So, Toy Cameras are making a significant resurgence. A visit to your local, neighbourhood, hipster hangout is bound to reveal Holgas, Dianas, Oktomats and Fish-eyes, and a massive resurgence in the popularity of film. Why are these cameras so popular? Because they were shitty. They aren't light proof, often don't focus properly, expose incorrectly, and the colours are all out of whack. They're creators of "happy accidents", of low-fi joy. They're distorted, grainy, and everything serious photographers avoided for years.
In other words, they're cellphone cameras. Sure cameras has fewer light leaks, but everything else is the same. Doesn't expose properly, trouble focusing, weird noise, tendency towards lens flares. Toy Cameras are just hip right now. Beat out the curve, make art with your shitty cellphone.
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