Topic: The Holga 120 PAN

[Urban Hafner]

Just saw that there's a new Holga out: http://shop.holgadirect.com/products/holga-120-pan-panorama-camera

It looks like a Holga WPC with a finder and a lens (optical, no less!) attached. Not sure what to expect from this beast as I couldn't find any sample shots. I do like panoramas, though.

Urban

[Francois]

It looks just like the Linhoff
Besides, it's got two flash sockets... just imagine the power 

[Urban Hafner]

Besides, it's got two flash sockets... just imagine the power 

Well, you need two flashes to light your landscapes, right?

[Sandeha Lynch]

Besides, it's got two flash sockets... just imagine the power 

Well, you need two flashes to light your landscapes, right?

That'll be for club scene interiors, I'll bet.   

[Urban Hafner]

That'll be for club scene interiors, I'll bet.   

You are right of course! Francois you do have more than one of those potato mashers, don't you?

[charles binns]

Ninety dollars????that's sixty quid (I think).  Not that I'm tight fisted or anything but it's only made out of plastic.

I'll have to tell Mrs B that my Christmas wouldn't be complete without one. 

[Francois]

That'll be for club scene interiors, I'll bet.   

You are right of course! Francois you do have more than one of those potato mashers, don't you?

Sadly not... just imagine one of those on each side of the camera
I checked the aperture wheel on it and you can light something at 65 feet at f/4... just imagine two

One thing's for sure, I won't be standing in a puddle of water when I use it!

[jojonas~]

nice~ I think I saw one on flickr that had made a mod that looked a lot like that out of a holga wpc, an extra box and a lf lens.

but that's too sharp ;P haha! hm.. that lens will roughly translate to 28mm, right? it'd be quite a party camera with two flashes (different colours anyone?)

[DS]

hmmm. This is interesting.

Do ya think the lens would nearly-almost-maybe cover 5x4? Or for that matter type 100 packfilm?

[jojonas~]

hope to see some example shots from it soon~
but it SHOULD give something on your 5x4, just a matter of how bold that holga will vinjette for ya

maybe if enough people mod their cameras, they'll make one with an instant back

[Francois]

Isn't there one already?
It's the Polga from Superheadz
http://www.superheadz.com/headzshop/camera/pola/nholder.html

[jojonas~]

francois: yeah, but I think you need to gut your standard holga a bit to cover the whole film.

[moominsean]

you won't ever get full frame on a polaroid with a regular holga lens. that's why the vignette is so heavy even with 120 film...it barely covers that area!

wonder if i could just get a 90mm holga lens.

i'm actually curious whether it even looks like a holga lens. it is obviously different with such a long focal length.

[jojonas~]

soon they'll be selling "holga portrait lens" for dslr mount ;P

[Francois]

I think it's already been done... though I wonder if the lenses are chipped

[Urban Hafner]

First shots: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1770402@N25/pool/

Better than expected, although they're quite low res.

[gothamtomato]

soon they'll be selling "holga portrait lens" for dslr mount ;P

You're too late: They already are!

[Flippy]

There are 0 shots in the group.

[Urban Hafner]

There are 0 shots in the group.

I was only able to see the three shots when I joined the group. Don't know why.

[Flippy]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/holgadirect/6350234508/#in/photostream/

Ok got it.  Direct link to one.

[Mojave]

It looks pretty awesome, and that price is pretty fantastic too!

[moominsean]

interesting...they don't really look like holga shots, but they certainly don't look bad. seems to be a somewhat wider angle. not a bad price for a pano 120 camera, really. may have to pick one up.

[Alan]

yes nice!

6 x 12 is it?

i could knock some use from this for sure
but it is a bit pricey for a plastic camera . . .