Lomography Spinner 360 Camera Test Photos
The Lomography Spinner 360 is a low tech camera that rotates around via a rubber band system to take 360 degree photos.
I recently picked up one on an online auction site and took a few test photos.
The Spinner is definitely an acquired taste kind of camera. It certainly isn't for everyone and it has it quirks, but I did find it interesting.
One of the subjects I photographed was the Santa Rosa de Lima church ruins in Abiquiú, New Mexico. I like shooting into the sun a lot and, obviously, if the sun is anywhere low on the horizon the Spinner is going to include it in the image.
This posed a problem as the bright sun streaming through the slit that exposes the film left some light leak streaks where the sun was most evident.
This might not be a problem with a lot of Lomography fans as a number of their cameras seem to incorporate these idiosyncratic aspects into the images.
With a bit of post processing and manipulation, I came up with a final solution that suited my needs.
The Road to Pedernal image is pretty much straight out of the camera.
The Chama River Overlook was also heavily post processed, but not due to light leaks, just for a different treatment, which seemed to work for that shot.
All in all I don't anticipate using the Spinner 360 too often, but it was interesting to play around with.
I recently picked up one on an online auction site and took a few test photos.
The Spinner is definitely an acquired taste kind of camera. It certainly isn't for everyone and it has it quirks, but I did find it interesting.
One of the subjects I photographed was the Santa Rosa de Lima church ruins in Abiquiú, New Mexico. I like shooting into the sun a lot and, obviously, if the sun is anywhere low on the horizon the Spinner is going to include it in the image.
This posed a problem as the bright sun streaming through the slit that exposes the film left some light leak streaks where the sun was most evident.
This might not be a problem with a lot of Lomography fans as a number of their cameras seem to incorporate these idiosyncratic aspects into the images.
With a bit of post processing and manipulation, I came up with a final solution that suited my needs.
The Road to Pedernal image is pretty much straight out of the camera.
The Chama River Overlook was also heavily post processed, but not due to light leaks, just for a different treatment, which seemed to work for that shot.
All in all I don't anticipate using the Spinner 360 too often, but it was interesting to play around with.
Santa Rosa de Lima church ruins, Abiquiu, New Mexico
Road to Pedernal, Highway 96 view of Cerro Pedernal, Northern New Mexico
Rio Chama Overlook, Highway 84, Abiquiu Valley, Northern New Mexico
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