I've had pretty decent success with landscape shots, and it really gives a whimsical look to clouds if you have good lighting. Can't deny that most shots don't turn out great, but I always get a couple good shots for prints out of the roll. The Holga is definitely a bit finicky. The best part is the manual film advance and playing with multiple exposures. It can surprise you with some pretty incredible shots.
Thanks for the great review and sample images. I'm curious if you shot mostly on f8, f11, or both depending on conditions. In particular do you recall the f-stop you used on the underexposed cat shot? Also, were most shots handheld or on a tripod?
Great test and results. How about the glass lens? Any improvements over the traditional glass lens? Also I notice that some images had loss of sharpening on the edges and other are very good on the edges. It's about the aperture or kind of a random stuff?
The glass lens is a noticeable step up from the plastic one, and aperture and glare seem to be the main factors that affect the degree of corner softness you get, while I've not tried it yet, shooting with the 6x4.5 mask would also reduce it.
I have ordered the Holga Lens for my Canon ($20) I'm sure I will have fun with it as I have the Oreo Lens for my Fujifilm but it takes fairly good photos. I have wanted a Holga camera for years so I hope this fits the bill.
I bought that lens for Nikon and it is no fun to use, because the Holga lens is made for bigger formats. The interesting parts of the image will be cropped out. I use APS-C, maybe you have better luck with a fullframe, if you have one. Fortunately I also have a MFT camera and that combined with C-mount lenses gives quite a good Holga effect on a digital camera.
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8:35 thats a nice photo its a little soft but way less than id expect. The ones after that are great too
4:30 That's my favourite picture.
I've had pretty decent success with landscape shots, and it really gives a whimsical look to clouds if you have good lighting. Can't deny that most shots don't turn out great, but I always get a couple good shots for prints out of the roll. The Holga is definitely a bit finicky. The best part is the manual film advance and playing with multiple exposures. It can surprise you with some pretty incredible shots.
Thanks for sharing! Keep an eye out later today for a video on a 'forgotten' alternative I've been playing around with.
Thanks for the great review and sample images. I'm curious if you shot mostly on f8, f11, or both depending on conditions. In particular do you recall the f-stop you used on the underexposed cat shot? Also, were most shots handheld or on a tripod?
Many thanks, I shot both f8 and f11, the cat would have been f8 (I'm about 80% sure of that), and all were shot handheld.
Fun, but I am not sure I will run out and buy one. I do have an old Diana that is similar.
Don't blame you at all, it's worth picking up if you find one (very) cheap. But full retail? Nah.
Great test and results. How about the glass lens? Any improvements over the traditional glass lens? Also I notice that some images had loss of sharpening on the edges and other are very good on the edges. It's about the aperture or kind of a random stuff?
The glass lens is a noticeable step up from the plastic one, and aperture and glare seem to be the main factors that affect the degree of corner softness you get, while I've not tried it yet, shooting with the 6x4.5 mask would also reduce it.
I have ordered the Holga Lens for my Canon ($20) I'm sure I will have fun with it as I have the Oreo Lens for my Fujifilm but it takes fairly good photos. I have wanted a Holga camera for years so I hope this fits the bill.
I bought that lens for Nikon and it is no fun to use, because the Holga lens is made for bigger formats. The interesting parts of the image will be cropped out. I use APS-C, maybe you have better luck with a fullframe, if you have one.
Fortunately I also have a MFT camera and that combined with C-mount lenses gives quite a good Holga effect on a digital camera.
The image quality is not as bad as expected having seen the plastic lens versions images, but as you said the price is just a tad high for what it is.
Yep, the glass lens certainly does make a difference.