Using @Lomography's Spinner 360º. A few tips now that I've shot about 20 rolls with it..
Already owning a 35mm Seitz roundshot, which is sadly on the fritz (another patient for Lenor's Camera repaid on Fairfax and 6th) - a few months ago I picked up a Lomo Spinner 360º. It's a super-fun camera, which takes remarkable panoramic frames if you just remember a few things.
To start with, she's pretty simple.It's rated for 400 ISO film, so:If shooting in bright/sunny conditions on 400ISO, put it on the 'sunny' setting. Cloudy? Put it on cloudy.
Shooting 100 ISO on a sunny day? Leave it on cloudy.
On a 24 frame roll, you get about six spins. As you can see from the photo here, you need about five full frames to get around 360º, so do your maths on how many spins/length of roll.
When loading be careful to make sure the velvet sheet it is flush against the spindle, and not tangled under the film. There is no shutter, so this is how your film stays in the dark.
At the end of the roll (when it stops spinning) - slide the switch to 'R', pull the fan belt off of the small gear beneath the body, and rewind.
'R' closes the shutter. If you rewind without it, you'll expose the whole film that you've just filled with pano-goodness. Bad. After reloading, don't forget to slide switch back to Sunny or CLoudy, and slip the fan belt back on the bottom.
See which way the dolphin above the lens is swimming? That's the way it spins. Be aware that at the start/end of each frame there will be some light pollution, so adjust your grip accordingly when pulling the rip cord. I've found that if you're at 6 o'clock, start with the camera facing 3 or four o'clock to you for best results.
As far as films go? Go for it. Shove anything you like in there.
The E6 I've put through it looks spectacular, when processed as slide film.
The BW is also great. It spins a little too fast for low light unless you put 3200 in it. I'm experimenting with attaching a hot-light to the shoe-mount to see what I can come up with in the dark, I'll let you know how that goes.
When you're shooting, get some angles going on, you'll enjoy the results.Be sure that everyone stands quite close, it's a SUPER wide lens.Great for group shots, and candid selfies.Hard not to get yourself in the shot actually!
Speaking of scanning, go to the frame store and pick up a cheap 8x10 picture frame, keep the glass to help lay the negative flat on your scanner - because it's so frikkin' big.
I've taped mine up with gaff guides and things to help get the film straight on the scan glass. Overall, it's a super-fun camera that captures a scene unlike anything else out there.
It's light and easy to carry around, and quick to reload.Enjoy!
Let me know if you have any questions!
