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Best quality disposbale cameras?

  • 13-05-2007 6:25pm
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14


    Hi.

    I need advice regarding disposable cameras for a research project I am undertaking. I need to get really good quality shots and need to be able to enlarge them so they can be exhibited without loss of quality. Also, where is the best place to source the cameras and where is best for processing? I know nothing about cameras and photography of any kind, so any advice is very welcome please.

    Thank you.

    CK


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭leinsterman


    That'd be a Lomo or a Holga ...

    http://www.lomography.com/

    http://shop.lomography.com/shop/

    For development ... I'd recommend Gunns of Wexford St in Dublin ... ask for Fiona ...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,763 ✭✭✭Fenster


    Aren't quality disposables something of an oxymoron?


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 51,669 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    i hardly think a holga is disposable; unless you've got a fat wallet.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,620 ✭✭✭Roen


    Any of the Nikon D series cameras should do you.
    But seriously though, are you talking about those €10 efforts? I don't think you're going to be enlarging much past 10x8" with them, and even that would be pushing it.
    As has been said already, quality disposable is a contradiction in terms. Would recommend Gunns though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭leinsterman


    i hardly think a holga is disposable; unless you've got a fat wallet.

    Your right ... but some of the Lomo cameras are a bag of fun ... an quite cheap ...

    It all depends on what this project is about ...

    maybe a better option is to borrow a digital SLR from someone ...


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14 banshcat


    Thanks for the help!

    I will be giving cameras to young people so that they can take pics to represent their lives - I'll need to give two cameras/rolls of film (at least) to about 10 people. I have a limited budget for the research and need to know what the best thing to do is, as these pics have to be exhibited. What should I be looking for in a camera for this project? Is there a cheap digital camera (no more than about 40 Euro) that might be suitable? Are Lomo's available anywhere in Dublin? Any help with this would be great? I'm totally clueless.
    Thanks,

    C


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,547 ✭✭✭City-Exile


    Right, I'm an awful blagger and if I were you, I'd get onto Coca-Cola, 7Up or someone like that. They often give away disposable cameras, so you might get them to "sponsor" your little project. These cameras are worth almost nothing nowadays. Suss out someone in the marketing department of some global brand. The worst they can say is, sorry, we can't help you!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14 banshcat


    Thanks - thats a good suggestion, but quality is important. I need to get the best quality pics with the best available camera available within budget.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,547 ✭✭✭City-Exile


    Many of them come with ISO 100 film, which could get you nice prints.
    I have used Fuji disposable cameras before and got some really nice prints.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14 banshcat


    Great, do you think they the pics could be enlarged enough to exhibit - what size is appropriate for exhibiting anyway?

    C


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,272 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    Try contacting Fuji Ireland. I'd bet they would be more than willing to sponsor you and give you the free disposable cameras.

    8x10 images should be fine for you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,547 ✭✭✭City-Exile


    ISO numbers are typically, 100, 200, 400, etc...
    The higher the number, the less light is needed to get an exposure.
    As a consequence, the image is more grainy and this doesn't make for good enlargements.
    If you had ISO 100 or 200, you'd get better prints, at larger sizes, but you'd need to use a flash indoors or take pictures outdoors, in good light.
    The size of the picture, depends on what you want.
    Some places will give you 8x12 (20cm x 30cm)
    That should be as big as you want to go.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    Roen wrote:
    Any of the Nikon D series cameras should do you.

    Oh you're asking for it!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14 banshcat


    All this info is really great, thanks a million!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,319 ✭✭✭sineadw


    Are you working for/with a registered youth project or charity? Do you have some sort of documentation you could use to support this? (even a registered email address.. user@youthgroup.com type thing). If so you should definitely be able to get them for free, plus development and printing. I worked with youth groups for a long time, and the corporate bodies just LOVE you. Anything to do with youth, education, if you can slip development or socio-economics in there (inner city.. deprived areas..) all the better. Its all about the jargon. Promise that you'll mention their kind generosity and they'll be falling over you. Mind you, it takes time to sort out. What sort of time frame are you working with?

    If you need a hand with that side of it give me a shout and I'll see if I can.

    As for quality, any of the film ones should do you for 10x8's - they're surprisingly good quality. Penneys and Tesco value do them for about 3 euro each, with flash (excluding processing and printing! :eek: )


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭DotOrg


    banshcat wrote:
    I need to get really good quality shots and need to be able to enlarge them so they can be exhibited without loss of quality.

    the quality of the camera is actually largely irrelevant as all are pretty much the same. the Kodak disposable cameras are the best quality and yield the best quality print under a variety of lighting conditions. they use iso800 film which most of the best disposable cameras use

    Boots chains sell them for €14.50 each but have a buy one get one free offer which makes them €7.25 each

    EKN014698_maxVersatility250x200.jpg

    Boots processing for a 3 day service is €5.45

    After that, go to somewhere like the camera centre on grafton st or Gunnes on wexford street to get the enlargments made.

    Technical quality of a 12x8 print won't be stunning but the images will often make up for any lack of quality


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