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Monday, November 21, 2011

INFO - Ada Apa Dengan Toycam


Assalamualaikum & Salam Sejahtera.

Baru lepas presentation Numerical Analysis. Rasa lega sgt sbb presentation went well tanpa soalan bertubi-tubi dari prof. Hehe.

Anyway, aku ada masa free sikit, so aku nak story psl Toycam, atau Toy Camera.


APAKAH ITU TOYCAM?

Sebuah kamera filem yg simple, murah dan dibina almost 100% oleh plastik, termasuklah lens nya.

Walaupun namanya toycam, ia bukanlah "toy" (mainan) semata-mata.
Memang fizikal dan luarannya mmg nampak seperti mainan, tapi ia mempunyai keupayaan utk mengambil gambar yg kacak seperti kamera-kamera lain.


CONTOH TOYCAM

Sumber: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_(camera)

The Diana, 4x4cm kamera kotak yg murah, dicipta pada tahun 1960an di Hong Kong adalah antara kamera yg paling sinonim dgn term toycam.

Juga ada kamera lain seperti LOMO LC-A, Lubitel dan Holga .

Kini, toycam dikeluarkan secara besar-besaran (mass produce) oleh Lomography dan juga jenama lain seperti Superheadz.

Di bwh lomography, terdapat kamera-kamera seperti:
  • LOMO LC-A
  • Fisheye
  • Sprocket
  • Lomokino
  • La Sardina
Dan mcm-mcm lagi. Boleh tengok sini utk maklumat lanjut.

Bwh Superheadz pulak, ada kamera-kamera seperti:
  • Ultra Wide & Slim (UWS Camera)
  • Golden Half
  • Blackbird
Utk product Superheadz yg lain, boleh usha kat sini.


TOYCAM NI KAMERA FILEM KE DIGITAL?

Started with film, dan majoritinya adalah film.
In fact, semua kamera LOMO adalah menggunakan filem.

Namum kini ada syarikat seperti Agfa & Superheadz yg mencipta kamera digital tetapi menghasilkan efek yg mcm toycam. Biasanya datang dgn nama Digital Lomo, Digital Holga atau lain-lain.


APA YG BEST SANGAT DGN TOYCAM?


1) Tu kamera? Biar betik????

First of all, org takkan sangka yg kita tgh pegang tu ialah kamera. Contohnya ni:


Apa yg korang nampak? Air kotak kan?

Haaaa kena tipu. Ni sebenarnya kamera hokey. Namanya Juice Cam :D


Sumber: http://gizmodo.com/juicecam/

2. Hasil Yg Masyukkkkk

Setiap toycam menghasilkan efek yg unik, bergantung kpd jenis kamera tersebut.

Contoh, UWS menghasilkan gambar yg lebih wide (lens: 22mm) jika dibandingkan dgn DSLR yg menggunakan kitlens 18-55mm, kerana 18mm akan menjadi lebih kurang 28mm pada format filem 35mm.

Selain view yg wide, ia juga ada extreme vignetting.

Kemudian kita ada Holga yg menghasilkan efek pinhole, iaitu gambar yg vignette kaw-kaw, gelap + suram serta tak sharp.

LOMO Fisheye memberikan view Fisheye iaitu distortion yg melampau.

Byk lagi lah efek yg ada, depends on jenis kamera. Tapi persamaan efek yg ada pada majority toycam ialah vignette, vintage-feel dan light-leak.

3. Murah bai!

Aku bg contoh, katakan korang pakai DSLR dan nak main fisheye.
Kalau main editing, hasil dia tak secantik kalau pakai lens fisheye. Itupun kalau pandai edit la.
Lens dia plak bukanlah murah, semua stok atas RM1000.

LOMO Fisheye on the other hand - tak sampai RM300 pun.

4. Filem

Gasak la orang nak kata guna filem ni leceh la, mahal la apa la, toycam masih kekal menggunakan filem.
Kerana apa? Curiosity kills. Ramai suka dgn "unexpected result", iaitu berbanding dgn digital yg kita boleh view dan delete gambar on the spot, toycam yg pakai filem ni tak kasi kita chance. Either gambar kita jadi atau tak, tu kita akan tau lepas develop film.

5. Ringan

Disebabkan almost 100% bahan binaannya adalah plastik, ia sgt ringan dan mmg boleh snap dgn sebelah tangan jek tanpa rasa bersalah.

6. Point & Shoot (P&S)

Majority setiap toycam adalah P&S camera, dimana shutter speed dan aperture sudah fixed pada certain value, so value yg kita boleh manipulate cuma ISO iaitu drpd filem yg kita pakai.

So apa kelebihan P&S? Simply point ur camera at the subject and then snap! Takyah nak pening pale dgn nak setting sana sini bagai.

7. Mechanical

Almost semua toycam takde bateri. Segalanya mechanical. So takde la nak pening pale tgh-tgh travel tiba-tiba bateri kaput ke kan.

8. MX (Multi Exposure)

1 frame filem tu boleh di-snap lebih sekali, means akan terhasil 1 frame yg mempunyai gambar yg bertindih-tindih. Teknik ni dinamakan MX (Multi Exposure) yg mana ia terdapat dlm majority toycam dan SLR.

Arena digital juga ada teknik ini utk sesetengah kamera. Yg mana takde tu, boleh blend 2 atau lebih gambar menggunakan Photoshop.

Utk contoh gambar MX, boleh tgk galeri kat bwh ni, kalau korang tgk dlm gambar tu mcm ada berlapis-lapis gambar lain, MX letew.


------------ GALERI & RACUN ------------

Kat sini aku akan share beberapa gambar yg disumbangkan oleh
rakan seperjuangan dari group The Lomorangers.
Jgn salahkan aku kalau korang teracun ye :D

Superheadz UWS Camera
- Wide & Extreme Vignetting -


Haziq Farid
Kodak Elitechrome 100
Ami Kamerami
Provia 100f
Ami Kamerami
Provia 100f
Ami Kamerami
Agfa CT Precisa 100
Intan Fazlin
Kodak EBX 100
Intan Fazlin
Fuji Superia 400
Intan Fazlin
Fuji Superia 400
Intan Fazlin
Fuji Superia 400
Intan Fazlin
Kodak EBX 100
Intan Fazlin
Kodak EBX 100
Intan Fazlin
Kodak EBX 100
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LOMO Sprocket Rocket
- Panoramic Shot with Sprocket Holes -



Ejad Fotopoyo
AGFA Vista 100 (MX)
Ejad Fotopoyo
AGFA Vista 100
Ami Kamerami
Fuji Velvia 50
Ami Kamerami
Lomography Slide Chrome 100
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LOMO Fisheye
- Fisheye effect -


Ami Kamerami
Fisheye 2
Fuji Pro 160S
Ami Kamerami
Fisheye 2
Fuji Pro 160S
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Supersampler
- 4 gambar dalam 1 frame -



Wan Husna Wan Hamidon
LOMO ISO400
Wan Husna Wan Hamidon
LOMO ISO400
Ami Kamerami
Supersampler
Fuji Velvia 100f
Ami Kamerami
Supersampler
Fuji Velvia 100f
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 LC-A


Haziq Farid
LC-A+
Kodak Elitechrome ED200
Haziq Farid
LC-A+
Kodak Elitechrome ED200
Haziq Farid
LC-A+
Kodak Elitechrome ED200
Haziq Farid
LC-A+
Kodak Elitechrome ED200
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Blackbird


Abdul U'rus Redzuan
Xpro Chrome 2
Abdul U'rus Redzuan
Konica Centuria Expired
Abdul U'rus Redzuan
LSI CN 100
Rayna Natasha Junairi
Blackbird Fly
Velvia 100
Rayna Natasha Junairi
Blackbird Fly
Velvia 100
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Colorsplash Camera

Ami Kamerami
Fuji Pro 800Z
Ami Kamerami
Fuji Pro 800Z
Ami Kamerami
Fuji Pro 800Z
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LOMO Diana


Muhammad Haziq Mohd Nazam
Diana F+ (MX)
Lomo Colour
Muhammad Haziq Mohd Nazam
Diana F+ (MX)
Lomo Colour
Muhammad Haziq Mohd Nazam
Diana F+
Lomo Colour
Muhammad Haziq Mohd Nazam
Diana F+
Lomo Colour
Muhammad Haziq Mohd Nazam
Diana F+
Lomo Colour
 
Saiful Hadi
Diana F+
Lomo CN100 120mm
Saiful Hadi
Diana F+
Redscale 100 35mm
Jim Diana
Lomo Diana F+ Standard Lense 38mm
Lomo Color Negative ISO400 120mm
Jim Diana
Lomo Diana F+ Standard Lense 38mm
Kodak TX400 BW 120mm
Jim Diana
Lomo Diana F+ Standard Lense 38mm
Kodak TX400 BW 120mm
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Holga
 

Rem Munir
Holga 120CFN
Kodak Ektarcolor 100
Rem Munir
Holga 120CFN
Kodak Ektarcolor 100
Syafiq Jamalludin
Holga 135BC (MX)
Fujiflm Superia 400
Syafiq Jamalludin
Holga 135BC
Expired Fujichrome T64
Lutfi Dzolmi
Holga 135BC
Kodak Max 200 expired 2007
Lutfi Dzolmi
Holga 135BC (MX)
Kodak Max 200 expired 2007
Chan Teik Quan
Holga 135BC
Lomography CN400
Chan Teik Quan
Holga 135BC
Lomography Redscale XR 50-200
Chan Teik Quan
Holga 135BC (MX)
Lomography Redscale XR 50-200
Chan Teik Quan
Holga 135BC
AGFA CT Precisa
Chan Teik Quan
Holga 135BC
LOMOGRAPHY CN400
Chan Teik Quan
Holga 135BC
LOMOGRAPHY CN 100
Shafie Sulaiman
Holga 135BC (MX)
DNP Centuria 200 Expired
Shafie Sulaiman
Holga 135BC (MX)
DNP Centuria 200 Expired
Azaan Fishol
Holga 120GCFN (MX)
Lomo CN400
Azaan Fishol
Holga 135BC (MX)
Kodak Colourplus 200
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Lubitel 166


