“Not the camera to use politely.” This new fisheye compact is a colorful analog shooter for pushing boundaries
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Fisheye photography creates an unusual ultra-wide that breaks the rules – and now analog camera maker Lomography has built a fisheye compact camera that's just as rebellious on the outside as it is on the inside. The Lomography Fisheye No. 2 Graffiti takes the brand's popular compact film camera with a 170-degree view and gives it a colorful, graffiti-inspired makeover.
The 35mm film compact camera uses a built-in 10mm fisheye lens that creates circular images. That ultra-wide lens, mixed with an f/8 aperture, creates a setup that leaves much of the image in focus.
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The camera uses a fixed-focus design that works as close as 10cm from the front of the lens. That close-up shot will exaggerate the distorted perspectives that the fisheye lens brings.
The camera has just two shutter speed options: 1/100 or bulb mode. A built-in flash helps light up dim scenes, while a hot shoe slot also allows for adding an external light.
The Fisheye No. 2 Graffiti also supports multiple exposure photography .
The camera includes a removable viewfinder that sits inside the hot shoe slot. The camera uses just a single AA battery for power.
The camera takes 35mm film, mixing Lomography's experimental film, a roll of black-and-white, or standard color film, further mixing up the unusual look coming from the camera's 10mm fisheye lens.
While the new launch isn't the only Lomography Fisheye No. 2, the refresh brings a colorful body and graffiti-scrawled wrap to the analog camera. Lomography describes the launch as "not the camera to use politely," calling the fisheye look a camera that's "made for the rule-breakers and boundary pushers."
The Graffiti edition joins the lineup of previous Fisheye No. 2 cameras, bringing a bold splash of color. Like Lomography's earlier cameras in the series, the new Fisheye No. 2 Graffiti compact retails for about $69 / £69 / AU$109 / CA$89.
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