Tag: bakelite
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Flipping Over the Brownie Hawkeye: Advanced Lomographic Techniques With America’s Favorite Camera
written by kdstevens on 2011-10-21 #gear #tutorialsDo you like soft focus? Or soft focus surround? Then check out the Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera.
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Pouva Start: Another Cult Camera
written by alex34 on 2011-07-30 #gearThe Pouva Start is quite a well known "cult" camera from the former East Germany. However, it hasn't been reviewed on Lomography before, despite it's Holga-like goodness. Here's a short review.
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Argus C3 "The Brick"
written by dirklancer on 2008-11-25 #gearThe Argus C3, a range finder camera affectionately known by its many lovers as "the Brick", is an artifact right out of the early mid-19th century machine age. The front of the camera is covered in gears, and it could easily pass for a highly specialized scientific measuring device at first glance. It is constructed of heavy Bakelite and metal, so you can guess that it's about as heavy as a brick...hence the nickname.
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Lomopedia: Falcon Miniature
written by plasticpopsicle on 2014-03-27 #gear #lomopediaAn interesting analogue snapper from the 1940s, the Falcon miniature was a simple half-frame camera that took 127 film. Find out more about this quirky fantastic plastic camera in this installment of Lomopedia!
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Corina: Reliable Bakelite Princess from Prague
written by panpriatel on 2011-03-18 #gearCorina looks like a Diana clone but its birthplace doesn't lie in China. It is simple but (in a way) perfect bakelite camera that fits perfectly even to the biggest hands. This reliable camera can be also very cheap. Mine costs only 3 euros.
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