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Lomography Atoll Ultra-Wide 2.8/17 Art Review

4.0
Editors' Choice

The Lomography Atoll Ultra-Wide 2.8/17 Art lens captures wide views on rangefinder and mirrorless cameras, with crisp results, lovely colors, and flare when you want it.

By Jim Fisher

Lomography Brings Ultra-Wide Atoll Lens to Kickstarter

The boutique camera maker returns to Kickstarter for its latest, a manual focus wide-angle lens for full-frame mirrorless camera systems.

By Jim Fisher

Lomography New Petzval 55mm f/1.7 MKII Review

4.0

The Lomography New Petzval 55mm f/1.7 MKII is inspired by lenses from the 19th century, capturing photos with swirling backgrounds and an ethereal look.

By Jim Fisher

Lomography Sprocket Rocket 2.0 Review

3.5

The Lomography Sprocket Rocket 2.0 is an inexpensive panoramic film camera, with the unique (and fun) option of exposing the entirety of your film, including the sprockets. But you may have to go the DIY route to digitize your shots.

By Jim Fisher

Lomography Diana Instant Square Review

3.0

The Lomography Diana Instant Square takes the all-plastic build and low-fi aesthetics of the Diana F+ but uses instant film for immediate gratification.

By Jim Fisher

Lomography's Founders Look Back On 25 Years

One score and five years ago, Sally Bibawy and Matthias Fiegl stumbled upon an unknown Soviet camera that changed the way they—and many others—captured images.

By Jim Fisher

The (Technical) State of Photography

These days, just about everyone is a photographer. We dedicated our August issue of the PC Magazine Digital Edition to digital photography, including explainers on new technology, how to sell your photos, profiles of extraordinary pro photographers, and much more.

By Carol Mangis

Lomography Simple Use Film Camera Color Negative 400 Review

4.0

The Lomography Simple Use Film Camera Color Negative 400 is a pocket-friendly, semi-disposable 35mm film camera. It's fun, inexpensive, and easy to use.

By Jim Fisher

Lomography Naiad 15mm Neptune System Front Lens Review

3.5

The Lomography Naiad 15mm is an ultra-wide lens for the Neptune lens system. It suffers from some distortion, but is an overall strong performer.

By Jim Fisher

Lomography Neptune Convertible Art Lens System Review

3.0

The Lomography Neptune Convertible Art Lens System includes a trio of modular SLR lenses, but it could use some ergonomic improvements.

By Jim Fisher

Fujifilm Instax Square SQ10 vs. Lomography Lomo'Instant Square

Do you want a square format instant camera? The Fujifilm Instax Square SQ10 is a digital camera with a built-in printer, while the Lomography Lomo'Instant Square is pure analog.

Lomography Lomo'Instant Square Review

4.0

The Lomography Lomo'Instant Square is the first true analog camera to use Instax Square film. It also has a nifty folding design and a seriously sharp lens.

By Jim Fisher

How to Get Started With Analog Instant Cameras

Digital photography is great, but Fujifilm, Leica, and Lomography say many customers want to take photos they can watch develop and hold in their hands.

By Terry Sullivan

Lomography Daguerrotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art Review

4.0

The Lomography Daguerrotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art lens promises to deliver a 19th century look using modern digital equipment. It's a good buy if you love its throwback style, but not everyone will.

By Jim Fisher

Lomography Lomo'Instant Automat Glass Review

4.0
Editors' Choice

The Lomography Lomo'Instant Automat Glass instant camera has a sharp glass lens with an ultra-wide view that makes it a great choice for landscape and travel.

By Jim Fisher

Lomography Lomo'Instant Automat Review

4.0

The Lomography Lomo'Instant Automat improves upon the original, adding automatic exposure control for easier snapshots.

By Jim Fisher

Lomography New Petzval 58 Bokeh Control Review

4.0

The Lomography New Petzval 58 Bokeh Control lens is the second in a series based on an optical design from the 1840s. It adds a very modern twist—the ability to control just how extreme the swirled background behind your subject looks.

By Jim Fisher

Lomography New Jupiter 3+ 1.5/50 L39/M Review

3.5

The Lomography New Jupiter 3+ 1.5/50 L39/M is a clone of the classic Russian Jupiter 3 lens, fresh off the production line, but you pay a big premium for buying new.

By Jim Fisher

Lomography Lomo'Instant Wide Review

4.0
Editors' Choice

Instant film lovers will fall for the Lomography Lomo'Instant Wide thanks to its manual control options, multiple exposure capability, and support for off-camera lighting.

By Jim Fisher

Lomography LC-A Minitar-1 Art Lens 2.8/32 M Review

3.5

The Lomography LC-A Minitar-1 Art Lens 2.8/32 M is absurdly small and produces images with a sharp center and blurry edges, but you have to love the low-fi look to love the lens.

By Jim Fisher