Back in December, I was given a Coca Cola camera for my birthday (manufacturing date is ca. 1999). It was very colorful, and as you can see above, a simple 35mm box camera with a plastic lens. Shutter speed is probably 1/100 sec at f/11. Pretty much like all other plastic cameras that are given away as premiums, but more interesting-looking than most of them. As I have stated before (many times), the throw-away cameras are capable of getting some decent shots when the conditions are favorable and you use a film with good latitude. I loaded the camera with a roll of Superia 200 that I bought at a camera swap for 50 cents, and took it around with me on several photo outings.
...but I showed them
Here are a few images from the roll.
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| Marc at the Raisin River headwaters |
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| Conservatory |
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| discontinuity |
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| picnic shelter at County farm park |
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| Adrienne with Nikon L100 |
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| Monstera leaves |
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| crane roost |
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| looking up on Huron Street |
Of course, these images show that classic look that comes with these cameras -- vignetting, softness, lens aberration, some flare. You just paid $50 for a Lomography plastic camera and you could have used a camera like this for a buck or two. Sometimes, things do go better with Coke.
2 comments:
Great post
You really just spelled it out right there. Its not what you use, its how you use it. That's why I love toy cameras.
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