Lomography at a glance
Lomography is both a style of photography and a company based in Vienna, Austria, that sells film cameras, lenses and film. The style values chance, strong colors, light leaks, vignetting and blur over technical perfection. The name comes from LOMO, the Soviet optics maker in Leningrad (today St. Petersburg) that made the LC-A compact camera.
History
1984. LOMO began producing the LC-A (Lomo Kompakt Automat), loosely based on the Japanese Cosina CX-1.
1992. A group of students in Vienna discovered the LC-A and founded the Lomographic Society International. It began as an art movement with exhibitions and events.
Later years. The society became a company, Lomographische GmbH. It brought back cameras such as the plastic medium-format Diana, made new versions of the LC-A, and launched its own films and lenses.
Products
Film cameras: the LC-A family, Diana F+, the new Lomo MC-A, Lomomatic 110, LC-Wide, the half-frame Lomourette, panoramic and fisheye cameras, and DIY kits such as the Konstruktor.
Instant cameras: the Lomo’Instant range.
Lenses: the Petzval and other Art Lenses, based on historical designs, for modern camera mounts.
Film: Lomography color, black-and-white and experimental films, such as LomoChrome.
Cine: the LomoKino, a hand-cranked camera that makes short films on 35mm film.
Current range
Cameras listed on shop.lomography.com, checked on November 3, 2026, include the Lomo MC-A, LC-A 120, LC-Wide, Diana F+, Lomomatic 110, Lomourette, LomoApparat, Sprocket Rocket, Fisheye No. 2 and LomoKino.
Sources: Lomography (Wikipedia), shop.lomography.com (current range, November 2026).
Last updated: November 2026
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