The 2 new Lomography Travel Collection Instant Cameras – el Nil editions can help you explore the world, unveil the art of capturing instant memories that are unique as the landscapes that inspired the early explorers and. travellers seeking hidden secrets and ancient wonders around the world.

Lomo’Instant Automat el Nil

A portable instant camera that allows you to transform every shot into a masterpiece on Instax Mini film. They can automatically adjust aperture, shutter speed, and flash output, making it super easy to achieve excellent exposures in sunlight or in shade. All these would grant your the freedom to explore, experiment, and craft distinctive instant images with Wide-angle, Fisheye, Close-up and Splitter lens attachments. Further creativity can be achieved with long exposures, unlimited multiple exposures, remote-control selfies and coloured flash filters.

Lomo’Instant Wide el Nil

Are you ready to unleash the spirit of exploration and travelling? This extra-wide camera seizes twice the adventure on Instax Wide film, featuring multiple and long exposure modes, a remote control shutter release plus Close-up, Ultra-wide and Splitzer lens attachments. This instant camera will help any user to navigate the uncharted worlds of creativity. Using coloured gel flash filters will put a unique and colourful spin on the whole affair, and the PC-sync flash connection invites extraordinary, ultra-wide instant magnification in the studio too!

Technical Specifications

Lomo’Instant Automat el Nil

• Film Format: Fujifilm Instax Mini
• Focal Length: 60 mm (35 mm equivalent)
• Aperture: f/8, f/22
• Shutter Speed: 8s – 1/250 (Auto), 30s (Bulb)
• Multiple Exposures: Unlimited
• Built-in Flash: Automatic Flash & Flash Off Mode
• Zone Focusing: 0.6 m / 1 – 2 m / Infinity
• Lens Attachments: Fisheye, Wide-angle, Close-up, Splitzer,
• Remote Control Lens Cap
• Filter Thread: 43 mm
• Tripod Mount: Yes
• Battery Supply: 2Å~CR2 batteries (camera), 1Å~CR1632 (remote) –Not Included

Lomo’Instant Wide el Nil

• Film Format: Fujifilm Instax Wide
• Focal Length: 90 mm (35 mm Equivalent)
• Aperture: f/8, f/22
• Shutter Speed: 1/250 – 8s (Auto), 1/30 (Flash Sync), 30 s
• (Bulb)
• Multiple Exposures: Unlimited
• Built-in Flash: Automatic Flash & Flash Off Mode
• PC Sync Socket: Yes
• Zone Focusing: 0.6 m / 1 – 2 m / Infinity
• Lens Attachments: Close-up, Ultra-wide, Splitzer,
• Remote Control Lens Cap
• Filter Thread: 49 mm
• Tripod Mount: Yes
• Battery Supply: 4Å~AA (camera), 1Å~CR2025 (remote) – Not Included

Pricing and Availability 

Lomo’Instant Automat el Nil USD$199 / SGD$279
https://shop.lomography.com/lomo-instant-automat-camera-lenses-el-nil

Lomo’Instant Wide el Nil USD$219 /SGD$339
https://shop.lomography.com/lomo-instant-wide-camera-lenses-el-nil

* Information and pictures courtesy of Lomography *

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What is 110? 

What is the 110 film camera all about? What makes it unique and special for analogue photographers? Let’s enter into the world of 110 film camera and 110 film! The history of 110 film format goes back into the 1970s when it first soared to popularity. This is a simple yet mighty 110 film format that made photography approachable and accessible. Although this miniature 110 film format faced a period of decline, it was brought back by Lomography in 2012 and they now proudly stand as the sole brand manufacturing new 110 films and cameras! Lomography offers an unparalleled selection of creative films, including colour negative, black & white, rescale and LomoChrome films as well as the compact Diana Baby and Fisheye Baby cameras.

As part of Lomography’s dedication to keep analogue photography alive – the new cutting-edge Lomomatic 110 is now available, ushering in a new era of creativity!

A pocket size camera to capture snippets of your world

The 110 film camera is a pocket size camera to capture snippets of your world, it’s crafted for those photographers/creatives who crave spontaneity and live for carefree moments. The Lomomatic 110 by Lomography is designed to capture snippets of every memory with its distinctive 110 charm. This is a window to snippets of your world, wherever you may roam, explore and where the road leads you in your 110 film photography. Whatever escapades that unfold for you, this tiny marvel is a pocket-sized companion for your unexpected twists and turns of life that you might encounter in your life journeys.

From everyday life/moments to special occasions, you can capture a glimpse of life through its sharp glass lens and compact creativity! The Lomomatic 110 is now available in the classic silver metal edition and colourful Golden Gate edition, both with additional flash attachment. The time is now for you to explore the world with the Lomomatic 110 film camera.

