Holga 120N: A Hot Summer Afternoon in the Park (New Velvia 100)

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Nicely done. The double exposure in the lower right is kind of hard to explain, though it doesn't really detract from the composition.

<< The double exposure in the lower right is kind of hard to explain >>

 

Maybe the insides of the camera is in need of a good matte black flocking? That's just a guess on my part. If Sam got his 120N from holgamods.com it should already have that done.

Judged by the positions of the lady's leg in image #3, the second exposure must

happen by a short delay, so it is not caused by internal reflection.

 

I checked the shutter against strong light and couldn't see the second exposure. So

this remains a mystery for further investigation ;-)<div></div>

Maybe the shutter is not completely closing or closing only after a delay. A little Ronsonol might work. On the other hand, maybe you would be happier with things the way they are, given your style. I'm still regretting "fixing" a lens on one of my Retinas.

Actually, Ronsonol and plastic probably isn't the best of combinations. Teflon?

Looks more like it's exposing very sligtly when you release. With the simple rotary shutter in a Holga (works like the shutters in box cameras dating back to the early 20th century), there's a cover on an arm attached to the actuating lever that might not be fully back in place when the shutter disk returns to start position if the release is let up very slowly.

 

Sam, try a very, very slow let-up on the shutter release with the camera pointed at a bright background (like the sky). Based on the exposure, it's going to be short and/or partial aperture, perhaps just a little crescent. If you find that's the problem, it can be corrected by just letting up the shutter release sharply instead of very softly. Alternately, opening the shutter might reveal that a tape disk applied to the cover tab, with a very small amount of protrusion on one edge, will solve the problem completely.

I get the same exact thing in the same exact spot on my Holga. No problem for me though.

 

 

http://www.photo.net/photo/3116739

 

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http://www.photo.net/photo/3155775