What he got

A few posts ago, you were informed that I couldn't spend so much on my quest to discover Vancouver's diamonds in the rough. This is what I spent abit of my money on.


This is a box camera by the company Lomography. Its technology is close to obsolescence in this digital age. Although one might be curious to know why I would choose such a gift since supposedly, the more sophisticated the technology the better, my response is... who cares??!

Occasionally, I grow weary of the rat race we engage in all aspects of our lives.
Is better necessarily more satisfaction?
I seem to have stumbled into this self-questioning phase in my life. An astute individual once said that an unexamined life is not worth living. Undeniable.

This toy-like contraption cannot boast of its megapixels, its 10x optical zoom or its thin and portable size. It is unjust to compare it to today's tempting digital pocket cameras we all strive to purchase on ebay. This is not about precision. The joy in this camera is actually in its unpredictability. No one camera will ever capture the same topic with the same characteristics. In fact, the red little box you see on the camera is the colour filter for its flash feature. So your pictures, once developed, will have either a blue, red or orange tint. Pictures taken show distortion from its realistic components and sometimes portrays a faded or washed-out appearance, all due to the fact that the camera leaks light. All visible colours it senses are immensely saturated
It is loved and appreciated for its dramatized and cinematic feel it produces, almost poetic.

Until his and my photography skills improve, then will Il post some of our creations. Due to our insufficient experience, the first roll of film have been... sub-par.