Kit Holga
Which type of Holga I should buy?
Should I buy a pinhole Holga or a Holga with lenses?
Also, what is the difference between a 135BC 35mm Holga, and 120 Holga with the 35mm adapter kit? Which one is more durable, and will produce better results?
Pinhole photography can be fun, but if you are a beginning photographer, I would recommend getting a camera with a lens.
I think the best cameras are the 120 Film Cameras, using 120 film, but if you would like to get an easy start in lo-fi photography, a 35mm camera can be a good way to go. I recommend a Film Camera over a Holga with the 35mm film back because unless you mount the Wide Angle or fisheye accessory lenses on the Holga, the photos will be unpredictably cropped, since you are only using a small portion of the lenses field of view. The other downside to using 35mm film in a Holga 120 camera is that the 35mm film is in the center portion of the 120 film area, so that you are losing the vignette in the corners and you are using the sharpest part of the lens.
Which should you get? I usually like to recommend the Holga 120N or 120FN for beginners, but lately, I’ve been leaning towards the 35mm lo-fi cameras for beginners. Why? They are cheaper and simpler cameras. If you get one of these cameras, it keeps the cost of exploring lo-fi photography on the cheaper side. You won’t get quite the same look with the 35mm film, but it is so much easier to learn with and it’s lower cost of camera and film will help you figure out if this works for you. If it turns out that Toy Camera photography is your passion, then you can explore getting the larger format 120 cameras.
Take a look at one of these 35mm cameras:
Holga 135 or 135BC
Supplier: http://freestylephoto.biz or http://bhphotovideo.com for about $46.
Similar cheap lens and operation as the Holga 120 cameras.
1 aperture setting (yes, the camera has 2 settings, but they are identical), 2 shutter settings, N (1/100 sec) and B (Bulb setting)
Tripod Mount, Cable Release socket
If you want the corner vignetting like on the larger Format Camera, get the Holga 135BC.
Sample photos:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/holga135bc/
Superheadz Black Slim Devil
Supplier: http://www.fourcornerstore.com/ or http://freestylephoto.biz for about $30.
This is a clone based on the popular vintage Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim. It has no exposure controls and no flash option, but with it’s wider than normal lens (22mm) it is capable of taking some outstanding photos.
Sample photos:
There really isn’t a good Flickr group for these cameras yet, so the sample photos are from the Vivitar UWS
http://www.flickr.com/groups/57074580@N00/
The Diana Mini
Supplier: Lomography.com for about $60
Lomography took the Diana camera, and shrunk it down to 35mm format. The Mini, while it lacks the Interchangeable Lenses of the full sized Lomography Diana+, is still a feature packed camera (at least compared to the Holga and Black Slim Devil). The frame format is unusual. They stuck with the square format of the Diana camera, but it is centered on a standard 35mm frame. The reason for floating the square on the 35mm frame is that be using a standard 35mm format, most 1-hour labs will be able to more easily deal with making scans or prints, since they are set up for regular 35mm film. You can also set the camera to half-frame 35mm, which is 2 vertical 24mm x 17mm images. This translates to 2 images on a standard 35mm frame. Currently a favorite of mine, it lives in my Camera Bag so it is handy where ever I go.
2 aperture settings, 2 shutter settings, N (1/100 sec) and B (Bulb setting)
Tripod Mount, Cable Release socket
This camera is unusual in that it offers square format,24×24mm on a standard 35mm frame (24×36mm). It also offers a half frame option, 17×24mm frames (it doubles the number of exposures you get on a roll of film)
Whichever camera you choose, remember that the point of lo-fi photography is to have fun and don’t sweat the details!
For Holga tips, check out this website:
http://goholga.com/
Then there’s my own website:
http://www.dianacamera.com/
I have lots of tips, tricks and photos taken with plastic cameras.
For how-to videos for Holgas and Diana cameras, check out my youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/kaituba
Healzo @ deviantart
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