Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I love playing with the Holga. Most shots with it are useless but the ones that do work, work in that way you can't put your finger on - a simple elegance. Some people have a real eye for using the holga too - I saw a show of shots from Cuba all taken with a holga and the woman had a real touch with it. Here's one of my best shots with one: http://www.dmason.net/PAW-2003/tn/27.jpg.html Dave On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 00:47:35 -0600, Matt Powell <wooderson@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 00:25:01 -0500, Kenneth Frazier <kennybod@mac.com > > wrote: > > Not long ago in Boston, at a large art supply store, I discovered that > > the Holga and it's sibling Lomo Colorsplash are now THE hottest item for > > a certain age group--college age art students. There was a large > > display set up near one of the checkouts. I had never seen them and > > spent some time playing with one, and asked the sales assistant about > > it. She explained that they were selling like hotcakes. I gather that > > these cameras are designed to produce special "artsy" effects straight > > out of the box. > > > > Then, one of my daughters put it on her Christmas wish list! > > Designed isn't quite the word for it. It's a product of cheap > construction and design (and the plastic lens), but for $15-20 they're > not bad cameras. I enjoy the process of modifying them (you've got to > do some work before they're ready to shoot, flocking the interior and > closing up light leaks) and every other one produces good negatives > when used properly. > > For art students a very cheap method to approximate the antiquarian > look (ala Sally Mann) or certain ways you can get 4x5 to look. At the > same time, it could be a very useful piece of equipment (for amateurs) > if you're shooting somewhere where it's likely that your equipment > could be broken, stolen or lost (NYC protests, for instance). > > -- > MP > wooderson@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >