Same. I haven’t seen it mentioned that the AF only uses those few steps anywhere else. This would be a big oversight on Lomos part. Practically rendering it useless for close focus and portraits (unless you like oof shots).
Another great and very cheap option for mercury battery replacement is the 675 hearing aid battery. These are virtually the same as Wein Cell rated at around 1.35-1.4V but cost only a fraction of the price — here in Poland 40-50x cheaper, since Wein Cell costs around 50 PLN, and you can get 6 pack of 675 for like 6-8 PLN.
You can put them (like any other LR/SR44) into a cheap adapter without a resistor or use a rubber oring if your battery compartment is shaped to fit an old PX battery. I use 675 with Canonet…
I’ve had another look at this popular article that reviews the smallest fully mechanical 35mm film camera ever made. The Rollei 35 S is also the second-smallest full-frame camera to date (including all modern digital cameras). A very impressive little machine, despite being designed in the 1950s.
A highly anticipated panoramic Widelux recreation and a small avalanche of fake YouTube videos.
SilverBridges, a new camera manufacturer founded by a well-known Hollywood actor and the founders of an analogue photography print magazine, has just unveiled their new camera: WideluxX™ Prototype 0001. The camera is a faithful recreation of the original, highly regarded swing-lens panoramic camera, made with modern materials and tooling in Germany.
The issue with the vintage Widelux cameras is the imprecise…
I took some liberties with this Lomo MC-A sample, photographed by Anil Mistry. This was a detailed scan, so I enlarged a small portion to give you a better idea of how sharp the camera’s lens is.
Edit: This post previously supposed that the camera uses step autofocus, similar to Konica Recorder (analog.cafe/r/konica-recor…). However, after double-checking the specs, that’s probably not the case.
Lomography just launched MC-A, a new premium point-and-shoot¹ 35mm film camera!
Lomo MC-A is Lomography’s first autofocus design. It features a 32mm f/2.8-16 multi-coated Lomo glass lens, a 1/500s top shutter speed, manual controls, and a metal body. The camera is available for *pre-order* at $549 (links below).
¹ — MC-A uses a film advance lever, which may not make it a point-and-shoot camera according to some definitions. However, its autoexposure and autofocus modes, along with a DX code reader and a built-in…
Analog.Cafe website is gradually coming back online following a major internet service outage.
An issue at one of the Amazon Web Services systems that cascaded down to many popular websites today, including this blog, caused a service outage.
Unfortunately, there was nothing I could do from my end to protect this website from this issue. I am considering options for improving the resilience of this website in the future.
As of now, the website is back up and the services are gradually coming back online.
Hi, a casual film shooter in China here. I actually find EK100’s lowlight performance surprisingly acceptable. Here’s a shot of light-show and fireworks, I find the result quite passable for a ISO100 film.
Note: 1st picture shot by iPhone, 2nd original from scanner, 3rd edited to taste.
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