What is lomo photography?

LOMO, whose full name is Leningrad Optical Instrument Factory, is the largest optical instrument manufacturer in Russia today. Nowadays, LOMO has become synonymous with LOMO LC-A, which is a 35mm automatic exposure paraxial camera developed and produced by this factory in the former Soviet Union. It was originally equipped with the former Soviet Union by imitating Leica's Minox. Discontinued in the late 1980s. Lomo alone is the abbreviation of Leningrad Optical Instrument Factory, which is famous for producing cameras named Lomo LC-A. Now many LOFI devices are called Lomo devices. High-tech digital cameras bring the rapidity and randomness of photography, but at the same time, another group of young people are fascinated by the effect of low-tech cameras, which originated from LOMO LC-A, 199 1. In, two students from Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in Austria bought LOMO LC-A in an antique shop in Prague, Czech Republic. An exhibition after returning to China made LOMO LC-A famous. The two students pasted photos taken with LOMO LC-A all over the wall-this became the main way for LOMO fans to communicate later. The dark corners and rich colors in LOMO's works have attracted the attention of many young people. 1996, two students went to St. Petersburg, Russia to find LOMO's production factory and persuaded the person in charge of the factory to resume production of LOMO LOMO camera LC-A, which was immediately snapped up by young people all over the world after it resumed production. Thus, the new word "Lomography" was born. In Hong Kong, there is also an exhibition of lomography-8,000 photos taken with LOMO are arranged into a 42-meter-long "Lomo wall" in the subway station, forming a unique landscape. Due to the shortage of supply, the price of a LOMO LC-A on the LOMO website has now risen from the initial 30 dollars to nearly 200 dollars. I bought the LOMO LC-A from the auction website. According to the serial number in the cabin, it is estimated that it was produced in 1986. The size of LOMO camera is 107mm×68mm×43.5mm, and it uses a 32 mm wide-angle lens with obvious distortion. The focal length needs to be adjusted manually, and the focal length lever next to the lens can be adjusted in three steps: 0.8, 3 meters and infinity. 3 meters away from infinity, suitable for blind shot and snapshots. Many selfies on Lomography are taken with a focal length of 0.8 meters. There will be a dark corner at the edge of the photo taken by Lomo LC-A. Because the lens shrinks deeply in front of the camera when the focusing lever is at infinity, the dark corner is particularly obvious when the focusing lever is at infinity and the aperture is large. Therefore, according to this feature, we can reduce or increase the dark angle effect by narrowing the aperture (we need to calculate the exposure ourselves) or using a large aperture. The developed photos taken by this machine are saturated in color. Excellent imaging, edge imaging is slightly inferior to central imaging. It is the dark corners and saturated colors that attract many young buyers. LOMO LC-A needs three AG 13 button cell for photometric determination. You can hear the shutter sound when there is no battery, but the shutter doesn't actually open. Therefore, it is best to have a spare battery ready at any time in case the battery is exhausted and it is impossible to shoot. The maximum aperture of this machine is 2.8, which can be adjusted from f2.8 to f 16. A is program automatic exposure, and the camera automatically sets the aperture value and shutter speed according to the brightness at that time, so the metering is more accurate. When shooting in the dark, be sure to wait for the shutter to close and make a sound before releasing your hand to avoid underexposure caused by closing the shutter before the end of exposure. When the aperture is set to a value other than a, the program will lock the shutter speed to 1/60 seconds. The longest automatic exposure time of LOMO LC-A program is 2 seconds, and the shortest is 1/500 seconds. The change of 17 Ev value (F2.82s'-f161/500) can be achieved, and shutter speed adjustment and exposure compensation are not needed, but exposure compensation can be achieved by setting ISO. The sensitivity setting from iso25 to iso400 can be done on the fuselage. There is a flash interface at the top of Lomo LC-A. After connecting the flash, the shutter speed will remain at 1/60 seconds. The viewfinder and lens are generally hidden in the eyelid protective case of the machine, which is not easy to get dirty. There are two red lights in the viewfinder. In the case of program automatic exposure (file A), turn on the left light alone, and the shutter speed is higher than1/60s; When the two lights are on at the same time, it means that the shutter speed is low, 1/30, and it is necessary to stabilize the camera or use a tripod when shooting; The light turns on and then goes out slowly, indicating that the battery is insufficient and needs to be replaced in time; When both lights go out, check whether there is electricity or whether the battery is installed backwards. The LOMO price in this section is not common in the domestic market because of the low output of Lomo LC-A. In earlier years, the domestic market price of LOMO LC-A was around one 300 yuan. Now the price of LOMO LC-A on Lomographyasia website is 1400 Hong Kong dollars. At present, the photographic equipment market in Beijing or Northeast China is occasionally expensive, and the price is usually much higher than the actual value of the machine. In addition, 4 continuous shooting, 6 continuous shooting cameras and stereo cameras are also called LOMO cameras by LOMO Grapher and have nothing to do with LOMO factory. Today, the word LOMO is not only the abbreviation of Leningrad Optical Instrument Factory, but also represents youth and creativity. What is FAQ 1-Lomo? Lomo is a miniature camera dedicated to Russian spies in the 1950s. Later, an Austrian student bought such an old camera in Prague, which was quite realistic in the former Soviet Union. After being brought back to Vienna, it became the new favorite of the underground art and cultural circles. What's the difference between a double LOMO and a professional camera? Although they are all optical cameras, professional optical cameras require high definition and accurate focusing. Lomo is similar to a fool camera, and some of them are low-end cameras produced in early years. Most of the officially designated LOMO cameras are small in size, simple to operate and shoot with film. What is the