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ORBITALBOX
02-27-2007, 22:20
I made a Holga M-mount lens after reading many inspiring DIY articles. Unfortunately, they're all for DSLRs, so I thought to myself why not make one for my R-D1? Well, with some plumbing parts and sheer luck I did it. Assembled together with black masking tape, no glue. Today's my third day of testing. If you want to make one yourself, I posted the instructions on my PBASE gallery (http://www.pbase.com/orbitalbox/howtoholga).

http://i5.pbase.com/g6/00/358000/2/74939731.C6XdWUHF.jpg
:)

http://i5.pbase.com/o6/00/358000/1/74988454.oSkzgFTq.EPSN2263_resize.jpg
Black and white mode with RED filter applied.

http://i5.pbase.com/o6/00/358000/1/74988448.6NbBjI1r.EPSN2176_resize.jpg
Black and white mode with Holga's "vignette cap" on.
Abbazz
02-27-2007, 23:02
I made a Holga M-mount lens after reading many inspiring DIY articles.

Great combo.

Maybe you could mount your Holga lens on a Leica M8, turning it into the most expensive crappy camera of the world :D (sorry, couldn't resist :().

Cheers,

Abbazz
Adam Muir
02-27-2007, 23:20
Love it, and I think your mad which I respect even more.
RML
02-28-2007, 01:24
I'm actually rather surprised to see these photos aren't as crappy as an average Holga. What's with that?! :)
wintoid
02-28-2007, 01:42
I'm actually rather surprised to see these photos aren't as crappy as an average Holga. What's with that?! :)

Because digital > film? :cool:

(Just kidding! I'm as much a film fan as I am a digital fan)
pfogle
02-28-2007, 02:01
Because digital > film? :cool:

(Just kidding! I'm as much a film fan as I am a digital fan)... because R-D1 > Holga???

ps for Holga fans - anyone know how to make these pictures crappier? ;)
anglophone1
02-28-2007, 02:59
The Holga look is mostly due to vignetting as the plastic lens doesnt quite cover 6x6 and is only sharp [relatively speaking] in the centre.
Of course on an RD-1 sensor you are getting the [relatively] best part the centre of the image....................
Unlikely to have lightleaks too, another part of the "holga look", oh and yes more than one shutter speed and aperture might help to make it "too good".
Clive
Trius
02-28-2007, 03:25
I'm also thinking the Holga body doesn't keep 120 film as flat as say, oh, a Hasselblad. :D
ZorkiKat
02-28-2007, 03:31
Great work!

ps for Holga fans - anyone know how to make these pictures crappier?

How about making the lens sit less parallel? Or perhaps use the lens attached to disposable 35mm cameras?


Maybe you could mount your Holga lens on a Leica M8, turning it into the most expensive crappy camera of the world (sorry, couldn't resist ).

Does the M8 need a Holga to be such? ....sorry, couldn't resist even more! :D :D :angel:
Abbazz
02-28-2007, 03:43
Does the M8 need a Holga to be such? ....sorry, couldn't resist even more! :D :D :angel:

LOL :D :D :D
pfogle
02-28-2007, 03:45
Howard: great how-to-do-it instructions, and good results! I particularly like the Ginko tree. Sadly, I haven't got a Holga - but I do have an R-D1 and a magnifying glass :D
jlw
02-28-2007, 04:56
I can't help thinking it should be possible to reproduce the "Holga look" as a Photoshop action -- which, should anyone actually do it, presumably would be one of the Seven Signs of the Digital Photography Apocalypse...
ZorkiKat
02-28-2007, 05:02
I can't help thinking it should be possible to reproduce the "Holga look" as a Photoshop action -- which, should anyone actually do it, presumably would be one of the Seven Signs of the Digital Photography Apocalypse...

Ah, but there is. Photoshop plug-ins which emulate the Holga look are now available! Repent, the End is Near!!!! :D :D :D
MinorTones
02-28-2007, 05:02
I'd like to see, but all I see are red x's inside small boxes instead of your thumbnails. Whats up with my browser?

