If you like softness, look for some of the old bellow cameras on
ebay and take their lenses . Or else, look for an old uncoated
shuttered LF lens. These are cheap, will give you enough coverage,
and their lack of coating and the "haze" caused by mildew/condensation
over time will give you the soft effect of the holga. Just ensuring
your film at the filmplane is not perfectly flat i.e. slightly curled
will give you the fall-off effect you want.
And probably cost you what a holga does.
At 10:57 5/26/01 -0700, you wrote:
>>I wonder if you'd be better off with a cheap shuttered lens for LF .
>>
>>In theory, if the lens on the holga is 60mm ( I think) , the distance to
>>the film plane from the front element is hence 60mm. For infinity focus,
>>this doesn't change for a bigger format. If you extend it, you will
>>get close-up only.
>>
>>That said, I think the real impediment would be the fact that there
>>may not be enough coverage as the holga lens is designed for
>>6x6 max. (and even then I think there is light fall-off at the edges).
>
>Thanks to everyone for the helpful information. I didn't come up with
>this project to save money. I like the soft falloff of the Holga. i do
>alt photography and was thinking about a camera to expose 4x5 and or 5x7
>negs so would not have to go through the process of making enlarged
>negatives for printing.
>
>This could be an interesting project to get shallow focus close up photos.
>
>Thanks again
>
>Mac
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