A lot of the time I cannot be bothered to lug around my DSLR camera with me simply because I don’t usually carry a bag that is big enough to fit it. Not to mention it’s pretty heavy! Because of this, I end up missing out on being able to document outings with friends easily or even just simply snap a photo of something which catches my eye. I know my phone’s camera could be useful for this as well, but a) it’s not a particularly good camera and the flash makes things look pretty bad and b) I’ve been wanting to get back into using film for it’s experimental qualities.

So when I saw the La Sardina camera being released by Lomography, I could not resist having a look! This particular model ticked off all of my criteria- takes 35mm film (for ease of use), has models that come with a flash unit, is able to take wide angle shots (so I don’t have to worry about cutting off the heads of people in photos) and has some very cute pattern variations. I finally got around to ordering one last week and to my surprise, it arrived in the mail today!

It’s so shiny! I love the Cubic’s pattern!

 It comes with your usual book of photography examples, warranty and set of instructions with a poster of sardine cans on the back.

It also came with this random accordion-fold book with the Sardina Cubic’s pattern printed on all the pages. I guess this would make good wall decoration?

And here we have the La Sardina Cubic itself. It comes with a Fritz the Blitz flash unit, a white diffuser filter and three colour filters.

I can’t wait to start using it! I must start stocking up on 35mm film tomorrow…