Giant HOLGA

Gil Adam make this awesome Holga camera replica ,he fabricated for an Industrial Design class. Cool yoo! hahhaha

HOLGA Story

Holga cameras were first produced in Hong Kong in 1982. The Holga camera 120 was the very first medium format film camera with almost all its parts made in plastic.

The product concept of the Holga camera 120 was born our of the market situation prevailing at the time of its creation. At that time, which was the late seventies, the photographic market in China was dominated by 120 format cameras. These cameras were precision optical ‘machines’ which naturally commanded high prices that were not affordable by the public in general. From such a background there sprang the vision of a dream 120 format camera which, while encompassing the basic functions needed of a camera on the one hand, would be priced at t a level within the reach of basically anyone on the other.

The project was commenced in the year of 1980 and it took two years before it came off the drawing board in 1982. However, things had changed quite drastically during those two years and, by the time the Holga was released into the market, handy 135 cameras had already become pretty popular.

Ironically and most unfortunately, the mass market of 120 cameras was already displaced by 135 cameras when the Holga became ready.Nevertheless, it was not the end of the world. Although the mass market was gone, the Holga Camera 120 still found itself welcome by consumers in the educational markets because, exactly in accordance with the product objective, it was and still is a very affordable 120 camera. The Holga camera 120 was recommended by teachers around the world, particularly in the United States, photographic students because of it’s affordability and general capabilities. It is far from being perfect, but sufficient for the students to learn the fundamentals of photography, explore their talents and sharpen their skills.

Life is full of amazement. Just when it was thought that the Holga camera 120 would only stay in schools, the Holga camera 120 suddenly dawned on a group of unorthodox photographic talents who, unlike their conventional counterparts, spotted the beauty of the camera in its imperfections.

The appearance of dark corners, the irregular edge of a photo caused by the accidental waviness along the edge of the film, the occasional partial light leak due to the inability of the plastic parts to shut out the light completely, ect., ect. have all converged to one point – the fun and uniqueness arising from unpredictability, almost on a random basis, and the satisfaction resulting from the creation of a piece of art which is the one and only one in the whole world. There are people who, half jokingly and half seriously that no two photos taken by the Holga Camera would be alike as they are acts of God. It’s this unpredictability of the Holga camera 120 that has fascinated, if not mesmerized altogether, its fans and made itself a popular product around the world.

The design of the Holga camera 120 was a thorough implementation of the concept of simplicity. Despite its simple construction and the use of plastic as a basic material, it has the majority of the functions expected of a basic camera. When the back of the camera is opened, basically all of the mechanisms of the camera show themselves immediately.

Other then the product concept of an affordable 120 camera in plastic, the Holga camera 120 also amazed the market at the time with an extremely special feature which dwarfed even its counterparts from the major camera brands – it has a built in flash, which was almost non-existent in those days.

Although it was started as a 120 format camera, adapters to enable the use of 135 films are also available. Moreover, through the efforts over the years to satisfy the needs of users, a whole line of accessories ranging from color filters to fisheye lenses, to wed angle lenses and to macro lenses have been developed to bring more fun.

Have fun with your Holga Camera!

Skate and Lomography

i love skateboard and photography. Enjoy

Common Mistakes Shooting With a Holga

OK, here are some easy mistakes.  In fact, they're so easy to make that you're almost garanteed to make them once or twice... or more... on your first few films.

• "Oops, I forgot to take off the lens cap before snapping..."
• "... And THEN I advanced the film instead of just taking off the cap and shooting again!"
• "Unintended double exposure — I had forgotten to wind my film after the last shot!"
• "I just wound the film too far and skipped a frame."
• "I forgot to focus."

Now you know.  It's helpful to develop (so to speak) a standard operation procedure; for example, get in the habit of always winding to the next frame immediately after taking a picture, and you'll always be ready to snap a shot without wondering "Did I wind?"

How to turn FILM into DIGITAL

Just scan your film with a scanner. A good scanner will produce a good quality picture. Some people will be like " why you dont just be digital so you dont have to face any trouble and difficult stuff like this, developing them, scanning them, bla bla bla" . The answer is " tiada yang lama tiada yang baru"..So celebrate the film photography.

