I look forward to these videos more than anything else in my life right now. Pure enjoyment and catharsis. Thanks, Martin. My son is studying Japanese and says he thinks the inscription means "likeable/pleasing light".
@@l2lensama124 My son tells me the first symbol is used to mean 'to like' in English but is technically an adjective. He's new to Japanese, though, so... I was just relaying what I was told. :)
Thank you for the video, always clear and to the point. I agree the electronic shutter is over the top, especially with no aperture adjustment. I would recommend a 120 folding camera in good condition instead. The price could be similar and the lens far superior. I’m about a week into a terrible chest infection and sympathise with your experience over in Otley (I’m in Huddersfield). I wish I had made videos of my photographic expeditions after lockdown in 2020, when, after three months locked in this attic/penthouse, I got out every morning at the crack of dawn to explore a different park/reservoir/woodland walk. The weather was grand.
What an excellent video Martin. You’re able to take some great photos using the simplest of cameras. It just shows you don’t always need the bells and whistles of modern cameras. By the way the music was great too. Thank you.
thank you for this video! i like the way you speak about analogue photography very much - and the area where you live. my favorite 6x6 camera ist the lomo lca 120 and i enjoy your videos about this camera. you often show the holga but never a diana, don´t you like it? i prefer the diana, for me the pictures look more mysterious. best wishes from stuttgart.
If you have a sore back look for a holisitic approach. Ive had sciatica and other back complaints , lower right area. Just recently went to a master who pinpointed it down to old injury in the left wrist and bottom back left of scull. His treatment made a big difference.
Glad to see you out and about again Martin. I agree the weather has been grim . Hope the back doesn’t give anymore aggro. Really enjoy your videos and the inspiration you give.
Great review! Great pictures! I know what is back pain... I have a "new" Canon EOS Rebel K2 and my back has been holding me back from trying it. Thank's a lot for sharing.
Hello Martin. Glad you're feeling better these days. Yet another inspirational video. Although, I don't think any version of this camera is not for me. I'm always amazed at what you can do with any camera. My comments on your video today are a bit of a cry for help. You used the same light meter I have. I recently dropped it. Now it doesn't work. Have you ever sent one for repair? Or will I now have to throw it away?
@@martinhensonphotography Hello again Martin. Thanks for your quick reply. I was afraid you might say that. Such a shame because it is in lovely condition. ( Apart from the needle not moving. ) . Thanks again. Stay well. 👍
Thanks for another great video and your honest opinion that it is not a camera for you. For me neither but for other reasons. It might be for others. Younger people will embrace the WiFi and other things. Maybe one could combine it with a light meter app or things. Anyway, excellent pics as always.
Hello Martin, I have two or three suggestions for cameras that you could take a look at. The first suggestion would be the Voigtländer Vitomatic IIIcs, which was only built 4200 times between 1966 - 1968 and was the last flagship of the Voigtländer Vitomatic series with the faster Voigtländer Ultron 2.0 / 50mm lens. If you can't find these, or only at high prices, there is also the Voigtländer Vitomatic IIcs, which is basically only equipped with a slower lens, the Voigtländer Colour-Skopar 2.8 / 50mm. Both are rangefinder cameras with a 1:1 viewfinder, fixed lens, considerably simplified film loading and with an exposure meter mechanically mirrored into the viewfinder, as well as the aperture setting wheel mechanically mirrored into the viewfinder, which is located on the lens. (Incidentally, I consider these two cameras to be a real alternative to the Leica M models or the Voigtländer Bessa R models. The third and last suggestion, and here we are already in the 1970s, would be one of the three Praktica VLC cameras, i.e. the Praktica VLC, the Praktica VLC2 or the Praktica VLC3, which were the direct and in my opinion the better and much cheaper answer to the Nikon F2 and even to the later built Nikon F3. Perhaps one of these cameras would be something for one of your next or later videos. Greetings from Germany Lutz
I really enjoy your channel. Your videos are always entertaining, and informative. However I just don't get these cameras, whether or not they have an aftermarket electronic shutter. You have what looks like a perfectly good TLR on the shelf behind you. Buy an skylight filter, fit it to the taking lens, then smear a tiny amount of vaseline around the outside edge of the glass. Don't use an exposure meter use the sunny f16 rule. Better still just guess. Don't focus and compose through the viewfinder, guess the focus and use the sports finder to compose. You to will have negatives that might be in focus, might be correctly exposed, and will be soft around the edges. Experiment with the amount and disribution of the vaseline!
Thank you , I have been down that route with Vaseline, however , some cameras have a signiture look that defines them and cannot be replicated, the holga is one of those cameras, love or hate them
The weather, even inside the M25, has been grim for months. Just grey and dull and damp. I feel like every time I put a camera in my hand some cloud rolls in. Surely it should be FP4 season by now!
