Confusing? Lomo LCA?

Some people but not all might b confusing to differentiate between ‘ORIGINAL’ LOMO LC-A, ‘NEW’ LOMO LC-A, LOMO LC-A+, LOMO LC-A+ RL, LC-A Refurb & LIMITED EDITION LC-A. Here i explain :

‘ORIGINAL’ LOMO LC-A:

May have Cyrillic lettering

May have motor winder connection on the bottom of the camera
Film speed measured in GOST units instead of ISO/ASA
No “Lomo Guy” logo on the viewfinder cover
Viewfinder has frame lines, two red LEDs, focus indicator and icons

‘NEW’ LOMO LC-A

May have motor winder connection on the bottom of the camer
English lettering
Film speed measured in ISO/ASA units
“Lomo Guy” logo on the viewfinder cover
Viewfinder may be missing frame lines and/or icons

LOMO LC-A+

Made in China, all new construction

Chinese copy of Minitar lens
Shutter threaded for cable release
No manual aperture setting
Works with new accessories – Krab underwater casing, wide angle lens.

LOMO LC-A+ RL

Same as LC-A+, but with Russian Minitar lens

LC-A Refurb

Refurbished LOMO LC-A, (New or Original) with 2 year warranty

LIMITED EDITION LC-A

A 2002 “New” LC-A with leatherette covering.

FEATURES OF THE LOMO LC-A

Technical features

- Scale focus (clickstops at 0.8/1/3m, infinity)
- 1/500th second to 2 minute (!) exposures
- 32mm “Minitar 1″ f/2.8 lens
- Film speed ASA 25/400
- Manual film advance

What this means:

- Vivid colors in low light possible
- Low light exposures possible without flash
- No motor noise, no focus lag and no flash makes the LOMO a great
street photography camera
- wide angle lens vignettes in bright light

FILM QUESTIONS

Film is film is film. Any 35mm 12, 24, or 36 exposure roll color print, negative, or specialty film 400 speed or 1600 speed (LCA+ or LCA+ RL) or slower should work.

Ok, then, what kind of film?

I’ve had great luck with shooting the cheapest film I could find, and shooting a lot of it. By shooting cheap film, you take more pictures, and capture moments you might not capture if you were watching your film. I’ve shot professional-grade film, and gotten great pictures, too. To each his/her own – there is no one “right” film.

What speed film should I use?

“Slow” films (films rated ASA 64 or 100) require more light to expose a picture, but have brighter colors and the pictures have less grain. “Fast” films (films rated ASA 400) require less light, but the colors aren’t as bright and the prints appear more grainy than with slow films. 

Slow films usually require wider apertures 

and longer shutter speeds, which can result in blurrier shots. Sometimes, with a LOMO LC-A, that’s what you want. 200 speed film is a compromise between the two speeds, twice as sensitive as ASA 100 film and half as sensitive as ASA 400 film.

“In general lower ISO’s have better color saturation — pros even go to ISO 50… slides usually have better colors than print film but who wants slides for goofing around shots?”

What is “Lucky” film?

Lucky film is an inexpensive Chinese film brand. Lucky emulsions tend to be a little off-color, but can result in vivid colors.