I DID IT! Holga M-Mount on R-D1

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ORBITALBOX

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I made a Holga M-mount lens after reading many inspiring DIY articles. Unfortunately, they're all for DSLRs, so I thought to myself why not make one for my R-D1? Well, with some plumbing parts and sheer luck I did it. Assembled together with black masking tape, no glue. Today's my third day of testing. If you want to make one yourself, I posted the instructions on my PBASE gallery.

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Black and white mode with RED filter applied.

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Black and white mode with Holga's "vignette cap" on.
 
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ORBITALBOX said:
I made a Holga M-mount lens after reading many inspiring DIY articles.
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Great combo.

Maybe you could mount your Holga lens on a Leica M8, turning it into the most expensive crappy camera of the world :D (sorry, couldn't resist :().

Cheers,

Abbazz
 
I'm actually rather surprised to see these photos aren't as crappy as an average Holga. What's with that?! :)
 
RML said:
I'm actually rather surprised to see these photos aren't as crappy as an average Holga. What's with that?! :)
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Because digital > film? :cool:

(Just kidding! I'm as much a film fan as I am a digital fan)
 
wintoid said:
Because digital > film? :cool:

(Just kidding! I'm as much a film fan as I am a digital fan)
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... because R-D1 > Holga???

ps for Holga fans - anyone know how to make these pictures crappier? ;)
 
The Holga look is mostly due to vignetting as the plastic lens doesnt quite cover 6x6 and is only sharp [relatively speaking] in the centre.
Of course on an RD-1 sensor you are getting the [relatively] best part the centre of the image....................
Unlikely to have lightleaks too, another part of the "holga look", oh and yes more than one shutter speed and aperture might help to make it "too good".
Clive
 
I'm also thinking the Holga body doesn't keep 120 film as flat as say, oh, a Hasselblad. :D
 
Great work!

ps for Holga fans - anyone know how to make these pictures crappier?
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How about making the lens sit less parallel? Or perhaps use the lens attached to disposable 35mm cameras?


Maybe you could mount your Holga lens on a Leica M8, turning it into the most expensive crappy camera of the world (sorry, couldn't resist ).
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Does the M8 need a Holga to be such? ....sorry, couldn't resist even more! :D :D :angel:
 
Howard: great how-to-do-it instructions, and good results! I particularly like the Ginko tree. Sadly, I haven't got a Holga - but I do have an R-D1 and a magnifying glass :D
 
I can't help thinking it should be possible to reproduce the "Holga look" as a Photoshop action -- which, should anyone actually do it, presumably would be one of the Seven Signs of the Digital Photography Apocalypse...
 
jlw said:
I can't help thinking it should be possible to reproduce the "Holga look" as a Photoshop action -- which, should anyone actually do it, presumably would be one of the Seven Signs of the Digital Photography Apocalypse...
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Ah, but there is. Photoshop plug-ins which emulate the Holga look are now available! Repent, the End is Near!!!! :D :D :D
 
RML said:
I'm actually rather surprised to see these photos aren't as crappy as an average Holga. What's with that?! :)
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Because the R-D1 has probably a crop factor of 3 compared to the 6x6 negative of the holga? So essentially you only use the centre sweet spot of the lens.

Now a holga lens for a hassie with digital back would be really something to see!
 
pfogle said:
Howard: great how-to-do-it instructions, and good results! I particularly like the Ginko tree. Sadly, I haven't got a Holga - but I do have an R-D1 and a magnifying glass :D
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Thanks. I envy all the resources available for SLR diy projects. So I thought why not make one for my camp. :)
 
Awesome. I actually emailed the Holgamods guy a few months ago re: a LTM Holga lens, but he never responded. Thanks for the instructions.
 
furcafe said:
Awesome. I actually emailed the Holgamods guy a few months ago re: a LTM Holga lens, but he never responded. Thanks for the instructions.
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Now, if Holgamods ever mass produce my mod for sale, would that be some type of infringement?:eek::confused:
 
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