Vivitar Slim and Wide Photos

Finally developed the pictures from the Vivitar camera after sooo sooo long. Since December.

Vivitar Plus Points
- Well developed flares when you shoot at the sun
- Good contrast in colours
- Vignetting at the side creates a more 3D feeling, especially when shot towards the sky
- Lomo effect because of the lens curvature
- Cheap camera (bought for S$17 with shipping)
- Fun if you can places to shoot at, surprise when you see the picture
- Point and shoot, super easy to use

Vivitar Minus Points
- Grainy pictures that is not very sharp or clear
- Expensive to develop (approx $3.50 - 6 for 36 film, developing costs $8 + into a CD)
- Cannot view pictures until they are developed
- Need daylight and outdoor to work or else pictures are crap
- Don't shake the camera
- Wide lenses means you don't know when your finger gets in the way

Some pictures taken by Vivitar Slim and Wide on Flicker

Notice the flare effect from the sun, fabulous effect


Another flare effect, sun from above lights up the whole tree


Contrast colors, vignetting at the sides

Some pictures taken by Vivitar Slim and Wide by me! :D

Taken in Singapore (click for bigger size)

Ignore the finger because the lens are so wide, hard to gauge. With the naughty but sweet Cookie


One of the few first test shots, nice flare. My bf's garden lotus


At House, Dempsey having a pot of tea and dessert with the girls


Taken in Thailand, Chiang Rai mostly during my mission trip

Sunset

At the break of dawn, too little light but i thought this misty effect can be quite nice.


At an Akha village, notice the cracked ground


Same village, if you remember i took this with my digicam too. Contrast here is not too great and the picture is cropped cos my brother fingers got in. I didn't shoot this although i was beside my brother, there's this nasty looking rooster threatening to flap at me


Same village, notice the nice flare surrounding the small family


No more cracked grounds, at the top of the hill of the Akha village, there are actually beautiful flowers


A morning walk out of the inn/hotel and this is what we see, town life in the rural mountain




Same town, a 'Mini' shop renting mini motors. Took this because of the dog.


A church at Huang Shi Mu with an Akha or Karen tribe kid


Same place, another child. Woman behind is from Karen tribe i think, their signature checkered headcloth


My favourite picture, regret not having taken more with the Vivitar. Compared to the ones i took with my digi-cam, i prefer the contrast and the vignetting here that makes everything 'come alive'


Singing orphans at a school/orphange open by Christians


Love the flare, self taken picture

:D in Chiangmai province

xoxo, principessa