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Jan 5, 2006 19:49:57 GMT -5
Post by lulalake on Jan 5, 2006 19:49:57 GMT -5
Two of my daughters in Holga. They see each other only once a year or so due to living in different parts of the world, one is 28 years older than the other. Cheers Jules
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Jan 5, 2006 20:36:58 GMT -5
Post by kamera on Jan 5, 2006 20:36:58 GMT -5
Jules,
This one shot says it all!!!
Ron Head Kalamazoo, MI
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Jan 5, 2006 23:47:43 GMT -5
Post by Randy on Jan 5, 2006 23:47:43 GMT -5
Very nice Jules. My oldest turns 34 sunday and my youngest is 23. I've been taking too many digital pictures lately, this one of yours is really neat.
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Post by John Parry on Jan 6, 2006 9:52:45 GMT -5
Lovely shot Jules,
The postings on this site have been my first exposure to Holgas. They certainly add some weird effects (the vignetting on this one for instance), but overall you get great pictures. They are certainly great conversation pieces. Most strange.......... Obviously, only the keepers get posted, but what would you say they were like overall - as compared to a 'normal' 35mm SLR or MF TLR say?
Regards - John
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Jan 6, 2006 14:58:20 GMT -5
Post by lulalake on Jan 6, 2006 14:58:20 GMT -5
Jules, This one shot says it all!!! Ron Head Kalamazoo, MI Thanks Ron, It was a great Christmas gift to our family. Jules
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Jan 6, 2006 15:08:17 GMT -5
Post by lulalake on Jan 6, 2006 15:08:17 GMT -5
Very nice Jules. My oldest turns 34 sunday and my youngest is 23. I've been taking too many digital pictures lately, this one of yours is really neat. Thanks much Randy. Happy birthday to your oldest. Yep, I know what you mean. I get too far into digital mode from time to time but I recently promised myself I would shoot more film and I'm doing it. Cheers Jules
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Jan 6, 2006 15:52:24 GMT -5
Post by lulalake on Jan 6, 2006 15:52:24 GMT -5
Lovely shot Jules, The postings on this site have been my first exposure to Holgas. They certainly add some weird effects (the vignetting on this one for instance), but overall you get great pictures. They are certainly great conversation pieces. Most strange.......... Obviously, only the keepers get posted, but what would you say they were like overall - as compared to a 'normal' 35mm SLR or MF TLR say? Regards - John Thanks John, I always take a loaded Holga along when I go shooting. For one thing, the newer ones come with a 6x4.5 and a 6x6 mask. I always shoot the 6x6 because I love the look of square shots and the almost auto composition of a square shot.. Each Holga is different and you don't know which set of weird effects you are going to get which is hilarious. I have two that vignette differently and leak light in different places. The cheap Holgas (18-20 bucks) have plastic lenses so even though they can have a modicum of sharpness, they will always be a low contrast shot. The expensive Holgas (25-35 bucks) have glass lenses but still have their personalities. This low contrast is fine for scanning however as it's easy to up contrast as opposed to down contrast in post processing. This shot was done on cheap 120 Fuji color Reala asa 100 film (Flash used), scanned then converted to B&W. The original color shot was very low contrast, and washed out looking BUT that makes for a good basic B&W conversion. The have a set shutter speed of around 1/100th of a sec. and a selectable F stop, f8 or f11 or so depending on if it works or not. The focus is by guestimation, the focusing ring shows symbols instead of distance. At first using the camera is adjust-hold your breath and shoot. After a few rolls though you do get used to it's quirks and can come up with some nice stuff. There is a photo journalist who has taken some stunning news shots with a Holga (Can't remember his name at the moment) some of which are pretty famous, one of Kerry on the campaign trail and a couple more so they can be used for "serious" shots. I'm comfortable enough now with the camera to use it for those types of shots as it will give them a real character. They are so cheap I advise everyone to get one. The only immediate trick is to put a doubled up layer of film box paper under the take up reel as it tends to be pretty loose in the slot. This seems to be true of all Holgas. Cheers Jules
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Feb 18, 2006 9:53:49 GMT -5
Post by Microdad on Feb 18, 2006 9:53:49 GMT -5
Okay, I’m convinced. I must have one!
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Feb 22, 2006 19:08:04 GMT -5
Post by lulalake on Feb 22, 2006 19:08:04 GMT -5
Okay, I’m convinced. I must have one! LOL! Go for it! Cheers Jules
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kat
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Jul 26, 2009 23:00:41 GMT -5
Post by kat on Jul 26, 2009 23:00:41 GMT -5
I have a Holga from Adorama and I love it! No Lomo box or wacky book to go with it, but hey, it was $27.991 Getting some fun shots with it too.
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Jul 27, 2009 10:48:34 GMT -5
Post by PeterW on Jul 27, 2009 10:48:34 GMT -5
Jules, I love the picture as a picture.
But, sorry, it doesn't change my opinion of plastic fantastics. The photographer, not the camera, makes the picture.
About three years ago, just before Christmas, a trader in our local market had stall full of new, boxed, plastic fantastics. I think they were Dianas but I didn't pay all that much attention.
Of course they had Optical Lenses. Is there any other type of camera lens?
These modern Optical Lenses must be quite cunningly designed to achieve vignetting.
I once saw an advert for Dianas in which the copywriter described them as producing "charming Retro-look pictures". Retro-look? Back in Retro days (whichever period that was) vignetting on a negative was regarded as a camera designer's eighth deadly sin.
In the 1930s, and even before, the simple single meniscus lenses in the cheapest cardboard box cameras from Kodak or Coronet had ample coverage to avoid vignetting on 6x9cm.
George Eastman rather cleverly avoided it on his original 'pull the string' box cameras by making the picture round. No corners, so no vignetting.
The stallholder was offering these Dianas at £1 each, or five for £4. "Make great stocking fillers for the kids".
The price the things are fetching now on ebay I wish I'd bought the lot! I could have sold them now and bought a very nice collectable camera.
I love old box cameras, and I've got several in my collection. I might one day include even a cellphone camera. But a plastic fantastic?
Dammit, you've got to draw the line somewhere.
PeterW
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