Lomography has accustomed us to very special solutions dedicated to photography! The new analog camera HydroChrome Sutton Panoramic Belair aims for fun with its lens that works by exploiting liquids of various genre to obtain unique effects.
Lomography HydroChrome Sutton Panoramic Belair
This new model is particularly economical (the body is made of plastic material) considering that it comes sold on the manufacturer’s website for 79 EUR. It is a model that does not need batteries to work and makes extreme simplicity its strong point, the opposite (or almost) of what is seen in the digital camera market.
As written above, Lomography HydroChrome Sutton Panoramic Belair has a lens that can be filled with colored liquids so that you can create photographs with special effects without resorting to computers or external filters.
Different apertures are available ranging from f / 01 , f / 16, f / 22, f / 32 up to f / 168 (pinhole). The exhibition covers an area of 104 x 35 mm. The focal length is instead equal to 32 mm while the focus is fixed (1.5 meters to infinity). The advancement of the film is of a mechanical type, thus allowing no batteries to be inserted. The shutter speed is available in two modes: 1 / 100 “or bulb pose.
Which liquids do you recommend Lomography ? In its official guide, we find water, tea, coffee, watercolor paint diluted in water and food colors. Alcohol, glue, acrylic paint should be avoided , oil and oil paint as well as corrosive substances. The results may vary according to the concentration of the pigments and their type. In short, no quality claims, but a nice toy to have fun.