Hi all ! Small question , hope you all can help.

[thesmallprint]

Hi all , I'm a user of the holga 120n .
I was out at boat quey last saturday , I took some pictures without using the flash .
When i went to a shop to develop , the pictures dint come out .
All of it was just empty !
Note i din't use the flash but i remebered taking some pictures of lamp posts and all .
It's just weird that no pictures came out .
Any help would be appreciated .
Thanks in advance

Ps it's in the night .

[eosandy]

Originally Posted by thesmallprint Hi all , I'm a user of the holga 120n . I was out at boat quey last saturday , I took some pictures without using the flash . When i went to a shop to develop , the pictures dint come out . All of it was just empty ! Note i din't use the flash but i remebered taking some pictures of lamp posts and all . It's just weird that no pictures came out . Any help would be appreciated . Thanks in advance

What's the time of day?

[thesmallprint]

sorry it's in the night

[Rashkae]

Originally Posted by thesmallprint sorry it's in the night

Then they're probably underexposed.

[eosandy]

Originally Posted by thesmallprint sorry it's in the night

F8 or F11 and 1/125 or 1/200 sec exposure time on "N" means you need to play with the time of day until you find where the camera works best for you. Keep notes if u want!

12 shots per roll (6x6) won't be difficult to record. Try 7am to 6pm, 1 shot per hour of same scene to give you a good gauge.

Alternatively play with different ISO. Found Delta 3200 can use indoors without flash works ok, with bonus of nice grain!

[thesmallprint]

okay thanks ! but it kinda doesnt answer my question as i'm kinda new to this.
I wanted to take pictures in the night but i forgot my flash so i decided to just take the pictures.
Apparently after washing , nothing came out .
As i mention , i took pictures of lamp post and other stuff.
The lady at the store told me that the picture was too dark .
I was wondering if that was possible .

[zac08]

Originally Posted by thesmallprint okay thanks ! but it kinda doesnt answer my question as i'm kinda new to this. I wanted to take pictures in the night but i forgot my flash so i decided to just take the pictures. Apparently after washing , nothing came out . As i mention , i took pictures of lamp post and other stuff. The lady at the store told me that the picture was too dark . I was wondering if that was possible .

Yes.. if you have shot the pictures at night with a fast shutter speed and/or coupled with a small aperture, you may have gotten under-exposed pic.

At night, I generally have to open up to f1.8 with 1/30 @ ISO 800 to get some decent shots.

[eosandy]

Originally Posted by zac08 Yes.. if you have shot the pictures at night with a fast shutter speed and/or coupled with a small aperture, you may have gotten under-exposed pic. At night, I generally have to open up to f1.8 with 1/30 @ ISO 800 to get some decent shots.

Holga has fixed aperture and shutter.
Approx f8~F11 @ 1/125~1/200

Shutter can be put into Bulb Mode for user controlled exposure timing.

[eosandy]

Originally Posted by thesmallprint okay thanks ! but it kinda doesnt answer my question as i'm kinda new to this. I wanted to take pictures in the night but i forgot my flash so i decided to just take the pictures. Apparently after washing , nothing came out . As i mention , i took pictures of lamp post and other stuff. The lady at the store told me that the picture was too dark . I was wondering if that was possible .

Yes, possible, not enough light entering cam to expose the film properly.

[zac08]

Originally Posted by eosandy Holga has fixed aperture and shutter. Approx f8~F11 @ 1/125~1/200 Shutter can be put into Bulb Mode for user controlled exposure timing.

I see.. and in that case, the user has to use VERY fast film and control with bulb mode. A tripod would also be a good idea as I believe you'd have to use at least quite a few seconds for exposure.

[thesmallprint]

i'm only using fujifilm pro160s , any film recomandation then?

[zac08]

Originally Posted by thesmallprint i'm only using fujifilm pro160s , any film recomandation then?

Tripod and long shutter speeds then....

[thesmallprint]

thanks zac08 and eosandy for all the help !
just a last quick question then , any tripod recomandation ? i'm on a tight budget :P

[eosandy]

Fancier brand at $88 is good for starters. Quite strong if you don't go too high.

Find them by using search function within CS.

[thesmallprint]

does all tripod works ? if all does i'm just planning to get a simple 1 as i'm taking pictures as a hobby

[karnage]

Can the Holga be tripod mounted? I didn't know there was a screw thread for tripods. Then again, I don't own a Holga. =P

[eosandy]

Originally Posted by karnage Can the Holga be tripod mounted? I didn't know there was a screw thread for tripods. Then again, I don't own a Holga. =P

no problem as long as you own one which has the mounting bush on the bottom.