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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Ross McLaren

I bought a $50 lens made from the optics of a disposable camera but fits onto modern mirrorless systems

Hands holding Sony A7 II with Pocket Dispo lens, with inset images of dog, castle, and house captured using the same setup .

The disposable camera was one of my earliest memories of photography. From family holidays to school outdoor residential trips, Mum would put the trusty disposable in my bag and tell me to fill it up with photos. Today, the Pocket Dispo promises to help recreate an authentic disposable camera and film look, but for the digital camera age.

It's made by taking the lens from a disposable camera and embedding it in a 3D-printed mount (available for Sony E-Mount, Fujifilm X-Mount, Canon RF-Mount, Nikon Z-Mount, Micro Four Thirds, L-Mount and EF-M Mount), has a focal length of around 28mm, fixed aperture of about f/11 and a minimum focus distance of approximately 1.5m. It’s not exactly the most versatile lens.

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