Friday 2 July 2010

SuperHeadz White Slim Angel


More London 02, originally uploaded by tom_gifford.
I treated myself to a new camera last week and just got my first roll back – I think I've found a new friend. It's a clone of the Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim, called the SuperHeadz White Slim Angel. It's a toy camera with a plastic 22mm wide-angle lens. There's no focusing, no film speed selection, you just make sure it's sunny and point-and-click. Unlike most of my other cameras it's actually small and light enough to put in your back pocket which has its advantages.

The build quality is about the same as a disposable camera, but the results are pretty special. Lots of vignetting, lots of flare – all the sorts of things that you shouldn't want in your photos but look so good anyway!

I got mine from this great online store in America called Four Corner Store, the camera's pretty cheap and a great addition to any camera bag.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

You've given up on the 7 camera vibe then Tom?

Tom Gifford said...

I don't know about that. I still get the fear if I go out with less than two cameras at a time. Think I'll save the full seven camera extravaganza for weddings though.

Unknown said...

How many have you got on you right now?

Tom Gifford said...

I'm not sure, about 14 I think? Enough is probably the correct answer!