I meet this guy at a flea market; Leo. He’s selling a nice black Pentax MV with the 50 1.8 for 15 Euros. He also has a broken Yashica rapid 17 half frame lying around and a couple of old movie camera’s. I ask him if he also sells compacts. ‘Yes, but the boxes are too heavy, so I don’t bring all of them. Pass by my house later and come take a look’ He replied. So I did…
A little while later I visit Leo’s place. His place is packed with thousands of stuffed animals, wood carvings from Indonesia and a bunch of other stuff. Leo and his wife are true collectors. I go through a box of mostly broken Trip 35’s and working Hi-Matics. Some random old shit I’d say. Luckily, treats are always at the bottom of the box; where I happen to find a LOMO LC-A, boxed, like new. There’s even working batteries in the darn thing! I take the camera from Leo for a fiver.
At home I decide to sell the camera straight away, but not before passing a testroll through. The next day I take a stroll from work and shoot 24 shots in under 20 minutes. I must say, I like the results, and I kind of get this whole Lomography thing all of a sudden. This thing is stealth. Focus is quick. The lens is sharp. The colors are great. What’s not to like? Sold it the next day..
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