If there's one thing that's keeping traditional analog film still alive, it's Lomography's relentless pursuit to keep the medium alive with unique cameras that always seem to bring a new approach to film photography. And this time around it's introducing the Konstruktor: a £22.50 build-it-yourself plastic camera that gives photographers a crash course on how they're soul-stealing device really works. Read More >>
Lomography has made sharing photos from a film camera a heck of a lot easier with its new Smartphone Scanner that's finally available from the company's online store. It replaces a desktop scanner and PC with a compact, collapsible rig that uses your smartphone's camera to digitise negatives and slides. Read More >>
Many photographers who still shoot on film do so for its unique aesthetics. But a small subset just downright hate digital cameras, and with Lomo's new Belair X 6-12 and its retro bellow mechanism hanging around their neck, no one will ever mistake their shooter for one of those new-fangled digital monstrosities. Read More >>
Featured comment by theran24:
"Hmm, assuming the lenses aren't complete garbage (which I'm afraid may be the case with something coming from Lomo) this doesn't sound too bad, £200 ..." More »
London: officially the most exciting city in the world. But admittedly it can be a real ball-ache discovering all the best nooks and crannies all on your tod, which brings me neatly to Lomography's latest city guide, which (*sounds self-promotional klaxon*) yours truly contributed a few of her favourite secret London tips and photos to. We've got five copies to give away to Giz UK readers, and don't worry, we won't make you leap too many Olympic-sized hurdles to get one. Read More >>
Featured comment by yeoldgreat1:
"I really want to go to the imax one day.
When I went with a few friends last time we went straight for the Trocadero, you can waste hours on the ga..." More »
Having resurrected the 1970s 110 film format from the grave, Lomography's just unveiled a mini version of its popular Fisheye camera, the Fisheye Baby 110. Taking the same 170-degree fisheye photos (great for cat pics!), the Baby 110 fits in a pocket and looks really cute in its two available colourways. Read More >>
In addition to still cameras, Lomography also makes the LomoKino which lets retro enthusiasts capture 35mm movies in all their scratchy, grainy glory. But sharing those creations isn't easy, at least without this smartphone adapter which lets you digitise your flicks. Read More >>
Featured comment by Magic Robot:
"I wouldn't go so far as to say this is retro. It's more novelty, a gimmick. Lomo cameras take funky photos because the technology used is total crap -..." More »
Over 1,000 people entered our two competitions during Film Week last week, proving it's not the end of the line for companies such as Kodak and Fujifilm. But who's walking away with one of nine Lomography cameras to keep film developers in business? These talented sods, that's who: Read More >>
With some stores reporting up to a 15 per cent increase on film processing in the last year, there's no doubting there's a growing market for film photography. I caught up with Lomography's President and co-founder Sally Bibawy to find out why they think people are flocking back to film (or giving it a go for the very first time.) Read More >>
Featured comment by lrochfort:
"To expand on the above....
I would like to point out that I have no affiliation with the link below, but have seen this guy for years in Lymington ..." More »
To prove to you how beautiful film photography can be this Film Week, the guys from Lomography shot a bunch of rolls at the Giz UK party on Wednesday night; the results of which are up in our gallery here. And if you like the crazy colour-shifts and vignetted effects, you can try and win one of nine cameras right here on Giz. Read More >>
Featured comment by Kat Hannaford:
"Aw, I love the look of the photos above -- I think they're perfect for party-shots. Obviously the film used (Lomography's X-Pro Chrome 100, pushed to ..." More »
Just in case you hadn't got the message yet, film photography is far from dead -- in fact, Lomography is about to open its first UK store outside of London, in Manchester. Located at 20 Oldham Street in the northern quarter, they're throwing an opening party for fans of the brand on the 16th of December from 6pm. Read More >>
Featured comment by LeftofNever:
"Yeh, we have a couple of places down here in Portsmouth/Southsea but an official shop with all the trimmings would be ace. I'm sure the Portsmouth Uni..." More »
To help you get on your way to (re)discovering film photography, Lomography's donated a bunch of cameras to the Giz UK Film Week cause. Whether you keep them for yourself, or re-gift them as Chrimbo presents is up to you, but you'll definitely be wanting to enter the two following competitions: Read More >>
Instead of having an obnoxious wedding photographer trying to grab candid shots of the guests during the reception, Instructables user letMeBeFranks built this gigantic Lomography camera that served as a private photobooth. At £95, constructed from scrounged parts and equipment from around his home, it was a lot cheaper than renting one too. Read More >>
Lomography has reached back into the past, rummaged around a bit, and pulled out their own version of a 35mm movie-maker. Novelty it may be, but at £65, that dinky black LomoKino box is one of the Austrian brand's cheapest-ever analogue cameras. Read More >>
Featured comment by Kat Hannaford:
"Yeah, I'd normally shoot in 200 or 400, but 800 was all I had grabbed (well, I had some nice slide film, but that went in my camera instead!)" More »
Styled kind of like an old Kodak Brownie, Lomography's first-ever video camera, the Lomokino, shoots video on ordinary rolls of 35mm film with a little crank of a handle. Capable of squeezing up to 50 seconds of footage onto a standard 36-frame roll, the finished results are a real throw back to ye olden days. Read More >>
Featured comment by PrimitivePerson:
"You clearly have money to burn, then. I love retro-photography and movie-making, but I've never purchased anything from Lomo - the prices they charge ..." More »