Rem Munir
Lubitel 166 Olympic Version (MX)
Kodak Ektarcolor 100
Rem Munir
Lubitel 166 Olympic Version (MX)
Kodak Ektarcolor 100
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Smena 8m


Rem Munir
Smena 8M
Kodak Elitechrome ED
Rem Munir
Smena 8M
Kodak Elitechrome ED
Anas Saifuddin
Smena 8M
Expired Fuji Superia
Anas Saifuddin
Smena 8M
Agfa CT Precisa 100
Anas Saifuddin
Smena 8M
Agfa CT Precisa 100
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Aquapix


Anas Saifuddin
Aquapix
Velvia 100
Anas Saifuddin
Aquapix
Velvia 100
Intan Fazlin
Aquapix
Fuji Superia Xtra 400

Intan Fazlin
Aquapix
Fuji Superia Xtra 400
Intan Fazlin
Aquapix
Fuji Superia Xtra 400
Intan Fazlin
Aquapix
Kodak Ultramax 400
Intan Fazlin
Aquapix
Kodak Ultramax 400
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Actionsampler

Rem Munir
Actionsampler
Lomography Color Negative 400
Rem Munir
Actionsampler
Lomography Color Negative 400
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LOMO Spinner 360
- 360 degrees panoramic -


Jim Diana
Lomo Color Negative ISO 400
Jim Diana
Lomo Color Negative ISO 400
Jim Diana
Lomo Color Negative ISO 400
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Pano Cam
- Kamera panorama yg murah -



Saiful Hadi
Pano Cam
Fuji Xtracolor 100 Expired
Saiful Hadi
Pano Cam
Fuji Xtracolor 100 Expired
Saiful Hadi
Pano Cam
Fuji Xtracolor 100 Expired
Saiful Hadi
Pano Cam
Fuji Xtracolor 100 Expired
Saiful Hadi
Pano Cam
Fuji Xtracolor 100 Expired
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Fuh, penuh artikel ni dgn gambar. Agak letih ah nak menyusun dan meng-caption-kan semua gambar tu satu persatu, tapi kalau ada viewer/reader yg teracun, Alhamdulillah, matlamat aku wujudkan artikel ni tercapai ^^

So kpd yg membaca artikel ni, amacam, lawa kan gambar-gambar atas tu? Ramai digital photographer yg cuba edit utk dapatkan tone mcm atas tu, tapi dgn toycam, jika di-load-kan filem yg betul, hasil mmg mantap artistik habis.

Jutaan terima kasih diucapkan kpd mereka atas gambar yg disumbangkan. Gambar korang mmg superb! Kpd viewer/reader ni yg rasa nak menuntut dari photographer di atas ni, kat sini aku letak skali link FB diorang. Sudi-sudi la berkenalan dgn diorang ye ;)
  1. Shafie Sulaiman
    FB: Shafie Suleiman
  2. Ami Kamerami
    FB: Ami Kamerami
  3. Azaan Fishol
    FB: Azaan Itu Hebat
  4. Saiful Hadi
    FB: Saiful Hadi Shuhaimi
  5. Haziq Farid
    FB: Haziq Farid
  6. Chan Teik Quan
    FB: Chan Teik Quan
  7. Rayna Natasha Junairi
    FB: Rayna Natasha Junairi
  8. Abdul U'rus Redzuan
    FB: Abdul U'rus Redzuan
  9. Jim Diana Dimitre Lebedev
    FB: Jimmy Blackberry
  10. Wan Husna Wan Hamidon
    FB: Wan Husna Wan Hamidon
  11. Rem Munir
    FB: http://www.facebook.com/rem.munir
  12. Syafiq Jamalludin
    FB: https://www.facebook.com/syafiqjamalludin
  13. Anas Saifuddin
    FB: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000563784351
  14. Lutfi Dzolmi
    FB: https://www.facebook.com/lutfidzolmi
  15. Muhammad Haziq Mohd Nazam
  16. Intan Fazlin
    FB: Intan Fazlin Abdul Razak

Sebagai mengakhiri artikel ni, aku nak share 1 statement:
"These cameras often have plastic lenses that offer poor or uneven focus, light leaks that oddly colorize an image, extreme vignetting, and a multitude of other "flaws" that are generally undesirable to photographers. While these elements certainly are "flaws" in camera design, they can produce interesting, artistic, or enjoyable results."

Seni itu subjektif :)
Ejad Fotopoyo

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Sumber Rujukan:
  1. http://www.lomography.com/about/faq/1308-what-the-hell-is-lomography
  2. http://www.theclickshop.net/tag/superheadz/
  3. http://blognyek.blogspot.com/2011_08_01_archive.html
  4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_camera
  5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomography
  6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_(camera)