Not a pig, a famous wild boar named Porcellino. This is a copy of the very popular one in Florence, which is itself a copy of a Greek hunting sculpture from around 200BCE. It shows a wild boar awakening at the sound of an approaching hunter. The fact that it is here, on an old grave, can suggest several things, the dead person simply loved Florence and its sculpture, or maybe the dead person loved hunting, and was perhaps famous for hunting wild boar, and here we have the most famous boar of them all. There are dozens of copies of this sculpture around the world, including one in front of Sydney Hospital. It is a very popular boar. Strange to see it on a roadside grave.
@@martinhensonphotography :) My pleasure. These days people are unfamiliar with wild boar, and so assume they are pigs. Part of the confusion stems from male pigs being called boars. The domesticated pig and wild boar are different species. There are differences in body shape, for example wild boar have a pronounced shoulder hump and smaller hind quarters. Pigs have big butts, and narrower shoulders. There is a myth that domesticated pigs that escape to the wilderness revert to becoming wild boar over a couple of generations. This is not true. Wild pig in places like Australia and New Zealand can be dangerous animals, but they never gain the distinct features of wild boar of Europe and Asia no matter how many generations pass. This particular sculpture is well loved, but modern people do not generally understand the regard that ancient people's had for the animal. The original of this sculpture was part of a cultural change from back then, in which wild animals became the subject of bestiary, moralizing stories. Aesop's Fables contain many bestiary. Porcellino was an active participant in a visual story about the guile of the animal, and the virtues of courage and cunning are played out between hunter and hunted, and it was not a foregone conclusion - sometimes the wild boar died, but sometimes it was the wild boar that emerged triumphant. As an art historian I am fascinated by cultural histories, and to me, it is very remarkable that this symbol of the hunt from more than two thousand years ago in dry and rocky ancient Greece would end up here, with a rough farmer's fence around it, in a damp English field.
好光 haoguang means “very clear” or “very bright” (好hao is ”good”，but in front of an adjective it usually means “very”). “Haoguang” is complimentary and sounds close to “Holgon”. As well as their own phonetic systems, the Japanese use Chinese characters, but it’s likely that the makers of this camera are Chinese, as the preference for Japanese producers is to use romaji (Latin characters, which people in Asia often call “English writing”).
I had a Holga 120N - didn't really get what it was about - it felt clunky and flimsy at the same time, if that's possible, and the photos I got were a bit 'meh' (tho' that's probably me more than the camera). I swapped it for a Diane F - every time I pick this beggar up I catch the trigger on the side of the lens and fire off a shot🤦♀
When you got to the wifi, I just had to double check this is not posted on april the 1st. 😃Nope, it was not, just over engineered. Way over engineered. Liked the photos you got with that!
Hallo Martin, gleich nach Deinem Video hab ich versucht diese Holgon zu bekommen...Da gibt es weltweit leider kein Angebot. Sehr schade. Da sie eben so eine elektrischen Verschliss hat, ist sie für mich sehr interessant... Viele Grüße aus Berlin Matthias
1/125 of a second seems a bit low for a max shutter speed to me. If you're using ISO 125 film and above, then at f/13 you're still relying on the film latitude to get a picture on a bright sunny day... but then again how many of those have we had in the last 6 months.
looks to me that 16 exposures is 4x4 square, not 6x4.5. I would prefer 6x4.5 full time. I am not a fan of 6x6. Much improved shutter, and shutter speed control means it can be used in lower light without flash. Not over-engineered, appreciated improvements but don't like lack of hotshoe, and lack of cable release, so a mixed bag.
Give that scrap name holgon seems inappropriate to me because of too much similarity with the famous hologon lens. Holgar or something like that would be less provocative...
I look forward to these videos more than anything else in my life right now. Pure enjoyment and catharsis. Thanks, Martin. My son is studying Japanese and says he thinks the inscription means "likeable/pleasing light".
actually it means 'to like light'.
wait it may have that meaning too
@@l2lensama124 My son tells me the first symbol is used to mean 'to like' in English but is technically an adjective. He's new to Japanese, though, so... I was just relaying what I was told. :)
@@arjay9745 It's a deliberate intention
Martin, you can make any camera sing. Nice work. May you be well. I enjoy your inspirational videos.
Good to see you back, Martin. The weather has been bloody awful hasn't it. You always make great work no matter what camera you use.
