James Markus wrote:
Does the paper backing have numbers printed for that format?
The maker of this camera came up with a brilliant solution: there are two windows in the back. First you advance the film so the number 1 appears in the right-hand window, take your shot, then advance so the number 1 appears in the left-hand window, and so on. I thought that was pure genius.
The windows are actually just holes in the back of the camera; he has a little rotating cover so you can keep the windows closed when you aren't advancing the film. I didn't get any light leaks (or projections of the frame numbers onto the film), so it seems to work.
bjhurley wrote:
The maker of this camera came up with a brilliant solution: there are two windows in the back. First you advance the film so the number 1 appears in the right-hand window, take your shot, then advance so the number 1 appears in the left-hand window, and so on. I thought that was pure genius.
The windows are actually just holes in the back of the camera; he has a little rotating cover so you can keep the windows closed when you aren't advancing the film. I didn't get any light leaks (or projections of the frame numbers onto the film), so it seems to work....Show more →
Fun fact, early 6x4.5 format cameras used the same two window advance system before the numbers for that format became standard on 120 film.
So remember this roll that I shot in my professional Holga?
Well it was a hand me down freebie, not sure how it was stored (it was in my freezer after I got it). That ISO 800 rating seems more like ISO 50 when I used it. Judging by the fact that my Holga uses a 1/100 shutter speed and f11. So in the blazing sunshine that these were taken, they should have been way overexposed.
Still - a result! All taken with an 'Olga (glass lens version but I can't tell any difference vs plastic lens) in lovely Ojai, CA.
Two Ford trucks:
Utility box that had a blazing beam of light shining on it:
