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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Lomographic
EAN: 9007710000024
Item Dimensions: 2.3503.9
Label: Lomographic Cameras
Manufacturer: Lomographic Cameras
Minimum Focal Length: 26 millimeters
Model: Action Sampler
MPN: 242
Publisher: Lomographic Cameras
Studio: Lomographic Cameras
Features:- Unique camera takes 4 photos on 1 frame
- Captures action sequences
- Simple and easy to use
- Uses normal 35mm film (2 rolls included)
- Colorful see-through styling
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
This little beauty is the one and only incredible four-lens-photo-photo-photo-photo ActionSampler. With one shot you get a series of four images on one print & a macro-movie to be relished online! Now even more robust, ultra-heated and, in its awesome packaging, the ideal gift.
Amazon.com Review:
The Action Sampler takes a great idea and turns it into a fun little camera. This camera uses four lenses to capture four different photos on one frame of film. The Action Sampler takes the photos a fraction of a second apart, creating an "action sample" that shows the sequence of motion. (Click on the "More Pictures" link at the top of this page to see sample photos that were taken with the Action Sampler.)
Brought to you by the same folks who produce the famous Lomo camera, the Action Sampler shares the Lomo's wacky, creative image--as evidenced in the glossy, photo-filled little manual that comes with the camera and is a work of art in itself. The Action Sampler is also a study in styling with its colorful, plastic see-through case. It doesn't have a flash and sports only a flip-up square of pink plastic to frame your photos. Everything is manual, including film loading, winding, and rewinding, and there are no settings to fiddle with.
As the manual blithely states, "The Action Sampler is not a finely tuned piece of apparatus made only of the finest in hand-crafted modern materials. It's made of plastic." In short, this means you shouldn't expect sharp, detailed pictures. However, you can expect truly unique, fun, and often striking sequences of photos. The Action Sampler uses normal 35mm film but needs plenty of light (outdoor photos turn out the best), so if you want to use it indoors, we recommend using a higher-speed film (ISO 400 or higher).
The Action Sampler is a blast to use, and it makes a great gift. While it has its limitations, its distinctive way of seeing the world is fun and exciting. --Holly Blumenthal
Pros:
- Captures action with four photos on one frame
- Easy to use
- Colorful, unique styling
- Uses normal 35mm film (2 rolls included)
Cons:
- Cheaply constructed
- Needs lots of light
- Relatively low-quality pictures
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
This is a very fun camera. It is not good for what it is suggested for- sports photography. The speed that the camera goes through its sequence of four pictures is very very fast. But it is way too fun to click it and walk, click it and throw it at a friend, or lay on your back and click it and toss it up over you. The possibilities are endless.
My children and I had a ball with this camera trying to take pictures in different ways that might create a fun sequence. We even took color plastic (from report covers) and laid them over the flash to make the pictures change colors.
Here are a few things to know about it though. First, it is difficult to find places to develop print photos and because these are fun photos, you really don't want to spend a fortune to get these developed so be sure you know where you will get these developed before you buy them. Second, warn the guy at the counter because otherwise they will freak when they see four tiny pictures where they expect to see one, especially if they are a different color.
Do a google search and join the online world of bragging about your lomo action camera photos.
We didn't see it as a negative but know that the view finder is a little pop up deal. The whole thing is fairly cheaply made but has held up to our throwing and tossing and dropping. You have to remember to wind it like you do a disposable camera also.
This is a cheapo camera that has lots of fun potential.
Rating:  -
The camara supposed to take 4 different shots, that never happenned, a slight change you could see in pictures I took running while pressing the shot.
The frames are also cut by a bold marging that is really annoying.
Rating: -
This is the first Lomo Camera I had purchased, after I learned about Lomography. What a fun camera-this is what got me addicted! I take it with me everywhere now-you never know when you will need it!
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When I bought one of these I knew that it was a plastic toy type camera, but I was suprised at exactley how plasticy and cheap it was, especially for its not cheap price.
I tried one roll of film in it - the results were so bad, the lab didn't bother printing it and just gave me the negs and a contact print; the last lens in sequence jammed open and the film transport was so terrible that everything overlapped resulting in mostly nothing on the negatives. I took it back to where I got it for a full refund.
Yes I expected blur, I expected vignetting, I expected suprises. What I did not expect was such terrible build quality and results.
This camera is a nice idea, if they were actually made well, it would be great - but it is mass produced plastic junk. Buying one is a lottery - you may be lucky, you might not. I'm sad to say, don't waste your money.
Rating:  -
i love this camera. granted, when i first got it i had problems with it. but it's just so different that i had to adjust to it. it's not supposed to give you wonderfully clear and crisp photos. that's part of the fun. this camera allows you to capture your own little world in ways that perhaps you hadn't seen before. shooting from the hip, so to speak, is the best way to use this camera. the only downfall is getting used to loading film manually and then rewinding it when you're pretty sure it's done. it's more for fun and experimentation so if you're not into that then don't get this. but if you want every roll of film you develop to be a surprise, then get it! :)
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