Small Camera, Big Adventures

The 110 film camera looks small, however, don’t be fooled by its small size! This creative small companion is going to bring you big ideas and big adventures! A thrilling companion for analogue beginners, the Lomomatic 110 is the sharpest and most trusted 110 camera for seasoned photographers, and a nostalgia return for analogue photographers for those who wish to return back to the grand good old days of thee 110 film!

With the Lomomatic 110, this camera can open the door to a world of possibilities with fully automatic settings, controllable ISO, zone focusing, and interchangeable apertures. It can squeeze into all types of small spaces for crazy Lomographic perspectives. You are now ready for anything with the Lomomatic 110, capturing fragments of life, each frame is glimpse into a spontaneous moment frozen in time, transformed effortlessly into a vibrant and priceless moment/memory!

Pricing and Availability

The pricing of the Lomography Lomomatic 110 Film Camera are as follows:

Lomomatic 110 Camera and Flash Classic Edition
MSRP: 159 USD / 209 SGD
https://shop.lomography.com/lomomatic-110-film-camera-flash-metal

Lomomatic 110 Camera and Flash Golden Gate Edition
MSRP: 119 USD / 159 SGD
https://shop.lomography.com/lomomatic-110-glass-lens-camera-flash-color-edition

Lomomatic 110 Camera Golden Gate Edition
MSRP: 99 USD / 129 SGD
https://shop.lomography.com/cameras/lomomatic-110-glass-lens-camera-color-edition

If you are keen to get the Lomomatic 110 premium film camera and 110 film, you can visit Lomography websites below

Lomoatic 110 – https://shop.lomography.com/sg/cameras/lomomatic-110-glass-lens-camera 

110 Film – https://shop.lomography.com/sg/film/110-film

If you like to know more in-depth and everything about the 110 Pocket Format, please visit https://www.lomography.com/110-pocket-format

Technical Specifications

• Film format: 110
• Lens focal length: 23 mm
• Available apertures: Day f/5.6, Night f/2.8
• Maximum aperture: f/2.8
• ISO: controllable 100, 200 or 400
• Shutter speed: Auto (A), Bulb (B)
• Focusing: zone focus
• Flash: “Day”, “Night” and “OFF” manual settings,
• interchangeable color filters included
• Multiple exposures: unlimited
• Tripod socket: no
• Battery: 1 x CR2 (1.5 V)

* Information and pictures courtesy of Lomography *

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Welcome to Lomography School!

Film is not dead, film is making a comeback, Lomographic Society International thinks that film is forever and they are launching themselves into a new era of analogue photography. You, the photographers (whether young or old, experienced or amateur) are hereby cordially invited to attend the Lomography School! It’s not going to be stuffy classroom withs grey walls, uncomfortable desks or even mess on your seat and table.

Lomographic Society International is launching this dedicated online learning space to make creativity accessible to all – Totally free! There are no more hard-to-understand descriptions, they have put together the answers to the most FAQ from the Lomography Community. This would make it the leading space on the internet and social media platforms, to learn all about analogue – from the basic techniques to how to take experimental Lomographs.

Who can join? What do I need?

Anyone can join, as long as you have a passion for analogue, it’s for everyone. Whether you are just start learning analogue photography or you are an experienced film photographer looking to become more creative, everyone is welcome at the Lomography School.

What can I expect from Lomography School?

Lomography School provides information about all the exciting experimental techniques that have been inspiring the imagination of Lomographers far and wide over the past 30 years. Analogue photographers can learn how to shoot mesmerising multiple exposures, uncover handy tips and tricks like mastering the pinhole and read detailed explanations (that they actually understand) about what the hell pushing and pulling mean, and so much more.

If the answer isn’t there, Lomography School has set up a dedicated mailbox, school@lomography.com, so curious students can send in their most burning questions. The Lomography School want this to be an ever-growing, interactive space and if anyone has a useful trick to share, Lomo School want to hear it! Photographers, we’re all on this journey of analogue discovery together and there’s always something new to learn.

To all analogue photographers, whether you are just starting off on your analogue photography or you are an experienced analogue photographer, welcome to Lomo School! Let’s all enjoy and have fun with Lomography!

Lomo School Information and Website Links

Lomo School:
https://www.lomography.com/school

Online Shop:
https://shop.lomography.com/

* Information and pictures courtesy of Lomographic Society International *

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Explore the Colour Spectrum like never before 

An ideal camera for beginners, it’s easy for you to get creative with the powerful in-built flash and three vivid coloured gel filters. Time for you to go for photography outing, share the love for Lomography with your friends, pass the camera around to your friends and let them discover crazy colour shifts at every click of the shutter.

