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Make old film negatives digital with your smartphone

The Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner lets you conveniently scan your negatives with a smartphone so you can easily share those '70s summer camp pics on Twitter. Created by the same people behind Lomography, this portable scanner can scan a variety of 35mm film -- color slides, color negatives, black and white film.

Besides the scanner, all you need is a smartphone and the included free Lomoscanner app (compatible with iOS and Android). The app not only scans your film, but lets you stitch images together (for panoramas, for example), as well as animate 35mm analog movies shot using the Lomography … Read more

Why one shutterbug sides with digital dorks, not Holga hipsters

I'm happy for N.V., the Economist correspondent who revels in the joys of film photography by shooting with a Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex medium-format camera. But there's no way I'm going back to analog photography.

The digital revolution is here to stay, of course, but film photography isn't extinct. The Economist's reporter, after inheriting and refurbishing a 1937 camera, sings its praises. For example, the reporter "enjoys the challenge and forethought involved in setting up a shot with an analogue camera. The discipline of having only a dozen shots on a roll of 120 … Read more

Lomography cameras go wild for Valentine's Day

With Valentine's Day less than two weeks away, love is definitely in the air--along with some manic gift-hunting on the part of nervous boyfriends (and perhaps some girlfriends, too).

We unearthed a line of limited-edition film cameras from Lomography just in time for February 14. These animal-themed Diana, Fisheye, and La Sardina film cameras would make an ideal gift for the hipster shutterbug.

We think that these shooters are definitely worth a look, being less cheesy than Lomography's previous Valentine's Day-themed Diana cameras. … Read more

Nifty Sprocket Rocket camera fills up the frame

The folks over at Lomography have unveiled their latest creation, the Sprocket Rocket. This old-school-looking film camera has a couple of nifty tricks up its sleeve to make your shots look more interesting.

For one, this shooter captures ultra-wide panoramic shots, and the frame measures 72x35mm. This means that on a roll of 36-exposure film, you'll get approximately 18 shots. There are two shutter speeds and aperture settings to allow users to shoot in bright daylight or cloudy weather. If you really need to take pictures at night, there's a hotshoe to accommodate an external flash.

The rewind … Read more

Lomography selling Diana F+ adapters for Canon, Nikon digital SLRs

Oh my awesome! If you're looking to turn your digital SLR into a toy camera, Lomography's new adapters for Diana F+ lenses let you do it for cheap. They were announced a few days ago, but that doesn't make them any less cool.

The $12 adapters are available for Canon EOS and Nikon F-series dSLRs and can be used with the Diana F+ Fisheye, Telephoto, Wide, Close-Up, and Super Wide lenses. Kits with an adapter and a lens can be purchased for between $50 to $60 depending on lens type.

The plastic lenses produce a large variety of creative effects, … Read more