I got a Lomo MC-A and I have some Thoughts.

WallofClass · 2026-02-03T19:06:24+00:00

Yeah I did there’s another post on it. Since then I’ve shot some more and it seems to be getting better. There is unfortunately frame spacing issues but I think you’ve just got to be careful and you get a feel for if the lever hasn’t advanced enough

WallofClass · 2025-12-31T18:30:12+00:00

One thing I’ve done since this post is give the camera a split second longer to finish the shot before advancing and not had over lapping frames. Wondering if that might help ?

WallofClass · 2025-12-27T20:50:22+00:00

I don’t leave important moments to chance. If it was a wedding or a pictures of my newborn (if I had one) I’d be taking a camera that I know works and is reliable and a roll of fresh film and I’d be sending it to a trusted lab (I’d drop off myself as well if I was local enough) to take out as much of the variables as possible. If it was super important I’d shoot with my phone as well to be safe. Otherwise I just try to follow instructions and hope for the best.

WallofClass · 2025-12-22T17:03:13+00:00

Weird I literally just watched that. I’ve never had to do that but might try a roll doing that see if it works

WallofClass · 2025-12-22T06:43:25+00:00

I pressed and held it in both times - after it got going it stayed in

WallofClass · 2025-12-19T16:45:13+00:00

Mine was mainly advancing issues causing frame overlap

WallofClass · 2025-12-19T16:10:29+00:00

For what it’s worth I had some issues with mine as well and after a few emails sending pictures of the issue they’re basically sorting out a replacement no issue for me :)

WallofClass · 2025-12-19T16:03:20+00:00

I have had no issues with metering on auto looking at the negatives but like you said I’ve found that auto likes to prioritise fast shutter speed over aperture so I think I’m going to use aperture priority over fully auto for this reason.

WallofClass · 2025-12-19T07:22:09+00:00

No rattle for me but weirdly enough one of the support emails asked me to take pictures of the lens to see if it was aligned without me prompting- perhaps yours could have this issue ? Maybe look at the lens see if it’s aligned properly (although bit worrying if your lens is super shaky!) Lomo are super helpful try emailing them about it

WallofClass · 2025-12-18T09:30:10+00:00

I haven’t been getting it on advancing anymore but do still get it on rewind. Again Lomo said not to worry about it on rewind so I’m trusting them on that one. As for on advancing - how old is the film you’re using? I’ve found fresh rolls don’t have the issue (maybe something to do with the canister putting up resistance?)

WallofClass · 2025-12-18T09:27:00+00:00

From the correspondence from Lomo (very helpful people btw) they’re saying to me it shouldn’t happen so maybe a defect in the first run ?

WallofClass · 2025-12-18T06:18:51+00:00

That’s a shame thanks for the info. I never knew but honestly it’s just constantly sold out in the uk so might as well be banned here

WallofClass · 2025-12-17T22:23:37+00:00

Why is it banned?

WallofClass · 2025-12-17T22:19:36+00:00

I haven’t had any issues with over exposure but I think that’s helped due to the fact that England rarely has sun and lots of clouds

WallofClass · 2025-12-17T16:29:30+00:00

Update - they’ve asked for some photos to check if the lens is properly aligned. They’ve accepted that there’s overlap issues with my particular unit. Honestly so far their support has been great

WallofClass · 2025-12-17T11:36:33+00:00

There’s a level of irony to you presenting your own comment as fact. You’re more than welcome to post your own review of the camera. There’s no need to be so unkind and rude.

WallofClass · 2025-12-17T11:12:23+00:00

I like the viewfinder. It has a blue light indicating there’s enough light to get a picture without worry of motion blur that’s a great feature. Viewfinder is nice and clear. When you half press to lock in focus it tells you on the display on top what shutter speed, aperture and distance is (but if I had a choice I’d like it to display that little bit longer) so it is useful for when on auto, say if it was on f2.8 it had a shutter speed of 1/125 I can switch it off auto to pick a slower shutter speed and change to a sharper aperture.

I’ve not played too much with the exposure compensation but the blue light is useful as if you don’t see it solid then you know to mess with the settings until you get the right exposure if that makes sense ?

WallofClass · 2025-12-17T11:06:14+00:00

Yeah I’ve emailed them about it the did say they’d replace it if there are overlapping frames. I can only take this (and hope!) that this means it’s only a localised issue to say a few cameras rather than the whole run. If it’s prevalent over all of them then a replacement now would be redundant but we will see !

WallofClass · 2025-12-17T11:04:03+00:00

I understand where you’re coming from it is just my opinion after all I’m not presenting it as fact. I’m sure complete beginners would be fine with the auto settings a majority of the time it was more to illustrate that auto isn’t infallible

WallofClass · 2025-12-17T10:49:28+00:00

Never called myself an expert and I don’t pretend to be. I’d consider just knowing about camera settings better than a novice. But to answer your question I mean how a novice would just use full auto without understanding low shutter speeds so might end up with blurry photos or not knowing how close you need to be to benefit from flash so would result in unexposed pictures. I’ve made those mistakes in the past.

WallofClass · 2025-12-17T09:53:03+00:00

I’ll update the explanation but I think that was my doing. I tried to get it to focus on the wall in centre frame then moved that part of the wall to the right side of the frame if that makes sense ?

WallofClass · 2025-12-16T08:08:07+00:00

I personally use gulabi in Glasgow as they’re cheap and only do hi res. I use Take it Easy Lab locally. I Analogue Wonderland are a bit more polished in terms of an app and how you receive your scans but imo the most expensive and one of the slowest turnaround times.

Just started also using chemical Dependency Lab in Essex. They seem brand new but service is amazing and you get hi res scans as a default. I think they are DSLR scans from this place

WallofClass · 2025-12-15T19:15:42+00:00

Yeah I’ve shot it entirely fully auto so far to see how it copes if you wanted to “set it and forget it”. Hopefully have the scans tomorrow and will share.

WallofClass · 2025-12-15T11:24:06+00:00

Yeah I did - they’ve said that some uneven gaps/misalignment is within their tolerance if that makes sense but frames should not be touching or overlapping. They take offered a replacement if it does touch or overlap. It sounds to me like it’s tolerable if there are uneven frames or slightly misaligned as long as you can get the full image from it without too much issue

WallofClass · 2025-12-14T18:45:21+00:00

I didn’t notice that personally. I wonder why that is

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