After seeing these amazing images from the best film camera of the last decade, I’m definitely buying one (plus it comes in two new colours)

Lomography is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Lomo MC-A analog compact camera, releasing two limited-edition updated versions, including one that’s gold-plated.

This time last year, the Lomography Lomo MC-A arrived to considerable excitement from analogue photography fans – myself absolutely included. A proper, metal-bodied film camera with a sharp Minitar-II lens and full manual controls, the Lomo MC-A received a glowing 4.5-star review from me, and Film Product of the Year at the 2026 Amateur Photographer Awards.

Two new limited editions have been unveiled to celebrate the milestone. One is glossy black, textured with real black leather, while the other is real brown leather and plated with actual gold. Additional accessories are also available, including a leather strap and camera protector, and a leather pouch for filters. The ‘Everybody is equal before the lens – and behind it’ inscription that was on the top plate of the original is also absent from these versions.

Shooting full-frame images on 35mm film, the Lomo MC-A sports a 32mm f/2.8 retractable multi-coated glass lens with a zone-based autofocus system that can focus at minimum distances of 0.4m. It features a top-plate LCD that displays settings information and a cute wind-on reminder, and offers full manual control of aperture and shutter speed, with a small aperture ring on the protruding lens.

The MC-A has also generally been updated since launch – according to Lomography, the MC-A is now easier to load, remembers previous settings at power-up, will display settings information on the top LCD for longer, and will favour the F3.5 aperture setting on its auto program mode to encourage shallow depth of field.

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