Some Avoid the Holga, Others Embrace It
Who buys a Holga expecting results like a Hasselblad? If they do, they will be disappointed. Control over a camera isn’t always a good thing. Think about how many cameras are sold for hundreds and hundreds of dollars a piece – and the majority of the photos are garbage. Technically these “state of the art” cameras can produce perfectly exposed, perfectly in focus pictures. That doesn’t mean they are good photos, though. I think there is too much emphasis on camera gear by photographers. Learn the basics of photography and you can produce a great photo with anything from a Hasselblad to a pinhole camera. I like the Holga because it introduces an element of risk into my photography that sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t. I happen to like not knowing what I am going to get because when I plan a photo out meticulously and obsess about getting the exposure right, I rarely am impressed with the results – no matter how technically perfect the image may be.
(Taken from a comment I left on a post on PhotoCritic.org encouraging people to avoid the Holga.)
Here are some of the auctions on Ebay for Holga cameras that you might be interested in:
 | US $70.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 5:12:57 PST Buy It Now for only: US $70.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
 | US $59.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 6:34:22 PST Buy It Now for only: US $80.00 Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
 | US $45.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 11:36:43 PST Buy It Now for only: US $60.00 Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
 | US $53.99 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 14:16:44 PST Buy It Now for only: US $53.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
 | US $50.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 17:13:36 PST Buy It Now for only: US $60.00 Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
 | US $35.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 17:18:35 PST Buy It Now for only: US $45.00 Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
 | US $26.99 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 18:25:27 PST Buy It Now for only: US $26.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
 | US $26.99 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 18:40:18 PST Buy It Now for only: US $26.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
 | US $26.99 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 19:14:52 PST Buy It Now for only: US $26.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
 | US $26.99 End Date: Wednesday Feb-08-2012 19:29:35 PST Buy It Now for only: US $26.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
November 6th, 2006 at 8:27 am
Heh, this is a coincidence – Tomorrow, I’m publishing a series of the comments people left on my Holga-hating article on Photocritic, and yours is one of the one I highlighted.
What can I say – horses for courses and all that
Thanks for the link though!
Take care,
Haje
December 29th, 2006 at 3:31 am
It’s like people who have a Porsche and still manage to make it slow somehow right? LOL
March 12th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Hi, I really like your blog. I am amazed by how you created those lego pinholes, they are so cool!
by the way, i heard from a friend that recently they are announcing a new product called polga, a combination of holga and polaroid, check this out at http://www.polga.com/