- The format arrow on the back of the camera easily slides between 12 and 16 exposures
- Zone focus system
- Mostly plastic, including the lens; extremely small and compact one-piece plastic molded body
Product Description
Still retaining all of those fabulous and unique features that made the Holga 120S world famous, this newly updated model, the Holga 120N, takes Holga photography to the next level. New features include a standard tripod mount (1/4-20) and bulb selector for extra long exposures. Your film will now travel smoothly in either 6 x 4.5cm or 6 x 6cm formats with the two plastic masks, included. Now with an easier-to-slide format arrow on the back of the camera, it s simple to slide between 12 and 16 exposures. Uses 120 film. The Holga 120N camera is desired by art photographers the world over. The standard features from the Holga 120S still include: Hot shoe flash sync, uses 120 roll film for 16 – 6cm x 4.5cm frames per roll. Perfect for classroom instruction, personal image-making and fine art photos. No batteries required. Reminiscent of the Diana camera of the 1960s and 70s. Characteristic vignetting focuses the viewer s eye and adds to visual impact…. More >>
So it’s got a plastic body, plastic lens, fixed focal length, fixed slow aperature, one defined shutter speed, fixed focus, fixed exposure. Hmmm… that sounds like a disposable camera except you can reload it.
They market the poor quality as an advantage: “Beloved Holga effects: soft focus, double-exposures, streaming colors, intense vignetting and unpredictable light leaks.” These are bad things!!!!!
—”Soft focus” is a cute phrase meaning pictures are a little blurry.
—”Intense vignetting” is because of the low quality plastic lens and it ruins all but artistic style photos.
—”Unpredicitable light leaks” are because the camera is soo poorly construction. It can ruin a picture you hoped to get.
Once in a long while, they can create an artistic looking photo. I saw some photos of a carnival taken with a Holga, and it looked weird and spooky…. definitely a good effect.
If this your 2nd or 3rd film camera, and you are looking for a camera that takes lo-fidelity photos, then perhaps. However, if you are looking for a film camera for general purpose photos, you will likely be serious disappointed with a Holga.
Rating: 1 / 5
so i got this camera to toss in my bag and use for fun. i’ve been shooting for several years now and am well aware of basic concepts of photography (e.g. aperture, shutter-speed, film speed, as well as film and print development etc). my first roll was completely washed out. i was pretty upset, i had a lot of great pictures on that roll and they were gone, huge bummer. i haven’t used it since. the thing that blew me away was that two of the pictures developed, the rest were completely blank. while i assume it was something i did i couldn’t pin-point what it was and still have no clue. i’m going to stick with my trusty 35mm, hope you have better luck than i did.
Rating: 2 / 5
the camera was exactly what they said it would be, in great condition, the item was shipped according to my request and everything went smoothly.
Rating: 5 / 5
The camera is exactly what I expected. Everything seems to work right, though I haven’t had my first roll developed yet. It’s all plastic, seems to be tough…came with a neck strap too. I bought the camera to modify into a pinhole camera, which I haven’t done yet.
Rating: 5 / 5
I guess it’s just that — just what I expected. I love the Holga, but it’s for fun and the unexpected, doesn’t serve the same purpose as my Nikon D50.
Rating: 5 / 5