Diff btw Holga 120 & 135 with 35 film?

[Hedonistic]

Hi guys,

I was thinking of getting one of the above mentioned cameras, and was wondering if that there was any other differences between the 2 others with regard to the 35mm film than the ones mentioned below:

1. 120 needs an adapter/ be modded to use 35 film
2. ONLY in 120 will the sprockets be exposed
3. Basically the 135 is same as any film PnS that we buy

Please correct me or add any relevant points.

Thanks in advance!

[frametology]

the 135mm holga gives you more vignetting, more readily (so i've seen from the many pics done by the 135BC)

the 120, as it states, shoots with 120. i guess you can get 'more mileage' with the 120 as you can shoot with 2 different formats.

oh, when you shoot 135 on the 120 holga, you actually get a panoramic shot (ie, an exposure longer then a normal 35mm frame you would see in a pns cam)

lastly, you need to estimate where your negative will be exposed. the holga viewfinder is a square, and is constructed for you to capture 120 shots, hence the height of it is quite a bit wider than 35mm rolls. you need to subtract about 20% from the top and bottom. only after taking out the 20% from the top and bottom will you be left with what you're actually capturing.

hope this helps.

[Hedonistic]

Originally Posted by frametology oh, when you shoot 135 on the 120 holga, you actually get a panoramic shot (ie, an exposure longer then a normal 35mm frame you would see in a pns cam) hope this helps.

Hmm? Why would it be exposed longer? Doesn't the Holga only have one shutter speed? So do you mean that the pictures would be underexposed or the picture itself would be longer in length, like a pano?

Confused. lol

Thanks anyway

[frametology]

longer in length not exposure. i meant exposure as a noun and not a verb.

[Hedonistic]

Whoopsies!

Thanks anyway!