Lomography has just announced the LomoKino Super 35 movie camera. The LomoKino allows users to capture experimental “Lomographic” movies on 35mm film - a standard roll accommodates 144 “widescreen” movie frames with an exposure area of 24x8.5mm. The hand-cranked movie camera takes approximately 3-4 frames per second, so a roll of standard photographic film yields a 36-48-second movie. “After developing the film, spool it into the specially developed LomoKinoScope and watch your Lomographs moving over and over again,” the company says. The LomoKino can be bought as a standalone product (£65) or in a bundle with the LomoKinoScope viewer, one film canister and a book entitled, “Inventing the Lomokino” (£89).

Click through / scroll down for some sample footage shot with the LomoKino camera.

Teaser Trailer from Lomography on Vimeo.

LomoKino - Ghost on the Beach from Lomography on Vimeo.

Lomography Press Release

Lomography UK Proudly Presents:

The LomoKino - Super 35 Movie Maker

www.lomography.com/lomokino

Lomography in Motion: Take the next step in Lomography with the first camera that makes your Lomographs move on any kind of 35mm film

Unique Art: Become the director of your very own LomoMovies and produce unique and precious pieces of movie art by simply winding a crank

True Gadget: Irresistible design and unlimited creative possibilities will make gadget lovers’ hearts pound faster LomoMovies Online: Upload, watch and share your very own LomoMovies on www.lomography.com

Lomography in Motion
How great it must have been to witness the first pictures as they started to move or to see the Lumiere brothers amazing the crowds with their very first short films. After over 100 years of movie making, million-dollar-special-effects, big scale film studios and endless Hollywood dramas, we give you the chance to return back to the roots of movie making and witness the very first steps of moving Lomography. The LomoKino allows you to become a director yourself and capture Lomographic movies on 35 mm film of any kind: no sound, no special effects, no post production – just simple Lomography in motion.

Unique Art
To become a true LomoMovie director, just simply wind the crank of the magic box to capture 144 shots on one roll of 35 mm film - which makes 36 to 48 seconds of LomoMovie. You can use any kind of 35 mm film for different effects: Slide film, colour negative, redscale or B/W. After developing the film, spool it into the specially developed LomoKinoScope and watch your Lomographs moving over and over again. What sounds very simple produces a unique piece of art which can either stay in your hands only or can be given as a special present to somebody who really deserves it. Show your sweetheart how fast your heart is really pounding or capture a flying birthday cake for your grandma who will feel catapulted back in time.

True Gadget
A wise man once said “form follows function” – naaaah – we like to say “form follows motion” and that’s why we designed this camera to become a true gadget. Its irresistible design takes you straight back into the time when people left the audience screaming because a locomotive was speeding towards them on a movie screen and the movies were still a true business without special effects. It comes in a package either alone or with the LomoKinoScope, one film canister and a marvelous book. Its creative possibilities are so diverse that not even we can tell the limits. It’s up to you, gadget lovers, to take this baby in your hands and explore what movies used to be like the Lomographic way!

LomoMovies Online
Unlike the very first filmmakers we can call a powerful tool our own: the internet! Linking the simple technology of the LomoKino with our website, enables you to upload, watch and share your own LomoMovies. To give you a taste of the special LomoKino aesthetics and the sheer endless creative possibilities, we asked filmmakers from around the globe to create their own LomoMovies. Visit our website to get some inspiration and start shooting your first LomoMovie!

www.lomography.com

Technical Details
Film type: all kind of 135 roll film 
Lens: 25mm
Exposure area: 24mm x 8.5mm: 144 images/film
Continuous Aperture: f/5.6 - f/11
Shutter: 1/100
Hand cranked: approx. 3-4 fps, 36-48 sec. movie per roll
Film counting: volume display
Focusing: (normal) 1m~infinity, (press button for) 0.6m close up
Tripod mount: yes
Retail price: £65.00

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