Tag: camera
Quirk of the Month: OLX Paper Shoot Camera
Eco babes, here’s an earth-friendly gadget you’ll love—the Paper Shoot Camera. It’s a DIY assembly digital camera with a stone paper casing. There are different designs available at Paper Shoot Philippines, but mine’s a special customized version by OLX, who has been active in helping Filipinos reduce their carbon footprint. The specs: 5 MP CMOS […]
Quirk of the Month: Pinhole Camera
This souvenir I purchased from Getty Museum last year was sitting on my desk for too long, so I finally gave it a go. It’s a build-it-yourself pinhole camera kit by Ridley’s House of Novelties, a classic toy brand I’ve loved since I was a kid. Originally priced at $14.95, I bought it for sale […]
Quirk of the Month: Juice Box Camera
This cute little thing arrived in the mail yesterday. The latest addition to my camera collection, this compact film camera disguised as a school kid’s juice box screams J-Pop. Made by Japanese store Fuuvi and distributed in Manila by Tetropack, this camera is old school but cool. It uses a 35mm film, 1/100 shutter speed, […]
From Cabbage Patch to Canon Digital
I remember my first camera. It was a Cabbage Patch Film Camera with a detachable flip flash. It was a gift from my parents in 1990 (or 1991). That compact film camera taught me the basics of photography—from caring for negatives to the proper use of flash and natural lighting. It helped me produce many […]