So I made my own lens.

visualpoetry · May 16, 2008

Brilliant!

McQueen278 · May 18, 2008

I finally got around to taking some more pictures with the holga40. More to come later today hopefully, but I have to get started on making dinner!

McQueen278 · May 18, 2008

I finally found some of the first ones I took.

SBlanca · May 19, 2008

i've just noticed you have a quote by me on ur sig...what's that about?

JerryPH · May 19, 2008

Nothing much, I believe... just that they, like you, believe people should use the search. They gave credit from whom they took the quote... thats rather polite!

As for the pics... the "how to turn your 40D into a Holga", as interesting as it is, doesn't impress me with the results... lol.

McQueen278 · May 19, 2008

SBlanca said:
i've just noticed you have a quote by me on ur sig...what's that about?

It's my pet peeve as well and one day I noticed not only two threads where you told someone to use the search function, but also a thread dedicated to how people should use the search function. I figured it was something I wanted people to read when they looked at my signature. If it bothers you, I'll remove it.

McQueen278 · May 19, 2008

JerryPH said:
Nothing much, I believe... just that they, like you, believe people should use the search. They gave credit from whom they took the quote... thats rather polite!

As for the pics... the "how to turn your 40D into a Holga", as interesting as it is, doesn't impress me with the results... lol.

Well no, these shots are not very good, but they were hand held shots of mundane subjects. I'll mess with my tripod and something worth taking a picture of and see how it looks.

Ejazzle · May 19, 2008

wow very very creative!! i would never think of that!!

SBlanca · May 20, 2008

haha no it doesnt bother me, sorry if i sounded offended or something, i was just confused haha that's great, thanks for putting my quote on ur sig

McQueen278 · Aug 14, 2008

Well it's time for an update! I ironed out the sensor distance issues and finished the EF Holga lens. I also removed a plastic ring on the back so it is now a larger aperture. In keeping with the idea of the Holga, I used a good amount of duct tape and hot glue in the construction. Here are the pictures of the finished product.

Here are the results from the new version of the lens.

In the center of this one is a blur that is actually a humming bird who came to my balcony for a visit just as I was taking my sample shots. He caught me off guard unfortunately, and I didn't get a good picture of him at all.

The results were very... Holga...

Let me know what you guys think of the little lens that could now!