Lomo Kompakt Automat 35mm Camera by Lomographic Cameras
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Digital camera reviews of Lomo Kompakt Automat 35mm Camera
Digital camera Review: Great camera, but has some mechanical defects.
Summary: 4 Stars
Like many other reviewers, I agree that this is a fun little camera. However one should be aware of some mechanical diffects, that occur randomly. First, it has a tendency of a sutter to freeze, and when it occurs the sutter leaves simply stick together and stop responding. You would not know untill u get first "empty" film. And the repair is costly. Secondly, the meetering system is fulled at times producing, very unexpected results.But despite those diffects, I consider it a fun camera and worth a try if you love photography.
Digital camera Review: Great little fun camera!
Summary: 4 Stars
I saw this review in Maxim magazine back in 1999. I read the article after I came back from a trip to London and wished I had it with me. This is a fun point-n-click camera. A great manual camera with a metal body. It even smells like a REAL camera. I take it on all my vacations now and only keep black and white film in it. I use it for the fun and quirky artistic shots. I used it on my honeymoon in Italy and took some great pictures in Florance. I've also used it in London and New Orleans.
I used only one roll of color and decided to keep b/w in it for something different. It's definitely an "art" camera. No aperture settings to mess with. I have it set from what they suggested in the manual. There is a limited distance, but the sharpness is within 10 feet. I wished I had this in college when I was taking photography.
Lomo also has fun contests that you can enter. Their website has users photos and different ideas for how these pictures turn out.
If you are a camera collector or photo buff, this is a FUN camera to have!
Digital camera Review: Overpriced junk....
Summary: 1 Stars
I got to test this camera and the picture quality is abysmal. Vigneting (soft, dim corners on pictures) is clear and obvious. Also my friends Lomo kompact suffers heavily from light leaks. The "low light photography" this camera claims you can do with it is a farce as far as I am concerned because you can buy many f2.8 fixed focal length camera's that are BETTER for ? the price, point in mind, the Olympus Stylus Epic QD, which costs far less, has a more modern focusing system, superior lens, automatic film handling, and a flash. Wow, it turns into a Super Lomo if you read the manual and turn off the flash. I honestly do believe this little Russian camera is just leftover stock from the Soviet era that is being sold at exorbitant prices to dumb Westerners. Whatever people say is charming about it I can simply not understand, because it just takes horrible photos. So please save yourself from this junk and buy a Olympus Stylus Epic QD, you won't regret it. By the way, I am far from a inexperienced photographer, so I am positive it is not me that takes bad pictures. I own a manual camera.Digital camera Review: Overpriced junk....
Summary: 1 Stars
I got to test this camera and the picture quality is abysmal. Vigneting (soft, dim corners on pictures) is clear and obvious. Also my friends Lomo kompact suffers heavily from light leaks. The "low light photography" this camera claims you can do with it is a farce as far as I am concerned because you can buy many f2.8 fixed focal length camera's that are BETTER for ? the price, point in mind, the Olympus Stylus Epic QD, which costs far less, has a more modern focusing system, superior lens, automatic film handling, and a flash. Wow, it turns into a Super Lomo if you read the manual and turn off the flash. I honestly do believe this little Russian camera is just leftover stock from the Soviet era that is being sold at exorbitant prices to dumb Westerners. Whatever people say is charming about it I can simply not understand, because it just takes horrible photos. So please save yourself from this junk and buy a Olympus Stylus Epic QD, you won't regret it. By the way, I am far from a inexperienced photographer, so I am positive it is not me that takes bad pictures. I own a manual camera.Digital camera Review: give it another try...
Summary: 3 Stars
O.K. I got my lomo last week, and shot a roll of film. And came back all blurrrr photos. I was very disappointed. I can't see if I focus or not, it's very difficult to figure it out the distance setting at the beginning I guess, so, I will give it another try...but, because of this lomo camera is so small, and light, now I start to carry it all the time with me and take photos anywhere, anytime I feel like to. I always hear photographers saying that they carry their camera all the time, but, I have never carried my Nikon F100, or my Hassleblad with me all the time because they are heavier and I also need to bring a camera case to protect these expensive equipments and lens. I will be heartbroken if I careless lost, damage these expensive cameras. But with Lomo camera, I won't have a heart attack ;) if I lost it, drop it. If this happen, it's still all right...I will buy another one, or I might not...So, I feel good to have this Lomo with me.
And Lomo.com and the way this Lomo camera's photos came out did change my perspective to see, to judge or to take photos a litte. I am used to like my photos to be 100% sharp with perfect setting, lighting, and found out now that some surprising photos from this Lomo(blur, distorb, wierd angle, over or under exposure...)might be interesting as well...at least I laugh about it...which is good to laugh too in today's stressful society, isn't it. And don't give me wrong, I love and am still using my Nikon, my hasslebald for shooting photos.
and the reason that I give this camera only 3 star is the price ...
other than these drawbacks, up to now, I am happy to carry my Lomo with me all the time and have fun...and laugh!!!