Lomography, the company that has been holding down the fort on film photography, is outing their new La Sardina Splendour camera that is a bit of a fusion between a design appealing towards 1940’s sailors and street photographers. The camera (and to be honest, all La Sardinas) harken back to the design of the Kandor Candid: and in fact the two look strikingly similar. Hence the reason why it looks like a Sardine can.
This camera comes bundled with Fritz the Blitz, the same flash that came bundled with their Virginia is For Lovers edition. The camera is actually quite interesting and fun to use for street photography. Specs and images are after the jump.
Interesting Tidbit of Info: All images were shot with a Canon 5D Mk II and 24-70mm f2.8 L.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Film Type: Standard 135 roll film
Exposure area: 36 x 24mm
Lens focal length: 22 mm
Aperture: 1:8
Angle of view: 88 degrees
Focusing range: 0.6m – infinity
Shutter speed: N (1/100), B (bulb)
Multiple exposure: Independent MX switch
Flash contact: Unique Sardina flash contact
Flash Sync: first curtain X-type synchronization
Tripod socket thread: Standard Âĵâ tripod socket
Cable release: Universal cable release socket
Price: $199
The company is having a party tonight in NYC at their West Village store if you’d also like to attend. I’ll be there, so stop by and say hi.
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