Tantalisingly Turquoise 

Lomography is proud to be one of the forerunners in the development of innovative films that aren’t available elsewhere. This easy to use 35mm camera is preloaded with the enchantingly experimental LomoChrome Turquoise film to transform the world with its trippy colour-shifting effects.

You get skin tones pop in bright blues, skies glow orange and golden gradients grace the frame. What you are seeing is never what you are going to get, and that’s the magic of analogue. Time to say goodbye to fake filters, enjoy the creative capabilities of this exciting new addition to Lomography Simple Use Reloadable camera family!

The Simple Use Family

The first Simple Use Reloadable Film Camera was first launched in 2017, it has since become a popular camera choice among novice and experienced analogue photographers alike due to its reloadable resilience and experimental flair. You can take this everywhere as there is the Analogue Aqua Underwater Case.

What’s more, the Simple Use Camera is reloadable so the fun never stops! All you have to do is to pick up any 35mm film, open up the back, reload and start shooting all over again! Do check out Lomography’s guide for top tips on how to reload and continue the Simple Use adventures!

Simple Use Relodable Film Camera – LomoChrome Turquoise Information

Technical Specifications

• Film Format: 35 mm
• Lens Focal Length: 31 mm
• Shutter Speed: 1/120 s
• Aperture: f/9
• Focusing: 1 m to Infinity
• Flash: Built-in flash (press & hold to charge), 15-second recharge time
• Battery: 1 Å~ AA battery
• Dimensions (mm): 115 Å~ 60 Å~ 33
• Preloaded with LomoChrome Turquoise 2021 Film

Film

• Film Type: Color Negative
• ISO: 100–400
• Exposures: 27
• Processing: C-41

Pricing and Availability

Price: 27.90 USD | 32.90 SGD | 98 MYR | 1,380.00 PHP

Purchase it here: https://shop.lomography.com/simple-use-reloadable-film-camera-lomochrome-turquoise

* Information and pictures courtesy of Lomographic Society International *

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   Photography by Isaac Ong

Inspired by Fernando Gros “How to choose a Yearly Theme”, this is my 4th year writing and announcing a Yearly Theme, an approach that I personally feel that it’s more forward looking for a new future, a new era of working, thinking and how we connect as an individual, as a collective, society and the world. It’s not that goal settings or setting resolutions are no longer popular or useful, they still have a purpose and it still works for some people or industries

Recap of previous Yearly Themes

Before I announce my Yearly Theme 2023 for my photography and travel, let me bring you back  into my previous Yearly Themes through a recap below:

• Year 2020: Striving to Excel
• Year 2021: Recovery and Rejuvenation 
• Year 2022: Onward

Yearly Theme 2023 (Photography and Travel) – “Explore”

Now let me introduce and announce my Yearly Theme 2023 for photography and travel – “Explore”.

Why “Explore”? 

The word “Explore” has always been part of my life, from my Scouting days in school, to my traveler explorer days, in both my professional/business and personal life. My photography themes/projects have always been on exploration, in both nature, wildlife, history, heritage and cultural areas. 

Photography 

In year 2023, I am going to explore new collaborations in both professional and personal capacities. 

On the photography business sector, there would be changes and approaches to my portfolio of services or specialisation.

On my personal photography segment, there are a lot more plans, ideas, collaborations and new collaborations that I more than want to explore, the personal side of photography keeps my passion and fire burning in a commercial photography, content creation world.

If there is something deep inside me that I want to do, they would be along the lines of 

• Back to basics, back to analogue 
• Honing my craft and eye for creativity 
• Collaborating with like-minded creatives for new projects  

Some sectors that I would like to explore further are photography training/educator and consultancy. I made some progress and headways in the two sectors, I am going to continue building up from there. 

Travel

I made a decision not to travel out during 2022 when borders reopened along with the lifting of risk management measures, even though my travel wanderlust was strong. In 2023, I am planning to re-explore my travel photography and travel writing again, after a 3 years hiatus due to the global pandemic situation.

I hope to explore new travel destinations (ASEAN, Japan, Europe) that I haven’t previously visited. Of course, I would still love to revisit some of my favourite travel destinations. I am also planning to explore the area on Sustainability further and wider in travel, tourism, hospitality industries, around the region before venturing further out.

Writing and Publishing Books and Zines

One of my new philosophy in photography, writing and creativity is “Bringing my projects to life”, into prints, zines or books. In a heavy social media usage and consumption world where everything is digital, maybe a return to analogue or old school, can spark us a revival in how we work and live.

Therefore, I am going to explore new personal visual storytelling projects, beyond my current ones. I want to explore further, wider and deeper as a content creator and visual storyteller.

