I found a Holga among my father's photo stuff about a year ago. It had not been used but had a couple rolls of 120 film tucked in with it. I took it out for a spin and got addicted. I use it with 120 B&W film pretty regularly.
A few sample shots from the last couple of weeks: http://www.markcassino.com/paw/holga/holga_samples.htm Plus this: http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/landscapes/dp.htm "Old No. 1" and "Mum's Yard" were shot on Sunday, and were subject to somewhat unusual processing I call it "Dektol Cola" because the very ancient Dektol I used was the color of cola once mixed up. I just mizxed up a gallon of D19 that is the same color... "Public Hunting Area" was shot a few weeks ago in the Hoga with the 645 baffle removed. I mis-read the APX 100 label and developed the roll in D76 at 68 degrees but at the time for 72 degrees - a fortuitous mistake since the light leak in the upper right would of been overwhelming otherwise. I went back to using the baffle because the leak is so bad (as seen in later, properly developed rolls), but have a 6x6 baffle on the way. I love the Holga but have a couple of new toy cameras on the way. One is an Argus TLR, the other is an old 120 TLR modified for pinhole use. Tons of fun, though I have to find some 620 spools for the Argus (assuming it actually works once it arrives.) Someday I'll abandon the Holga, and learn how to take sharp photos. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henri Toivonen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 5:38 PM Subject: Holga > So, I'm thinking of buying one of those cheap-ass plastic-fantastic cameras. > After surfing some pics from it, I really want one. :-) > > Anyone tried one out? Is it much of a hassle to get it to use 35mm film? > What did you pay for it? > Comments? > > /Henri > >
