TOY CAMERAReporter: Cindy C. Cortes

Definition:

• The term is misleading, since they are not merely 'toys' but are in fact capable of taking photographs.

• often used to denote a very simple camera, and includes various basic vintage cameras as well.

• Simple• inexpensive• made of plastic

Usage:

• Many were made to be given away as novelties or prizes.

• Toy Camera has 8 vintage effect include 2 black&White and 1 sepia effect.

Features

• The plastic body of the camera does not securely close, allowing light to leak into the camera.

• Some taping suggested to avoid excess light leaks.

• Spool may become loose or out of place when winding the film on to the next frame.

• Not all images are guaranteed to be exposed properly or good in quality.

Example of Toy Camera

Diana,-an inexpensive 1960s 4x4cm novelty box camera, it is typically the camera most associated with the term 'toy camera'

-produced during the early 1960s inKowloon, Hong Kong, by the "Great Wall Plastic Factory".

-Diana cameras are predisposed to light leaks, a situation often remedied by sealing the seams with light-proof tape (like black electrical tape) after loading the film.

Holga

Holga is an inexpensive, medium format 120 film toy camera, made in China, appreciated for its low-fidelity aesthetic.

-The Holga's cheap construction and simple meniscus lens often yields pictures that display vignetting, blur, light leaks, and other distortions.

-considered to be in the same family as the Diana. The Diana allegedly has more problems and quirks than the Holga.

Sample Pictures taken using Toy Cameras

Vintage Green

Sample Pictures taken using Toy Cameras

Vintage Warm

Sample Pictures taken using Toy Cameras

Vintage Yellow – New

Sample Pictures taken using Toy Cameras

High Saturation – New

Sample Pictures taken using Toy Cameras

Low Saturation – New

Sample Pictures taken using Toy Cameras

Toning Sepia – New

Sample Pictures taken using Toy Cameras

Rich Black & White

Sample Pictures taken using Toy Cameras

Hicon Black & White – New

Cost

• Diana Camera cost about $50. • Holga Camera- 2,800 –

4,200php