Must-Have: The LomoKino Super 35 Movie Maker

Lomography finally puts their photos on the move with their new retro-inspired crank-driven LomoKino-Super 35 Movie Maker camera. By using any of your favorite 35mm films you can create roughly 45 seconds of footage with 144 or so little images (24mm x 8.5mm). Then all you LomoMovie makers need to do is load it up into their new LomoKinoScope, point it at a light source and enjoy the fruits of your directorial labor. Lomography is also allowing people to upload and share their movies online.

Here’s one of the first released silent short films using the LomoKino, Ghost of the Beach by Satomi Sugiyama.

Tech Details:

Retail Price: $79 for the Lomokino, $99 for the Lomokino + lomokinoscope
Film type: all kind of 135 roll film
Lens: 25mm
Exposure area: 24mm x 8.5mm: 144 images/film
Continuous Aperture: f/5.6 – f/11
Shutter: 1/100
Hand-cranked: approx. 3-4 fps, 36-48 sec. movie per roll
Focusing: (normal) 1m~infinity,(press button for) 0.6m close up
Tripod mount: yes
Website: www.microsites.lomography.com/lomokino


Update: If you’ve been wondering how it works, our friend @xo_azuree found the Lomokino production notes.