Video: Holga Modification - Velcro

Have you ever had the back of your Holga unexpectedly pop open? This is the Holga mod for you! In this video, I show you how to apply velcro to keep the back from falling off, and to protect the counter window.

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Diana+ Photo - Seattle

Seattle, 2008
This photo was taken in the downtown area of Seattle.
Camera: Diana+ Film: Tri-X 320 processed in Edwal's FG-7.

San Francisco Photos

Here are a couple of images shot during the trip to San Francisco. Both were shot with Holgas, a 120S and 120N. Outdoors photo was taken with Plus-X, the photo in Starbucks was taken with Tri-X 320.

Holga and Diana Camera close-up photography

This will be a post in progress, as I'm still working out the nuts and bolts of this. I've been interested in close-up photography with my Holga and Diana cameras, and I've been gathering information on how this works.

First a little information. On any camera, you can shoot close-up photos by attaching a close-up filter to the front of your lens. These close-up filters strength are expressed in numbers called diopters.
The formula for determining how close you can focus, is:
focus distance (in meters) = 1/ diopter

On a Holga, screw-in diopter filters may be attached by using a step-up ring. If you are a 35mm photographer, you may already have a set of close-up diopters you can use. If you have 52mm filters, get a 46mm-52mm step-up ring. If you have 49mm filters, get a 46mm-49mm step up ring. The 46mm end of the ring can be screwed into the plastic of the Holga lens. The diopters can now be attached to your camera.

For a Diana, I am still researching and experimenting with ways of attaching the close-up filters. For now, I would suggest tape. If you have a more elegant solution, please let me know.

I haven't checked the chart to see how accurate it is. That is the next step. I will post results when I have them.

The Average Cost of a Diana

The week ending June 13, 2008, the average cost of a vintage Diana or Diana clone on eBay was:$38, sample of 18, excluding Diana Plus. The actual average is higher, since I ignore the shipping costs, which some sellers tend to pad (a lot in many cases!)

The average price has come down $11 since we last checked in March.