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LOMO FISHEYE 2 CAMERA

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I love this little camera and particularly enjoy taking it out on sunny days.


Make sure you buy the Lomo Fisheye 2, NOT the fisheye 1, for these reasons:

- Fisheye 2 has a viewfinder (detachable, fits into the hot shoe), Fishy1 doesn't! Without a viewfinder, the oddball fisheye effect is terribly hard to predict. This is especially important for placing the horizon where you want it!

- Fisheye2 has a built-in flash AND a hot shoe that takes any big flash! Fishy1 has no flash. This matters because the camera has a set exposure f11 ish at 1/100 sec, only really useful in bright bright sun! Even with the built-in flash *and* a big hot shoe flash (with or without diffuser), indoor shots are terribly underexposed!

- Fisheye2 has not just a viewfinder that's easy to lose, but a lens cap. it's also very easy to lose! the lens cap is rubber that fits over/around the lens's opening. it's attached to a rubber wrist strap. The two are attached to the camera in a fragile way - tiny metal ring - and fall off easily. Good suggestion: get a lens cap leash from a camera store to keep the viewfinder tethered to the camera's little ring or you'll lose it pronto. might have to get creative with the metalwork to keep the cap/wrist strap attached as well.


Fisheye 2 takes 35mm film, which is awesome. Many lomo cameras only take 120 or other odd films. Film is pricy enough, might as well use a common type!

Excellent toy, fun way to use up leftover film. Very fun with funky old film. Good to use old slide film and cross-process it at local C41 photo lab if they'll let you - funky yellow and blue effects if you use the right film and the right process! careful, it might mess up lab's chemistry if you use wrong combination.

The camera was cool while it lasted.
The film reeler broke a few months after i bought it.
This is not worth the money for me.