What is a LOMO camera

What is LOMO

LOMO is the abbreviation of Leningradskoye Optiko Mechanichesckoye Obyedinenie (leningler optical instrument factory). In 1984, Leningrad Optical Instrument Factory developed a small, portable spy camera LC-A. This camera has quickly become a favorite of underground art circles and cultural circles because of its special imaging effects and rich colors. LOMO also became synonymous with low-fidelity camera equipment. Now that LOMO has a new meaning, LOMO is Let Our lives be Magic and Open, making our lives open and magical.

The origins of LOMO's high-tech digital cameras brought about the quickness and randomness of photography. At the same time, there was another group of young people who were fascinated by the effects of low-tech cameras. All this originated from LOMO LC-A.

In 1991, two students from the Austrian Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna bought LOMO LC-A at an antique store in Prague, Czech Republic. An exhibition after returning home made the LOMO LC-A famous. The two students plastered the wall with photos taken with LOMO LC-A - this became the main way for LOMO enthusiasts to communicate. The dark corners and rich colors produced by LOMO have attracted the attention of many young people.

In 1996, the two students went to St. Petersburg, Russia, to find the production facility of LOMO and persuaded the head of the plant to resume production of the LOMO LOMO camera LC-A. After the aircraft resumed production, it was immediately snapped up by young people from around the world. And this gave birth to the new word "lomography" (LOMO photography). Hong Kong has also held exhibitions of lomography – a 8,000-line “LOMO Wall” (LOMO Wall) with 8000 LOMO shots taken in a subway station, forming a unique landscape. Due to insufficiency of demand, the quotation of a LOMO LC-A on LOMO's website has now risen from the first 30 US dollars to nearly 200 US dollars.

Features of the LOMO Camera The LOMO camera features a wide lens (32mm), fast speed, strong colors, and no flash. The effect is better when the light is darker. It also has a special kind of "tunnel effect": the photos will appear darker than the middle. Because of this visually stunning effect, many digital cameras today use digital filters that use this type of effect. However, the effect of the filter and the texture of the film are always a little different in taste, so in today's digital still using the film LOMO camera has a large number of loyal fans. Although the operation of the LOMO camera is an optical camera, professional optical camera requirements The photos have high definition and accurate focus. LOMO is similar to a point-and-shoot camera. It does not need to adjust the shutter without adjusting the shutter. Some are low-end cameras produced in the early years. The official designated LOMO camera is small in size, simple to operate and uses film for shooting.

LOMO pursues bright colors, a casual, free attitude, but these can also be achieved through film or flushing with very interesting results, such as positive negatives. It is best to know a little about photography knowledge, but LOMO cameras are mostly low-end cameras, and the operation is very simple. LOMO does not require a battery. It does not need to set the aperture and focus. A lot of practice can be done. LOMO photos should be thoughtful, the photographer's ideas and personality in the photo, in addition to the pursuit of colorful, vignetting, but also the pursuit of the content of the photo itself and the photographer's personality.