Ryerson Photography Blog

Snow! In Atlanta!

02.16.10

It snowed here over the weekend, a rarity in the Atlanta Metro area. I went trekking about with my trusty Holga and some old Fuji Pro400H film. If you’ve never shot with a Holga, I cannot recommend it enough. It’s an all-plastic camera with almost no ability to really focus on anything and most of ‘em have light-leaks.

From an essay about the Holga by Michael Barnes on ToyCamera.com:

Holga is one of the few genuine toy cameras that can be bought new and is especially common in the USA. It’s an all-plastic 120 camera that shoots 6×6 format. You get the super precise little icons like people or mountains to focus with and a little slidey switch to swap between cloudy or sunny exposures. (don’t be fooled by this apparently sophisticated device- it’s totally useless and seems only to be there for decoration!)