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09-17-2010
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Keith is online now
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Shooting with a Holga ... some bargain!
I posted a thread recently about a friend who had just bought his wife a Holga ... but not the ordinary Holga. It's the one marketed as the 'Jack Holga' ala 'White Stripes' ( the band for you old farts) and comes in the appropriate peppermint livery ... you either love it or you hate it. I quite liked it when I saw it actually! 
However, at $189.00 US I'm not so sure ... but Lomo aren't stupid and no doubt they've sold a fair few to our cashed up youth!
Brenda, the proud new owner, finally shot her first roll and had it developed at some outlet in the city center (Brisbane) and when she picked it up they charged her this amount for developing the film and a very small set of prints ... wait for it ... drum roll please!
$39.00
If she starts to use this thing regularly he may have been better off getting her an M9!
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09-17-2010
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Jeeeeeze, get her a 20 dollar present of some chemicals and send her to her bathroom :P
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09-17-2010
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Jeeeeeze, get her a 20 dollar present of some chemicals and send her to her bathroom :P
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Yeah, and soon enough she will probably be turned off by all that film stuff and wants a digital slr or - if she likes the lomo look- just the hipstamatic app for the i-phone (TM).  |
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09-17-2010
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Goodness gracious, mercy sakes alive ...
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Ouch! |
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09-17-2010
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Ouch!
I stopped using my Holga for that very reason. To be fair though, you can use a little plastic insert that allows you to use 35mm rather than medium format film. I think Lomo also sell a 35mm version these days. I have a box full of old Lomo cameras that seemed like a good idea at the time...
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09-17-2010
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Around $350 and you can buy an old 645J Mamiya. It amazes me why would anyone buy a Holga at all.
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09-17-2010
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Ahh, a classy Lomo equivalent of the Sultan edition. |
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09-17-2010
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I wonder what the resale value is.
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09-17-2010
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Whats so bad about developing?
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09-17-2010
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Whats so bad about developing?
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Oh, personally I am a big fan of developing! But it can be a bit tedious at times. If one is really determined with using the Holga, home developing is surely a cost effective and flexible route to go.
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09-17-2010
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coco frío
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.. but Lomo aren't stupid
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Lomo is plural? |
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Lomo is plural?
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Well ... there's more than one thief running the place!
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09-17-2010
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isn't up to a whole lot
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I wonder if they saw the camera and hiked up the price accordingly  |
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09-17-2010
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I thought Voigtlaender had that market covered! ( ducking)
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10-21-2010
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I am gonna get a lomo sticker for my Zorki-Leica and save money .
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10-21-2010
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seeing things in B+W
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WTF - why so much? Did she shoot a roll of reversal?
My friend did that once, just when he was first getting into film and didn't know the prices
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10-21-2010
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The crazy thing is because they are good friends I would have happily developed and scanned the film for her for nothing ... then she would have had images to scatter around her facebook page!
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10-21-2010
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Developing 120 is so fun and easy. With the metal reels with the clips it practically jumps onto the reel. And you get insanely great scans on even a cheap flatbed.
When I shoot color the lab charges me about $8/roll.
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10-21-2010
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We're all light!
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Keith: However I convert the currency, somebody saw her coming. Even the priciest pro lab here wouldn't charge that.
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Originally Posted by Gregowitz
I stopped using my Holga for that very reason. To be fair though, you can use a little plastic insert that allows you to use 35mm rather than medium format film. I think Lomo also sell a 35mm version these days. I have a box full of old Lomo cameras that seemed like a good idea at the time...
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I got a Holga 135 (the standard-issue version) as a gift from a friend in Hong Kong. I like it, but it doesn't see much action.
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10-21-2010
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Keith: However I convert the currency, somebody saw her coming. Even the priciest pro lab here wouldn't charge that.
I got a Holga 135 (the standard-issue version) as a gift from a friend in Hong Kong. I like it, but it doesn't see much action.
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I just think it's standard fare for the CBD of any large city ... you pay for the privilege of breathing in all that pollution and having your toes constantly trodden on by the masses.
Can you tell I don't like cities? 
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10-22-2010
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Personal Photography
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Last night I just watched a video of Sally Mann exposing a wet-plate with a rickety 8x10 (or is that 11x14 ?) camera, covering the lens (no shutter, obviously) with her hand as she use her head to keep the camera steady while she pull the darkslide from the plate holder with the other hand.
then I read this post...
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11-08-2010
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The last time I had B&W 120 developed I gasped at the price. I do it at home from now on, though I don't use 120 that much. But I happen to have a Holga as well as a 6x12 pinhole camera.
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11-08-2010
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Keith,
Holy crap  ! A couple of months ago, I purchased an Original Diana at a local flea market for 3 Euros.
Tell her to scan the negs insted  .
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11-08-2010
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Quote:
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However, at $189.00 US I'm not so sure ... but Lomo aren't stupid and no doubt they've sold a fair few to our cashed up youth!
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It must be a good camera and take good pictures if it costs that much.
For that much money you could buy a nice Zeiss folder and smear vasoline on the lens. Although in some parts you would likely be hauled into court for doing so.  (but you would have money left over for the lawyer anyway)
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