her for christmas last year, and she is a distant cousin of Diana. Equally as dreamy, but I’d say produces more colourful prints. Got two spools in just now getting developed, so on wednesday I’ll see what goodies await! Oh, plus she has a flash, which is always useful.
This is a cheapy semi automatic 35mm camera I bought off ebay for a fiver. I can’t wait to see what rubbish quality of photographs it will produce in all its plastic glory.
Here is my lovely pink fisheye camera. My mum suprised me with this little belter last year. Built in flash and takes standard 35mm film, a joy to load, point, and shoot! 🙂
Little Zumi! I don’t know much about this one yet, as I haven’t got the film developed (still quite a few shots left) and all the Zumi’s online seem to be digital ones. My friend Nic got me this cutie for my 20th birthday, its pretty teeny as you can see. I’m so intrigued as to how the pictures will turn out.
And last but not least, the bad boy that takes all my digital pictures. This is a Fuji Finepix S5600, and is a five megapixel camera with 10 times optical zoom lens. See, its not all about the megapixels ye know 😉 This has been my trusty sidekick for about 4 years now. Never lets me down, and always produces great quality pictures!
When I get my travelling expenses money in for uni, I’m tempted to buy myself a Macbook… OR, a digital SLR. I feel like either of these would really help me in my career in the long run (Well, maybe more the Mac, but its like £800 and the DSLR I want is £400…) But I have never made a big purchase like this so my mind is deliberating back and forth on what to do. Or do I just save all my money for travelling next summer? Come the end of january, I’ll need to make a decision. Ive never been a big spender, and I know there are much more important things in life than materialistic stuff. However, any thoughts/opinions on making big purchases like this would be appreciated muchly 🙂
14 Comments
onic
omg! you really make me drool staring at your toy cameras collection. i would definitely steal that sexy pink fish eye. too bad i can't find the pink one here. grrr. but fisheye is definitely next buy 🙂
January 5, 2010 at 3:41 amwhy don't you show us some of the result? i bet you're an awesome photographer 😀
onic
btw im tagging you on my last post 🙂
January 5, 2010 at 5:05 amJessica Kirsch
you have a lot of cameras and they are all neat.
🙂
January 5, 2010 at 6:00 amTroy Holm
i'm really into writing, and new to the blog scene, but i REALLY have a new interest in cameras after i've been saturated with your love of them. it's all really interesting and i really dig the rest of your blog. anyway, i'm at: exmypa.blogspot.com . check my stuff out too.
January 5, 2010 at 7:17 amMandy
oh my lots os cameras. my nearly broken dont even focus anymore i need a new one.love your blog
January 5, 2010 at 10:19 amEmma (girlwiththearabstrap)
Woah those camera are amazing! xo
January 5, 2010 at 11:21 amMandy
i have two guinea pigs Steve (grey) and Barney(ginger) my older post have got more picture of them. glad you like them thank you
January 5, 2010 at 1:54 pmLucy
This was a lovely post. I don't know a lot about cameras, but I appreciate it when other people do. I bought a Macbook this summer (the most basic, white one) and absolutely adore it. I can't help you decide as I don't have a digital SLR (though would love one) but I would always vouch for a Mac. x
January 5, 2010 at 2:55 pmlove buzz.
oh my fuck, camera envy! XO
January 5, 2010 at 4:09 pmJen
I've just got a MacBook and I would recommend them to anyone. I ADORE mine! My tip is to use your student card in an Apple shop to buy one. You'll get 14% off which is a great big chunk at such high prices! I paid £678ish for mine – my sister had to pretend it was for her as I'm no longer a student but they were fine with it!
I love your camera collection, especially the Polaroid. Polaroid film is sold on eBay but goes for silly prices since they stopped producing it. Yay for the takeover! 🙂
January 5, 2010 at 4:14 pmnicola ticola ponders
Wow! That's a lot of cameras!
I don't have an online store (yet!) but I'm going to start selling from my blog verrrrry soon 🙂
nicola xx
January 5, 2010 at 7:35 pmChuChulainn
oh im so glad you fixed Diana! i bet you were so giddy, i know i would be. The Holga and the fisheye are definitely on my list of items to buy…eventually. As are the Macbook and SLR. My personal recommendation would be the macbook first (not that i have one) b/c i think it could help you with all your stuff and still be utilized for your current cameras. then it'll help you feel like its very useful and wont be weird that you 'made a big purchase'
January 5, 2010 at 7:37 pmalso – i need your help! how did you add the twitter follow button thing to your page? i found one i like from shabbyblogs but i cant figure out how to get the bloomin thing on my blog.
xo
miss*H
Oh wow I have camera envy right now. You have an awesome collection!!! I wish I’d have kept hold of all my old cameras from when I was younger. I got a lomo fisheye in Sept for my b'day and have yet to get the film developed; it's so much more exciting not knowing how they will come out x
January 6, 2010 at 11:56 amApple
Hullo 🙂
A friend of mine suggested finding a ready to graduate design student and buy their mac from them at a discounted rate… seemingly some sell there's off for a good price 🙂
I'd love a mac too!
Ax
January 6, 2010 at 8:36 pm