Lomographic Supersampler Camera (Light Blue - Designer Box Included)

by Lomography

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 3.2 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000D8BP9
• Item model number: 353
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,479 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
  • #39 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Film Cameras > Point & Shoot Film Cameras
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Lomographic Supersampler Camera with Designer Box is the queen of all multi-lensed cameras. Four highly light-sensitive and precision Japanese panoramic lenses capture four sequential panoramic shots on a single photo. The patented rip-cord advance ensures that you are ever-ready for action. Normal film, normal processing, no batteries. "Design Boutique" packaging includes a molded plastic storage box, 35mm film, and 144-page color book on the sensual pleasure of Supersampling.

Features:

Design Storage Box
Molded in hard translucent plastic. The reusable Supersampler Design box is durable enough to hold anything from piles of photos to ounces of chilled punch.

Supersampler Camera
One shot--a series of four razor-sharp sequential panoramic images. Pull the patented "rip-cord winder," take a breath, and SHO-O-O-O-T.

35mm Film Roll
An emulsion to translate your vision into hard reality. "What came first--the image inside your head or the one on the glossy photo print in your hand?"

Supersampler Photo Book
144 full-color pages of explosive Supersampler content. Feast your greedy eyes upon beautiful photos, stunning graphics, and inspirational text.

Multilingual Instructions
Something for everyone. Full English, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean text inside.

What's in the Box
Lomography SuperSampler camera, 35-millimeter film roll (200 ASA, 24 exposures), editorial book, molded plastic design box, and full documentation.

Product Description

The Queen of all multi-lensed cameras. Four highly light-sensitive and precision Japanese panoramic lenses capture four sequential panoramic shots on a single photo. The patented rip-cord advance ensures that you are ever-ready for action. Normal film, normal processing, no batteries. "Design Boutique" packaging includes a molded plastic storage box, 35mm film, and 144-page color book on the sensual pleasure of Supersampling. Now available with a wonderfully-smooth rubberized blue coating

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great camera, poor design., March 31, 2011

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Karenina (California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lomographic Supersampler Camera (Light Blue - Designer Box Included) (Electronics)

Let's get the bad out of the way first.

I've only shot about a roll and a half on this camera, but I can tell that it has a really poor design. It's cheap, it's plastic, and you get what you pay for. There isn't a viewfinder, so you basically are just guessing at what to shoot. The string that you pull to advance the film is difficult to pull sometimes, and I've read other reviews about the string just breaking if you're too rough with it. It can be pretty difficult to rewind the film. It seems pretty flimsy and breakable, so you have to handle it very carefully.

That being said, I love this camera. I really hope it doesn't break, because it shoots really interesting pictures. I just used Kodak 400 color negative film, pretty much one of the last, most common types of films that you can still find in most drugstores. It wasn't any kind of special film, but the pictures still came out pretty cool. I need to perfect my method using this camera, but one of the main things I like about it is that you don't have to use expensive film to make the pictures look good, like you do with most other cameras. I just went to the beach on a bright, sunny day and since the shutter speed is so fast, you can actually somewhat photograph the white clouds against the blue sky (which I did by accident, but still).

So basically -- even thought the design is cheap and has a ton of room for improvements, you still get a cool, unusual camera that takes really interesting pictures. If mine doesn't break within the next six months, I'll consider it a really good buy.

1.0 out of 5 stars This camera is very cheap and broke the first time., July 22, 2011

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Meredith - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lomographic Supersampler Camera (Light Blue - Designer Box Included) (Electronics)

I was excited to have fun with this little plastic camera, until I finished my first roll and it ate my film. The plastic bits are very cheap and the camera fell apart before I could even get it to release my first roll.

I've used plastic cameras before and love them. I'm very disappointed with this one. I do not recommend it. Save your money.

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy customer., November 17, 2010

By 

Aly Johnson "Aly" (Honolulu, Hi) - See all my reviews

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I bought this item over a year ago and I've been greatly satisfied with the item and the way it came. I would buy from this seller again.