Digital holga

[avalladares7439]

So I just found out this news. Thoughts???
http://www.cultofmac.com/387202/the-classic-holga-camera-finally-goes-digital/

 

[pdeeh]

A digital camera?

Whatever will they think of next?

 

[removed account4]

i think it sounds great, hope it is really cheap ( inxpensive )

 

[MrBrowning]

The ultimate hipster digital camera.

I love my Holga and use it quite often. However I see no point in a digital version. After all don't they make holga lenses (and Diana lenses) that can be mounted on a digital camera? Like the Holga EF mount lens?

 

[tomken]

I don't understand the point of making a digital camera when probably most of the users have a smartphone. Why not rather make smartphone attachments or something?

 

[gone]

I thought crappy image quality was what that particular technology was all about anyway :] So it's redundant.

 

[MrBrowning]

I don't understand the point of making a digital camera when probably most of the users have a smartphone. Why not rather make smartphone attachments or something?

Attachments for phones like you suggest are already made. Not to mention apps that are supposed to make a photo look like it was taken with a toy camera.

It seems to me that a digital Holga is only for people who want it for show. I find the idea ridiculous and a waste of money. If you shoot digital and want the look then there are way to get it already.

:confused:

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Zero news here. They were selling Holga lenses for digital cameras for years.
Now it is just crappy plastic body with some cheap digital cropper inside and same old lens with same garbage results it was giving before on digital cameras.
But I don't see why it couldn't be fun for some. People wearing some salvaged and disfuncional parts and having fun as steampunk. This is Holgafunk.

 

[M Carter]

The Holga lenses for DSLRs are disappointing - most of the holga flavor comes from the edges of the image - the crop of even a full-frame 35 sensor takes the mojo down a lot, and APS-C? Just looks like your lens needs cleaning. (They're pretty cool to make a funky tilt adapter though, plenty of coverage for a DSLR).

The article states $75 - you can see they're using a fairly small sensor in the sample shots - "vignetting" is one thing, this is pure sensor overshoot.

What did give me a big smile - no preview screen. You don't see the shots til you get them on your computer. Certainly keeps costs down, and I like how that does make a "digital holga" seem like a true holga, as much as it can with digital anyway.

Holga haters gonna holga-hate, I get that. But every time Wolfgang Moersch posts a lith print of a Holga neg, I think "hmmm, maybe I should get one of those"… in the right hands they can do some beautiful work, and nothing is quite like 'em (OK, a Diana or maybe an old vest-pocket camera…)

 

[Pioneer]

Interesting. Seems to have really taken off on Kickstarter. I have a Holga and use it occasionally but I will pass on a digital version. I think it is a fun camera but I actually prefer what I get from my Brownie.

 

[M Carter]

Interesting. Seems to have really taken off on Kickstarter. I have a Holga and use it occasionally but I will pass on a digital version. I think it is a fun camera but I actually prefer what I get from my Brownie.

I've about got my brownie modded up - flipped lens, but I want to sand the lens-surround bezel down to move the lens in a bit and not be such a close-up camera. Tripod socket and shutter cable, and a pop-on 52mm filter holder… and a PC socket. The flip isn't something I want for every shot, but I like the look sometimes. I have a spare front half for "normal" shots too. Soon I'll road trip it with the Hawkeyes and a modded Diana. But I'll take my RB just in case.

 

[xya]

The Holga lenses for DSLRs are disappointing - most of the holga flavor comes from the edges of the image - the crop of even a full-frame 35 sensor takes the mojo down a lot, and APS-C? Just looks like your lens needs cleaning....

I agree completely, even their DSLR pinholes are just bad. I loved their fuji instant accessories, they were real fun. but I have my doubts about a digital holga...