If I use Lomography brand film in my regular 35mm camera will I get similar effects?

Question

I have a Holga, and the 120 film is a pain in the butt.
I wanted to get the adaptor, but it says you need a changing bag to unload the film so forget that crap.

I have a nice and regular Pentax ME, if I get lomography red scale film or color negative 800 film for example, will i get similar effects as the Lomography cameras?

Answer 1

You will get the messed up colours, yes, but you'd be a sucker to buy the lomo brand film. Why? Because it's overpriced. The big secret behind the lomo film? It's expired.

Yes. Expired film. You are paying double the price, for something that you could probably get for half the price of normal film at your regular shop if you simply asked about it.

If you want the out of focus feeling of a holga, you could set the aperture to f8 - f16, set the shutter speed accordingly, and either leave the focus at infinity or ever so slightly tweak it after you've focused.

Unless you really cock up your Pentax, you won't have the light leaks.



I've noticed that I've gotten two thumbs down. I'm guessing it's because I answered the actual question.

http://shop.lomography.com/shop/shop_product_view.php?cat=Films&artID=7377

Behold. Expired film.



And the rest of their over priced line of film:

http://shop.lomography.com/shop/main.php?cat=Films&pro=lfr



So to answer your question, YES, you will get the same FILM effect. Not the same distorted soft images, but you will get the redscale effect, and you will get the funky colours (Which can be enhanced by cross-processing it).

Answer 2

I want to make sure you understand this very clearly...the reason why "lomography" pictures look the way they do has absolutely NOTHING to do with the film. It's because of defects in the camera.



Lomography cameras, like the Holga, are made almost entirely out of plastic. They're considered very poor quality toy cameras. They often have problems with light leaks, and soft focus and color fringing because of the poor quality plastic lens. Some people like those defects to get interesting effects in their pictures. But you have to remember that it's because of DEFECTS in the camera and it has absolutely nothing to do with the film.



There is no such thing as special "lomography film." Film is film. If you take pictures with any other film camera (a good quality film camera), it will take very sharp, clear pictures. In fact, all the Lomography brand did was just take ordinary film and just put it in a fancy box that says "lomography." It's just ordinary negative film, which you can get anywhere.



So if you load that film in your Pentax, it will take clear pictures....because that was what it was meant for.



You can take interesting pictures with a lomography camera, but you have to be very careful and choose the right subjects and the right lighting conditions, etc, and know how to use the camera's defects to your advantage.



But a REAL 35mm camera, like your Pentax, will take very sharp, clear pictures.



And by the way...there is no such thing as special "red scale film" either. All red scale means is that you load a color film BACKWARDS so that the emulsion side is facing the back of the camera. The film is then exposed through the base, and you get weird colors and the images will be backwards. But you can do that with ANY film. You don't need any kind of special "lomography" film.

Answer 3

Lomography Film

Answer 4

As the effect of the LOMO is from the camera, you won't be able to initially, but you can with a few simple modifications!!



----The Pentax has a nice glass lens. To simulate the effect of the LOMO's plastic lens, smear the lens with Vaseline. Keep the vaseline thinner in the center and thicker along the edge of the lens. This will also simulate the LOMO's vignetting.



---The Pentax ME doesn't let light leak in. This is not the LOMO way. File the mount down so the lens doesn't fit as flushly and some light can leak in.



--The Pentax has way too many aperature and shutter speed settings to properly compete with the LOMO. Superglue the shutter speed speed setting to 1/125 and glue the aperature ring to f/8.



--For good measure, drop it a few times. Now you will have a beautiful LOMO camera.

Answer 5

no but you can modify your pentax to be more like a lomo camera. the lomo effect comes from the use of mostly plastic lenses in the cameras and in some cases light leaks in the body. combine that with the easy ability to double expose and some great mods for the lomo cameras themselves and you have a very unique form of photography.

with a fancy camera like your pentax it's hard to get away from all those nice lenses and full range of f-stops and shutter speeds. but here's a couple suggestions:

1. get a body cap for your pentax and drill a hole in the center. place the body cap on the camera and you've converted your fancy slr into a very versatile pinhole camera. you'll need to do some research to determine the ideal pinhole size. it depends mostly on your film. and you can always have multiple body caps to accommodate different films.

2. get a lens baby for your camera. it's basically a lens on a set of bellows that's custom made to fit your camera. it creates very interesting effects. it's a little pricey at $80 but might be worth it if you really like the lomo look.

Answer 6

No.



Don't waste your money on so-called "lomo film". Its wildly over-priced and a genuine ripoff. The people who own Urban Outfitters are laughing all the way to the bank as they sell their lomo cameras and film. If you want to buy film here are some good sites:



http://www.adorama.com

http://www.uniquephoto.com

http://www.bhphotovideo.com

http://www.ritzcamera.com

http://www.beachcamera.com

Answer 7

Nope. "lomo" film is regular film. Lomo camera get their effect from the defects in the camera as they are traditionally made very cheaply and to have light leaks and distortions from the lens.

Answer 8

Nope.



Lomo is largely a function of the defects in a camera and not the film used.

Answer 9

You may get the colours. You will not get the fuzzy unsharpness and the orange light leak streaks.

Answer 10

This may be feasible