Holga, Brownies, Pinhole and any other kind of Lo-Fi

[jcdeboever]

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[jcdeboever]

I like ice cream

Holgo 120 tlr with 10x hand held magnification glass in front of lens. Made black construction paper hood around magnifier. Kodak 400. Processed in coffee

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[limr]

I like ice cream

Holgo 120 tlr with 10x hand held magnification glass in front of lens. Made black construction paper hood around magnifier. Kodak 400. Processed in coffee
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Can't quite put my finger on why, but I really like this one.

 

[jcdeboever]

I like ice cream

Holgo 120 tlr with 10x hand held magnification glass in front of lens. Made black construction paper hood around magnifier. Kodak 400. Processed in coffee
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Can't quite put my finger on why, but I really like this one.

Me too. Lol. It was abandoned, out of business. Holga's do strange things as well. I shot a couple through that mag glass, this one is the only one that came out. It surprised me, almost like it came out of a real camera. I like the reflection and the lines. It has an HDR look to it, Holga's are kind of magical in a way. I peaked inside, there were needles, cigarette butts, and old cusions in there.

 

[jcdeboever]

I like ice cream

Holgo 120 tlr with 10x hand held magnification glass in front of lens. Made black construction paper hood around magnifier. Kodak 400. Processed in coffee
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Can't quite put my finger on why, but I really like this one.

Hey @limr , would you sand the the plastic smooth that the film travels over? or do the scratch's add to the character in your opinion? They bug me on a low level probably because I know I could fix it by sanding.

 

[limr]

I like ice cream

Holgo 120 tlr with 10x hand held magnification glass in front of lens. Made black construction paper hood around magnifier. Kodak 400. Processed in coffee
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Can't quite put my finger on why, but I really like this one.

Hey @limr , would you sand the the plastic smooth that the film travels over? or do the scratch's add to the character in your opinion? They bug me on a low level probably because I know I could fix it by sanding.

I don't mind some artifacts of lo-fi gear, but scratches really bug me, so I'd sand it to reduce the chances of scratches. It was one of the things that drove me nuts about the wooden pinhole camera I have. I ended up using just plain old Scotch tape - the matte kind, not the shiny kind.

 

[jcdeboever]

I like ice cream

Holgo 120 tlr with 10x hand held magnification glass in front of lens. Made black construction paper hood around magnifier. Kodak 400. Processed in coffee
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Can't quite put my finger on why, but I really like this one.

Hey @limr , would you sand the the plastic smooth that the film travels over? or do the scratch's add to the character in your opinion? They bug me on a low level probably because I know I could fix it by sanding.

I don't mind some artifacts of lo-fi gear, but scratches really bug me, so I'd sand it to reduce the chances of scratches. It was one of the things that drove me nuts about the wooden pinhole camera I have. I ended up using just plain old Scotch tape - the matte kind, not the shiny kind.

I will do it! Lord knows I have the paper to do it. I have 36 grit all the way to 3000. I have accumulated a lot over the years being in the Auto body business. I can see where it is under magnification.

 

[jcdeboever]

Holga's are strange to say the least, especially this one.

 

[jcdeboever]

Holga Kitty. I have learned that the holga enjoys a good blast of light on the emulsion. I know a lot of these look similar but she is always in my programming computer chair when not on my lap. She literally will be on my lap when I am banging away on my Dvorak keyboard for hours, she hardly moved for 4 hours early in the AM last night, purred the whole time. She loves green olives, sardines, and porkrines (regular, non salted or spiced). Those were our breaks but I have to stop to nourish her. Additionally, I think she like the clicking sound of the server hard drives, all 8 or 12 of them, can't recall. They are all old IBM drives that have been running 24/7 for the most part for 10+ years... actually the oldest mirror is from 1998 who is my best customer). Yes, they are redundant on current storage.... for the geeks. I am going on vaction, I hope she is alright. Every time I leave, it takes longer for her to love me again, took 45 minutes last time.

 

[smithdan]

Last Sunday was WWPPD for 2017. Get any?

The homemade body cap did it again down front of a Pentax ME Super.

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[nugentch]

 

[timor]

Hi.
This pics are from 20 years old roll of PX which the last 12 months spent in my Holga in room temperature.
1. Reaching:

2. Rivalda 127

Pictures taken with help of the orange Cokin filter.
Some dust despite cleaning got onto negative, not visible so much on the print scanner I guess made this more visible. I think I didn't use the enlarger lately enough and it is dusty inside.

 

[timor]

This is a scan from print of course from the same roll. Interesting artifact; straight vertical line,

clearly visible on the left. Just this frame. No changes in density etc. As I move the frame just a bit after exposure to avoid accidental double exposure I guess it was caused by 10 months contact with plastic frame edge inside the camera.
Maybe Holga plastic is still radioactive after Chernobyl ?

 

[smithdan]

good to see you back timor

 

[timor]

good to see you back timor

Hi. Sometimes small break is good. This one costs me some expired developers and fixers and shock of how much prices jumped up. Luckily I am switching to X-ray chemistry, which is still cheap and as good as anything else. My latest picture is a proof.