love all your Holga pics. Mine is arriving today. I've gone wild with film. Waiting to receive a bunch of rolls of each of these: Portra 400, Lomography 400 and Arista EDU 200.
When I finally get out to shoot, if it's sunny, I'll just hold a ND filter over the lens when I'm shooting the 400 films (or is that unnecessary).
Huss, you are a prolific shooter. Unlike gear heads who spend endless hours discussing hypothetical aspects of gear, it seems like you're out there every day shooting. I admire that. Your print photo library could probably fill the Library of Congress. Do you have them organized or just throw them into a box?
brick33308 wrote:
love all your Holga pics. Mine is arriving today. I've gone wild with film. Waiting to receive a bunch of rolls of each of these: Portra 400, Lomography 400 and Arista EDU 200.
When I finally get out to shoot, if it's sunny, I'll just hold a ND filter over the lens when I'm shooting the 400 films (or is that unnecessary).
Huss, you are a prolific shooter. Unlike gear heads who spend endless hours discussing hypothetical aspects of gear, it seems like you're out there every day shooting. I admire that. Your print photo library could probably fill the Library of Congress. Do you have them organized or just throw them into a box?...Show more →
Thanks! I am vaguely organized…
Iso 400 film has serious exposure flexibility so first shoot a roll in bright light w/o any filters and see the results. In the Reto thread that is what we have done and that camera is also fixed 1/100 f11
Desmolicious wrote:
Thanks! I’m kinda really surprised as to how good the Holga is. Best $25 I’ve spent in a while!
I bought a new one. I've been watching videos, one of them they guy is obsessed with sealing any and all light leaks. I think his is old and isn't the glass lens one that you and I have. But he has it gaffe taped not only on the side sliders, but on the aperture switch and everywhere else. Is this something I should be thinking about doing?
FYI, great suggestion about putting tape on the plastic piece over which the film slides. Mine was kind of rough and like yours could have scratched the film, now it's all smoothed out with the tape.
brick33308 wrote:
I bought a new one. I've been watching videos, one of them they guy is obsessed with sealing any and all light leaks. I think his is old and isn't the glass lens one that you and I have. But he has it gaffe taped not only on the side sliders, but on the aperture switch and everywhere else. Is this something I should be thinking about doing?
FYI, great suggestion about putting tape on the plastic piece over which the film slides. Mine was kind of rough and like yours could have scratched the film, now it's all smoothed out with the tape....Show more →
Mine is light tight - no taping required. I have a feeling some people may not be loading them properly, getting fat rolls (when the roll is not tight from improper loading etc) and think the camera is light leaking.
Shoot a roll first w/o taping anything up and check the results. If no leaks - you are good to go.
Taping the aperture switch? That is just weird. I want to be able to change the aperture if I feel like it, same with the shutter speeds - I already have used the B setting. Not gonna tape stuff up!
Mine was new but 'open box', no issues.
Some people have complained about the back opening if they drop their camera...well - don't freakin drop your camera! Advice good for any camera!
Desmolicious wrote:
Mine is light tight - no taping required. I have a feeling some people may not be loading them properly, getting fat rolls (when the roll is not tight from improper loading etc) and think the camera is light leaking.
Shoot a roll first w/o taping anything up and check the results. If no leaks - you are good to go.
Taping the aperture switch? That is just weird. I want to be able to change the aperture if I feel like it, same with the shutter speeds - I already have used the B setting. Not gonna tape stuff up!
Mine was new but 'open box', no issues.
Some people have complained about the back opening if they drop their camera...well - don't freakin drop your camera! Advice good for any camera! ...Show more →
hope you don't mind these questions. I have 1 more.
if I know in advance that I'm shooting multiple exposures, should I always (during daylight) set the aperture to sunny even if's cloudy out? And further to this question, I'm shooting Portra 400.
