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The ACTIONSAMPLER has four lenses instead of one. Inside, it has a few springs that turn a full circle when you press the shutter. It uses standard 35mm film. The aperture speed is 1sec., that is the time that takes all the lenses to open and close, one by one. The result is four frames on the same negative, if you want nice pictures, all you need is nice weather, it needs a lot of light and outdoors shots of course, in case there is not a lot of light outside, you should use faster film, 400ISO on direct sun light, and 800ISO or 1600ISO at dawn or in the shade. Movement is always very nice to capture with the ACTIONSAMPLER. It comes in 3 colors : clear, white or chrome (I chose the last one, it looks awesome). I always use 400ISO outdoors with a lot of sun, when I bought mine in Madrid, they told me to use only 100ISO if I was like in the dessert of something like that. Using this camera was my first encounter with lomography philosophy...'''DON'T THINK, JUST SHOOT!!
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The '''ActionSampler''' sold by the [[Lomography|Lomography Society International]] has four lenses instead of one. This camera is similar to the [[Action Tracker]]. Inside the plastic body, a few springs turn a full circle when the shutter release button is pressed. It uses standard [[35mm]] film. The total exposure takes 1 second, with each lens being opened for just a quarter of that time. The result is four frames on the same negative. To help (or hinder!) composition, the camera features an old fashioned collapsible finder consisting of two parallel rectangles. The '''ActionSampler Flash''' model features four small flash bulbs in place of the viewfinder, and these fire in sync with the shutter, and require 2 AA batteries for power. The Flash model has a higher quality lens than the original.<ref>[http://microsites.lomography.com/actionsamplerflash/ Promotional website]</ref>
  
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--[[User:Mariarpn|maria renee]] 00:01, 28 May 2005 (EDT)
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Shooting in bright daylight is recommended due to the small apertures. Recommended film is 400 [[Film speed|ISO]] for direct sunlight and 800 or 1600 ISO at dawn or in the shade. The ActionSampler was not conceived for static portrait sessions but for action, so it is unlike a [[passport camera]] or Disderi's four-lens [[CDV]] camera. Shots featuring movement are encouraged, since blurring is usually part of the intended effect.
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Three colours are generally available: clear, white, and chrome; some with the Lomography logo, and some without. There is also a model in clear plastic<ref>[https://shop.lomography.com/eu/actionsampler-clear ActionSampler Clear page] at Lomography.com</ref>.
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==Notes==
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==Links==
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*[https://issuu.com/lomography/docs/action_sampler_manual Action Sampler user manual] at [https://issuu.com/ issuu.com]
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* [http://www.lomography.com/actionsampler ActionSampler] and [https://shop.lomography.com/en/actionsampler-flash ActionSampler Flash] at [http://www.lomography.com/ Lomography]
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*[https://www.flickr.com/groups/actionsampler/pool/ ActionSampler group picture gallery at Flickr]
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[[Category: 35mm viewfinder]]
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[[Category: Toy cameras]]
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[[Category: L]]
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[[Category:Lomography|Actionsampler]]
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[[Category: A|Actionsampler Lomography]]
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[[Category: multiple lens]]

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The ActionSampler sold by the Lomography Society International has four lenses instead of one. This camera is similar to the Action Tracker. Inside the plastic body, a few springs turn a full circle when the shutter release button is pressed. It uses standard 35mm film. The total exposure takes 1 second, with each lens being opened for just a quarter of that time. The result is four frames on the same negative. To help (or hinder!) composition, the camera features an old fashioned collapsible finder consisting of two parallel rectangles. The ActionSampler Flash model features four small flash bulbs in place of the viewfinder, and these fire in sync with the shutter, and require 2 AA batteries for power. The Flash model has a higher quality lens than the original.[1]

Shooting in bright daylight is recommended due to the small apertures. Recommended film is 400 ISO for direct sunlight and 800 or 1600 ISO at dawn or in the shade. The ActionSampler was not conceived for static portrait sessions but for action, so it is unlike a passport camera or Disderi's four-lens CDV camera. Shots featuring movement are encouraged, since blurring is usually part of the intended effect.

Three colours are generally available: clear, white, and chrome; some with the Lomography logo, and some without. There is also a model in clear plastic[2].

Notes

  1. ↑ Promotional website
  2. ↑ ActionSampler Clear page at Lomography.com

Links

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