lauren_ruben Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I am a complete beginner with Holgas and I just had my first few rolls of filmdeveloped. Two of the four rolls, however, came back without anypictures/negatives whatsoever, with just the exposed roll of film no longer onthe spool. Does anyone know what I could have done wrong that would completelymess up the roll? I don't think it was exposed to light, but it's possible.Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcleland Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 LOL! Welcome to Holga! I'm sure you already know they are NOTORIOUSLY unreliable. If I may ask, do you know which rolls didn't have any images on them (like 1 and 2 were good, 3 and 4 nothing)? The only thing I can think of right off is to ask if you're using slow (ISO 50 or slower) film? I ran some 50 through mine just for S & G's and all but about 2 were almost completely black. In any case, before you load it up again, hold the camera up to a window with the back off, and see if you can see light when you click the shutter; if you have one of the newer ones, set it to "B" and check. It's possible it already broke! More importantly, how did the photos that came out look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_burke Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Welcome to the joy that is Holga! What film were you shooting? Did you develop it yourself? Were the negatives all black or all clear? Can you are any text on the edge of the film, something like kodak or whatever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeaster Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Leave your lenscap OFF. Throw it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcleland Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Duh Andre....I think we know to take the lens cap...oh, oops, there it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golden Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 My first holga pictures i was very disappointed in the results, not sharp at all. im looking for a different lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golden Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 speaking of holgas, the funniest thread i have ever saw on here, some guy asked how he could get holga style pictures with his hasselblad, some of the responses had me rolling. one guy responded: "I was wondering how I could make the images taken with my 11x14 ebony look like they had been taken with a cell phone" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcleland Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 That is pretty funny. I'm thinking "he probably spent a ber-jillion dollars on the 'blad, $20 is an issue? Aww, I love my Holga though. I was actually more disappointed that it didn't leak all that much than I was with the clarity though. The clips lasted about 2 film changes, so now the back is taped on....I get my light leaks now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik_l. Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Check the batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeaster Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 John, I remember that thread, funny as sheepsh*t! Almost as good as the woman who wrote to complain that the pictures out of her brand-new camera looked "too digital!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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