The Holga - Cult Camera?

In this video we take a look at one of the cameras that Hong Kong is famous for producing (if not the only one). Kai tries to figure out what has made this camera become such a cult camera.

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Science & Technology

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• DigitalRev
• DigitalRevTV
• Kai
• Holga
• Lomo
• Lomography
• Film
• Camera
• Toy
• Hong
• Kong

[TheTaroTalkTime]

He's like the Jeremy clarkson of cameras

[giammyzanna]

You should make a review of the Holga lens for DSLRs

[lifeistruelyabsurd]

@Rationalific Wasn't trying to prove you wrong per se. As far as the argument over what is 'natural' and 'unnatural'...to me that's completely moot...well I've never viewed anything through my eyes that is duplicated on a photograph. Photography is not 'real life' in a sense of recreating what we see. It's close enough at times to fool people, but it's still false advertising so to speak. Like all art it lies to tell the truth. I just like the way the Holga lies sometimes.

[Rationalific]

@lifeistruelyabsurd Then you still have a Nikon and some Nikon lenses, I gather. So you don't think that the Holga is best for everything. Is that true? Then for my purposes (taking pictures that look like real life, instead of highly-vignetted, false color photos), the non-Holga is better. You didn't prove me wrong in the slightest.

It's just that you like an unnatural feel to your photos...which might work for you, but doesn't work for me. Try ONLY using your Holga for realistic photos.

[lifeistruelyabsurd]

@Rationalific "Less is more" ..a "false mantra"?? More like a simple truth. The pretentiousness is in the attitude of the person and not the equipment they use. Film or digital, pro DSLR's or 'toy's'...doesn't matter. I have a D300S, and a Holga. I like them both for what they do, and use them accordingly. Heck, I even picked up a Holga lens for my Nikon and I've enjoyed the results for what they are.

[giammyzanna]

@lifeistruelyabsurd Do you use it on full frame or aps-c?

[lifeistruelyabsurd]

@giammyzanna I just got mine. I'm enjoying it for what it is(and it's a lot of fun).

[ChikoPeeco]

bullshit.

[samuxxn]

4:24 U MAD?

[jeremmymay2]

i really want a holga now... maybe ill get one as a backup camera lol... plus... where can i get some digitalrev tape???

[pooandawesome]

im suprised kai even cares if the back falls off, he pours tea on $800 plus cameras

[youcaneatmydick]

"but they make shit cameras now"

Fucking cracked up