Welcome to the Holga club! Join the fun in the “What Some People are Doing With Holga’s” thread.
Thanks! I forgot to cross post in the Holgas thread.
FWIW, I've been a Holga user for almost 25 years. I had (I think I still have somewhere in storage) a hot rodded Holga that had been "flocked" inside to prevent reflections, foam seals, and a door over the red film transport window.
A few from a cruise to the caribbean in 2003. These are from the ship and a beach in Tortola. No idea what film this is or how I scanned it! Note the super sketchy mask...
Pentax 645N after focusing screen surgery. I know it is AF, but I have MF lenses I want to use - now I can optically focus them with the split-level screen, and it beeps at me. Kinda like: "Hey dummy - it's in focus" - I need all the help I can get. Eastman 5222-XX, Xtol, used & replenished. I am coming up on the one year anniversary of mixing the stock solution (9-24-24) - looks like it will last a few more months than 12 at this rate.
Went for a stroll along the river in town with the Zeiss Ikonta 520/16 hanging by it's thin leather strap. When I got it the leather was so brittle that I never would have trusted it, but after a Dr Jackson's treatment, sewing the case. and a polish - I chanced it. Let it hang proudly, fully extended, stopping occasionally to take a shot. A young man came up and said "Nice Camera". I could not see through the red plastic window again - so I guessed. Only got 7 shots. The Novar lens did really well compared to the Tessar version of this camera (521/16) A bald eagle even flew right in front of me.
Saw this scene in a previous photo walk, and knew I had to come back when it was night. Luckily my friend K was down for the quixotic task of me shooting slide film after dark
Novak77 wrote:
Saw this scene in a previous photo walk, and knew I had to come back when it was night. Luckily my friend K was down for the quixotic task of me shooting slide film after dark
Canon EOS1v, 24-70mm f/2.8 II, Fuji Velvia 100
Amazing shot: Truly captures the dream-like vision of a night-walk, and the colours are just so interesting, avoiding the sepia look of incandescent lighting! And all that with 100 ASA slide-film: You have my respect.
Minolta SR-T 202, Fomapan 100. I used a yellow filter on the lens (a Rokkor MC 35/1.8) and was surprised how bright it made the leaves with this film, almost like an infrared film effect.
Edited because I realized I wrote Fomapan 200; this was actually Fomapan 100 (at EI 50, where I almost always shoot it).
I've been visiting two pairs of trees since 2017 in a local park. One was in flower, and I tracked down the variety (Royal Star Magnolia - Magnolia stellata), and planted one in the yard. It did great until this year. I went back to visit the park again and shoot the other (unknown variety to me) pair of trees. Turns out they are heavily pruned Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides). An ancient tree that was thought to be extinct for millions of years, and fossils of it are found all over the world. In 1949 the Chinese found a forest of them growing, and they are spreading all over the world again. I brought a tripod and four cameras this time - still not knowing anything about the tree except I loved it's shape (not natural), and how it rarely is empty of children - they are always climbing it. The park is one families attempt of creating a 20 acre botanical garden which they ended up donating to the county many years ago.
Pen FT 40mm-f1.4 Zuiko - Aristapan 100 - Xtol
Pen FT 40mm-f1.4 Zuiko - Aristapan 100 - Xtol
Pen FT 40mm-f1.4 Zuiko - 5222-XX - Xtol - different day
James Markus wrote:
I've been visiting two pairs of trees since 2017 in a local park. One was in flower, and I tracked down the variety (Royal Star Magnolia - Magnolia stellata), and planted one in the yard. It did great until this year. I went back to visit the park again and shoot the other (unknown variety to me) pair of trees. Turns out they are heavily pruned Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides). An ancient tree that was thought to be extinct for millions of years, and fossils of it are found all over the world. In 1949 the Chinese found a forest of them growing, and they are spreading all over the world again. I brought a tripod and four cameras this time - still not knowing anything about the tree except I loved it's shape (not natural), and how it rarely is empty of children - they are always climbing it. The park is one families attempt of creating a 20 acre botanical garden which they ended up donating to the county many years ago....Show more →
We have three Metasequoia's on the property line with our neighbors behind our house. They were planted shortly before we moved in and they're in the mix with the Douglas Firs and Western Red Cedars. The Dougs drop cones but the Metasequoia propagates by sending shoots up from the roots. Every year, I'll trim the shoot off. It looks like the park took advantage of that growth by letting the shoots mature but restricting the height. There is one on the corner of the property and the only one that isn't blocked by the other conifers. It's about thirty years old and probably seventy feet tall. My joke is three hundred years from now, it'll be easy to find our house.
