1 CREATIVE
A disposable cam for the digital age
Ross McLaren takes a trip down memory lane with the Pocket Dispo disposable lens
Some of my earliest memories of photography were with a disposable W m SL camera.
From family ha holidays to school outdoor residential trips, my mum would put the trusty disposable in my bag and tell me to fill it up with photos.
The new Pocket Dispo lens promises to resurrect those halcyon days in the digital camera age. It's made by taking the lens from a disposable camera and embedding it in a 3D-printed mount, which is available for Sony E, Fujifilm X, Canon RF and EF-M, Nikon Z, Micro Four Thirds, and Leica L-mount.
When it popped up in an advert on social media, I'd originally dismissed it, but with summer around the corner, I suddenly had a thought. Could this be my family holiday lens that could help to recreate my childhood photos but with my own children now? At £39/$50, plus shipping from the US, it wouldn't break the bank and could be a lot of fun.
With a focal length of around 28mm, a fixed aperture of about f/11 and a minimum focus distance of approximately 1.5m, it isn't the most versatile lens money can buy and it requires some skill to use it properly.
1 Judge your distances
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