AViVA - Lo-Fi SLR

I saw this plasticky SLR at my local camera store. A real SLR with a 40mm f/2.8 fixed lens, which has markings that say "Great Wall", perhaps referring to the grandaddy of all toy cameras, the maker of the original Diana camera? It costs about $45. Has anyone tried one of these yet? I looked on Flickr, but there aren't any images taken with this camera. If you've sighted one of these in the wild, let me know.

Thrift Store Find - Bedfordflex 127 film Twin Lens Reflex camera

I found this little gem in my local Goodwill store. The camera's nameplate fell off, but based on other images of similar cameras that I have found on the web, I believe it to be a Bedfordflex. It's a nice little camera. As an added bonus, it had an exposed roll of 127 film in it. I'm not sure if there is anything on it, but since I will be testing a c-41 film processing kit, I will process the film myself.

127 film, while rare, can still be found at online stores like BH Photo Video or Freestyle Photo Supply. It's a paper backed roll film, about the same size as 35mm film. The availability of this size film makes finds like these working cameras rather than obsolete display cameras.

Check out the Where to Buy Section for links to the stores that sell 127 film.

Cost: $2US

The Lomography Diana Instant Back

This is an adapter to use Fujifilm's Instax Mini film with the Lomography Diana +, F+ and Diana F+ clone cameras. It won't work with vintage Diana cameras or Holga.

The prints are 8.6cm x 5.4th with an image size of 6.2cm x 4.6 cm.

Out of the Box , Installation and Loading videos are on the way.

Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim Low Cost Lomography

These are photos from the first roll of film run through our Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim. The camera has a very nice look to the images, exhibiting a good vignette, and nice plastic camera characteristics that one would expect from a good toy camera. It uses the cheaper and easier to get processed 35mm film. If you are looking for a inexpensive introduction into the world of plastic cameras, consider this one.

This roll of film was also used to test the film to digital CD option at the local drugstore. Many 1-hour labs offer this service for only a few additional dollars. By skipping the prints and only getting the film processed and transferred to CD, it will cut the processing charges down. It was very simple to load the CD and upload the images to the website.

More photos from this camera can be seen on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaiy/sets/72157619288479623/


While Vivitar is no longer making these, you can find the Black Slim Devil, a Superheadz clone at the Four Corners Store for $30US. If you are patient, you can do what we did, and keep an eye on your local thrift store and pick one up for a few dollars.

There's also a nice little fish-eye lens accessory available for this camera, also at the Four Corners Store.