Finally, My Own LCA-120

I now have my very own LC-A 120 which I’ve already become very attached to!

I’ve already shot on medium format and one 35mm film with my new camera. The best thing about the LC-A 120 is that you can take pictures with it that you could never create with another medium format camera With any other camera it would take too long,not to mention too complicated to measure the light, among other things.

The first film I used was Agfa RSX II 50. To set the camera at ISO 30-40, I simply taped a colored transparency of the correct thickness over the light meter. I measured the thickness with an SLR and its light meter. The transparency reduced the exposure by 1.3 steps and the camera adjusted to ISO 100. It worked great and I’m in love with the film.

Next up was 35mm film, which I wanted to test with a Holga macro lens. It works out well when you use a tripod.

My new camera inspired me to go outside, despite the bad weather. I just had to test old film with it. This time, I loaded it with an AgfaChrome 1000RS, which I exposed at ISO 100. I thought I would never get any pictures out of slide film at that ISO setting, but I was surprised by amazing colors.

Last but not the least, I put in black and white film. I used an old roll of Ilford Delta 400 and exposed it at ISO 200. Here’s another case where I took photos with the LC-A 120 that I would have never taken with another medium format camera. I never even came across the idea until now with my new camera.

A single issue somewhat bugged me, but you can work around it through your method of loading the film. You can also find something about the topic in the FAQ’s in the manual. Because of the stop mechanism in the film-advance, you can sometimes only get 11 exposures out of the film. I’ve only noticed this so far with Lomography film. With Lomography film, I just scroll until the start arrow appears at the left and not in the middle. With other film, I scroll until the start arrow is still 1 to2 cm in front of the marking in the middle and that also works perfectly. You just have to find out for yourself what works best with your camera.

Here’s another photo with the LC-A 120 and the transparency over the light meter.

Conclusion: The camera brings a new edge to medium format photography with its compact size, wide-angle lens and automatic exposure. You can shoot from new perspectives amazingly fast through the four various distances. For me, this camera is the pick of the year!

Yours,
Pearlgirl

written by pearlgirl77 on 2015-01-08 #gear #review #camera #lomo #lomography #lc-a-120 #mf-6x5