Holga (2 Viewers)

[Thebeard]

so anyone wanna buy my holga? i used it once. i probably have 18 rolls of film too.

PM'd you there

 

[magicbastarder]

if you wanna reproduce the look of 120 film by using 35mm you should try cross processing.

120 film does not look any different from 35mm film; it's just a different size and shape.

 

[mr pharmacist!!!!1]

120 film does not look any different from 35mm film; it's just a different size and shape.

i know that theres not much of a difference.
morg was asking for a similar looking alternative to using 120 through a holga. cross processing seems like the closest way of reproducing it without going digital.

 

[La La]

yesterday my frens gave me a 120N Holga for my birthday!!!!

*excited dance*

and a roll of neopan 400 to go with it.

started reading up on it - such a cool camera, loads you can do with it. and this 'sprocket hole' thing, where you use 35mm instead of 120 looks deadly!

see?

* I should add - this is how deadly my friends are - one of them had to tag along with me one day on a visit to gunns. anyway she went back there on the sly to get the camera a few weeks later "cos we knew how much you love it there and wanted to give them the business"

double nice birthday whammy

 

[Thebeard]

Deadly. I'd love a Holga myself, still haven't got round to getting one. It looks like fun alright.

 

[La La]

did you not buy ilovehoovering's one? (see above)

 

[Thebeard]

did you not buy ilovehoovering's one? (see above)

Nope, was too late.

 

[Rachel666]

Holga was a nice phase but i think im ready to throw it at a wall cos the focus ring has suddenly become stuck at 1m. GUH!?

 

[Ferox13]

I like that 35mm in the 120 result you have in those pix, though I guess you could over do it (or get tired of it). I've never seen loading smaller film into a camera before..

 

[Rachel666]

yeah its a bit gimicky all right. and it's hard asking even a specialist to develop them.

also holgas are SUCH pieces of shit. i want to throw mine at the wall. the focus ring is stuck at 1m and the flash is becoming very tempermental...

 

[washingcattle]

i know that theres not much of a difference.
morg was asking for a similar looking alternative to using 120 through a holga. cross processing seems like the closest way of reproducing it without going digital.

There's not much difference between 35mm and 120? are you out of your mind?

Do you mean when using a holga ? or just in general ?

sorry I just realised that i'm in a Holga thread. I hate holgas what am i doing in this thread ? eh..... buy one of these instead they're the shit

 

[mr pharmacist!!!!1]

ghyump wha?

 

[Mormon Nailer]

Hi folks, I really like the look of the Holga Photos. Can any of you recommend a similar camera available in Ireland that would produce the same effects? The 120 film is a bit of a turn off.

Thank

Holga's are cheap as chips online.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=holga&N=0&InitialSearch=yes

 

[jonah]

I got a Diana F+, is Gunn's still the best option for developing 120?

 

[washingcattle]

I reckon they are. they do a damn fine job and they're fairly cheap. If you're getting the negs scanned as well though i'd shop around first I'm pretty sure you'll probably find that they're the cheapest any way but I'm not totally sure.

 

[Deleted member 3435]

There's not much difference between 35mm and 120? are you out of your mind?

Do you mean when using a holga ? or just in general ?

sorry I just realised that i'm in a Holga thread. I hate holgas what am i doing in this thread ? eh..... buy one of these instead they're the shit

My Da has a couple of yokes like that. How would I a) know that they work b) use them?

 

[Anthony]

iphone app that makes your pics look Holga

Ha! how much do you hate that.

 

[magicbastarder]

My Da has a couple of yokes like that. How would I a) know that they work b) use them?

you might well need to invest in a lightmeter.
find out what models they are, you should be able to find how tos online. bear in mind that they will be fiddlier than what might be considered a 'normal' camera.

 

[Space]

iphone app that makes your pics look Holga

Ha! how much do you hate that.

See the reply to my post on ye old style portrait thread.

 

[washingcattle]

Das Nugs


they're easy-ish to use they probably use 120 medium format film which can be fiddley to load get the name off the camera and there's probably instructions for it on the internet. just use your slr or dslr as a light meter ie set the iso to the same as the film you buy, i'd suggest you buy fuji pro 400 h film, so set the iso to 400 set your shutter speed to 60 (so you don't get camera shake in your hand held images which will help you see it there are any flaws in the lens later) than get a reading from the inbuilt light meter in your camera or just take a photo with your dslr and copy the apperture setting accordingly. Then get the negs developed and marvel at the image resolution. if you get weird lines on the developed negs then there's a light leak in the camera it can be tough to find anyone who will fix old things like them because they're afraid they'll wreck a family heirloom. but if you use black electrical tape on the hinges and on any suspected gaps it'll work fine as a stop gap solution.

Or if you just want to know if it works at all. open the back where the film goes in set you apperture to the widest (the lowest number) usually F4 on older cameras then set the shutter speed to the longest or to the bulb setting press and hold the shutter release while you're looking into the back of the camera if it opens it's working. that's it really. Try not to get dust inside it while it's open though they're a cunt to clean.