The Massive Guide to TLR cameras Part 5: In Depth Reviews

Our final part to this series is a bit different to normal Holgablog articles. We have been lucky enough to have been granted permission by Pierre Luminet to translate his brilliant in depth reviews and comparisons of some of the most popular TLR’s ever made.

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The Best Holga photos from Flickr October 2009

October was a great month for Holga photos, with the last of the Summer sun fading away to great natural light, the great autumn colours and of course…Halloween! Our judging process has changed slightly, we know have the writers pick their three favourite shots from the month, and then compile them. Depending on how busy »

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Happy Birthday Holgablog!

Yay! Holgablog turned 1 a few weeks ago! We have come a long way in a year, from a small grotty blog to one of the most visited toy camera sites on the net. The site wouldn’t have become what we now see without the contribution of some of the best toy camera writers on the net (or in real life!), so I would personally like to thank them all for their awesome articles over the last year. I would also like to thank you, the readers, for continuing to stick with us, sharing your views, and creating the community we have now.

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How to Make Good Pictures pt 2

In part one of this article I included some photography basics.  This second part will have more tips on how to make good pictures. Good and better pictures To help you figure out what makes a good picture, the book gives examples of good and better pictures for all sorts of scenarios. What are the »

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Featured Photographer of the Month: Luke Healey

Holgablog presents this month’s Photographer of the Month: the fabulous Luke Healey. Luke has kindly annoted his photographs in such a way to provide an incredible insight into his photographic process.

Enjoy!

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Holga Wide and Tele Lens test shots

Here are a few test shots I took in my back yard a couple of weeks ago using the new Holga Wide and Tele lenses.  For comparison, I stood in the same spot and took them all from the same angle (as best I could!). I will keep trying out the lenses in some more »

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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.

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Another new Holga..this time the Holga 135BC TLR

Yep, Holga are really hitting the factory hard this year with another new Holga released.  Well, when we say new, it is a new design but just combines two functions from their other camera ranges.  They have Frankensteined together a Holga 135BC (35mm Holga camera with fake vignette) with the viewfinder ‘technology’ from the Holga »

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