My new lover, Holga

For Valentine’s Day, Binita gave me a Holga. I was aware of some other Lomography cameras but never interested enough to buy one. I also had zero experience with medium format, 120 film. True, my father had a couple box cameras I played with as a kid, but I had never exposed any film outside of 35 mm.

Saanvi ala Holga

The Holga was a good first step. It’s entirely plastic, including the lens. It costs $30. So I flocked the interior and swaddled it in gaffer’s tape. It’s sold with the motto “Shoot, then think.” And this goes against all my habits as a photographer, as I’m prone to spend more time composing than exposing.

In other news, I believe I have NAS.

3 Comments

  1. Posted February 29th, 2008 at 08:36+0000 | Permalink

    lomo’s are fun little toys. my wife got a fisheye one a while back. it’s nice to have something fun, that doesn’t have to be closely guarded when you’re just hanging out.

  2. Posted March 9th, 2008 at 21:26+0000 | Permalink

    Hey, I saw a couple of the Lomo’s in a store in Jakarta and almost picked one up so I didn’t have to lug about my refrigerator sized digital… Cheap here as well!

  3. Posted March 17th, 2008 at 11:50+0000 | Permalink

    They’re a good buy, Anthony. I got interested in the Holga because I’d never shot 120 film before. My father has a couple old box cameras at home that I might take a closer look at now. If find a cheapo Lomo in Jakarta, pick me one up on your way back. :) I’m not picky.

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