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I DID IT! Holga M-Mount on R-D1 |
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02-27-2007
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I DID IT! Holga M-Mount on R-D1
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.
Black and white mode with RED filter applied.
Black and white mode with Holga's "vignette cap" on.
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Last edited by ORBITALBOX : 02-27-2007 at 22:26.
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02-27-2007
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6x9 and be there!
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I made a Holga M-mount lens after reading many inspiring DIY articles.
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Great combo.
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  ).
Cheers,
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02-27-2007
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say no to trash buttons
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Love it, and I think your mad which I respect even more.
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02-28-2007
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Just live it.
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I'm actually rather surprised to see these photos aren't as crappy as an average Holga. What's with that?! |
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02-28-2007
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50mm or nothing
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I'm actually rather surprised to see these photos aren't as crappy as an average Holga. What's with that?! |
Because digital > film? 
(Just kidding! I'm as much a film fan as I am a digital fan) |
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02-28-2007
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Originally Posted by wintoid
Because digital > film?
(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?  |
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02-28-2007
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Astounded of Antibes
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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".
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02-28-2007
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Waiting on Maitani
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I'm also thinking the Holga body doesn't keep 120 film as flat as say, oh, a Hasselblad. |
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02-28-2007
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ЗоркийКат:Sharpeyed Kitty
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Great work!
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ps for Holga fans - anyone know how to make these pictures crappier?
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How about making the lens sit less parallel? Or perhaps use the lens attached to disposable 35mm cameras?
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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 ).
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Does the M8 need a Holga to be such? ....sorry, couldn't resist even more!  |
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02-28-2007
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6x9 and be there!
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LOL
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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 |
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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...
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ЗоркийКат:Sharpeyed Kitty
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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...
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Ah, but there is. Photoshop plug-ins which emulate the Holga look are now available! Repent, the End is Near!!!! |
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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?
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Originally Posted by RML
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! |
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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 |
Thanks. I envy all the resources available for SLR diy projects. So I thought why not make one for my camp.
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That is great, and one DIY job I might actually try myself.
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RF's ROCK!andFilm RULES!!
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I guess I am a bit of a "Holga Purist", but think it's cool that you did it.
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Awesome. I actually emailed the Holgamods guy a few months ago re: a LTM Holga lens, but he never responded. Thanks for the instructions.
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Awesome. I actually emailed the Holgamods guy a few months ago re: a LTM Holga lens, but he never responded. Thanks for the instructions.
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Now, if Holgamods ever mass produce my mod for sale, would that be some type of infringement?  
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uh, btw "croppy lenses" |
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uh, btw "croppy lenses"
Did one of you ever made some pictures with such an expensive little nothing like a ‚pinhole’ on R-D1? |
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Did one of you ever made some pictures with such an expensive little nothing like a ‚pinhole’ on R-D1? |
haven't tried a pinhole, but this was fun (link) |
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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.
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We're all light!
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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.
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02-28-2007
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ЗоркийКат:Sharpeyed Kitty
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Did one of you ever made some pictures with such an expensive little nothing like a ‚pinhole’ on R-D1? |
try here:
http://rangefinderforum.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=36595 |
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