Are there original Holgas and not originals?

Iridium · Apr 7, 2011

Just wondering if the Holgas sold via Lomography for 45 euros +++ are different from the others sold via Ebay for example for 20 euros, so the double price is justified.

raoul · Apr 7, 2011

http://www.alibaba.com/product-free/103503773/WHOLESALE_Holga_Camera_120N_120_N.html

$13 wholesale from Hong Kong. Those Austrians are making a killing...

sandholm · Apr 7, 2011

Last summer i visited a museum in New York (visited a lot of museums and galeries so I dont remember which one it was) which charged $85 for a Holga....

Iridium · Apr 8, 2011

Lovely!

Business as usual...

dehk · Apr 8, 2011

Original Holgas were made in Hong Kong. And they don't make them anymore. So in a way, every holga nowadays is a replica.

bvy · Apr 8, 2011

I'd be thrilled to just to see a picture of an orginal Holga. (A quick Google search yielded nothing.)

Aristophanes · Apr 8, 2011

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Holga_120_GCFN.jpg

mabman · Apr 9, 2011

AFAIK the "original" models had a switch for 2 apertures (sunny/cloudy), but it didn't actually do anything (there are mods to make it work, though). I believe the current Holgas have a functioning aperture switch. Beyond that, the point of the Holga is that the plastic lens has variable flaws, so each one is somewhat unique anyway.

Are there original Holgas and not originals?

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