Sunday, August 14, 2011
Ways to use 35mm film on holga cameras?
Holga isn't my thing. Your question may as well read, "Ways to "screw up" 35mm film on holga cameras" and it'd be more of an accurate description of what lomography is. But that's neither here nor there, completely left to interpretation I suppose. Anyways, about what someone on flickr said about having film developed at walmart, walgreens, and the like, that person hasn't the slightest clue about film, or how it works or is developed. This is a sad but growing trend among those who only know of using film for "lomography". Believe it or not, film was actually the way we photographers practiced our craft, or hobby, before digital came along (a mere few years in the making so far compared to near a century of 35mm film being the standard). Tainted? Yes, they adjust the exposure of your negatives for printing, but they do not taint the film itself. The film is just developed. Believe it or not, a film camera is no more or less capable of capturing an image exactly the way a digital camera is. Film has a slightly broader exposure latitude, as its response to light is non-linear, allowing for a gradual drop in sensitivity to both the brightest highlights and darkest shadows, simultaneously. But essentially, a film camera does the same thing a digital one does. The holga simply is an instrument with inferior optics, causing what you people seem to be so fascinated by. The film however, stays the same. Including how it is developed. The flaws cannot be corrected, only exposure. So your "holga" film will be fine.
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