Comments on: Lomographic Society=Pure Marketing Fluff? http://www.holgablog.com/2008/11/03/lomographic-society-pure-marketing-fluff/ A blog for all things Holga (and other photo stuff!) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:46:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Martin http://www.holgablog.com/2008/11/03/lomographic-society-pure-marketing-fluff/comment-page-1/#comment-2475 Martin Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:45:33 +0000 http://www.holgablog.com/?p=17#comment-2475 I know this is an old post but the Diana+ is only £35 w/o flash on the lomography website... I think that's a fair deal given that it comes with a warranty... Personally I won't buy from eBay, sure you can get a deal.... sometimes but once you add in the P+P and the fact so many sellers offer no warranty or support it fast becomes a bad bargain. I got my Holga from Holgarama for £40... if you have a link to a £20 Holga please share.. i'll buy one of every model!! I know this is an old post but the Diana+ is only £35 w/o flash on the lomography website… I think that’s a fair deal given that it comes with a warranty…

Personally I won’t buy from eBay, sure you can get a deal…. sometimes but once you add in the P+P and the fact so many sellers offer no warranty or support it fast becomes a bad bargain.

I got my Holga from Holgarama for £40… if you have a link to a £20 Holga please share.. i’ll buy one of every model!!

]]> By: Ed L. http://www.holgablog.com/2008/11/03/lomographic-society-pure-marketing-fluff/comment-page-1/#comment-2240 Ed L. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:20:27 +0000 http://www.holgablog.com/?p=17#comment-2240 Recently found your blog while looking for reviews/tips/suggestions working with the PX 100 film from TIP. Great blog and an excellent no-hype approach to this type of film photography. I share your impression of the Lomography Society - its pretty much all marketing, but very well done marketing - but, even still, on balance I think they have been a positive force. Yes, those trashy little toy cameras (and I say that will deep love and affection) now go for an arm and a leg because you are not just paying for a cheap plastic camera, but a "lifestyle," but the LS and the toy camera trend have kept film alive and kicking. For those of us who still like to shoot film, the LS and the rest have been a boon. I can still find film for my 110 cameras because the kids in their skinny jeans think 110 is retro and cool, my SX-70 may not end up being just a dust-gathering showpiece on the mantel thanks to TIP and there are still dedicated film processing/printing labs in my town even though all the pros are now all digital all the time. Given these positives, the downsides are bearable. Recently found your blog while looking for reviews/tips/suggestions working with the PX 100 film from TIP. Great blog and an excellent no-hype approach to this type of film photography. I share your impression of the Lomography Society – its pretty much all marketing, but very well done marketing – but, even still, on balance I think they have been a positive force. Yes, those trashy little toy cameras (and I say that will deep love and affection) now go for an arm and a leg because you are not just paying for a cheap plastic camera, but a “lifestyle,” but the LS and the toy camera trend have kept film alive and kicking. For those of us who still like to shoot film, the LS and the rest have been a boon. I can still find film for my 110 cameras because the kids in their skinny jeans think 110 is retro and cool, my SX-70 may not end up being just a dust-gathering showpiece on the mantel thanks to TIP and there are still dedicated film processing/printing labs in my town even though all the pros are now all digital all the time. Given these positives, the downsides are bearable.

]]> By: Nefoto... http://www.holgablog.com/2008/11/03/lomographic-society-pure-marketing-fluff/comment-page-1/#comment-1402 Nefoto... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:03:44 +0000 http://www.holgablog.com/?p=17#comment-1402 lomography.com is a great marketing result, they lift up the plastic lens popularity, back the film to the cameras, make the society and sell piece of plastic for high prices....i think its great success;) personally i use Original Diana from ebay and many more old cameras which i get in low prices....i buy cheap Holgas from china to....so if you want be in big lomo family go to society, if you want be original, find own style or old camera:) why spend so much money, if on ebay you can find lot of low prices great used cameras? first its not ecological;) lomography.com is a great marketing result, they lift up the plastic lens popularity, back the film to the cameras, make the society and sell piece of plastic for high prices….i think its great success;) personally i use Original Diana from ebay and many more old cameras which i get in low prices….i buy cheap Holgas from china to….so if you want be in big lomo family go to society, if you want be original, find own style or old camera:) why spend so much money, if on ebay you can find lot of low prices great used cameras? first its not ecological;)

]]> By: Derek Von Evil http://www.holgablog.com/2008/11/03/lomographic-society-pure-marketing-fluff/comment-page-1/#comment-854 Derek Von Evil Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:59:08 +0000 http://www.holgablog.com/?p=17#comment-854 I just read this for the first time I think, it must have been burried pretty deep in the old format. I just read this for the first time I think, it must have been burried pretty deep in the old format.

]]> By: Goat Karma(Admin) http://www.holgablog.com/2008/11/03/lomographic-society-pure-marketing-fluff/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Goat Karma(Admin) Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:31:55 +0000 http://www.holgablog.com/?p=17#comment-400 Hi Veronica, ebay is the best place, check the xmas buying guide post for some links. ALternatively Randy@Holgamods is back in action after a layoff, so if you are in America, he should be able to sort you out easily. a Hi Veronica,

ebay is the best place, check the xmas buying guide post for some links. ALternatively Randy@Holgamods is back in action after a layoff, so if you are in America, he should be able to sort you out easily.

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]]> By: Veronica http://www.holgablog.com/2008/11/03/lomographic-society-pure-marketing-fluff/comment-page-1/#comment-398 Veronica Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:52:19 +0000 http://www.holgablog.com/?p=17#comment-398 where do i order a hong kong holga? i got mine from amazon, but it was a lomography package. anyone have a good place to get not-new holgas? where do i order a hong kong holga? i got mine from amazon, but it was a lomography package. anyone have a good place to get not-new holgas?

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