We’ve featured the amazing progress of the Klastic Toy Camera Community on FourCornersDark before, and with every month they get larger and more active. This week we received a package at the office, and when we opened it up, it was 5 toy cameras from the guys at Klastic. One in particular, the Fujica M1 I have been trying to find for over a year, so it was very nice to have one finally! Look for a test and review soon. We also want to wish all of the guys and girls at Klastic a very happy and prosperous one year anniversary. Without groups like this, they worldwide Toy Camera family would not be the same. So thanks again you guys for a great gift, and we wish you all of the best luck in the future, and look forward to seeing more great images from your team. (See more on their Facebook page!)
I just realized that today was May Day, and thought back to six years ago when I was trapped in the riots in London. All I had was a Holga, and I shot throughout the day. Have a look back as the quiet protesters turn into rioting crowds as day turned to night…
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Keep sending in those Pinhole shots! Submit them to the reader’s gallery now through the end of the week in honor of World Pinhole Day. Oh.. and of course the favorite one will win a bag filled with goodies from our Four Corner Store! [UPDATE : it's getting big, so give it a few seconds to load!]
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Andrew Wilson, Editor of HolgaBlog.com has launched a very interesting contest that combines both your photo skills and your thoughts as well. The prize? Any Holga you’d like, courtesy of Holga themselves. From Andrew:
“The competition will take a photojournalistic approach. You submit at least 6 photographs (or the links to the photos to save our inbox from exploding!) in addition to a story. The story can be non-fiction or fiction, it can be an account of how you took the photographs, or an account of what is happening in the photographs (For example,imagine the article ‘when candids go wrong‘, but with more photos!), or even a fictional story or poem with relevant photographs. Let your imagination run wild, or take a step back and submit something journalistic, the choice is yours!”
Check out all of the details here, and get your entry ready the closing date is the 31st May 2009, and while you are there, make sure you check out his fantastic interview with Christine So, Public Relations Co-ordinator at Holga.
You know how much we appreciate you reading FourCornersDark, but tomorrow is World Pinhole Day! Get out there and get some practice in! Its 80 degrees and Sunny at the Home Office, and I have the Sharan SQ-35 loaded up and ready… and don’t forget to submit images for the online gallery!
Cheers + Happy Shooting! the staff at 4CD & FourCornerStore.com
So how did the Bell and Howell Coke Can Pinhole Cam work out? Very well indeed. Click ahead for the full gallery of Pinhole images…
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Some of you may have noticed that there is a link to the online store when you pull the little tab above. As of today, that link goes to the new Four Corner Store, our online shop for some of your quirky Toy Camera needs. We aren’t a big giant store, we are a little corner shop who has built up a nice inventory of Cams, Film and Accessories. Have a look around, and feel free to comment on things you’d like to see- we’ll be adding new products every week. Hope you enjoy!
Update: no posts today due to an overwhelming amount of first day orders! Thanks guys! Hope you all like the products…
A package arrived from the Rainbow Camera Company this week all the way from Taiwan. We have been awaiting the new group of Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim clones, and they sent two along, but that was not the most interesting thing in the box…
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We’ve been getting a huge amount of google hits from folks looking for info on the Digital Harinezumi, and this morning I had the chance to speak with PowerShovel in Japan and get some exclusive details. For those who have the Harinezumi on their shopping list, read on- because the specs are finally here.
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While quite durable, Holga’s don’t last forever, so about once a year I rotate new ones into the group. This year when picking up a few new 120n’s, the seller happened to also have a WOCA, so I added that to the order as well. I have never reviewed the Holga, because if you’ve ended up here, you probably already know quite a bit about it. If you are new to the Holga, you may not know that it has a twin. But not an identical one. We’ve received more then a few emails here asking what the difference is, so I loaded one up to find out…
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This weeks story comes to us from the Lo-Fi Penguin himself, DJ Diesel. Many of you have read his blog, or checked out his Flickr stream, but now let’s hear from DJ about his journey from Photo 101 to the great images he creates today…
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For those of you who love Polaroid like I do, today brought confirmation of the news whispered about on the forums and blogs for months. Dave Bias and his crews have begun in earnest to bring Polaroid production back to the masses. Its fantastic news for not only the long time users who have cameras in desperate need of film- but also may bring up a new generation of instant film shooters. I spent my college years shooting Polaroid instant 35 film, and cranking Type 55 and 669 through my Speed Graphic. So take the time right now to check out Dave’s project, and lets all thank him and his team for saving one of the most important elements of photography.
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This week’s story comes from my home state of Delaware, submitted by photographer Jenni Callard. Jenni shares her experiences from film to digital and back to film- and her love of the trusty Holga.
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This space was supposed to contain reviews of the Demekin and Ikimono 110 cameras. Two weeks ago. After a day of shooting three 110 cameras, I dropped my film off at Walmart, who said they could do it in three days. I even talked really slowly. 19 days later, my film was finally back, but much to my surprise, there seemed to be a lack of communication between the genius at Walmart and myself. I guess I didn’t write “No prints, only CD” large enough or something… because what I got back was- you guessed it- prints and no CD. So I will be scanning like a mad man this weekend, and have those reviews up for you early next week. In the meantime, don’t go to Walmart. Especially not with any sort of film.
Our Toy Camera story comes to us this week from the UK. Graham Lally’s journey from LC-A to Diana and back- from a simple Russian cam to an obsession with lo-fi cameras. Cheers to Graham for sharing this with us, and enjoy.
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