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Tuesday
May172011

The Lomography Sprocket Rocket - 35mm Panorama Camera

I received my Sprocket Rocket camera from Lomography last week. I am currently shooting a couple of rolls of film. It's an interesting camera, and I'm looking forward to seeing what it can do. The specs on this camera are:

30mm Wide angle lens

2 apertures: Sunny - f/16 and Cloudy - f/10.8

2 shutter settings: 1/100sec and Bulb

Focus: zone, with settings for .6m to 1m and 1m-infinity

Uses 35mm film. The negatives are double wide, so you will get 18 exposures on a 36-exp roll, and 12 exposures on a 24 exposure roll. (image size is 24mm x 72mm)

You can shoot with or with out image in the sprocket hole area of the film.

A special non-racheted film advance system, so you can wind BACKWARDS as well as forwards. This means you can back up on a roll to create some interesting double or multiple exposure images.

Hotshoe for flash

tripod socket.

It can shoot with or without exposed sprockets, via a removable mask.

Things to keep in mind.

While it shoots with standard 35mm film, the negatives are extra wide, so most labs will be able to process the film, but won't be able to scan or make prints. You will have to scan them in yourself, or send them out to a lab that will work with it.

I haven't tried them yet, but thedarkroom.com works with most types of lo-fi camera film, including 120 film and 35mm film from DIY Holga120 and the Sprocket Rocket.

 

Reader Comments (2)

When will you post the developed shots? Would like to see them :) thanks

January 10, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterGreg

Hey Kai! Greetings from México City, come soon...

January 14, 2013 | Unregistered Commenter@DeusExMens

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