About the siteI've been shooting with the Holga for more than 10 years. My first experience with the camera was at Rhode Island School of Design where I graduated in 1995. At first it was something fun to do, then I started using it for more important personal projects. I've always liked shooting in a square format so the Holga was a natural progression for me. And even though I've started shooting more with a digital camera, I always come back to the Holga. Now if I can only find a way to add a digital back to a Holga, that would be something. I launched the first version of this page in 1996. Go to the Holga gallery page. Holga links: » Holga mods - buy a modified Holga » Essay from The Washington Post » Freestyle Camera - Holga retailer » Holga photos on Flickr Other links: » Jen Niles Art » Zone Zero 
|  What is a Holga?It's cheap, fun and almost entirely made of plastic. The Holga is an inexpensive camera some might call a toy, and I suppose they're right. It's also a great tool for the photographic artist. Who cares if the lens gets a little dirty? Throw away that lens cap, you won't be needing it! Holga specs: » Takes 6.45 or 120 square formats » One 1/100 sec shutter speed (hey, who really needs more than one?) » 2 f-stops, f8 & f11 (sort-of) » Hot shoe for electronic flash (or a built-in fash if you but the Holga FN). » 60mm wide angle lens chock full of distortion, flare, soft edges and light falloff » Comes with a neck strap » Absolutely no guarantees from anyone » Mostly plastic, including the lens Holga models: Holga 120 N - basic camera Holga 120 FN (built-in flash) Holga 120 CFN - Flash with color a wheel Buy one from Freestyle Camera |