nick_brian Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Dear all, i am a total novice regarding photography, but i have just discovered the color saturated pictures taken with lomo cameras and i loved them. i am now considering buying a colorsplash camera, but i hesitate given the price. i mean, the price is not extreme, but i do not want to pay 70 bucks to get a regular 15 buck plastic camera... so i would love to get your views about weither it is worth it spending this money on a colorsplash camera... do you think that the pictures i would make with such a camera would be far different from pictures made with a cheaper one? are lomo cameras definetely better for making color saturated pictures? as a novice, would i be able to make such pictures, or do you need to be an "expert"? thanks a lot in advance for your replies! nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zane1664879013 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Some would say that a Lomo at any price is too much. Is one worth $70? Only you can answer that. Some people enjoy Lomos, others don't see the point. If wildly saturated color is what you're after, why not shoot with a cheap digital and manipulate the files electronically? Keep in mind that most of the time it's the photographer's eye that's responsible for "wow" images, not the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopidgerl Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 get yourself some gel FREE gel swatches from Rosco and tape or hold them over your flash and you've got yourself ColorSplash! No need to spend all that money! It's a hunk of crap anyway! The Rosco website has all sorts of swatchbooks and you can request them and they mail them to you FREE! http://www.rosco.com/us/filters/roscolux.asp http://www.rosco.com/us/filters/supergel.asp http://www.rosco.com/us/filters/ecolour.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen hazelton Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Color saturation is affected by the camera, but is largely a matter of film and processing. I'd hesitate to buy the camera for that reason only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Nick This is from a Lomo Fisheye I got for 30 bucks including shipping I used 400 speed film from a Kroger store. it is that famous stuff made in Italy. http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=574250<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedmartini Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Damn Larry... If you keep posting those friggin' fisheye images I'm going to be forced to buy one... : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_warren1 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 i have been through 5 lomo lca's in as many years. some were new, others were used. for the current prices...it's not worth it. if you want saturated colors try a few things: 1. shoot 100 ISO at 80. 2. shoot kodak EV slide film 3. cross process slide film Using a lomo by itself won't guarantee great shots. some of it is luck, some of it is film and the rest is that unknown factor the lomo contributes. The color splash isn't a well built camera, so for $70 there are a huge number of options for cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Michael Go for it I loaded it with Vista 400 this time so I expect better Color. I only resized them no cropping or anything else except for a little unsharp mask after resizing. My Lab lady loved them so much she ordered one. LOL Larry<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk_teetzel Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I'm glad you asked this because I've been mulling over the same thing. The nice thing with the Colorsplash, that I can tell is the the flash fires just before the shutter closes. This give you the nice blurry effect while haveing a, somewhat, clear and exposed subject. The problem with just about all the other cameras, if you try to emulate this on something else, is that the camera fires just as the shutter is finished opening. This means that the subject will be exposed but then have the blurry lines/lights over top of it. Maybe I'm wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photographicsafaris Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 <p>Got to admit I just got a lomo fisheyeII and a happy man<br> I am surprisingly impressed with the lens, it really is a quality set of elements, Ironically having just shot my first roll, I have managed surprising control over the distorted effects.</p> <p>The "features" are virtually non existent, my only complaint is the lack of a timer. Its perfect for self portraits, and its almost criminal not having one! <br> I thought it would just be a bit of a laugh, but low and behold its a purpose built photograpic tool, comprehensively cheap where it doesnt need to be and quality where it counts. I can see myself using it for a couple of rolls of film at weddings!<br> Get yourself a Lomo, theyre almost as quirky as Russian cameras and will teach you loads</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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