When Lomography sent us the Diana Mini to review we didn’t want to just produce another standard review from one Holgablog writer, we wanted to build on one of the key strengths of the Mini: the portability, and decided to couple that with one of the strengths of Holgablog : the breadth of writers we have from across the globe.
To add to the Instax party, Lomography.com have launched an Instax Back for the LC-A+ (and the original LC-A). Those of you with the similar Diana+ back will know how refreshing a change of film can be, and – goshdarnit – just how cute the Instax results are.
The time has come to put these two plastic cameras both side by side and to do the review I was once looking for myself, but never found on the net. I will try to be technical and I will comment on flaws or features that I have noted in my personal experience.
A lot of people go on about Diana+ cameras as the definitive of this type of lo-fi photography. The problem is, a lot of of it is hype. The guys that created this lomography resurgence were extremely shrewd marketing students who back in the 90’s saw there was a market for the plastic lensed cameras »
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Holgapalooza 2010 Deadline Approaches!
The deadline for www.holgapalooza.com is just around the corner! Here is a reminder of this year’s Summer Contest Festivus!
Fun in the Sun-Printing
Some time late last year (OK, Christmas), I got a present called “Sun-Print Paper”. This stuff is basically sold as a “toy” to parents who probably want their kids to get off their console, get out the house, and take in some Sunshine or else.
How to make Cog-Pano’s on your Holga
First things first. The image above was shot on my Holga, and I only manipulated digitally by way of turning it black & white and adding my copyright symbol. Otherwise, this is shown exactly as it was shot, with the image stretching its way across the film plain in a nice wide panoramic and covering [...]
