Holga Panoramic newbie

Katydid

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Hi all,
Glad to find a group all about photos. I used film way back with my Canon T70 and loved it but went digital until recently. I am bored with digital. I also long for those Kodak Fun panoramic back in the late 90’s ....SO…. I ordered a Holga Pan Panoramic.

I have viewed many YouTube vids trying to find this: if I start with exposure 1 then snap it, do I wind to exposure 3 or 4?

I am asking because I saw someone start with the first exposure and go to 3 but another guy said the exposures on a Holga panoramic were even numbers.

I am lost on such a basic question. Can someone help? I want to learn what is correct and then play around later with double exposure and such but I don’t process my own film so rather expensive on what could be a big mistake on my part.
 

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I believe you should shoot on 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11. This is based on looking at the the Holga 120 pan listed on B&H. If you use even numbers you'll get 1 half frame at the end if I'm not mistaken.

As long as you use ONLY even or ONLY odd numbers, you shouldn't "waste" too much film experimenting.
 

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Yes as said Odd numbers
The red window on the back would need to be on the left side to use even.

Anyhow, welcome to the forum and feel free to post any images you care to in the gallery.
 

Andrew O'Neill

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I made a video about a year ago using that camera, Rollei IR film, with 720 IR filter attached. Great fun! Love that camera. For a plastic lens, it's quite sharp in the centre. You advance the film by odd numbers, starting at 1. Make sure you have the 6x12 window open in the back.
 
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awty said:
Yes as said Odd numbers
The red window on the back would need to be on the left side to use even.

Anyhow, welcome to the forum and feel free to post any images you care to in the gallery.
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I am going to the Ozark mountains in AR this fall and plan on plenty of panoramic pics which I will gladly share here.
 
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I may have seen your video because I do remember looking at this film. What I was not clear on at the time or now was “make sure you have the 6x12 window open in the back”.

Since it only shoots in 6x12, is it a setting of some sort or something I physically open? I will try to find your video and review it.

Thank you for this.
 

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Welcome to Photrio, @Katydid ! The 6x12 has always interested me and I keep coming back to it from time to time, although I've never used the Holga. Part of the appeal is the panoramic format, and part of it is that it's approaching 4x5" in terms of film surface, which means you get something on roll film format without the cost of shooting sheet film. Especially in color, this is relevant!

Do you intend to shoot color or B&W?

Katydid said:
I don’t process my own film
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Ah, but this can be solved! It's not all that difficult. But take it one step at a time. Have fun with the Holga!
 

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Just make sure the slider on the back is pointing to 16, so the red window next to the 12 is open
And if if came with a lens cap, leave it at home! Not fun taking photos with the lens cap on!
 
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