Holga Infrared Set Up
I went out and bought a new Holga 120N because the 46->52mm step up ring did not fit on my Holga 120CFN. This leads me to believe that my eBay aquired Holga 120CFN is a knock off. Including my 120WPC (which I know you are all dying to see), I now own 3 Holgas.
Anyways... pictured here is my infrared Holga set up. The 46->52mm step up ring screws right into the plastic lens barrel. I use a Hoya 52mm Infrared (R72) filter and I even got a nice 52mm lens cap for it. I have never taped my 120CFN and have never got any light leaks with it, but for my Infrared set up I did use black electrical tape over the red film window and over all the seams. After each shot, I quickly peaked under the tape while advancing the film and put the tape back into place.
I used exposure times of approximately 1 second in sunny conditions, 4 seconds in the shade, and 8,16,32 seconds in deeper shade. I "bracketed" a few shots taking the same image using the exposure I thought was correct and then taking another with double that exposure. It seems that the longer exposure was always better.
I used Efke IR820 film, which at $10/roll is not cheap, but not a wallet buster either. The only thing about Efke films is they rhyme with "slinky" for a good reason... they are a pain in the ass to scan cause they roll up like a derby jammer!
Nikon D40 with Nikon 18-55mm II lens @ 38mm f/5.6 ISO 200, 1/60 sec, with a Nikon SB400 flash.
12 Responses
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On 18 July 2008 Struan Oglanby said:
A knock-off Holga!!! what was it made out of?
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On 18 July 2008 Mandolin Davis gave props:
i am seriously considering purchasing a holga.
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On 18 July 2008 Chris Whitney said:
I can't wait to see the pics from your camera.
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On 18 July 2008 Daniel Go gave props:
Hey hey hey, Cool, Might try this with my Holga :) Thanks for the tips man!!
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On 18 July 2008 Becky Cote said:
I am totally stealing this camera from you!
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On 18 July 2008 rizky nurfa'ni gave props:
wanna have one of this!!
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On 19 July 2008 John Linton gave props:
You lost me at "step up ring," but I'm sure the pics will rock.
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On 21 July 2008 Jim Robertson said:
Struan's reaction was the same as mine. A knock-off Holga? C'mon! Ha ha.
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On 21 July 2008 Paul Lavallee said:
Jim, I'm completely serious about the knock-off Holga. My 120CFN is from the eBay seller xinhaicc from Hong Kong. I know that Diana's were made by competing Chinese companies in the 60's, so why not Holga's today? Again, the fact that the filter adapter doesn't fit (which means the lens is a slightly different size than all other Holga FN & CFN's that I have seen) means it must have been made from a different mold.
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On 21 July 2008 Paul Lavallee said:
...And to answer Esso, this "real" Holga 120N exibits light leaks (as does Nicole's 120S) my "knock-off" 120CFN has no light leaks whatsoever. Which kinda sucks, really.
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On 22 July 2008 Magda Beda said:
Niceeeee!
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On 30 July 2008 Steve Wilson said:
Different and excellent composition on this one.
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