U2 Holga - inspired by U2 ipod

[stnicholas81]

As a sucker for all things black & red, My fav colors i decided to go a U2 Holga as inspired by U2 ipod. What do you all thinK? no, its not my orginal idea, i saw colored holga b4 but no red ones so here it goes: with my custom sig on the lens cap. =)

[nightwolf75]

cool!

looks like u can start gathering like-mind holga users for a gathering on how to mode the holgas!

btw, ur lubitel arrived yet?

[StreetShooter]

It should come with fungus on the lens to give the appearance of a Joshua Tree in the background of every picture you take.

[singscott]

Dun forget Bono signature must have it.

[stnicholas81]

Nevermind bout Bono sig, i got my own on the lens cap liao. But this being my first time doing it, the painting can be improved a lot, haha but i am quite satisfied. got a bit of paint build up ard the area though. The paint i used was called Mr. Hobby. Can get them at all hobby stores like those at Sunshine plaza. SOme shops sell the tamiya paint a bit chepaer but its really up to you, cause the color shades are a bit diff.

Nightwolf-> still waiting for my lubitel =) don't worry, i wont try a similar stunt on it. =D

[nightwolf75]

Originally Posted by stnicholas81 Nevermind bout Bono sig, i got my own on the lens cap liao. But this being my first time doing it, the painting can be improved a lot, haha but i am quite satisfied. got a bit of paint build up ard the area though. The paint i used was called Mr. Hobby. Can get them at all hobby stores like those at Sunshine plaza. SOme shops sell the tamiya paint a bit chepaer but its really up to you, cause the color shades are a bit diff. Nightwolf-> still waiting for my lubitel =) don't worry, i wont try a similar stunt on it. =D

erh... u might not have much space to mod ur lubitel. the body is some wat similar to the holga, just not as much space for u to paint. have fun tho! the lubitel is a very low-cost way to intro u to 6x6 MF photography (short of using a holga!).

[ericp]

St Nick's, great idea, but be careful, you may want to seal the paint with a clearcoat. Hobby paints are not usually designed to be "man-handled" on a regular basis, and may come off ... so you may end up with red palms & fingers at some stage.

I may just do mine up bah-zhang style ...

[stnicholas81]

never mind la its the fun of it, no pt if the cost of painting it runs more than the cam itself haha. but i had fun painting it.

[ericp]

No need to get the expensive hobby clearcoats, just go to any hardware store and get a can for less than $5 ... maybe a "satin" finish will suit the holga better. And you can probably get a silver or gold marker and "sign" on it before sealing with the clearcoat

[nightwolf75]

keke... mebbe i shld send my seagull TLR for u to paint over too? dun really like the chinese characters printed on the casing.

[stnicholas81]

Originally Posted by nightwolf75 keke... mebbe i shld send my seagull TLR for u to paint over too? dun really like the chinese characters printed on the casing.

get the lomo Red/ Gold ltd edn one =)

[nightwolf75]

Originally Posted by stnicholas81 get the lomo Red/ Gold ltd edn one =)

haha... mine's the black version. din know they have a red one too!

[enivre]

I want this!

[nightwolf75]

Originally Posted by enivre I want this!

izn't this wat u are using now? think its the kiev 88, with the eye-level TTL prism??

[stnicholas81]

wow is that expensive? ahah tempted to get leh. i saw a black & red hassey in shanghai also, fell madly in love with it.

this is becoming a fancy camera thread, but i LIKE!

[enivre]

Originally Posted by stnicholas81 wow is that expensive? ahah tempted to get leh. i saw a black & red hassey in shanghai also, fell madly in love with it. this is becoming a fancy camera thread, but i LIKE!

that's no hassey.. that's a hassey-wannabe.. aka Kiev...

[stnicholas81]

but good for beginner? after i tired of my incoming lubitel maybe i may want to try smthg serious~! haha

[nightwolf75]

Originally Posted by stnicholas81 but good for beginner? after i tired of my incoming lubitel maybe i may want to try smthg serious~! haha

its not called the Hasselbladski for no good reason...

http://kievaholic.com/mediumformat.html

not a bad hassy replica, if u dun mind russian QC...

if u buy a new one (btw, they have a new kiev88CM kit set), its pretty afforable. just dat once u plus shipment, u might as well buy a used hassy 500CM. so, if u are travelling to US, get it there. or if u got frens there, ask them to ship over?

[stnicholas81]

how much is a basic set in US? haha i do have a commercial photog friend in NY. MO with me leh, can save on shipping. haha

[nightwolf75]

Originally Posted by stnicholas81 how much is a basic set in US? haha i do have a commercial photog friend in NY. MO with me leh, can save on shipping. haha

SERIOUS??

keke... its going for USD599 (wonder why the Americans love to have such pricing?) at their kiev camera USA site.
http://www.kievcamera.com/kiev88CM.shtml

wat i love abt this package is dat it comes with 2 backs and a 80mm lens. more than enuf for most purposes. but, as enivre pointed out in his other thread, the QC is a bit dicey. this 88CM is supposed to be the improvement over 88 kit set.

u have to email them to get the specific freight charges for overseas shipping.