You can use different masks for different shapes of negatives. The holga 5pc is similar except that in has a pinhole instead of a lens. I carry high end digital and 35mms for serious shooting but my favorite camera is a 1970s canon a1. Using holga cameras for blackandwhite photography is common because aperture settings are very basic, which is what makes them an excellent option for lomography. These images are then mounted together to create the 3d effect. If you run 35mm film through a holga, you will get an image about twice as wide as normal, and extending out over the sprocket holes.
A holga can be easily turned into a pinhole camera by replacing the lens with a pinhole. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Holga stereo 3d cameras uses two lenses to take two sidebyside images. Tips and tricks for getting started with your toy camera. I feel that as a first time or new film shooter the olympus om1 offers the user everything they need to become a competent film shooter, all housed in a very stylish camera design with a great.
Some highend flatbed scanners include a transparency feature for scanning photos directly from film negatives, while. A longtime fan of plastic cameras, argentinean writer and photographer lorraine healy is the author of tricks with a plastic wonder a manual for achieving better results with a holga camera. Simply slip this lens over the lens on your holga camera and compose your selfie in the mirror and shoot. The holga is a plastic camera that takes unique, distorted pictures. This big boy is the real heavyhitter, a medium format pinhole camera in the original fullsize holga body. Ive taped up the sides, ive shot with and without the. A beginners guide to loving holga body head photography. Easily fits over the existing lens on all standard holga 35mm and 120 cameras. Its become somewhat of a cult item in photography circles. This photography tutorial demonstrates how to load a roll of 120 film in a holga camera. Put a holga lens on a digital camera and youre using the rectangular 35mm format.
Please post your favorite creative holga tips and tricks. This way you can tint your shots with color or create weird portraits of people at night. These few companies still make new 35mm cameras toms. Holga cameras are pure, unadulterated, definitional awful. Digital holga lens kit is cheap fun handson add some unpredictability to your photos with this plastic lens with the same design as the famed holga toy cameras. Next, remove the holgas builtin lens and replace it with the sheet of metal. The holga 5bc is the same as the holga 5 except that itincludes an internal mask to create a. Holga 1203d camera uses four aa batteries to operate its builtin flashes.
A camera can capture many memories, from birthday parties and holidays to everyday occurrences. When you use a holga 120 and load it with 35mm film you get to shoot images across the sprockets. Chris keeney has some great galleries of pinhole photos and holga photosamong other fascinating altered camera photos. Holga stereo 120 camera, k2 yellow filters, holgafoma 400 film, developed in d76 for 7 minutes at 68 f. The name was derived from the term ho gwong meaning very bright.
Holga 120n medium format film camera black with 120 film. The mask has two plastic brackets on the left side to center the film cartridge, and guides to ensure. When i am shooting serious i also want to remember to have fun. Holga 35mm camera 35mm camera, vintage cameras, film camera. The cameras limitations have brought it a cult following among some photographers, and holga photos have won awards and competitions in art and. Easily compose self portraits fits any holga 120 or 35 camera lens more information.
It was made in china to make mediumformat photography available to the massmarket. Lomo holga book the world through a plastic lens 747. I like the busses i like this photo because of the glare from the sun. I purchased mine to try out medium format and sprocket hole photography. The circle of like draws your attention from the left to the right of the image, creating motion. Street photography with a holga is a way of truly letting go. The holga is a medium format 120 film camera, made in hong kong, known for its lowfidelity. Holga sl1 selfie lens for holga 120 and 35mm cameras. Let me first say that there is a holga that natively takes 35mm film. Holgas are plastic toy cameras that became popular for their evocative lofi images. There are several benefits to using a holga lens on a digital camera. Due to its small size, every shot is a long exposure from 1 second in sunlight to several hours on a dark night. I also like how the buses look distorted and stretched. Next, cut two square pieces of foam to be placed above and below the 35mm film roll canister, then place the film canister in the middle between the two where the 120 roll would normally go.
A gaggle of holga addict profiles complete with revealing portraits. Loading 35mm film into a holga 120 camera holga photography. In my kit is a snap dragon pinhole plus a few small hand made pinholes made from altoid tins. How to load a roll of 120 film into a holga camera. Its hard resist the unique mystique of shots with hints and shades of green. If you dont have a viewer, hold your screen about arms length away, cross your eyes whilst staring at the centre line until you see three images. This instructional photography video is good for people who just got their holga camera and want to learn some photographers tricks. It is easy to use since it takes 35mm film, fun to see the. Turn a smartphone or iphone into a pinhole holga camera via.
