History of Lomography

Lomografi is a part of analog photography that uses a special camera called LOMOcamera. LOMO itself is an abbreviation of Leningradskoye Optiko-MechanichesckoyeObyedinenie (Leningrad Optical Mechanical Merger). The name is a lens factorylocated in St. Petersburg, Russia. The plant will produce lenses for health equipmentsuch as a microscope lens, the tools of weaponry, and the camera lens. In Austria, the factory became the inspiration for a commercial trademark for products related tophotography. Trademarks are named Lomographische AG. Lomografi still using filmcameras roll, so-called analog photography while modern photography is already usingdigital technologies in image capture and processing. People who like Lomografi andwho likes to take pictures using the camera LOMO referred to as "lomografer".

Lomo Camera LC-A is the camera Lomografi first mass-produced

Lomografi beginnings started when a man named Michail Panfilowitsch Panfiloff researching a camera that is gained. Michail is one of the most important figures in Russian LOMO Arms and Optical are the arms factories and optical instruments of the Soviet Union. The camera that caught his attention was the obtainment of General Igor Petrowitsch Kornitzky the people trust the Minister of Defence and Industry of the Soviet Union. The camera is a Cosina CX-1 which originated from Japan. From the results of research conducted in 1982, they finally agreed to emulate and develop the design of these cameras for later produced for the citizens of the Soviet Union. Artificial Japanese camera even then they called Lomo Kompakt Automat is also known as the Lomo LC-A. Their ambitions to produce these cameras in a large quantity of newly achieved two years later. In early 1100 production by the camera unit created each month just for the market in the Soviet Union. Shortly thereafter, this camera has been exported to other communist countries such as Ukraine, Poland, Czech and Cuba. 


However, production of these cameras gradually weakened until rediscovered in 1991 by two students in Vienna, Austria namely Matthias Fiegl and Wolfgang Stranzinger. They then use these cameras to take pictures in the city of Prague in a way that is not common. They tried to take pictures as much as possible from an unusual position such as the hips and across the foot. In addition, they also produce a camera that they use and sell at prices cheaper than other cameras. Lomografi then started growing rapidly after the two students were heavily promoting Lomografi to friends, relatives, family and even people they do not know. A lover of Lomografi club was formed in Vienna and was named Lomographische Gesellschaft or "Community Lomografi". Through this community and various exhibitions Lomografi successfully implemented in large cities such as St. Petersburg, Vienna, Moscow, New York, Berlin, Havana, Zurich, Cologne, Madrid, Cairo and Tokyo. 


Because at least supply Lomo camera at the time, then Fiegl and Stranzinger visit LOMO factory in St.. Petersburg. They then managed to convince the head and deputy mayor of St. factory. Petersburg at that time that Vladimir Putin to reproduce the camera Lomo LC-A in large numbers.