Holga/Diana

[2bits]

Again, really great info being put forth here. I should be getting my 1st Holga in the mail today. I appreciate everyones total honesty regarding what these cameras are and are not. Silverhead thanks for that last shot at it! I'm looking forward to the freedom of having some fun with this without getting technical.
I picked up a Mamiya 645 a bit back, which is a very nice camera, but truthfully I think I'm more excited about this Holga showing up! I do a lot of artistic stuff on the side, and my wife is an artist. And the older I get it's just cool to simplify things and have some fun once in awhile!
Thanks again,
2bits

 

[hugopoon]

If you want to try simplifying the Mamiya, set it to its smallest aperture, focus at infinity and shutter on bulb. Tape everything in place and shoot as a very expensive and very heavy pinhole. I've actually considered trying it myself…in fact I might, next time I run some film through.

 

[mfohl]

I've seen some references early in the thread to "4x4 masks"; what does that mean? Is that a 4cm by 4cm mask? I have a couple of Holga's and don't recall seeing any ot those. I have 6x6 and 6x4.5 masks. I kind of like the light falloff with the 6x6 mask. Without that, they might not be Holga images! But thanks for the suggestion of taking the mask out; that may offer some new possibilities.

 

[Bob Carnie]

My wife only shoots holga's right now and I really like her work as do others. She uses 400 speed colour film in bright bright light and gets some very wonderful results.
She has a gentle touch and looks for scenes that reflect the joys of youth... probably because she lives with a cranky old coot like myself.
Her work will be hanging along side mine in Mass this October and later in Calgary.. ** very subtle plug **

me, I guess. I just never got an image that I considered usable from my holgas (when they were $15, not $30). There was always some nasty light leak or flare that I couldn't get rid of. Others seem to do some nice work with them.

 

[2bits]

She does nice work!