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
The Diana, 4x4cm kamera kotak yg murah, dicipta pada tahun 1960an di Hong Kong adalah antara kamera yg paling sinonim dgn term toycam.
 
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
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 -
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| Haziq Farid Kodak Elitechrome 100
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| Ami Kamerami Provia 100f
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| Ami Kamerami Provia 100f
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| Ami Kamerami Agfa CT Precisa 100
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| Intan Fazlin Kodak EBX 100
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| Intan Fazlin Fuji Superia 400
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| Intan Fazlin Fuji Superia 400
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| Intan Fazlin Fuji Superia 400
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| Intan Fazlin Kodak EBX 100
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| Intan Fazlin Kodak EBX 100
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| Intan Fazlin Kodak EBX 100
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LOMO Sprocket Rocket
- Panoramic Shot with Sprocket Holes -
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| Ejad Fotopoyo AGFA Vista 100 (MX)
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| Ejad Fotopoyo AGFA Vista 100
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| Ami Kamerami Fuji Velvia 50
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| Ami Kamerami Lomography Slide Chrome 100
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LOMO Fisheye
- Fisheye effect -
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| Ami Kamerami Fisheye 2
 Fuji Pro 160S
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| Ami Kamerami Fisheye 2
 Fuji Pro 160S
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Supersampler 
- 4 gambar dalam 1 frame -
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| Wan Husna Wan Hamidon LOMO ISO400
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| Wan Husna Wan Hamidon LOMO ISO400
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| Ami Kamerami Supersampler
 Fuji Velvia 100f
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| Ami Kamerami Supersampler
 Fuji Velvia 100f
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| Haziq Farid LC-A+
 Kodak Elitechrome ED200
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| Haziq Farid LC-A+
 Kodak Elitechrome ED200
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| Haziq Farid LC-A+
 Kodak Elitechrome ED200
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| Haziq Farid LC-A+
 Kodak Elitechrome ED200
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Colorsplash Camera
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| Ami Kamerami Fuji Pro 800Z
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| Ami Kamerami Fuji Pro 800Z
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| Ami Kamerami Fuji Pro 800Z
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LOMO Diana
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| Muhammad Haziq Mohd Nazam Diana F+ (MX)
 Lomo Colour
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| Muhammad Haziq Mohd Nazam Diana F+ (MX)
 Lomo Colour
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| Muhammad Haziq Mohd Nazam Diana F+
 Lomo Colour
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| Muhammad Haziq Mohd Nazam Diana F+
 Lomo Colour
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| Muhammad Haziq Mohd Nazam Diana F+
 Lomo Colour
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| Saiful Hadi Diana F+
 Lomo CN100 120mm
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| Saiful Hadi Diana F+
 Redscale 100 35mm
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| Jim Diana Lomo Diana F+ Standard Lense 38mm
 Lomo Color Negative ISO400 120mm
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| Jim Diana Lomo Diana F+ Standard Lense 38mm
 Kodak TX400 BW 120mm
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| Jim Diana Lomo Diana F+ Standard Lense 38mm
 Kodak TX400 BW 120mm
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Holga
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| Rem Munir Holga 120CFN
 Kodak Ektarcolor 100
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| Rem Munir Holga 120CFN
 Kodak Ektarcolor 100
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| Syafiq Jamalludin Holga 135BC (MX)
 Fujiflm Superia 400
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| Syafiq Jamalludin Holga 135BC
 Expired Fujichrome T64
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| Lutfi Dzolmi Holga 135BC
 Kodak Max 200 expired 2007
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| Lutfi Dzolmi Holga 135BC (MX)
 Kodak Max 200 expired 2007
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| Chan Teik Quan Holga 135BC
 Lomography CN400
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| Chan Teik Quan Holga 135BC
 Lomography Redscale XR 50-200
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| Chan Teik Quan Holga 135BC (MX)
 Lomography Redscale XR 50-200
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| Chan Teik Quan Holga 135BC
 AGFA CT Precisa
 
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| Chan Teik Quan Holga 135BC
 LOMOGRAPHY CN400
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| Chan Teik Quan Holga 135BC
 LOMOGRAPHY CN 100
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| Shafie Sulaiman Holga 135BC (MX)
 DNP Centuria 200 Expired
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| Shafie Sulaiman Holga 135BC (MX)
 DNP Centuria 200 Expired
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| Azaan Fishol Holga 120GCFN (MX)
 Lomo CN400
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| Azaan Fishol Holga 135BC (MX)
 Kodak Colourplus 200
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Lubitel 166
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| Rem Munir Lubitel 166 Olympic Version (MX)
 Kodak Ektarcolor 100
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| Rem Munir Lubitel 166 Olympic Version (MX)
 Kodak Ektarcolor 100
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Smena 8m
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| Rem Munir Smena 8M
 Kodak Elitechrome ED
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| Rem Munir Smena 8M
 Kodak Elitechrome ED
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| Anas Saifuddin Smena 8M
 Expired Fuji Superia
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| Anas Saifuddin Smena 8M
 Agfa CT Precisa 100
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| Anas Saifuddin Smena 8M
 Agfa CT Precisa 100
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Aquapix
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| Anas Saifuddin Aquapix
 Velvia 100
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| Anas Saifuddin Aquapix
 Velvia 100
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Actionsampler
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| Rem Munir Actionsampler
 Lomography Color Negative 400
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| Rem Munir Actionsampler
 Lomography Color Negative 400
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LOMO Spinner 360
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Pano Cam
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| 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 ;)
- Shafie Sulaiman
 FB: Shafie Suleiman
- Ami Kamerami
 FB: Ami Kamerami
- Azaan Fishol
 FB: Azaan Itu Hebat
- Saiful Hadi
 FB: Saiful Hadi Shuhaimi
- Haziq Farid
 FB: Haziq Farid
- Chan Teik Quan
 FB: Chan Teik Quan
- Rayna Natasha Junairi
 FB: Rayna Natasha Junairi
- Abdul U'rus Redzuan
 FB: Abdul U'rus Redzuan
- Jim Diana Dimitre Lebedev
 FB: Jimmy Blackberry
- Wan Husna Wan Hamidon
 FB: Wan Husna Wan Hamidon
- Rem Munir
 FB: http://www.facebook.com/rem.munir
- Syafiq Jamalludin
 FB: https://www.facebook.com/syafiqjamalludin
- Anas Saifuddin
 FB: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000563784351
- Lutfi Dzolmi
 FB: https://www.facebook.com/lutfidzolmi
- Muhammad Haziq Mohd Nazam
- 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:
- http://www.lomography.com/about/faq/1308-what-the-hell-is-lomography 
- http://www.theclickshop.net/tag/superheadz/
- http://blognyek.blogspot.com/2011_08_01_archive.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_camera
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomography
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_(camera)