Holga 120fn Medium Format Fixed Focus Camera with Lens and Built-in flash
The world famous Medium-format wonder! A cult favorite with a fanatical global following, the Holga produces extraordinary low-tech works of art with the bare minimum of mechanical function. Soft focusing, full double-exposure capability, intense vignetting, and unpredictable light leaks all contribute to the Holga's incredible photo effects. Each Holga is unique and produces signature images and peculiarities of its own. Buy several and throw some wood on your creative fire! Uses 120 film. (2 AA batteries required for use. not included)
Holga 120fn Medium Format Fixed Focus Camera with Lens and Built-in flash Accessories
 Ilford HP-5 Plus 400 Fast Black and White Professional Film, ISO 400, 120 Size
Fujifilm Fujicolor Pro 400H Color Negative Film, ISO 400, 120 Size, Pack of 5, USA
Ilford Delta Pro 100 120 Fine Grain Medium Speed, Black and White Film, ISO 100, 120 Size
Holga Slip-on Filter Holder Adapter
Fujifilm Fujicolor Pro 400H Color Negative Film, ISO 400, 120 Size USA
Holga 35mm Film Adaptor Kit for Holga 120 Medium Format Cameras
Holga Four Color Filter Set for Color or Black & White Film.
Holga 120N Medium Format Fixed Focus Camera with Lens
Fujifilm Neopan 100 Acros - Black & white print film - 120 (6 cm) - ISO 100
Holga Split Image Multi-Image Filter Set.
Holga 120fn Medium Format Fixed Focus Camera with Lens and Built-in flash Reviews
What you get here is a simple 120 camera, with a simple flash, and possible light leaks. My suggestion if you're interested is to use this with B&W film, develop the film yourself, and scan the resulting negatives onto your computer. Know that you want an "artsy" camera before buying. That way you get the best of the film world, the emulsion and the processing, along with the ability to actually use the resulting pictures. Whew, that's a lot of qualifiers. Okay, buy this if you want a fun, low-quality, inherently do-it-yourself, medium-format film experience. This is definitely not for everyone. You should be prepared to futz with the camera, seal up light leaks if you don't want them, adjust the shutter, etc.
You really need to accept a certain level of risk that you will get a total dud. And it is a very cool camera. And with that in mind I would recommend the most basic Holga without even a flash if you're going to "take the plunge". cross your fingers). What is difficult though is figuring out the quirks of your own camera. Update: the Holga experience was a bust for me.
At this point, I've deconstructed the whole thing and am going to take the lens and mod it for use on my Rebel XT. The Holga has quite a reputation preceding it. are a really mixed bag. actually loading 120 film wasn't as tedious as I thought it would be (its only slightly more complicated than a standard 35mm camera) and the use of the thing is dead simple. Fortunately, all you need is a "0" size mini- philips head screwdriver and you can get right to the shutter mechanism and bend the flimsy piece of metal. Mine had a shutter issue at first in which the shutter plate (the shutter is simply a disc with a hole cut into that springs into position when you push the shutter) was actually rubbing against the shutter housing, so it was essentially stuck on "bulb" mode.
My first experiences (this is before the prints come back. The thing was frustratingly inconsistent in simply just taking pictures (which, due to its simplicity was supposed to be a virtue).
The product here is even less reliable and more chintzy than the product description suggests, but that's a good thing: the idea here is that you don't quite know what you're going to get. It'll often turn even the most banal snapshot into something interesting. Not a good introduction to medium-format, though; start with a pro camera and pick this up for fun.
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