Holga 12 MFC flash, anybody have one?

[Ranchu]

Seeing how it's March, I think I need an all manual small flash for my C35, which has flashmatic. If you've haven't used flashmatic, you kind of need flash output within a certain range, and 12 GN looks good to me. This is the update to the Holga 120 flash, which is different..

Durability? Opinions?

 

[George Bonanno]

I’ve been using two Holga flash units (12MF), the type you indicated but without the colored gells (12MFC), with a Fuji GW690II and a Nikon Nikomat EL. The GN using Tri-X is right on target. Both have been reliable going on a few years now and cheaply priced at the time for around $10 each. What’s outstanding about these flash units are they are a copy of an Osram Sunny Boy. In small rooms they give a direct flash with the added feature of bounce flash due to the nature of the reflector and diffuser. If one can properly use GN’s the results are excellent for such a small flash. Keep in mind the flash has a trigger voltage of 230 volts so it might not be advisable to use it on a modern digital camera although I’ve used it without consequences on my Nikon D70 and Ricoh GRD IV.

BTW: Ranchu, are you Randy Chu from Pearl River ?

 

[Ranchu]

Thank you very much for the good information, George! I'm sorry, that's the second time someone asked me that here, but I'm somebody else entirely. A ranchu is a kind of a fat goldfish.



Thanks for your help!