I can see why the half-frame versions of these cameras would be popular -- the price of film is cut in half, and the LOMO effects are double those of the full-frame version.
So when I want LOMO, I'll stick with my TELEPATHY half-frame.
I think I'll stick with my SUPERHEADZ TELEPATHY halr-frame with a 22mm wide-angle lens, f-stops of f8.5 & f11, and a hot shoe for my flash -- for complete auto-exposure control -- when I want LOMO shots.
The results will be the same as all the other 31mm fixed focus built in flash cameras out there, reskinned in whoever is trying to sell it.
But really, why don't you pick one up anyway? They're like $20.
Why not? Because it will be more plastic landfill in 6-12 months.
Not necessarily. Though the image will be enlarged more the film will also be placed (presumably) in the center of the lens coverage. Any badly deteriorated performance of the lens at the corners won't appear (or appear as much) on the half frame.
Why not? Because it will be more plastic landfill in 6-12 months.
That camera takes terrible pics from the examples I've seen online. I'd much prefer the Agfa which is available new, and at a fraction of the cost.
You missed my entire point. I stated "when I want LOMO effects" I'll use my Telepathy. The lens on the Telepathy is entirely different from the Kodak H35.
Taken with the Kodak H35 which is the same as the Agfa
Ok, so you can still get the Agfa or Kodak 1/2 frame if you want decent shots w/in their exposure envelope.
The Kodak doesn't look at all like the Agfa, though. The distance between the viewfinder and the flash is different, the size of the plastic around the lens is different, the overall shape is different, the Agfa has a sliding flash button, looks like the Kodak has it on the lens bezel. And the Kodak has a 22mm, f9.5 lens. (The Agfa has a ... whatever)
Those are just cosmetic things. The main specced difference is the nice way you turn on the flash w the Kodak. But for there to be this sudden influx, at the same time, of all these look-a-like cameras? Made by the one same mfg.
Maybe. Even if they are, they can be made to different quality levels. The Kodak may be made to higher spec than these Agfa ones. The factories will make things as good as you tell them to.
If you've ever handled these things, they are made to the same super low spec.
Yes, we know. These are all cheap plastic cameras made by one mfg. easy to find anywhere.
If someone is willing to send me one, I'll happily test it alongside my Kodak H35 to see if the lenses are indeed the same. Shots of the same subject taken from the same spot etc.
I will gladly do that but I am on a different continent. I'm sure I can purchase it from a USA based online site if you want to PM me your address.
That's very kind of you! But I couldn't do that. I'll pick one up myself once they are on Amazon.
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