Holga - Lomo Camera

Designed by Lomographic Society, 2001

A slightly miniaturised version of the original medium format Holga. Like its older sibling, it’s got an all-plastic lens, two shutter settings, and two aperture settings. Its advance and shutter are uncoupled- meaning that you can shoot unlimited multiple exposures on the same frame. Its images are dripping with colour, contrast, a slight softness. The classic Holga look, with the ease of 35mm film development.

HOLGA 35MM FEATURES

Plastic 47/8 Optical Lens
The Holga's heart and soul. A simple multi-element plastic lens that makes colours radiate. You can also expect a bit of vignetting (darkening) around the edges – especially on a sunny day.

Uncoupled Advance and Shutter
After you shoot an image, you can choose to advance it one full frame or not advance at all. This feature allows you to shoot limitless times on the same frame (multiple exposures).

Variable Shutter Speeds
A beautiful and recent feature resulting from the success of our 35mm Colorsplash cameras. A little wheel sits around the powerful built-in electronic flash and allows you to choose a red, yellow, or green filter to tint your burst of flash light. It's great fun at night or during the day (as a fill flash).

Uncoupled Advance and Shutter
After you shoot a Holga image, you can choose to advance it one full frame, a partial frame, or not advance at all. 120 film shows its exposure count on the back, and you can read it through a little red window on the Holga's rear door. This feature allows you to shoot limitless times on the same frame (multiple exposures) and advance only partial frames to create a semi-panoramic overlapping image.

Variable Shutter Speeds
Two to choose from. The standard daytime speed of 1/125 second or the exotic long-exposure “B” setting – where you can hold the shutter open for as long as you want. Use “B” to capture dazzling night images without a flash. Pair the “B” setting with a flash shot to freeze your sharp, flashed subject in front of a streaming, glowing background. Team the “B” setting with a tripod (via the bottom tripod thread) for a sharp night portrait.

Variable Aperture
A little weather guide helps you out. Choose f/11 for sunny shots and f/8 for cloudy and night-time shots.

Zone Focus
Fun, fabulous, and very fast. The lens has four focus settings – portrait, small group, big group, and infinity. Guess as best you can and shoot.

Normal 35mm processing
Color negative, slide, and black & white 35mm film all work just wonderfully inside your camera. Once you’ve shot a roll, it can be normally (and cheaply) processed at any camera shop, supermarket etc.

OVERVIEW

* Size: 4.5” x 3” x 2.5” (11.5 x 7.5 x 6.5cm)
* Weight: 6oz (170g)
* Format: all 35mm film (color negative, slide, b&w)
* Lens: Plastic 47mm, f/8
* Focus: manual zone focus with four distance settings
* Approximate 35mm format equivalent focal length: 38mm
* Aperture settings: f/8, f/11
* Shutter speeds: 1/125, “B“
* Flash: standard hotshoe
* Uncoupled advance & shutter release for multiple exposures
* Standard tripod & standard cable release threads
* Standard 35mm processing that can be done at any lab, supermarket, etc.

Dimensions
4.5 x 3 x 2.5

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