Keepin' it real fake: Likea Leica, only not

Of all the KIRFs in all the world, this might be one of the laziest. Sure, aesthetically it does a fine job of aping the Leica rangefinder it takes as its "inspiration," but the Likea camera goes downhill very quickly when you move in a little closer. The first thing you'll notice is that, instead of the finely engineered Leica body, this thing is made out of, well, cardboard. Then you find out that the pinhole element isn't provided in the box and you're faced with the impossible judgment of deciding whether the need for a pinhole element or its omission is the worse offense. Ah well, what do you expect for 20 bucks? Just go buy some film and let your imagination fill the (vast) gap between the Likea and the real stuff.

[Slice105 Posted Jul 9th 2010 4:34AM]

Yuck..

[SomEngangVar Posted Jul 9th 2010 4:58AM]

@Slice105

I feel like I need a shower.

[Failbait Posted Jul 9th 2010 8:50AM]

@SomEngangVar

Lel

[Mister Warmth Posted Jul 9th 2010 11:28AM]

fucking chinese have no shame. I think KIRF is china's #1 export now.

[theedude Posted Jul 9th 2010 12:44PM]

@Mister Warmth
its a $20 toy u f'ing moron.

[TinWard Posted Jul 9th 2010 4:55PM]

It looks like a leica but I don't like it.

[manifest3r Posted Jul 9th 2010 4:41AM]

Hawt..

[MAIcrosoft Posted Jul 9th 2010 4:43AM]

(L) IKEA

[manifest3r Posted Jul 9th 2010 5:05AM]

LIKE(A) PIMP

[DougieBear Posted Jul 9th 2010 6:20AM]

@MAIcrosoft

Lik (ea)r ?

[Dafrety Posted Jul 9th 2010 4:50AM]

This is begging to get forgotten outside and rained on, not to be discovered until it puffs up to twice the size of an SLR.

[tonicboy Posted Jul 9th 2010 5:35AM]

@Dafrety: In order to forget it, you'd need to buy it in the first place.

[DefPoet Posted Jul 9th 2010 5:22AM]

In for three!!!

[Marmite Turkey Posted Jul 9th 2010 5:49AM]

But it's not really a fake, is it? I mean, nobody could accidentally buy this, thinking they were getting a Leica rangefinder. I think it's quite a cute present for a young person just getting into photography.

[Bahumbug Posted Jul 9th 2010 7:00AM]

@Marmite Turkey Its more like an insult than a present. 20 bucks for a piece of cardboard literally without the essentials.

"Everything you need is in the box bar film, a little glue or tape and the pinhole element. Honor tradition by cutting your own from a pop can."

You know what it costs to make this yourself without the fake look?

[Bahumbug Posted Jul 9th 2010 7:01AM]

@Marmite Turkey Its more like an insult than a present. 20 bucks for a piece of cardboard literally without the essentials.

"Everything you need is in the box bar film, a little glue or tape and the pinhole element. Honor tradition by cutting your own from a pop can."

You know what it costs to make this yourself without the fake look?

[Ziv Posted Jul 9th 2010 11:13AM]

@Bahumbug not much more than making it yourself WITH the fake look.

[A25i Posted Aug 3rd 2010 9:09AM]

@Bahumbug
Its a pinhole cam for fun asswipe.


this is not a kirf.

[Bahumbug Posted Jul 9th 2010 7:19AM]

Ok

[JackInLA Posted Jul 9th 2010 9:25AM]

I wouldn't classify this as a KIRF, but rather a clever marketing idea.
The site is written a bit tongue-in-cheek and rather amusingly, so I don't think they think for a minute they're fooling anyone.

Many amateur and professional photographers as well like to experiment with pinhole cameras, and I can imagine some of them being amused at owning one of these.

[rederikus Posted Jul 9th 2010 9:45AM]

Aw fluck, can copy venerable German camera. Make lots money. Me happy.

Bastards.

[TheDudeCool Posted Jul 9th 2010 11:54AM]

the web site even mimics the Leica site to an extent. Volume pricing gets a 50% discount. Someone (maybe Andreas Kauffman) should buy the enitre production run and sell them for $12. Hell he could put the genuine red dot on them and sell them for $50

[KrazyCalvin Posted Jul 9th 2010 2:13PM]

My uncle loves leicas! he even has "Leica" for his license plate. I'm going to have to give him one of these for christmas.

[KrazyCalvin Posted Jul 9th 2010 2:18PM]

Oh my god... I just read the faqs... I hope you took the time too because it was GREAT!

"After each shot, advance the newly exposed film into the 'old' canister using the included precision film advance device (paper clip). When the roll is fully exposed, use the same device to rewind the exposed film back into its 'home' canister before opening the camera."

[anonimo Posted Jul 9th 2010 4:23PM]

Odd that they changed the name on the top of the camera - and even printed out "Like-a-camera Made in Melbourne" on the back - but neglected to alter the name on the lens… lawsuit?

[Awall Posted Jul 9th 2010 10:14PM]

I would put it on a shelf next to my Folex watch from Mexico

[Saber Posted Jul 29th 2010 7:47PM]

Less than two years ago I purchased an M8 with three prime lenses and that set be back 20+k! It seemed like a good idea at the time but whatever...

[A25i Posted Aug 3rd 2010 9:07AM]

its a pinhole for fun, not a kirf. Man you all love to kirf anything that dont come from cuperf@gio.