Digital Lomo Wannabe

[flipfreak]

been toying with the idea of buying a camera to try out AP but still can't decide whether to go for 120 or 35mm camera. in the meantime, been shooting with my dslr and doing pp to get the colors. nowhere near real AP since it is not as random as AP but well ...

took some pics today with the camera set on MF.

[sloth]

Part of the fun about lomography is letting go....in a way, it doesn't even really matter

One of the 'Great Classic' lomo cameras is the Holga. Just shooting one is an experience. That will use 120 film. Give one a try....

You don't need to cross-process (in fact I haven't x-pro'ed any Holga shots yet), the Holga has plenty of character and special effects to keep you busy. Buy one, don't think, just shoot!

[cereal]

i like this.. mind to share how u achieve this?

Originally Posted by flipfreak been toying with the idea of buying a camera to try out AP but still can't decide whether to go for 120 or 35mm camera. in the meantime, been shooting with my dslr and doing pp to get the colors. nowhere near real AP since it is not as random as AP but well ... took some pics today with the camera set on MF.

[flipfreak]

Originally Posted by sloth Part of the fun about lomography is letting go....in a way, it doesn't even really matter One of the 'Great Classic' lomo cameras is the Holga. Just shooting one is an experience. That will use 120 film. Give one a try.... You don't need to cross-process (in fact I haven't x-pro'ed any Holga shots yet), the Holga has plenty of character and special effects to keep you busy. Buy one, don't think, just shoot!

issit tougher to get 120 than 35 film? how much is the price diff between the 2?

[sloth]

Originally Posted by flipfreak issit tougher to get 120 than 35 film? how much is the price diff between the 2?

Prices:
http://forums.clubsnap.com/showpost....01&postcount=4

Also remember that with 120 film you get only 12 or 16 shots depending on your camera configuration, with 35mm you get 12/24/36 shots depending on how long the roll is. Most rolls are 36. So they are priced accordingly.

I personally prefer 120 because 12 shots enables me to 'finish a roll' faster and develop quickly without having to wait to finish it first. I only 'spray and pray' with my digital.

Also if you scan or print large, 120 has much more surface area and more 'pixels' so to speak. This subforum is about alternative photography, but I also buy 120 film for my medium format Pentax camera and can scan up to 22 megapixels easily if I shoot properly and the image is sharp. Likely you will not scan your Holga shots at high res so it doesn't really matter. The Holga is soft as heck but that is part of the fun!!

120 is not hard to find. Lots of great photo shops around the Peninsular Plaza area. Once you kena poison by that place, you will forever stop by there and shop for film Just tell them medium format or 120 film and they will know what you are talking about. If they don't, better run away quickly

[flipfreak]

Originally Posted by sloth Prices: http://forums.clubsnap.com/showpost....01&postcount=4 Also remember that with 120 film you get only 12 or 16 shots depending on your camera configuration, with 35mm you get 12/24/36 shots depending on how long the roll is. Most rolls are 36. So they are priced accordingly. I personally prefer 120 because 12 shots enables me to 'finish a roll' faster and develop quickly without having to wait to finish it first. I only 'spray and pray' with my digital. Also if you scan or print large, 120 has much more surface area and more 'pixels' so to speak. This subforum is about alternative photography, but I also buy 120 film for my medium format Pentax camera and can scan up to 22 megapixels easily if I shoot properly and the image is sharp. Likely you will not scan your Holga shots at high res so it doesn't really matter. The Holga is soft as heck but that is part of the fun!! 120 is not hard to find. Lots of great photo shops around the Peninsular Plaza area. Once you kena poison by that place, you will forever stop by there and shop for film Just tell them medium format or 120 film and they will know what you are talking about. If they don't, better run away quickly

how hard is it to find the pentax 645n nowadays? any idea?

[sloth]

Originally Posted by flipfreak how hard is it to find the pentax 645n nowadays? any idea?

I have a plain 645 (non-N, non-autofocus) bought locally. If I wanted a N I would probably bring it in from the US, it seems to be rarer over here. B&H has one right now..

Go all the way......get a NII I love their 645 series and really can only wonder why they did not make a 645 digital.

[flipfreak]

Originally Posted by sloth I have a plain 645 (non-N, non-autofocus) bought locally. If I wanted a N I would probably bring it in from the US, it seems to be rarer over here. B&H has one right now.. Go all the way......get a NII I love their 645 series and really can only wonder why they did not make a 645 digital.

the world has been waiting for pentax to come out with the new mf camera ...

[sloth]

Originally Posted by flipfreak the world has been waiting for pentax to come out with the new mf camera ...

Ohwell.....on the plus side, for the cost of their MF digital, if it is ever released (I know they had a 645 digital prototype but was never launched), I could buy a heck of a lot of Provia 100F - so I might just do that instead

[flipfreak]

Originally Posted by sloth Ohwell.....on the plus side, for the cost of their MF digital, if it is ever released (I know they had a 645 digital prototype but was never launched), I could buy a heck of a lot of Provia 100F - so I might just do that instead

haha. i can only afford film mf cameras. anyway i will probably get a holga.

[flipfreak]

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[benleong84]

holgas for the win!