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The peanut gallery suggests TMAX developer. Just a thought. :)

What about attempting to "pull" back on the processing time for speeds lower than 1000. Has anyone tried reducing the processing time for that purpose? If so, did it provide reasonable results?

 

I'm only thinking this because I like to experiment. There isn't any information out there on this process. I'm thinking that I'm just going to have to mess with this stuff a bit to see what it really can do. There has to be something more to it than just push-processing.

 

I have a roll of snapshots of friends and what-not on my point and shoot. I'm going to see what other options there are for this stuff. :)

Yes, it was done with the Holga. On TMax 400. Low light aperture. I'm still trying to figure out exactly how much light tolerance this thing has though it seems to be pretty forgiving. :)

WOW! That's more info than I was able to dig up over hours of searching on the net. I do have a couple of rolls of pushed film lying around here. I'll see what I can do with this stuff tomorrow.

 

Thanks all.

Gary

I just happened across a can of Acufine lying around my bedroom. I was running

low on developer, so maybe that's a sign...

 

Anyway...

 

How is this stuff? I'm actually damn near afraid to try it for the simple fact

that I can't find any information on it. All I find is, "Acufine is the same

thing as TMax" threads on the web. I don't even know why I bought it in the

first place.

 

I suppose I should tell you all that I'm going to use it no matter what. I

already mixed it, and I'm willing to sacrifice a roll of possibly great 120

shots to get a glimmer of this mystical can of dust. Just hoping maybe someone

could give me a head's up on what you've all experienced with this stuff.

 

Thanks in advance,

Gary

Everyone... I have had my Holga for two weeks. Haven't put it down. Won't put it down... Definitely the push that I needed.

 

I'm actually staying up to go out at dawn and capture some (hopefully) fog-filled landscape shots.

 

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Christopher, thank you for taking the words right out of my mouth. :) I like testing the unknown. I also like to try things for myself. Combine the two and a personality still trying to find himself -- well, maybe buying a Holga isn't such a bad thing.

 

As for Fads... Thank god for Andy Warhol making fads a viable art form much before my time. I don't think I have much to worry about at this point. I must be on the right path to self-expression if someone is already criticizing my decisions before seeing my work. :)

I'm definitely looking to order an old school brownie (or make something similar). Great link to the camera store! :)

 

As an update... I just received my Holga. Haven't taken many shots yet, though I think I set the exposure counter to the wrong setting. I have the 6x6 mask in so all of the pics will probably be overlapped to no end. I'm fine with ruining my first set of shots though. It's all a learning experience.

 

I was told that if I was to buy an Diana to just get one of the clones. Sounds like a good idea to me since it is... well, a toy. :)

 

This is starting to become an obsession of sorts. I see why everyone has a Holga now. I'm actually now looking to buy a few more already, and I haven't even developed the first roll. One with a Polaroid back is certain!

What I'm beginning to notice (though I'm new to photography as an art) is the less you put into/on/around the camera, the more artistic the effect.

 

Prior to my posting this message I had just learned about the Holga (though I am only 24 and a newbie). Since then, I have noticed/learned so much about the art of toy cameras and plastic fantastic devices that I'm almost happy I didn't buy that Rebel. :)

 

My next step would be to build my own 8x10 box camera and get into calotypes and pinholes etc. That was suggested earlier in the post, but I think I want to get my other printing/processing skills down first. (And justify all that darkroom stuff I bought.)

 

I thank you all for helping me justify cheap photography as a means of liberation. What's one's trash is another's treasure, eh? :)

Brilliant shots. :) I actually just ordered the starter set. In four days, I'll get to experience the Holga effect. :)

The digital Holga wouldn't be a bad idea except for the fact that I'm trying to convert my digital darkroom into an analog one. (I'm a bit backwards.) That coupled with the fact that I don't have a digital camera puts me in an awkward position. :)

 

I'm currently in love with "art" cameras as it was put. I have a few cheapies and carry at least one on me at all times loaded with either Tri-X or TMax 35. This week I am going to check out a local used camera store and possibly peruse other options. I know I will still buy a Holga, but you have all sparked my interest to check out the full spectrum of cameras.

I understand that the Holga isn't a GREAT camera, but (like probably anyone who owns a Holga) I'm considering the art first. Light leaks, lens discrepancies, etc are all secondary to me at this time. I'm not really looking to emulate Ansel and the f/64 crew (although if I lived in the proper area, I probably would). I'm welcoming the unexpected. From what I've seen lately, pictures taken with primitive cameras are the only ones interesting me lately, and I want to dabble in that side of things for now.

 

Randall on the other hand has got me twitching. I'm going to search for that book on Amazon now. I actually came across some DIY camera kits on lomography.com. Should I hold any interest? I would love to get into pinhole (SOON!!)... And they offer some pretty interesting contraptions. Of course, I've been told I can convert any camera into a pinhole. Including a Holga.

I've recently become very interested in the old pictorial style of photography,

and was told that a Holga would give me similar results to what I wanted. How

true is this?

 

I'm considering purchasing a Holga for other reasons (experimentation mostly),

but I would need to get a scanner with a backlight wide enough to handle 120

film. (Not a large obstacle really, but financially depressing. :) )

 

Does anyone know of a gallery here or elsewhere that would demonstrate some

pictorial Holga usage? Thanks for your time.

 

Much love...

Sage

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