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TW-OLGA! Huh?

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So, I just had a rather large clean out of cameras. 11 film cameras have been sold or given away in the past week. The Argus “brick”, gone. The Canonet QL-19, gone. The Praktica, the Asashi, the Retinette, gone, gone, gone. I am down to a measly 6 film cameras. The beautiful Yashica 635 TLR. The Yashica MG-1 Rangefinder. Olympus Trip 35, EOS 1000F, Polaroid OneStep Plus and The Holga 120GN. Of these, the Yashica 635 TLR and the Holga 120GN are my faves. The 635 is built like a tank, looks beautiful and is medium format, a format I have fallen in love with. The Holga is the exact opposite (apart from the medium format film that is). All plastic, it feels like it will fall to bits at any moment. They are poles apart, but I love them both. So, can you imagine my excitement when I found out about this beauty…

Holy crapsicle Batman!

… a Holga TLR. It is like the 635 and the Holga made sweet camera love and had a baby, a beautiful baby. It is cheap, it is a TLR, it is a Holga, and I want one! If you want more info, see the links below, I am off to sell some more cameras.

blurdotblog.com
holgablog.com
fourcornersdark

Many thanks to Mick Orlosky for the heads up.

Holga equals hard work.

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Well I have finally developed a roll of film that I out through the Holga. Hmmm, under whelmed would be one word to describe it. It is very hard work. I have a new found respect for those people that get sharp photos out of this plastic medium format camera.

Joel

This is the 2nd frame out of that camera, and as it shows, I must be moving the camera when I push the shutter. The shutter is actually more like a lever on the side of the lens than a button that I am used to. Also, I had to bump the exposure quite a bit in processing it, so I think I need faster film. Ah well, you live and learn.