Showing posts with label Holga 135BC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holga 135BC. Show all posts

Monday, February 2, 2009

New and exciting ways to procrastinate

This came in the mail for me a few days ago, just in time for me to pack it to take to Morocco this weekend! It's a Holga 135BC from lomography, apparently built just like the old Holgas that take 120 film but modified to take regular 35mm (which is much easier to develop - and kinder on the hip pocket). 

Holga 135BC

We had an unusually sunny day in Paris yesterday, so I took it out for a bit of a test drive. It's lots of fun to use and makes a very satisfying 'click' when you press the shutter release. Unfortunately the viewfinder isn't linked to the lens at all, so I know there will be a few all-black photos when I get the photos back, from the shots where I forgot to take the lens cap off! I can't wait to get them developed, though. I'll be sure to share them with you :)

Thanks also to moominstuff for handy hints about aiming and loading the camera. 

Bisous X Alice 

P.S. If you're not familiar with lomography, check out a few of the flickr groups on it here and here. It's amazingly beautiful stuff.