Should I go for a photo book or a new travel visual storytelling project or new zine collection project? Or all of the above? Exploring new publishing projects for year 2023, I would share more in details when the time is ripe.

Complementing my photography training and consultancy, I am going to explore publishing photography guides for the modern creative and social media world.

New set of Uncertainties and Dark Clouds in 2023

In a period of uncertainties and crisis (hopefully it doesn’t reach that stage), there might be new opportunities. Time to explore other opportunities as a new set of dark clouds (challenges and uncertainties) looms over 2023. We are facing inflation, higher costs of living, economic slowdown (or even possibly world recession) and geo-political worldwide crisis in a worst worst case scenario. 

In a period of uncertainties and political crisis in some regions (hopefully it doesn’t escalate beyond that stage into bigger crisis), there might be new opportunities. Time to explore other opportunities as a new set of dark clouds (challenges and uncertainties) looms over 2023.

Yearly Theme 2023 (Technology | Business | Personal)

In this year 2023, I decide to try something different again, I chose two themes, one for my TGH Photography and Travel Portal/Blog, one for my TGH Technology and Business Portal/Blog. What did I choose for my Yearly Theme 2023 (Technology | Business | Personal)?

Explore with me in my visual storytelling journeys in 2023

I would like to invite you and join me, come explore with me in my visual storytelling journeys in 2023. 

Together we can and we might explore something new, heart warming and touching visual stories.

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Exposing 30 Years of Lomography History and Heritage!

The story of Lomography began in November 1992, let’s start exposing 30 years of Lomography history and heritage! The fine Lomographic Society International was founded in the grand-old city of Vienna, Austria. There was a dignified “10 Golden Rules of Lomography”, it was published in the Wiener Zeitung – one of the oldest newspapers in the world(!) – and at the first venerable “everyone is an artist” LomoWall a couple of thousand Lomographs were shown.

It all began with the discovery of the quirky little Lomo LC-A camera by some unbrushed happy-go-luck students in Prague that had officially become the global Lomographic movement that we know of today. If you do your maths correctly from 1992, Lomography is now 30 years old and they are proud to be an eccentric, free, wonderful, enthusiastic, creative, experimental, social, wonderful Lomography Community, uniting millions of analogue admirers from around the world who are keen to help us keep film photography alive!

Limited Edition Anniversary Lomo LC-A Cameras 

To kickstart 30 years of Lomography celebrations and this momentous occasion, Lomography is releasing special editions of their beloved Lomo LC-A family cameras – the Lomo LC-A+, Lomo LC-Wide and Lomo LC-A 120. These special editions are all dressed in a unique handcrafted leather design with a colourful metal emblem to commemorate 30 years of breaking the rules.

These metal emblems will also be available as collectible Lomography Pins, Magnets and Stickers. Available in very limited quantities only, our anniversary edition Lomo LC-A cameras and accessories will help Lomographers around the world show off their love for Lomography and get involved with the Lomographic state of mind!

What is signature Lomography aesthetic feel from the LC-A family cameras like?

Since Lomographers stumbled upon the original Lomo LC-A in a quirky, old-school, modest camera shop and started shooting from the hop while touring Prague in 1991, they returned to Vienna and had a sh*tload of film developed in their favourite supermarket and discovered strangely beautiful images.

Over the past 30 years, Lomo LC-A photos are unique and distinct with its own signature Lomography aesthetic style, unmistakable photographs bursting with life, filled with deep saturation, punchy contrast and shadowy vignettes. Today, the Lomo LC-A family cameras are well-loved snap-shooting legends across the world.

With lightning-fast zone focusing, on-point automatic exposure, compact size, robust analogue looks and the all-important legendary lenses, the Lomo LC-A family cameras are a sought-after Lomography classic ready for all sorts of experimentation – a must-have in any photographer’s arsenal.

Lomo LC-A+

Lomo LC-Wide

Lomo LC-A 120

Discover the 30th Anniversary Collection

• Lomo LC-A+ 30th Anniversary Edition Price: 399 USD
  https://shop.lomography.com/world/lomo-lc-a-30th-anniversary-35-mm-film-camera
• Lomo LC-Wide 30th Anniversary Edition Price: 499 USD
  https://shop.lomography.com/world/lomo-lc-wide-30th-anniversary-35-mm-film-camera
• Lomo LC-A 120 30th Anniversary Edition Price: 549 USD
  https://shop.lomography.com/world/lomo-lc-a-30th-anniversary-120-film-camera
• Lomography 30th Anniversary Metal Magnet Price: 6.50 USD
  https://shop.lomography.com/world/30th-anniversary-magnet
• Lomography 30th Anniversary Metal Pin Price: 5.50 USD
  https://shop.lomography.com/world/30th-anniversary-metal-pin
• Lomography 30th Anniversary Metal Sticker Price: 5.50 USD
  https://shop.lomography.com/world/30th-anniversary-metal-sticker

Technical Specifications

LOMO LC-A+

• Film Format: 35 mm
• Focal Length: 32 mm
• Available Apertures: f2.8, f3.5, f5.6, f8, f11, f16
• Shutter Speed: Bulb (B) to 1/500
• Flash: Hotshoe
• Available ISO Settings: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
• Multiple Exposure: Yes
• Tripod Mount: Yes
• Cable Release: Yes
• Battery: 3 x LR44

LOMO LC-Wide

• Film Format: 35 mm
• Focal Length: 17 mm
• Available Apertures: f4.5, f5.6, f8, f11, f16
• Shutter Speed: Bulb (B) to 1/500
• Flash: Hotshoe
• Available ISO Settings: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
• Multiple Exposure: Yes
• Tripod Mount: Yes
• Cable Release: Yes
• Battery: 3 x LR44

LOMO LC-A 120

• Film Format: 120
• Focal Length: 38 mm
• Available Apertures: f4.5, f5.6, f8, f11, f16
• Shutter Speed: Bulb (B) to 1/500
• Flash: Hotshoe
• Available ISO Settings: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
• Multiple Exposure: Yes
• Tripod Mount: Yes
• Cable Release: Yes
• Battery: 3 x LR44

* Information and pictures courtesy of Lomographic Society International *

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The new Lomography LomoApparat 35mm creative film camera comes in 2 exciting editions – the classic black leather design and Italian leather Neubau edition with a bold turquoise trim. Packed with a 21mm wide-angle lens, 3 lens attachments and a whole host of experimental features, this 35mm creative film camera suits photographers of all abilities and experience levels to enjoy shooting with this compact film camera and get totally creative for unique and authentically analogue images on 35mm film.

The built-in lens has a 0.5 m focusing distance and if that’s not close enough, the Close-up Lens reduces this to just 0.2 m! For crafty multiple exposure effects, add the Splitzer Lens to slice and dice images into wedges of any size and for totally wild image effects, the Kaleidoscope Lens will create a magical multiple mirrored image effect across the frame.

Add a playful flash filter slider with interchangeable colored filters for colorful flash effects. Plus, in true Lomography style, an MX switch for multiple exposure mayhem and a Bulb shooting mode for exciting long exposure effects like light painting. Never miss a photographic opportunity again with the new and exciting LomoApparat, the ultimate companion for every analogue adventure!

An experimental 35mm film camera for photographers to shoot totally unique images on 35mm film and enjoy the classic analogue characteristics of vignetting, high contrast, saturation and film grain. The LomoApparat is lightweight, compact, and it’s a perfect sidekick for any analogue adventure, from daily life to analogue travel photography.

Just point, shoot and go! Have lots of fun with the NEW Lomography LomoApparat 21mm wide-angle 35mm film camera!

Technical Specifications

• Film format: 35 mm
• Lens focal length: 21 mm
• Available apertures: f/10
• Shutter speed: 1/100 (N), Bulb (B)
• Focusing: focus free, 0.5 m – infinity
• Flash: default ON, manual OFF
• Flash coverage: 0.5 m – 2 m
• Multiple exposures: unlimited
• Tripod socket: yes
• Battery supply (for the flash): 1 Å~ AA (1.5 V)

Pricing and Availability

LomoApparat Camera Black Edition
MSRP: 89 USD
https://shop.lomography.com/lomoapparat-black-wide-angle-camera

LomoApparat Camera Neubau Edition
MSRP: 99 USD
https://shop.lomography.com/lomoapparat-neubau-wide-angle-camera

Lomography Online Shop
https://shop.lomography.com/cameras/lomoapparat

* Information and pictures courtesy of Lomography *

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Don’t forget you are an amigo for every adventure! Tiptoe across the hot sand, feel the warm breeze glide over your tanned skin and capture the good times, you just have to watch out for that little crab over there that doesn’t nip at your toes!

La Sardina Acapulco Caleta Camera

Whether you are enjoying a luxurious time on a sandy beach, dipping your perfectly manicured toes into the ocean or sipping sweet cocktails at the beach bar, you can capture the captivating coastline in ultra-wide angle snaps and enjoy effortless experimentation with the La Sardina Acapulco Caleta Camera. 

With colourful beaches stretching as far as the eye can see, this crowded coastline has seen many a sparkling Hollywood smile. You can shoot for the stars in bulb mode and combine multiple scenes in one frame with the flick of the multiple exposure switch. If that’s not enough, illuminate your night time escapades with the included Fritz the Blitz flash.