Tribute to Marco Simoncelli

Sebab teringat dekat Marco Simoncelli yg meninggal kat Sepang harituh, Lalomo me'lomo' kan pic Marco Simoncelli. Dia antara pelumba-pelumba yang berbakat tp bakatnya tak lama.So,please be extra careful on the road. A simple bio data of Marco Simoncelli.

• Nama : Marco Simoncelli 
• Warganegara : Itali 
• Tempat dan tarikh lahir : Cattolica, 20 Januari 1987 
• Team : Gresini Honda 
•  Nombor : 58 
•  Jumlah seri GP : 132 
•  Jumlah kemenangan GP : 14 
•  Juara dunia GP : 1 kali di GP250cc tahun 2008

Holga Commercial ( Coming Soon to our Blog)

Stay tune with us. We will bring 3 models of HOLGA for you soon . Passion first than our own profit. Now every one can HOLGA.Yeah!

holgamation

Can try it out.hahahaha.

HOLGA:THE MOVIE the 1st film ever made by Holga camera

Cool..just by using the Holga we still can make a movie!! hahaha.. no need to buy super duper expensive canon 5d mark II.. :p

Rosalyn Holga Images

Holga Inspire..... go out and shoot with your Holga today!

Happy Deepavali guys!

We would like to wish all our Hindu friends Happy Deepavali! May the light permeate your home this Deepavali to bring you lots of warmth,joy, and happiness! And why don't you celebrate your Deepavali with lomo.Now enjoy some cool picture using lomo.

Quick tip to avoid wasting film frames

This tip really helped the beginner to stop wasting frames on your film

Ever had that moment where you take a photo and realise the lens cap was still on? You probably felt you wasted the frame so went ahead and advanced to the next frame and took the shot again. That’s where you need to stop!

If you have taken a picture with the lens cap on, guess how much light actually hit the film…none! Therefore its fine to leave the Holga how it is, take the lens cap off and re-take the shot. The frame will still be blank and ready to use.

Tips shooting with HOLGA 120N

Cool pics By HOLGA

A plastic toy camera that can make an amazing art!!

Film not dead yet

Film not dead yet. Watch the video from CNN

HOLGA inspiration

Michelle Bates

• She shoot with HOLGA
• A member of Freestyle Photographic Supply's Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals
• She loves to road trip and fly away with her Holga whenever possible.
• Stay update with her at http://www.michellebates.net/blog/

A few photos from Michelle Bates

HOLGA for beginner

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  For the first time holgapher, the 120 CFN is the best bet. It offers simple operation (like a Holga is hard!) a flash that has 4 colours built in as well as all the light leaking that the first timer can handle. 

•  The 120 CFN is also one of the cheapest Holgas out there and can often be had in kit that usually includes film and few other goodies.

• The built in colour flash offers the user to not only add light in a dark situation, it also will add one of four colours to the image: blue, yellow, white and red.

• The flash expands the creativity of the holgapher even more! The flash also is strong enough to trigger optical  flash units for even more light induced fun!

• The 120CFN so far is the best Holga to get for the first timer. Lots of fun, leaks and colour!

Niceeeee *thumbs*

Lalomo will bring in two HOLGA model

Lalomo will bring in this 2 Holga models for you. Stay update with us. Cheaper price


HOLGA 120Cfn 

HOLGA 135BC

HOLGA FACTS

• The Holga is a medium format 120 film and 35mm film toy camera.
• Made in China. 
• Known for its low-fidelity aesthetic. 
• The Holga's low-cost construction and simple meniscus lens often yields pictures that display vignetting, blur, light leaks, and other distortions. 
• The camera's limitations have brought it a cult following among some photographers and Holga photos have won awards and competitions in art and news photography.

What's a Lomo?

Lomo is a camera made by a Russian company (or a company authorized to use the Lomo name) known for its astonishingly clear lenses.
People often refer to Lomo's history as makers of "spy cameras," but today they're better known for their high-quality optical lenses. Learn more at lomo.com.

There are many affordable Lomo cameras.  The Lomo Action Sampler--the first Lomo that I bought--isn't a "real" Lomo camera, because it's manufactured elsewhere. However, it has the irreverent attitude and style that Lomography (as it's called) has acquired.

