“Never do things by half”, goes the traditional wisdom. Unless you’re stepping into the world of diptychs – in which case, do everything by halves; it’s hard to do things any other way. The Golden Half (GH) by SuperHeadz is one way of doing so.
Cameras
Pin-Holga: A Love Story
For those of you who have tried this wonderful photographic form, I know I am preaching to the choir. For those of you who have not… What are you waiting for?
In Review: the Gakkenflex 135mm TLR
The hottest thing in toy cameras right now may be the Gakkenflex Twin Lens Reflex that’s available as a DIY kit From Gakken Mook (magazine, book) in Vol 25. The best part (or worst if you’re not into this sort of thing) is that you must assemble using instructions in Japanese. There’s already a small cult following on flickr.
The Massive Guide to TLR Cameras Part 4: Other TLRs
The longest geekiest part of our guide yet! Discover over 30 cameras you probably have never heard of, and decide for yourself whether to add them to your collection.
The Massive Guide to TLRs Part 3: Toy camera TLRs
Compared to ‘proper’ TLRs, specifically designed toy cameras are relative youngsters to the camera market. There are some TLRs that enthusiasts have adopted as toy cameras (the Lubitel 2 and 166U/B, plus a whole heap of plastic bodied/plastic lensed pseduo TLRs from the 60’s and 70’s), however these haven’t been specifically designed as a toy »
The Massive Guide to TLR Cameras Part 2: Pseudo TLRs
In the first part of our TLR guide we covered the benefits of TLRs and the heavy-hitters in the TLR market. We were originally going to cover Pseudo, Toy and other TLRs in this article, but it ended up growing into a behemoth of an article, so we’ve split it down into a »
The Massive guide to TLR Cameras Part 1: The Rundown
In our first of a series of articles on TLRs, we run through the history of these strange beasts, why people use them, and a brief rundown of the most popular TLRs on the market. Stay tuned for further articles that will feature some of the less popular,pseudo, and toy TLRs, plus some super-special in depth »
Review: Kershaw Penguin Folding Camera
May I present to you the 6×9 Kershaw Eight-Twenty Penguin. Released in the 50’s and made in Britain, it was crap even back then. One shutter speed (or bulb), and a choice of two apertures, plus some dodgy manufacturing didn’t leave me feeling confident of getting decent photos.
Review:Zeiss Ikon Nettar
This review is a wee bit different to others. Two holgablog writers both ended up getting the same camera within a few days of each other (even though they live 1000’s of miles apart), so they have joined forces for a review-duel! Two holgalblog gladiators battling it out in the arena of…actually, I have no idea where I’m going with that. The camera-o’-choice was the Zeiss Ikon Nettar.
