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LC-A versus LC-A+
After shooting several rolls of film through my LOMO LC-A, I wanted to compare it to my trusty ’91 LOMO LC-A.
Appearance?
The two cameras are almost identical. The LC-A+ is missing the diaphragm setting, used to override the aperture and shutter settings for flash use. I don’t miss this much, as most of my photos are taken with available light. Over the years, I’ve bumped the diaphragm setting on my LC-A and ruined a batch of shots in daylight.
The LC-A+ has a threaded shutter release to accept a remote cable release.
The LC-A+ is missing framelines and focus icons in the viewfinder. Not a huge difference, but I do miss them when trying to compose a shot. If you follow the 10 rules of Lomography, this won’t be an issue.
Finish? The LC-A feels like a little tank. The LC-A+ feels a bit lighter, and the back flexes a tiny bit, but the difference is negligible.
Speed settings? The LC-A + supports 800 speed film.
Lens? Can’t tell the difference
Feel? LC-A+ feels better – smoother film advance, smoother shutter release. FIlm window is a huge plus.
Arch, Redux
Yesterday’s post reminded me of an old LOMO photo I took in 2002.
Tableau
This roll of film sat in my freezer for several years before being shot in my LOMO LC-A+ last year, then it sat in the bottom of my 6 Million Dollar bag
Drink.
Closed, Part Deux
A followup to Closed for Business.
Closed for Business
LOMO Double
Projection Room
Bicyclist on Townsend, SOMA SF
Kitchen LOMO
No other camera can work with low light as well as a LOMO does. Load a roll of slow film, hand-hold the camera, brace it against a lamp post, hold your breath and shoot…
Greyho
Greyhound Station, San Francisco CA. LOMO LC-A, Kodak HD 400 film
Continuing my window study
A window I pass by every day on my way to and from work. This time, with a Colorsplash and Fuji Superia 400 film.
Don’t think, just shoot
This LOMO mantra’s been getting easier for me – since I’ve been growing my hair longer and spring breezes are here, I’m having a hard time looking through the viewfinder without my hair getting in the way of the lens or the viewfinder!
I shot a roll of some generic $.99 cent store ISO 200 film on my way home last night and didn’t look through the viewfinder once. We’ll see how it turns out!
<Obligatory photo posting>
LOMO at night
Old LOMO Wall, 2009
I started putting my LOMOs into a patchwork using double-sided tape on an old piece of foamcore tape a few years ago, and got to the point where I needed something a little more usable. After a while, the prints would fall down, overlapping prints meant tearing the print when I rearranged them, etc.
I salvaged the ones I could, and replaced it with some hanger wire and stand-offs from Ikea. I mounted the prints on 5×7 index cards, and hang them using bulldog clips. I’ll post a pic when Lomowall Mk. II is complete!
My fascination with the Olympus XA 2
In order to understand my fascination with the LOMO LC-A, it helps to know about the camera that started me thinking differently about photography.
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