It came from outer space: Looking all the world like a prop from a 1950’s Ed Wood sci-fi epic, Lensbaby 3G makes capturing images more precise if that’s a word that can be applied to soft-focus imagery. When used with digital SLRs you’ll see the effects right away, so if you don’t get exactly what you want the first time, you can try and try again… This lens is available in different camera mounts and brings the Holga look to single lens reflex cameras while adding more creative control. ©2007 Joe FaraceĪnother way to capture a digital Holga-like photograph is by using a Lensbaby! The Original Lensbaby is a flexible camera lens that creates an image with an area of sharp–or not–focus that’s surrounded by a graduated blur. Since the Holga lens lacks contrast I boosted the black (without increasing contrast) by using Power Retouche’s Black Definition plug-in and lightly burned the four corners of the photograph with Photoshop’s Burn tool. That produced a shutter speed of 1/25 sec.
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Camera was set in Aperture Priority mode and since the lens is about f/8, I set the ISO at 800. Here is a portrait of my wife Mary made using the EOS Rebel Xti. Perfectly imperfect: How do HolgaMod’s Digital Body Cap Lenses work? Pretty good. You can, in a fashion, focus the lenses, and the results are pure digital Holga but without any light leaks caused by the body. HolgaMods sell Holga Digital Body Cap Lenses ($40.45 for Canon) that are real Holga lenses mounted on Canon, Nikon, Olympus, and Pentax body caps.
Holga hack: This is a real Holga lens mounted on my Canon EOS Rebel Xti body. Prices vary based on the cost and complexity of making them work (I guess) but figure around fifty bucks to turn your digital SLR into a Holga. Yes, boys and girls, HolgaMods digital SLR. One of the easiest ways to create digital Holga images is to buy a Holga lens for your digital SLR. While a Holga–there are several models available–is inexpensive to purchase, the cost of film, processing, and scanning time make the camera best suited for film aficionados, but if you would like to experience the Holga Effect” in the digital realm, read on. In my experience, any discussion of the Holga’s image sharpness and keeping the film flat almost never comes up. Shooting without any insert produces 6圆cm images, although this could lead to problems holding the film flat against the film plane. Some Holga models include a 6×4.5cm frame insert and some newer models include a 6圆cm insert giving you a chance to choose whatever aspect ratio works for you. Soft focusing, vignetting, and light leaks all contribute to the Holga’s bag of tricks. A cult favorite with a global following, the Holga camera produces low-tech works of art with the minimum of mechanical functionality. HolgaMod’s Randy Smith says, “Each Holga is like a fingerprint, no two are alike.”Ĭult of Holga: This is my personal Holga 120N that I purchased from Adorama. The lens–if you can call that–has aberrations and vignettes like crazy–and these are “features” which practitioners of Holgaraphy prize greatly. A combination of the camera’s basic construction and 60mm plastic (meniscus) lens produces the vignetting, blur, light leaks, and distortions that have endeared Holga to the world. The Holga is most famous for its optical imperfections. In a day in which cameras are technological wonders, the modest Holga is the anti-camera. Unpredictable results and a toy-like price ($22.99) have made it popular with the photographic cognoscenti around the world. It’s name, disputed by some, purportedly comes from the Chinese phrase ho gwong meaning “very bright.” The Holga camera was first made in Hong Kong in 1982 and uses 120 roll film because that was the most widely available film in China at the time.
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