I just found out one of my photos is being included in an interactive guide to the great city of Chicago. The guide is called "Schmap Chicago". They've included one of my pictures of Navy Pier, taken with the Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim camera. This Vivitar model is a cheap plastic point and shoot camera with a fixed wide angle lens. There is no adjustment of aperture, shutter, focus, etc. I got a working model at the Volunteers of America thrift store for $1.90. They have garnered quite a cult following and command top dollar on eBay - I've seen auctions as high as $60. The wide angle lens imparts a unique look with nice vignetting or darkening around the corners - it's very much a lo-fi anti-digital aesthetic. Some people refer to the Vivitar as the "poor man's Lomo" as it gives similar results to the much more expensive Lomo LC-A camera (a model costing upwards of $200).
Below is a link for the online Schmap Chicago guide:
www.schmap.com/chicago/tours_tour5/p=10712/i=10712_186.jpg
They also offer a downloadable version for iPhone and iPod Touch:
www.schmap.com/?m=iphone#uid=chicago&sid=tours_tour5&p=10712&i=10712_186
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