The holga sl1 self portrait lens makes it easy to take a selfie with your holga 120 or hogla 35mm camera. I didnt have a back up so i only have iphone photos from that tripthats on me. They are a very basic camera with one shutter speed of approximately 1100 and two fstops of approximately f8 and 11. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Holga and lomography cameras are 35mm cameras with durable plastic casings. The holga is a medium format 120 film camera, made in hong kong, known for its lowfidelity aesthetic the holgas lowcost construction and simple meniscus lens often yields pictures that display vignetting, blur, light leaks, and other distortions. This is a fun camera to use and a great camera to learn image composition with. It comes from holga, the company normally seen making plasticlensed, lightleaking film cameras, and it makes your wonderful 8mp iphone 4ss camera work just like the crappy junk of yesteryear. If you take this to your normal 1hour type lab, all they would be able to do is print the standard 24mm x 36mm frames taken out of the exposed area. Holga 1203d stereo, holga 120pc3d stereo pinhole and holga 53d stereo. I made an easy little cover for my iphone camera that gets a similar effect. Discover more selections just like this online or instore.
The shots you see above were taken on rectangular 35mm film, but my holga isnt even the canonical holga that camera used square 120 film, and together with the diana is responsible for. The holga 120 series is a toy camera made of plastic that uses 120 medium format film in either 6 x 4. Holga 120 series toy camera guide to film photography. I have used a holga for night photography since 2002.
The holga is an inexpensive, 120 film plastic camera made in china. Holga stereo cameras freestyle photographic supplies. As others have mentioned, the expense of 120 film started to put me off, so i modified it take 35mm film complete with super wide frames and exposing the film. Next, cut two square pieces of foam to be placed above and below the 35mm film roll canister, then place the film canister in the middle between the two where. Holga sl1 self portrait lens for holga 120 and 35mm cameras. This vintage camera is difficult to get used to, but once mastered, the holga is an incredibly versatile film camera. It includes a 36mm x 24mm mask, and a back with the frame counter window covered up. Theres no need for a lens, as a tiny pinhole on the front of the camera will be your only conduit for light. It got me close to the raw magic of photography right away. Then prepare yourself for waiting by the mailbox until that magic roll comes back ready to be scanned.
The key to shooting great shots is to find the right camera and. Over 500 slamming holga images from over 150 amazing lomographers. Holga iphone filter and case was released at the end of 2011 and has opened up a new market for holga accessories. If you love either half frames or stereo images and dont mind a camera with a little. Due to its wide exposure latitude the film gives good results even when overexposed by 1 ev exposure value as iso 20024 or underexposed by 2 ev as iso 160033 without any change in processing, i. Shooting 35mm with the holga 120 against the grain. Alot of holga users thrive on the like leaks so you can decide what you want loads of light, less light and if you want as little as possible, id actually paint the camera inside with a matt black paint as this reduces light flare dramatically. Diy holga pinhole iphone camera iphone camera tricks, diy. The manufacturer of the holga camera has created three new versions oftheir world famous camera in 35mm format. Take it back to the earliest days of photography with this little lady. The holga iphone lens just fit the case that it comes on over the back of. See more ideas about holga, lomography, photography. Meets high requirements for low granularity, good resolving power and good contour sharpness.
When these plastic cameras made it to the west, it was soughtafter for the surreal, lofi images that it makes. Holga photography film photography in 120 and 35mm. In the shop, youll find all kinds of models available. As far as i am concerned every photographer should own at least one, i presently have two. In the realm of medium format photography, the holga 120 is one of the most simplistic and inexpensive options available. The first is time and convenience you dont have to buy, process and scan film. All i used was a small piece of cardboard, tape and a sewing needle. To do this youll need to cut out a thin sheet of metal and use a needle to carefully drill a hole. It has a problem producing quality photos which has attracted many photographers to add this camera to their array of equipment and many of the photographs produced have received lots of attention for their distorted look. A holga 120n was my first film camera in 2012 and i was amazed by what could be created by such a simple hunk of plastic. These few companies still make new 35mm cameras by lacey johnson 04 march 2018 if youre longing for a brandnew 35mmfilm camera, youll have to. In this article, healy describes why she is deeply impressed by the holga 5bc. Theres a 35mm film adapter kit available for the holga 120 which enables you to take standard 3. To adjust a regular holga for 35mm film you will need to fit and secure a 35mm roll where a 120 one usually goes.
While you can crop, it should be noted that you wont always get the same vignetting effect. Holga film camera 120gcfn glass lens multicolour flash violet. The two photos show the picture quality from the camera, the holga gives each picture a neat look. Holgadirect is the best site to find recommendations on cameras and photography gear. See more ideas about holga, lomography, film cameras. The flash on the holga 120 cfn includes builtin color gels.
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