Fisheye No.2 La Quebrada

Get loco in Acapulco with your new fisheye friend. Do you dare to dive off the rocky clifftops of La Quebrada, plunging spectacularly into the swirling azure waters?

With the Fisheye No.2 La Quebrada, you can capture your wildest adventures in an incredible 170 degrees fisheye view! From the cliff top to seashore, you can squeeze the whole scene into iconic bulbous spheres! Along with multiple and long exposure modes, you can get even more fun in the sun, once you are tired of tumbling through the air, the built-in flash will take you from day to night – as Elvis said, “This is no time for siesta, this is time for fun!”

Pricing and Availability

La Sardina Acapulco Caleta Camera
Price: 119 USD
Buy here: shop.lomography.com/la-sardina-camera-flash-acapulco-caleta

Fisheye No.2 Acapulco La Quebrada Camera
Price: 69 USD
Buy here: shop.lomography.com/fisheye-no-2-acapulco-la-quebrada

Technical Specifications

La Sardina Acapulco Caleta Camera

• Film Format: 35 mm
• Focal Length: 22 mm
• Shutter Speed: Bulb (B), 1/100 (N)
• Zone Focusing: 0.6 m – 1 m, 1 m – Infinity
• Multiple Exposures: Yes
• Tripod Mount: Yes
• Cable Release: Yes
• Flash: Unique La Sardina Micro Contact
• (for Fritz the Blitz flash only)
• Battery: 1 Å~ CR123A

Fisheye No.2 La Quebrada

• Film Format: 35 mm
• Focal Length: 10 mm
• Shutter Speed: Bulb (B), 1/100 (N)
• Fixed Focus
• Multiple Exposures: Yes
• Tripod Mount: Yes
• Cable Release: No
• Flash: Built-in flash
• Battery: 1 Å~ AA

* Information and pictures courtesy of The Lomographic Society *

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Since I’M Fine first release in early 2018, this camera has accompanied users to record the bitterness and sweetness of life with three generations of different design concepts. As the 3rd-generation I’M Fine cameras are sold out, the 4th-generation AURA is launched. The white camera body model makes a particularly eye-catching debut. With the AURA I’M Fine camera, it is preloaded with films of a warm tone as usual, you can capture wonderful moments before your eyes by simple operations.

Users Can Record Their Current Moods with Easiest-to-Operate Single Use Film Cameras

“I’M Fine.” This is an answer that can hide different emotions. When you give this answer, are you really fine or are you not well at all? Or is there something difficult to tell even if you are fine? Some emotions cannot be easily expressed, so let photos capture the mood of the moment.

In moments when you are really fine, happy, travelling, at a party, or getting together with friends, you should capture these wonderful memories and unexpected surprises. When you are tired, you can reminisce about these moments and then you will have the motivation to move forward.

A Camera that gives you Touch and Warmth as a Physical Object and a Blank Space to Write about Tenderness 

In this digital technology and digital photography era, film cameras still play a part for photographers, keeping the warmth of physical objects for us. Therefore, the 4th generation edition of I’M Fine continues to retain a space on the back of the packing box, as a place especially designed for gift buyers to express their thoughts and blessings. A handwritten birthday wish of warmth to a friend is more beautiful than sending a message over the phone.

The 4th-Generation Regular Edition AURA I’M Fine Single Use Camera has meticulously designed details. The camera shutter is named as “Freeze a moment”, remaining film count as “Remaining moment(s)”, and the camera flash as “Spark”.

I’M Fine is not a disposable camera, they can also be a form of decoration on your table, be a part of your accessories, a prop in photos, a convenient necessity, and a must-have to record your daily life.

The Camera Accompanies You through Days and Nights with ISO400 Films and Built-in Flash

AURA is preloaded with Kodak ISO 400 color negative films, popular among young users due to their warm tone, and allows users to take outstanding photos even at night with flash.

Meanwhile, with the help of the built-in flash (distance: 1-3 meters), users can clearly record moments either on cloudy days, indoors, or at concerts and keep the photos for later memories.

Pricing and Availability

I’M Fine Single Use Camera – AURA Edition

MSRP: HKD$155

Shop online: https://www.ninmlab.com/imfine

Technical Specifications

4th-Generation Regular Edition AURA I’M Fine Single Use Camera

• Film : 400ISO Color Negative (Made in USA)
• No. of exposure : 27
• ISO : ISO 400
• Flash :1-3 m
• Processing: C-41 Process
• Battery : 1 AA Battery (Included)

* Information and pictures courtesy of NINM Lab *

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Off / On: Everyday Technology that Changed Our Lives, 1970s-2000s is the second edition of the Collecting Contemporary Singapore initiative that is aimed at growing the museum’s contemporary collection to better reflect Singapore’s ever-evolving national identity. From 1970s onwards, Singapore experienced rapid transformation and economic growth, technology plays a big part in transforming not just how we work, also how we live as well, paving the way for the modern technological driven and gadgets galore life we are living today.

