GoPhoto X-treme Pix
Pricing as of 2012-09-13:
$89.95 - Buy a GoPhoto X-treme Pix now on Amazon.
This is basically the same camera as the Nickelodeon PhotoBlaster, with a different color case. Same blister pack, same accessories. It looks like the manufacturer, GoPhoto (in Congers, NY), produced these camera in China using essentially the same tooling as the original PhotoBlaster. Their web site was located at: http://www.gophotoinc.com. The model number listed on the bottom right front of the packaging materials even reads "Model N6800", just like a PhotoBlaster...see the photos of the original blister pack packaging in the section below. They even have a nice spec sheet for the X-treme Pix in PDF format. They were available for sale directly through GoPhoto from at least February 2009, up through at least February 2012. Unfortunately, as of 9/13/2012, it appears that the GoPhoto web site is no longer active, so the company is likely out of business. As of February 13 2012, pricing on Amazon changed to $89.95 for the camera, and on the GoPhoto web site it was $49.95. Get it while you can, this one is bound to be rare!
Photos of the GoPhoto X-treme Pix
The LOMO Action Sampler
$34.95
Buy the Lomo Action Sampler now from Lomography.com
This cool little camera takes 4 quick shots in sequential order using its 4 lenses over the course of one second. A cheap plastic camera which opens up a whole new range of very cinematic photo possibilities.The Kalimar golf camera
$230
A nice example photo of an Action Shot 16
John Stewart <radiojon@means.net> writes: "The
Nickelodeon PhotoBlaster is better as a shelf item. There is no real spacing,
so the four images tend to vary in spacing, driving photofinishers nuts. A
better choice (if you can find one) is the Kalimar golf camera, made by Fuji.
This is an electronically controlled model with precise spacing. Can so single
shots or 16 sequences across two frames. They were $300, but could be found
for $45 if you got lucky. I got lucky. It was made by Fuji and sold in the
USA as a Kalimar. Mine isn't handy, so I can't give you a model number. It's
odd, made specifially to photograph golf swings! The electronically controlled
shutter had four modes: one speeded up in the center series of the 16 shots
to catch more of the swing, the other kept a steady speed. The third did 15
shots and saved the last one for a snapshot. The fourth shot each "frame" separately.
Very odd, very expenseive, very (former) Japanese boom time product. I found
mine at Neiman Marcus, deeply discounted."
(Ed. note 6.26.00--I found a camera called the "Action
Shot 16" on the Kalimar website.
I don't know if this is the same camera, but check it out anyway. Haven't found
where you can find it yet though.)
(Ed. note 4.16.01--I believe the Kalimar website
is no longer active. I emailed them about this camera several times last year
but never received a single reply.) _top_
(Ed. note 5.24.01--Kalimar has merged with Tiffen.
Read the press release here.)
(Ed. note 3.29.02--Thanks to Kim
Tran for a nice tip...it's being sold in limited quantities at $230 each
through lomo.com)
(Ed. note 1.02.02--Unfortunately lomo.com has been
out of stock on these for a while...will post more sources if they become available).
(Ed. note 10.25.07--Here's a link to the WayBack
Machine site for Kalimar ActionShot 16. Unfortunately it looks like the
product photo is missing).