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• LC-A Big Book Chapter 94: Care and Repair for Your LOMO LC-A+

  
  It might be handy to know something elementary about first-aid for homo sapiens, but it's vital for a Lomographer to have crucial information about how to keep their beloved photographic tool ticking. In this chapter we provide you with simple explanations and tips to help you look after your camera properly and to prevent simple mistakes. Remember; any attempted repair that is not mentioned in this text is at your own risk and is not covered under the warranty.
  April 27, 2011 9 likes

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 93: Film and Development

  
  Picking film for your camera is similar to choosing the right type of canvas, colours and brushes for a good three hours of painting. Even though the use of film and development is a bit more expensive than digital options, the wide variety and possibilities along with the simple flair of purely analogue film are definitely worth the price. A good knowledge of your film type (colour negative, B/W, slide film!x-pro) and film speed is half the rent of getting the shots you want. For all things film related you should definitely check out: "www.lomography.com/filmshop": www.lomography.com/filmshop
  April 25, 2011 1 comment 12 likes

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 92: How the Lens was Created

  
  After the Minitar 1's calculations were finished at the world famous GO1-institute by Mr. Tarabukin (the "tar" in Minitar stands for the first three letters of his name) and Ms. Zhukova, they were transferred to the LOMO PLC in order to produce the first prototype pieces.
  April 22, 2011 2 likes

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 91: How the Rich Colours are Created

  
  There are two main reasons why a lens like the Minitar 1 yields its supernatural saturated colours. First is the high-quality of the Russian glass used and second, the complex coating of the lens.
  April 21, 2011 4 likes

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 90: How the LOMO LC-A's Characteristic Vignette is Created

  
  The famous vignette of the LOMO LC-A's images was in fact seen as a flaw in the beginnings of its production. The Russian engineers have tried to get rid of it for years, but thankfully, never succeeded. See, because of the handy little size of the LOMO LC-A, the distance between the lens and the film can only be very small.
  April 20, 2011 2 likes

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 89: Standard Cable Release

  
  Blurred, shaken and definitely stirred Lomographs are usually enough to satisfy your hunger, but sometimes even the most hardboiled Lomographers have the urgent need for a crisp and clear long-exposed shot. If this sounds like you, then there are two possible options.
  April 19, 2011

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 88: Film ISO Capability Up To ISO 800/1600

  
  To serve all Lomographers' needs, the ISO capability of the LOMO LC-A+ reach up to 1600. The range of ISO settings gives your bags of freedom for over or underexposing (often recommended when you do multiple exposures) your shots and are generally a great tool for experimenting with different types of films and exposures.
  April 18, 2011 1 like

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 87: Multiple Exposure Switch

  
  The multiple exposure feature comes straight from the hearts and minds of the worldwide Lomographic community; it involves exposing the same single frame more than once.
  April 15, 2011 2 likes

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 86: Flash Hot Shoe

  
  With the automatic exposure feature you're always good to go in any light conditions. Nevertheless, the LOMO LC-A+ gives you ever more scope as it's equipped with a flash hotshoe that takes any standard flash.
  April 14, 2011 2 likes

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 85: Zone Focusing

  
  Contrary to most other cameras and high-tech autofocus models, the LC-A+ allows you to adjust your distance setting in a split second, instead of waiting forever for the autofocus of a digital model to get your desired sharpness.
  April 13, 2011 2 likes

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 84: Easy and Spot On Program Exposure

  
  With its automatic exposure setting, the LOMO LC-A+ selects the aperture and exposure time automatically. The small light meter on the top right of the camera measures the outside light, then the corresponding shutter speed and aperture combination is selected; for indoor and outdoor shots, day, night, anytime.
  April 12, 2011 3 likes

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 83: The Minitar 1 Lens

  
  The Minitar 1 Lens is at the very heart of both the LOMO LC-A and the LOMO LC-A+ camera. It remains unchanged since 1984 and is made to the exact specifications of the Russian State of Optics(GOI) and the experts at LOMO PLC.
  April 11, 2011 3 likes

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 82: LOMO LC-A Inside and Out

  
  You think you know your beloved LC-A, inside and out?
  April 05, 2011 1 like

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 81: The LOMO LC-A+ Today

  
  The LOMO LC-A + however is a nearly exact copy of the original LOMO LC-A (which itself is a copy of a copy of a copy as you know) and nowadays stands at the top of a very long history of analogue 35mm compact cameras.
  April 04, 2011 2 comments 5 likes

• Lubitel Love From Waist Level Chapter 2: Introduction

  
  It’s something about that plastic body. Something about peering down through that waist-level finder. Sizing up your subject with the top lens and capturing it through crispy Russian glass with the bottom. It’s simply irresistible to people who love and adore life.
  April 03, 2011 2 likes

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 80: The Forefathers of the LOMO LC-A

  
  But not all companies hopped onto the newly invented Autofocus-cameras bandwagon, instead choosing to concentrate on pushing the concept of mechanical ultra-compact cameras to unknown heights.
  March 31, 2011 6 likes

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 79: Auto Focus Cameras Flood the Market

  
  The Ronica CF35 AF hit the market in 1977 and was the first mass-marketed camera that featured sensors that automatically adjusted to the correct focus. Thus autofocus was invented. This function, which made photography a lot easier (but also a bit more restricted) and pushed the concept of `point and shoot' cameras to new levels, quickly gained large popularity amongst the public.
  March 30, 2011 1 comment 3 likes

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 77: The Rollei 35 Swings the 60s

  
  Even though the Rollel 35 was so small, it featured sophisticated high-end functions including fully manual aperture and shutter speed settings, a collapsible and excellent 40mm F3.5 Tessar lens, and a light-meter making it an ultra-compact camera that promised everything you could wish for.
  March 25, 2011 3 likes

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 76: Kodak Instamatics

  
  Between 1963 and 1970, an incredible 50 million cameras were produced. Certainly, many competitors released similar or more advanced versions (Canon, Olympus, Minolta, Rollei and Ricoh). However, it was still good-old Kodak who once again dominated the market for easy and inexpensive photography with simple and compact cameras during this era.
  March 24, 2011 1 comment 4 likes

• LC-A Big Book Chapter 73: As Compact as an SLR Can Be: the Olympus Pen

  
  The Olympus Pen series used several tricks to avoid this problem. By using a complex series of internal prisms rather than a pentaprism and a half-frame format (meaning that you could take up to 72 shots on a roll of 35mm film) that also allowed the use of smaller lenses, the Pen was one of the smallest SLR-cameras ever and stands at the beginning of the success story of Olympus as a manufacturer of small innovative cameras.
  March 21, 2011 1 comment 3 likes