Chung May Khuen, Director of the National Museum of Singapore, said, “We were heartened by the encouraging response from our first edition of the Collecting Contemporary Singapore initiative on documenting COVID-19 in Singapore, which saw contributions of diverse stories and objects from residents here. We are returning with the second edition of the initiative – focusing on the theme of technology – to continue engaging the public in contributing and co-creating with the National Museum. As technology evolves rapidly through the years, and with the pandemic further highlighting the significant role of technology in our daily lives, we hope to broaden and update our collection in this area which would enrich our documentation of the lived experiences of the people of Singapore.”

Priscilla Chua, Senior Curator, National Museum of Singapore added, “Through the Off / On showcase, we invite visitors to reconnect with these technologies, while inspiring conversations and curiosity among the younger generations unfamiliar with them. As we are more ‘switched on’ now than ever before, the indispensable role of technology continues to shape and change the way we live, work and play, and we hope visitors will share their unique stories and experiences with us.”

Are you ready to go back in time to Singapore from 1970s to 2000s? For the younger generation, you can enter and immerse into the everyday technology world that your parents and grandparents lived in,  learn and experience them before returning back to the future (today). For the young at heart (older) adults, this will be a nostalgia journey back in time to the good old days as some might coined it.

Let’s start to go back in time by entering into this “time machine” zone!

Room 1: Work In Progress

The workforce of today talks about hybrid working, co-working spaces, what was the office like in those days? Enter into the Work In Progress section, where typewriters and bulky computers were the tools of the workplace, a reminiscent of an office from the past. 

Have you ever used a typewriter before? Why not give it a go and type away on the typewriter? Have you seen the early computer models by IBM and Apple? How does it compare to the modern desktops and laptops of today?

Room 2: Hello Mobile

“Hello, siang ka pager?”, an iconic local phrase that only some will know, heard and used it regularly. The younger generation would probably feel weird and amused by this. If you owned a pager before, you would know what I am talking about. Using today’s lingo, IYKYK. 

Most of us in today’s world owned a smartphone like an everyday essential, we are kind of glued to the modern smartphone everyday, have you ever wonder what was life back then without smartphones? 

Post-war Singapore had a telephone density of just 1.6 telephones for every hundred individuals. In the late 1980s, telephones and other personal devices such as pagers became more accessible, allowing Singaporeans to contact one another more conveniently. Who remembered waiting line at the payphone to return a call?

For the young at heart adults, do you still remember those land line telephones, the payphone at the kopitiam (a.k.a. coffeeshop) or telephone inside a hair salon, making a phone call or receiving a phone call inside those locations? The younger generation might be thinking, “What is that old thing? I have never seen it before!”

How about trying out, engaging with larger-than-life interactive that is modelled after a handphone or pager, sending personalised messages that will be displayed on running LED bars?

Room 3: The Art of Living 

Entering this room might invoke a lot of nostalgic memories for the young at heart adults, as for the younger generation, welcome to the art of living, your maiden experience of life in Singapore from 70s onwards till late 90s and early 00s.

How has consumer technology transform the lifestyle of Singaporeans over the decades? Do you remember your first home entertainment gadgets such as colour television sets and radio cassette players? How about the first film camera?

As you stepped back into your home again, do you feel the warmth and familiarity? What do you see inside there? Which old school consumer technology products did you grow up with? 

Moving on to the next section inside this room, step into an old-school interactive photo studio to interact with a TLR camera replica that allows you to take black-and-white photos against a backdrop with various props that help to create the preferred ambience. Once your photo has been taken, you can enter into the adjacent dark room and observe your photos being “Developed”. 

Next up, is television time! Do you remember the old Teletext messages? Do you still remember the local television programmes, commercials? Now is the time to reminisce nostalgic memories by toggling and viewing them again on those old television sets. 

Which TV commercial of those days is your favourite? Myojo mee? Or Duracell bunny batteries?

Room 4: Game On

If you are into e-sports, online gaming or mobile gaming, what was the gaming world like before that? 

Video games became increasingly popular especially in the 1980s. They were a great source of entertainment for teenagers and young adults of that era. The once-popular handheld series of games such as the Tomy Pocketeer, where players are required to guide a ball bearing in and around obstacles, provides the inspiration to this digital game that will pit you against one another for a chance to be featured on the leader board.

Have fun and play games through a digital companion

When you visit Off / On, you can have fun and play games through a digital companion on your mobile devices. You can visit https://go.gov.sg/offon to find out how they can sign up for an account and generate a unique QR code, which they then scan with their personal mobile devices.