biggest feature of 3-lomo photos? Lomo pursues bright colors and a casual attitude, but these can also achieve very interesting effects through film or development, such as negative development with positive films. What are the criteria for judging the quality of 4-LOMO photos? This is not easy to evaluate, it all depends on personal preference, and the photos are not absolutely good or bad. But Lomo photos should be thoughtful, and the photographer's thoughts and personality should be integrated into the photos. Besides pursuing bright colors and dark corners, they should also pursue the content of photos and the photographer's personality. Does 5-LOMO need professional knowledge? It is best to know a little about photography, but Lomo cameras are mostly low-end cameras, and the operation is very simple. Lomo doesn't need batteries, apertures and focusing. You can operate it with more practice. Is it expensive to play LOMO? Compared with ordinary photography, LOMO is cheaper, because LOMO has only one camera and does not need a single lens. There won't be much difference between the prices of film and development. Is there a difference between developing LOMO photos and ordinary photos? It's no different from ordinary cameras. With the roll of 135, it can be developed in any print shop. 8- Recommend several authoritative LOMO websites. What do you mean by /lomo/9- 135 and 120? Our common camera systems are 120 camera and 135 camera. 135 film has a small frame (generally 24×36mm), which is not suitable for putting down large photos; The format of 120 film can generally be made into 6×9cm, 6×7cm, 6×6cm, 6×4.5cm and other specifications according to different cameras, and the quality of making large photos is obviously better than that of 135 negative. As for110,220 pages in various formats, most people seldom use them. 10- What are negative films and reverse films (positive films)? The main differences between them are: the brightness and color of the image on the negative are opposite to the actual scenery; The same is true for reverse films. The English difference between the two is that the film is colored after the English brand, such as Fuji color negative. The reversal film changes color to chromium, such as Ektachrome (Ekta reversal film of Kodak Company). The most classic way for LOMO players to play is to shoot positive films, and then let the printing shop develop them according to the process of negative films. These colors are strange and usually have surprising effects. 11-holga120 series. What's the difference between the six models? Holga 120 has six models, such as GCFN/CFN/GFN/FN/GN/N, in which G- stands for glass, C- stands for color, F- stands for flash and N- stands for normal. GCFN glass lens with 4-color flash cannot be externally connected with flash, and CFN plastic lens with 4-color flash cannot be externally connected with flash. GFN glass lens with ordinary flash cannot be connected with flash. GN glass lens without flash can be connected with flash. N plastic lens without flash can be connected with flash. 12- how to convert LOMO photos into digital format (such as JPG)? The most recommended method is negative scanning. Under normal circumstances, after taking pictures, let the print shop only develop the film, and then scan and carve it. Professional negative scanners can scan negative films into very high-quality image files, such as JPG format. Edit the LOMO classification in this paragraph and divide it into multi-grid LOMO cameras according to performance. This LOMO camera can take many photos arranged neatly like stamps on a negative. This LOMO camera is most commonly used to shoot continuous motion. This kind of camera mainly has four frames of animation, half frame, dynamic four frames, super dynamic four frames, eight frames, nine frames and so on. Color LOMO camera The photos taken by this LOMO camera are like transparent colored paper covered with different colors, and different scenes are expressed in different colors, which can make the photos more fully reflect the photographer's mood at that time. This kind of camera mainly includes color mood and HOLGA, LC-A+ color flash (HOLGA needs to be used with color filter). Special effects LOMO camera: The photos taken by this LOMO camera are exaggerated and weird. In my opinion, they are more entertaining. This kind of camera mainly includes frog's eye shot underwater, fish's eye shot with exaggerated effect, LC-A shot with multiple exposures and other special effects, and the general 202 camera that shoots panorama shakes its head. According to the lens classification, single-lens LOMO cameras such as frog's eye, fish's eye, LC-A, HOLGA, General 202 shaking his head, color mood, princess diary, Rubik's cube box, 18K, Smina 8m, Seagull 4B, etc. all belong to single-lens LOMO cameras, among which only half-frame LOMO cameras can present two photos on one negative. Multi-lens camera four-frame animation dynamic four-frame, super-dynamic four-frame, eight-frame, nine-frame, all belong to multi-lens LOMO camera. Dear friends who yearn for LOMO, please note that if you don't have enough economic strength (you can only support yourself), the second generation ancestors will no longer belong to this category! ), please think twice before starting the machine, because there are expensive film costs and development costs behind it. Lomo light leakage master Holga camera is a 120 film format camera. 1982 was first produced in Hong Kong. Holga may mean "very smart" and "corrupt". Holga camera has been growing among enthusiasts and lomo photographers since it came out. The plastic lens made for Holga is full of many serious shortcomings, such as edge deformation, difficulty in color control, frequent light leakage from the plastic camera body, and no connection between film propulsion and cable release. Because of these, the camera will lead to many unexpected multiple exposures during use. This is the most charming feature of Horga that many fans find. Product name: LOMO Holga 120GCFN light leakage master technical specifications: lens: 60mm glass lens negative: 120 black and white or color negative (6X4.5/ 6X6) aperture: f/8 or f/1shutter setting:/kloc-0. B-door infinite slow exposure built-in flash: w (white) b (blue) r (red) y (yellow) Focus: estimated distance 1 person, 3 people, 7 people, the size of a mountain: 140 x 102 x 76 mm Applicable crowd: suitable for fashionistas who like photography. Selling point: simple structure. The same position, the same aperture and the same shutter will all take different pictures. Horga is really a surprise.