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My Bike & My Shadow Portrait

2012-05-17T08:40:01Z

Holga 120PAN 00030 Carpenters Down by zzpza, on Flickr

Problem with avatars?

2012-05-16T20:32:55Z

Just wondering - does anybody else have trouble changing their avatars? I can delete mine. I can even upload a new one that shows right on my profile. But in all of my posts, my old avatar shows up! Any ideas? Thanks.

Taking pictures indoors?

2012-05-16T20:27:51Z

Hey guys, I've been really really REALLLY wanting to take pictures indoors with my holga 120n. Do you think using a flash (this one: http://www.amazon.com/Holga-288120-Elec … mp;sr=1-1) will be enough light?
Also, what 120mm film do you think I guys should use indoors? Would black and white be more foolproof?
Thanks! I've been SO LAZY taking photos lately (college gyah) that I've ordered nothing. It's time for that to change! Can't wait for your replies!

Saturday Night Fever

2012-05-12T17:29:35Z

Hello all !

A photo made in the area I live...where the party do not start every day because of a (too) high number of unemployed people.

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Some new photos!

2012-05-10T23:18:53Z

These were taken in October....and should have been uploaded sooner. But OMG my spring semester just took up all my time. And honestly, there are STILL only two new ones. RAWR. Anyway, please click the link below to view my updated photostream!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25323874@N03/

Hello from Idaho

2012-05-07T04:01:50Z

Hello all,

My name is Bryan and I live in Nampa, Idaho. I am using a Holga 135. I am new to shooting with a Holga and look forward to learning more about using this camera.

More digital

2012-05-05T14:28:31Z

http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/04/08/d … xperience/
Well would you? After having just rediscovered film and the darkroom I'm not pushed,but if the concept takes off it could give life to millions of old analogue cameras.

Was it here I saw the link for the Digital film camera that turned out to be a prank, tbh,I'm not sure of this is not another one.

Rotten Row

2012-05-04T23:58:39Z

Holga 2025 by Stan W2009, on Flickr

Taken with my 120Pan at Rotten Row in Bluff Harbour.
I had quite a strugle with my scanner.

Scars

2012-05-02T16:08:25Z

Hello all,

The beginning of something which could be "Scars".

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Holga 135 quality

2012-04-30T17:23:51Z

Is the quality of Holga 135's really variable?
I bought a 135BC. I only put three rolls through it before giving it up on it & putting it in the trash. I expected a soft image, but I never had a really decent en-print.
I have seen people's Flickr photostreams with work done on a Holga 135/135BC and they were far sharper than what I managed to produce. I was using a monopod as well!
A Holga 135 is not cheap either. You can get one as cheap as a 120N, they are usually around 30% more expensive. I went through four Holga 120N's to find a good one. I won't be doing the same to get a acceptable Holga 135. The damn thing also scratched the film.

For the optical performance of a 135BC I can stick a ancient Meritar 50mm f 2.9 triplet on my Praktica MTL3 and shoot around the widest aperture for the same edge softness.
Or my 120N loaded with Tri X Pan or Fuji Superia 400.

World Pinhole Day - Sunday 29th April 2012

2012-04-27T16:44:28Z

Time to tryout your pinhole Holgas!

Holga's and 3200 film

2012-04-24T01:20:33Z

I have our Relay For Life this weekend.

Being it's in its 10th year, I want to document it a bit. So I'm going to shoot with my digital camera, my iPhone, some videos and I want to break the Holga out.

Alas, I'm wondering about it at night.

I have the flash on my camera, but I am wondering what it would be like to use 3200 film. I don't have a cable release for it. I could attach it to a tripod, but don't know how it would be if I held the shutter in bulb mode. Basically, I want to get some shots of the luminary ceremony and such. It's all black except for the luminary bags, which is pretty powerful, if you've never been to a Relay For Life.

Once the ceremony is over, the "track" is lit up by massive overhead lights and I'd look to shoot more photos at that point, so hoping that would give enough light for 3200 film. But, of course, in a Holga I can't control the speed! So I don't know if it matters.

Does anyone have any experience with it? Should I just skip buying 3200 film and get a couple rolls of 400 and look for better light?

Thanks for any thoughts/tips etc.!

Hello from upstate New York!

2012-04-24T01:16:25Z

Hi there!

I've had my Holga 120CFN for a while (I won it from a blog when the company was giving them away through blogs a few years back), but haven't used it in a while. I'm breaking it out again and want to start shooting some things and found this forum while looking for some info. Looks like a great place and hope I can learn a lot of things here!

Old Wooden Footbridge

2012-04-22T20:20:21Z

Holga 120GN 00256 Dartmoor by zzpza, on Flickr

first roll

2012-04-21T22:34:20Z

Hi all,did course today on developing and printing with my first roll from the Holga. The course was great but my images were not. When developed the neg was, I thought,very underexposed, managed to get two prints from the 12,was bitterly disapointed. I got home and scanned them on my Epson 1240 and 9 of them have come out with detail. I can't understand it,the guy who gave the course said they were not worth printing due to lack of detail,but there is plenty there in the scans,although all of them seem to be covered in dust,whether from the darkroom (they were just hanging up for a half hour with a heater on,or my scanner I don't know. None of them are pin sharp, but I am pleased I got something from my first roll.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77491263@N04/?saved=1