If you want to create your own Lomo camera than read the How To posted by Unplggd (Click here). They use the [shoplink 27041 ebay]Olympus 50mm f/1.8 OM[/shoplink] as lens for the homemade camera. Of course you can buy Unplggd explains what’s the advantage of building that kind of Lomo camera: “There are several smartphone apps that can help you create Lomography look-a-like images, but nothing beats this DIY project which produces similar perfectly imperfect photos. You can even pair this hack with a vast array of OM Series SLR lenses or use an adapter for other glass from different manufacturers to further the array of results…”
Of course you don’t have to do this to get your Lomo styled effects. You can use the [shoplink 27045 ebay]m43 to Lomo lens adapter (Click here to see them on eBay)[/shoplink] to use original Lomo lenses.
Links:
[shoplink 27042 ebay]Olympus OM lenses on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
[shoplink 27046 ebay]Lomo lenses on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
17 Responses
Why not just buy an old om10!
Can you say crop factor?
Exactly what I was thinking. 50mm on that tiny thing probably equals to 350-400mm for 135-format.
How very odd. Taking apart a working compact camera, building a home-made box to put it in, and sticking a 3rd party lens in front. It doesn’t take pictures very well – so you can kind of compare it to a Lomo. Can’t imagine why I would want to do this – but its still an interesting read.
I would love a high quality DIY digital back for my FE2 or OM1…now that would be sweet
Same here for my Minolta MC/MD equipment. A digital XD7/11 would be killer.
“Lomo” is a yuppi word for lousy jobs nowadays. Make lousy cameras, sell it expensively as lomo. Make lousy lenses with all vignetting and blurring, then sell it as lomo. Heck, you can make a folder for all your junk photos called lomo.
I will never understand lomo. ugly picture taking unitasker.
Why on earth would I do this? I use my OM-lenses on my E-5 (a great combo!) and I own several Lomo-cameras. Besides, I also own a OM-2000 I intent to use again!
Now, a digital back for my OM-2000 on the other hand… that would be great!
And this is the great new rumor????
At the moment I am just hoping we don’t have to build our own Pens in the future.
LOL. That made my day…
Cool!
I hope this isn’t the exciting new rumour?!
Oooooh! It looks like a rangefinder! No ugly DSLR hump. Please make it with OVF and all enthusiasts will want it.
Fun, Cool, hands-on project. ahhhh… 🙂
One man’s junk is another one’s treasure. I don’t get why people let art be art and expression be expression. I’ve shot for ages with a DSLR until lately…I’m pulling my Holga 120S out and loading it up again. Also purchased a Lomo Sprocket Rocket. Why? Because I want to just have fun. Also have a cheapy pinhole to work with too. Bottom line There’s room for all sorts in the world of photography.