2007-11-02

New Toy: Lomo Lubitel 166B

Last Monday I took delivery of my new toy, a Lomo Lubitel 166B:


Lubitel 166B (#1)

Bilora Bella 66It's all Tim's fault. A few weeks back he persuaded me to run some film through my Bilora Bella 66 and, after ordering the film and then having a look around at other medium format cameras, and seeing that the 166 is often suggested as a fun entry to medium format photography (not to mention the fact that Tim used to shoot with a Lubitel too), I couldn't resist getting hold of one.

Loss of eBay virginity happened (yes, I really have managed to avoid eBay all these years) and I finally had my new toy:

Lubitel 166B (#4)

The test shoot from the Bilora Bella 66 turned out okay too. Thanks go to Tim for processing and scanning the film.

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Posted at 13:57

9 comments:

  1. OsweganNovember 02, 2007 4:52 pm

    Cool.

    I have an old 50's Rolleiflex of similar design. It's much fun.

    The only pain is with film and scanning and all.

    I never thought digital would be so much cheaper.

    ~Oswegan

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  2. Dave PearsonNovember 02, 2007 4:55 pm

    Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. While I'm lucky in that a friend enjoys processing and is happy enough to scan for me (I don't have the equipment to do it), I do love just how inexpensive digital is (after the cost of entry anyway) and how it makes it easier to experiment.

    But film looks... Well, different, in a good way.

    I'm glad I can play with both.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 09, 2007 11:13 am

    Is processing something that has to be done by a friend who knows what they're doing or can I drop the film into Boots and wait an hour?

    The camera and your first pics look really cool :)

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  4. Dave PearsonNovember 09, 2007 11:15 am

    I don't know if Boots still do 120 film, but there are places out there that still do.

    I think Jessops still do for example.

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  5. AnonymousNovember 11, 2007 5:07 pm

    Thanks Dave, you have been a great help, here and on Twitter!

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  6. Dave PearsonNovember 12, 2007 7:22 am

    My pleasure. I hope you manage to get hold of one 'cos, given my experience so far, it's a great little camera to own and use.

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  7. martha lungDecember 13, 2007 4:11 am

    How much did you get it for on Ebay, if you don't mind me asking?

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  8. Dave PearsonDecember 13, 2007 7:23 am

    About £13.00 (plus P&P of course). From what I've been told I was slightly lucky and, often, a good one will generally go for around £25.00 or so.

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  9. martha lungDecember 17, 2007 9:58 am

    Yeah, that's reasonably cheap if shipping is added in :/

    Sucks for me because shipping will be a hefty amount since I live in Asia :/

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