Activities include exclusive digital games such as the ‘Fastest Typist’ game, as well as a pop quiz that challenges players to decode numerical pager messages. Visitors can also access bonus educational content that is unique to the digital companion, which will complement their learning experience at the showcase. 

Players who successfully complete all the assigned activities in the digital companion can stand a chance to win prizes through a lucky draw that will be conducted at the end of the showcase period. Details on the draw and the list of prizes to be won will be announced soon.

Keen on an Escape Room adventure? 

Anyone keen on a Night at the Museum fun adventure? Off / On also transforms into an escape room at night. Visitors can pre-register in groups of minimally 3 and up to 10 participants each time, to

explore the showcase space through the popular and interactive format of an escape room game. Participants will “journey” through time in the gallery to decipher clues that will help uncover a secret technological device that can help prevent a mass shutdown of the world’s technology. 

Public call for contributions of technological objects and related stories

Off / On featured contributions not only from the National Museum’s collection, they also feature contributions and loans of technological objects from individuals and corporate organisations. 

This includes homegrown company Creative Technologies, which has loaned the museum its revolutionary Sound Blaster 1.0, launched in 1989, as well as the 2004 edition of the Zen Micro. The Sound Blaster 1.0 was the world’s first sound card ever made that significantly improved the audio quality of personal computers. Creative Technologies was also a pioneer producer of MP3 players, and the 2004 edition of the Zen Micro displayed in this showcase, is among its most popular models of MP3 players. 

In addition, local contributors, Professor Tan Tiong Gie, loaned an Apple IIe personal computer, while Gerald Tan, from local gaming collective, Retro DNA, loaned a Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld gaming console.

In line with Collecting Contemporary Singapore initiative, the National Museum of Singapore is inviting residents in Singapore to share their technology gadgets/objects from the 2000s onwards up to the present day, along with your related experiences and stories of the objects that have shaped their lives in the areas of work, communications, home living and play. 

All these contributions would help to enrich the National’s Museum collection in the area of technology as they seek to broaden the scope of its contemporary collection. The public can visit https://go.gov.sg/ccstechopencall to submit stories and photos of the objects. The public call runs until 31 December 2022.

Personal Thoughts 

It’s very nostalgic experiencing this experiential showcase at the National Museum of Singapore, it brought back so much memories for me, from using film SLR camera, using a pager, the TV commercials that were catchy in tune and style. 

I highly and strongly encourage you to visit Off / On: Everyday Technology that Changed Our Lives, 1970s-2000s. This is excellent for parents with young children to visit and check out together, grandparents should join along, they would be able to share so much more stories to the younger generation. 

A wonderful exhibition that connects with us on a personal basis, our very own Contemporary Singapore culture in both tangible and intangible aspects. For the young at heart adults (we are not old, ok!), you might shed tears of joy, or smile happily at those days that you once lived through when technology was very different from today’s technologically advanced, highly connected internet and social media world. For the younger generation, you might feel and think, what kind of world was that, did you really live through that era?

Those were the good old days, some might say. Having said that, we also need to look forward into the future too, while preserving our very own unique Contemporary Singapore culture and heritage.

I realised I wrote quite a lengthy story on this experiential showcase “Off / On: Everyday Technology that Changed Our Lives, 1970s-2000s”. The exhibitions that I attended at the National Museum of Singapore and wrote about them had always been interesting, informative and engaging. This particular Off / On is special, has huge significance for me and it has invoked a lot of personal nostalgic memories inside me, growing up in this period of Everyday Technology that Changed My life. 

Such nostalgic memories are priceless, intangible and unforgettable, as they formed the foundations for transforming me into a photographer and tech geek I am today.

For the record, I am not old, I am just young at heart. 

Visitor information and ticketing details 

Off / On: Everyday Technology that Changed Our Lives, 1970s–2000s

10 June – 30 October 2022

Exhibition Gallery, Basement Level

Opening Hours: 10am–7pm daily*

Last admission is at 6.30pm

*The gallery will be closed at 6pm for the escape room game on selected dates, with the last admission at 5.30pm. Please refer to the National Museum’s website for the list of dates where early closure of the showcase is expected.

Admission

Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents and Children 6 years and below (any nationality) will enjoy free admission to the showcase.

Tourists & Foreign Residents

Standard Adult – $18

Concession [Senior (60 years and above), student and special access] – $14

Admission to the escape room experience*

The escape room experience is available on selected Friday and Saturday evenings from 17th June 2022. Participants will be given 30 minutes to complete the game. Please refer to the National Museum’s website for the list of dates where the escape room experience will take place.

** Information courtesy of the National Museum of Singapore and Tate Anzur **

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