The New and Improved Holga 120N Camera
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 10:05AM 
Last week I posted a new YouTube video on the Holga camera aperture defect, only to learn that Tokina, the manufacturer of Holga, has finally addressed and fixed this problem. I had read a rumor that all Holgas had been fixed before I shot the defect video, but when I went down to my local camera store and took a look at the Holgas there, they all showed the aperture defect.
Thanks to the folks who gave me the heads up and links to check on this.
I went out and found the newer Holgas sitting on the counter next to a few older model Holgas that still showed the defect. If you are in the market for one, I don't know how to tell if you are going to get a newer one or not. I am going to send a couple of inquiries off to my favorite online suppliers, and will let you know what I hear back.
I uploaded a new video on youtube. Out of the Box - The New and Improved Holga 120N
A small production note. I am trying out a new video workflow, where I am recording the audio portion separately with a better microphone than the onboard microphone. It's more work to edit, but it eliminates much of the bad sound that comes from breathing on the camera while trying to show something in front of the camera.
Reader Comments (1)
I checked my Holga 120 CFN having watched your video on youtube and unfortunately it turned out to have the same issue with the aperture. It is exactly the same, no matter if I choose "sunny" or "cloudy" mode :/ Please post an update to this as soon as you get to know which suppliers have a "fixed" version of Holga. I wanted to buy Holga 120 GN on lomography.com, just for a change, but I'm afraid now that they sell the defect Holgas.