THE LOMO ACTION SAMPLER

Many people start with the Lomo Action Sampler. It takes four photos in a row, with one click of the button.  Each teensy lens clicks 1/4 of a second after the previous one did.  

Oh, it's a very primitive camera in a way.  For starters, most of the body is clear plastic.  Who ever heard of a clear plastic camera?  (Yes, the light leaks in now & then.  It's part of its charm.)

It's made of very cheap plastic, no batteries, and the viewfinder is a square of plastic without a lens in it. It's maybe one notch up from a disposable camera.  If you drop it (I did), the film falls out.  However, there are no highly sensitive electronic elements to break.

What do you use this camera for?  Well, if you're doing animated GIFs, these four images could be put into action.  Otherwise, these four-to-a-print images are greatart!  

You can use the pictures, as-is, fresh from the photo lab.  You can tweak them with your favorite graphics program.  You can cut the prints into single frames, and use the new little photos 

There's even a Lomographic SuperSampler 35mm Camera (Pearl) now. Many people consider it the ultimate.
But the Lomo Action Sampler is just a small corner of the Lomo puzzle. And plenty of people will tell you that these are not "real" Lomo cameras. In a way, they're right. The "real" Lomos are made in Russia.

'REAL' LOMO CAMERAS

First, there's the Lomo Smena 35, and its sister, the Smena 8. I have the Smena 35 (plastic, sold for about $12 at freestylephoto.biz, now $26 at rus-sell.com) and its lens is beyond amazing. But, they may not be manufactured with consistent quality standards. And, if you're shopping at eBay for these, watch the shipping charges closely; a Russian dealer will need to add $10 - 15 to the price, to mail the camera to you.


The premiere Lomo: LC-A


The Lomo LC-A is the premium Lomo 35mm model, with lots of convenience plus the famous Lomo lens. 

MORE CHEAP, FUN, 'TOY' CAMERAS

Other funky plastic cameras? There's the Holga, a medium-format camera which sells for about $15, now described as made in China? It uses larger film. (You can get a "Woca" camera that's the same design, but with a far better glass lens, for just a few dollars more.) Larger film formats give you far sharper prints, most of the time, although the lens can be an important factor, too.
And there are other Russian cameras, too, such as the Zenit and the Kiev, but that's a subject for another page.
 (If you get deeply into Russian cameras, and you understand the liabilities of doing business with Russian dealers, check the auctions a twww.sovietcamera.com.)

Oh, after you have your own Lomo camera, join the Lomographic Society and share your pix, insights, and ideas. 

  

Lomography's La Sardina 'Caviar' edition cameras (nyum2)

Lomography, the "don't think, just shoot" marketer of low-fi cameras, has released a new set of special edition La Sardina cameras. The La Sardina series of cameras are, as the name suggests, shaped like sardine cans. The latest series is made from brass rather than the original plastic -- hence the more bling-y "Caviar." 

The metal La Sardina cameras are available in "Beluga" (pictured above) or "Czar" designs, feature a wide-angle 22mm f/1.8 fixed focal length lens and come with the "Fritz the Blitz" flash. 

4 things you about Lomography

 Subjects

• Everyday people, colorful objects, and unusual or surreal situations and people are just a few examples of common lomographic subjects.

Focus

• Many lomography cameras have unpredictable focal lengths, and due to the plastic lens on almost all lomography cameras, sharp focus is uncommon. Every lens is a little bit different, but that is part of the nature of lomography!

Degraded edges

• Many lomography cameras feature degrading around the edges of the images, also called vignetting. The cameras which provide this effect are usually Holga or the Diana. Vignetting is most pronounced with the use of medium format film on a 12 shot setting without the use of a frame mask.

Unexpected Colors and Effects

• Probably the most profound aspect of lomography is the unexpected and widely varying saturation, random lens flashes, light leaks, and double exposures. Although achieving these effects is undesirable in traditional photography, they are the entire goal of lomography.

10 Golden Rules of Lomo

1. Take your camera everywhere you go.
2. Use it anytime - day or night.
3. Lomography is not an interference in your life, but a part of it.
4. Shoot from the hip.
5. Approach the objects of your lomographic desire as close as possible.
6. Don't think. 
7. Be fast.
8. You don't have to know beforehand what you've captured on film.
9. You don't have to know afterwards, either.
10. Don't worry about any rules.