Holga

keith selmes

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15 Apr 2008 - 8:02 PM

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Quote: heard of a "Holga" camare before

Um yes. Once or twice.


Quote: where to send the film for processing

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You can develop B/W yourself without a darkroom, the kit would be less than £35 and you could do lots of rolls with it. Not sure how you'd go about scanning/printing.

Otherwise Peak Imaging have a good reputation.

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chris.maddock

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15 Apr 2008 - 8:05 PM

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Peak Imaging - http://www.peak-imaging.com/htmls/pap.htm - do 120 processing for less than £35, colour/mono neg and slide film.

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c_evans99

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15 Apr 2008 - 8:38 PM

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You can develop B/W yourself without a darkroom, the kit would be less than £35 and you could do lots of rolls with it. Not sure how you'd go about scanning/printing.

If a makeshift darkroom can be arranged, it's fairly easy to make 6x6 contact prints without an enlarger, and the prints scanned. Doesn't have to be a huge space, just needs room for two lamps, three small trays and a bucket.

I use a Johnsons of Hendon contact frame (@ £3 from eBay) to make prints from my snapshot folders when I'm feeling authentic

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Krakman

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15 Apr 2008 - 8:39 PM

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We have a Holga - tried it once, but the quality was a bit too good!

Any film processing place that handles medium format will do. The pro lab here does it for £1 40p per film for colour negative medium format, so £35 is a bit over the top...

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Fishnet (e2 Member)

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15 Apr 2008 - 8:43 PM

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I have a finished B&W film in my Holga that's been sitting there for 18 months because I have had no idea where to send it to get it developed.
I don't want to spend a lot because the photos are most probably really bad being my first time.
I have thought about using the bathroom as a makeshift darkroom but it's just buying all the equipment....I need a cheap & cheerful developer.

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keith selmes

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15 Apr 2008 - 9:26 PM

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Quote: If a makeshift darkroom can be arranged, it's fairly easy to make 6x6 contact prints without an enlarger

I've used printing Out Paper from retrophotographic, so its all daylight and no darkroom at all, just the POP and a bag of Hypo crsytals (aka fish tank dechlorinator). It helps to have a proper printing frame, small ones are cheap on ebay, but you can get away with a piece of picture glass.
However, the print is only 6cmx6cm, and the natural untoned colour is kind of pinkscale - shades from pale pink through to angry magenta. Gold chloride toning gives greyscale, but its a bit expensive.

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keith selmes

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15 Apr 2008 - 9:30 PM

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Quote: I need a cheap & cheerful developer.

Coffee, mixed with washing soda.

Reading that again, I think you meant a cheap and cheerful person, rather than a bottle of chemicals.

Sorry pardon. Back in my box.

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Centurion

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15 Apr 2008 - 9:31 PM

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My local lab will develop B&W 120 film and put it onto a disc for £11.

Colour film is slightly cheaper. Im not sure but you might be able to get that kodak B&W film that uses colour processing in 120 format. Although I havent looked. You can also get 35mm adapters for the holga to if you search ebay.

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