How ridiculous is this?

[RML]

Well I followed the instructions here

http://shop.lomography.com/holga-backup/35.html

But it looks like a lot of people is doing it without the rubber bands and without any problem.

Aha! I hadn't seen that "mod" before. I, indeed, just stuck the film into the slid of the take-up spool and be done with it. But those rubber bands are a good idea. Have to keep it in mind.

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

Yes, I did it. I ordered the wooden 35mm camera from Zero of Hong Kong.

USD 113 including shipping by EMS, should be here by middle of next week.

 

[noexit]

They don't.

LOMO does not produce cameras for a while now, LC-As for Lomographs come from the old stock.

Actually, they were still keeping people employed at the LOMO factory until last year, but capitalism pushed the price of making them too close the the price that they were selling them for, so they stopped making a profit and shut down production. Now they're just milking every euro that they can get out the ones they have left by making these "limited edition" ones.

 

[RML]

Yes, I did it. I ordered the wooden 35mm camera from Zero of Hong Kong.

USD 113 including shipping by EMS, should be here by middle of next week.

Keep us (me at least! 🙂 ) posted, Jon. That seems to be a very nice pinhole camera and I'm interested too. Maybe a good B-day gift for my next B-day. 🙂

That Zero 2000 also looks nice but I prefer the 135.

 

[RML]

Some of my Holga pics are online! I haven't shot my Holga in years but when I did... well, you just see for yourself:

http://shardsofphotography2.blogspot.com/2006/02/holga-photos-selection.html

http://shardsofphotography2.blogspot.com/2006/02/holga-photos-selection-2.html

http://shardsofphotography2.blogspot.com/2006/02/holga-photos-selection-3_10.html

http://shardsofphotography2.blogspot.com/2006/02/holga-photos-selection-4.html

And I'll post a few more in the next couple of days. 🙂

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

The Zero Image pinhole direct from Hong Kong is here. Way cheaper than from Lomo and only one week door to door. $113 US in total.

The film-loading is weird - you need your 35mm film with the leader cut off and an almost empty 35mm film canister and you join the film ends with sticky tape.

My first test film was a disaster because I got major light leaks yesterday. My fault.

The exposure times are very vague, they go from sunny 1 second, to shade 20 seconds, to cloudy 10 minutes, and indoors 45 minutes.

And the wind on is odd too - one and a quarter turns of the knob for the first ten exposures, then just one turn for each exposure.

Gorgeous. And it even fits in my Leica soft case.