Lomography is a whole world of analogue (i.e. non-digital) cameras. I first was introduced to it by my fiance Ssarka, who had an old Oktomat (8 mini-pics in rapid succession). We then bought a Holga (plastic lens) camera the last time we were in Korea a couple years ago. Upon arrival in Busan, we’ve gone wild. We’ve now bought a panoramic camera, a ColorSplash (colored flash), Pop-9 (3×3 pop-art box shot) and a Fisheye.
So for those of you who are into Lomo, or if you want to get into it, there are (only) a few places in Busan where you can get cameras.
1) BoDA – Nampo:
(NOTE: There were 2 locations, but last weekend (March 26), I went by the other location and it was closed with the shelves cleared out.)
The BoDA store is a combo gift shop/cafe. In addition to Lomo cameras, they have the regular gift-shop stuff – notebooks, stationery, stylish headphones, pens and other cute accessories. They also have some cool stuff from Studio Ghibli (i.e. Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery service memorabilia).
LOMO CAMERAS FOR SALE (as of Mar 26): Holga 135 (35mm version); Holga 120; Diana F+; SuperSampler (4 successive vertical shots); Fisheye2; Diana F+ (with flash); Other cameras: Fuji InstaMax mini.
Directions: from PIFF square, go north one block (away from the metro) to the main shopping street. Turn left. It’s next to the Disney store on the left.
Here's the sign from above ground. You have to go under to access the store, though.
2) Home by H – Seomyeon:
This shop, located in the Seomyeon underground shopping mall (Daehyeon Primall) attached to the metro, is a good place for everything electronic, especially electronic accessories. They have lots of headphones, iPhone/iPad/iPod accessories, carrying cases, tripods, as well as a few laptops, fancy cameras, routers and other computer accessories. They also have a large Hello Kitty accessory section. Very large, in fact. Their Lomography selection rivals the BoDA shop in Nampo.
Entrance to Home by H. Not well-labeled
LOMO CAMERAS FOR SALE (as of Mar 24): Holga 135 (35mm; sample model only); Diana F+ with flash; Diana F+ Eidelweiss (white edition; no flash); Mini Diana Hello Kitty Version (35mm version); SuperSampler; Holga 120 (in multiple colors); Fisheye1 & Fisheye2. Other cameras: Fuji InstaMax mini; Fuji InstaMax wide format; Small selection of DSLR cameras, point-and-shoots and micro 4/3rds cameras as well.
Directions: From the Seomyeon metro, walk towards exit 1, but then keep going, into the underground shopping mall. go down, past the bathroom, to your first right. Between the two exits is the entrance to Home by H. It’s near a Skin Food.
Taken with our Pop-9 Lomography camera (and then edited).
3) Book (13ook? – it’s a weird font) – Kyungsung
This is a SMALL gift shop that barely has any Lomography selection. I like this place, though, because on Christmas day when I needed Fuji InstaMax wide format film, this place was open and had it. Sweet! Anyway, nothing remarkable. Only about five total cameras for sale here (just different colors of the same camera).
LOMO CAMERAS FOR SALE (as of Mar 14): Holga 120 (multiple colors); Action-sampler (4 successive shots in 2×2 formation). Other cameras: Fuji InstaMax mini.
Directions: Kyungsung metro exit 3. Turn right and go down the street one block and turn left. You’ll see the BOOK (13ook?) immediately on your right.
BoDA Nampo:
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Home by H Seomyeon:
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BOOK (13OOK?) Kyungsung:
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