Sunday, June 24, 2007

THE MOST FAMOUS TOY CAMERA

made in china, this totally plastic (including the lens) camera shoots using 120 film. You can choose between 16 rectangular shots or 12 squares, but you cannot choose your aperture because on most models the sliding switch is completly bogus. The shutter speed is set at 1/100th of a second - directions can be found at holgamods.com for adding a bulb mode to allow for longer exposures (you can also buy a variety of upgrades there.) The Holga is most famous for it's quirky vignetting & lightleaks, which sound cool but sometimes look ridiculously regimented; you can use adhesive velcro to control these.

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