-Mitch
fgianni
02-28-2007, 05:18
I'm actually rather surprised to see these photos aren't as crappy as an average Holga. What's with that?! :)

Because the R-D1 has probably a crop factor of 3 compared to the 6x6 negative of the holga? So essentially you only use the centre sweet spot of the lens.

Now a holga lens for a hassie with digital back would be really something to see!
ORBITALBOX
02-28-2007, 09:48
Howard: great how-to-do-it instructions, and good results! I particularly like the Ginko tree. Sadly, I haven't got a Holga - but I do have an R-D1 and a magnifying glass :D

Thanks. I envy all the resources available for SLR diy projects. So I thought why not make one for my camp. :)
bml
02-28-2007, 10:05
That is great, and one DIY job I might actually try myself.
mtbbrian
02-28-2007, 10:30
I guess I am a bit of a "Holga Purist", but think it's cool that you did it.
Brian
:D :rolleyes: ;)
furcafe
02-28-2007, 11:05
Awesome. I actually emailed the Holgamods guy a few months ago re: a LTM Holga lens, but he never responded. Thanks for the instructions.
ORBITALBOX
02-28-2007, 11:22
Awesome. I actually emailed the Holgamods guy a few months ago re: a LTM Holga lens, but he never responded. Thanks for the instructions.

Now, if Holgamods ever mass produce my mod for sale, would that be some type of infringement?:eek::confused:
pzillig
02-28-2007, 12:42
Did one of you ever made some pictures with such an expensive little nothing like a ‚pinhole’ on R-D1? :rolleyes:
pfogle
02-28-2007, 15:18
Did one of you ever made some pictures with such an expensive little nothing like a ‚pinhole’ on R-D1? :rolleyes:haven't tried a pinhole, but this was fun (link) (http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25093) :D
ORBITALBOX
02-28-2007, 15:28
haven't tried a pinhole, but this was fun (link) (http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25093) :D

Is that a Canon lens I see there on your post??? I was going to take my Canon 1.8 apart for this subject because of fungus (they cleaned it but you can still see the imprint). I didn't do it because I just don't have the heart. :D
amateriat
02-28-2007, 20:19
Lovely! I think you should give it a clever name (how about a riff on Homer Simpson: "D'oh!-graphy" [digital + Holga])?

As others have noted, however, your only possible gaffe might have been in making the conversion too good; where's the heavy vignetting, the screamingly-obvious soft spots? By Holga-graphy standards, you might have screwed the pooch here. ;)


- Barrett
ZorkiKat
02-28-2007, 21:03
Did one of you ever made some pictures with such an expensive little nothing like a ‚pinhole’ on R-D1? :rolleyes:

try here:

http://rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36595
JonasYip
02-28-2007, 21:07
Maybe you could mount your Holga lens on a Leica M8, turning it into the most expensive crappy camera of the world :D (sorry, couldn't resist :().


Years ago I mounted a Holga lens on my D1x, which I believe cost $5500 at the time. So I think that beats the M8 current list price.

But I'm pretty sure someone has mounted one to an even more expensive MF digital back by now, which actually makes more sense. As we've seen, it's just not crappy enough on a DX sized sensor. It's really not even crappy enough on a full 35mm frame. I actually have a whole collection of homemade lenses hacked together from magnifying glasses or random optics in an effort to out-holga the holga....

j
pfogle
03-01-2007, 01:17
Is that a Canon lens I see there on your post??? I was going to take my Canon 1.8 apart for this subject because of fungus (they cleaned it but you can still see the imprint). I didn't do it because I just don't have the heart. :DWell spotted - it's the 35/2.8 - recently traded for an M-Rokkor 40mm f2 - a much superior optic, though the Canon has nice characteristics.
RML
03-01-2007, 09:10
Well, I did put on a pinhole on my R-D1 recently. :)

http://shardsofphotography.blogspot.com/2007/01/eos-body-cap-and-spin-pinhole.html
pfogle
03-01-2007, 09:26
On the subject of pinholes, does anyone know what the optimum hole size is?

Too small and you get too much diffraction, too large and there's too much blur - there must be an optimum :confused: