The Pinhole Holga
March 8th, 2008 by DurkinPosted in News
I’ve just recently noticed that Lomo have now also released a pinhole Holga camera. I thought i would discuss its main features and some of the positive and negative aspects of the camera
Specification
- Format: 120mm (all types supported)
- Focus: No lens, absolutely “free focus”
- Aperture: f/192
- Shutter speeds: B only
- Tripod Thread: Yes
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The Lomo website claims that the pinhole camera is something of a “heavy hitter.” I’m not quite sure what that means but I can conclude that it does sound pretty cool.
The camera has a characteristic soft focus, producing a very dreamy feeling. This combined with the fact that multiple exposures can be done could lead to some very interesting effects.
Lomo also states on the website that “any moving subject is rendered as a ghostly blur.” I think this will further add to the unique nature of the photographs.
One of the coolest features of the pinhole camera is that it provides an unlimited depth of field meaning meaning that the closest objects to the furthest away will all be in focus.
On the positive side, the camera is very easy to use, includes all the standard features you would expect of a Holga (tripod mount, multiple exposures) and it can produce unique or different images.
On the negative side though, it just looks like another one of those gimmicks that Lomo have brought out in order to sell more cameras.
I’m sure with some research and experimentation, it would be very easy to hack your own Holga and create a pinhole version. I would be interested in seeing how similar results are.
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2 Responses so far
By joel on Apr 30, 2008
lomo does not make holgas. they are two different things.
By Durkin on Apr 30, 2008
fair do’s. well i didn’t know that. I just assumed that they were one company.