Thank you for the video, always clear and to the point. I agree the electronic shutter is over the top, especially with no aperture adjustment. I would recommend a 120 folding camera in good condition instead. The price could be similar and the lens far superior. I’m about a week into a terrible chest infection and sympathise with your experience over in Otley (I’m in Huddersfield). I wish I had made videos of my photographic expeditions after lockdown in 2020, when, after three months locked in this attic/penthouse, I got out every morning at the crack of dawn to explore a different park/reservoir/woodland walk. The weather was grand.
Apparently...according to Google translate, the writing on the top means "Good Light". Great review. Thanks
What an excellent video Martin. You’re able to take some great photos using the simplest of cameras. It just shows you don’t always need the bells and whistles of modern cameras. By the way the music was great too. Thank you.
Martin has a new video out... it's a great day. I think, after watching you, I'll stick with my original 120N. My wallet just gave a sigh of relief!
thank you for this video! i like the way you speak about analogue photography very much - and the area where you live. my favorite 6x6 camera ist the lomo lca 120 and i enjoy your videos about this camera. you often show the holga but never a diana, don´t you like it? i prefer the diana, for me the pictures look more mysterious. best wishes from stuttgart.
beautiful photowalk. thanks!
If you have a sore back look for a holisitic approach. Ive had sciatica and other back complaints , lower right area.
Just recently went to a master who pinpointed it down to old injury in the left wrist and bottom back left of scull. His treatment made a big difference.
Glad to see you out and about again Martin. I agree the weather has been grim . Hope the back doesn’t give anymore aggro. Really enjoy your videos and the inspiration you give.
Thanks 👍
Great review! Great pictures! I know what is back pain... I have a "new" Canon EOS Rebel K2 and my back has been holding me back from trying it. Thank's a lot for sharing.
Well done
Great cameras, both!
Hello Martin. Glad you're feeling better these days. Yet another inspirational video. Although, I don't think any version of this camera is not for me. I'm always amazed at what you can do with any camera. My comments on your video today are a bit of a cry for help. You used the same light meter I have. I recently dropped it. Now it doesn't work. Have you ever sent one for repair? Or will I now have to throw it away?
Well because of the new cost I would think it not worth sending for repair, I guess that would cost as much as a new one
@@martinhensonphotography Hello again Martin. Thanks for your quick reply. I was afraid you might say that. Such a shame because it is in lovely condition. ( Apart from the needle not moving. ) . Thanks again. Stay well. 👍
@@andrewhawkins6454 open it up and have a tinker inside, nothing to loose for trying
I just overshotet many kodaks films on analog cameras meny types and I used 1:8 for a safe Foto easylly worked this tip, thank you
Glad to see you up and about again 👍 . I'll be sticking with my 120N
Thanks for another great video and your honest opinion that it is not a camera for you. For me neither but for other reasons. It might be for others. Younger people will embrace the WiFi and other things. Maybe one could combine it with a light meter app or things. Anyway, excellent pics as always.
Very happy to see you again! Many thanks for another informative video and best wishes!
Wonderful images Martin, I can hear music from your photos 😊
always great to see you out and about again. looking forward to whatever you have to come.
When you said the camera had wifi, I looked at the date the video was posted to see if it was 1st April .....
Nice to see a new video Martin and glad to see your okay and on the mend, definitely not worth £130 for the Holgon.
Thanks actually it’s was $130 not pounds
Thanks for sharing
Thank you for another great video ❤
I too use Gorilla Tape with my Holga cameras!
I really like my Holga 120N but have never felt the need for slower shutter speeds. If the Holgon had 1/250 and 1/500, I would be tempted to buy one.
Hello Martin, I have two or three suggestions for cameras that you could take a look at.
The first suggestion would be the Voigtländer Vitomatic IIIcs, which was only built 4200 times between 1966 - 1968 and was the last flagship of the Voigtländer Vitomatic series with the faster Voigtländer Ultron 2.0 / 50mm lens.
If you can't find these, or only at high prices, there is also the Voigtländer Vitomatic IIcs, which is basically only equipped with a slower lens, the Voigtländer Colour-Skopar 2.8 / 50mm.
Both are rangefinder cameras with a 1:1 viewfinder, fixed lens, considerably simplified film loading and with an exposure meter mechanically mirrored into the viewfinder, as well as the aperture setting wheel mechanically mirrored into the viewfinder, which is located on the lens.
(Incidentally, I consider these two cameras to be a real alternative to the Leica M models or the Voigtländer Bessa R models.
The third and last suggestion, and here we are already in the 1970s, would be one of the three Praktica VLC cameras, i.e. the Praktica VLC, the Praktica VLC2 or the Praktica VLC3, which were the direct and in my opinion the better and much cheaper answer to the Nikon F2 and even to the later built Nikon F3.
Perhaps one of these cameras would be something for one of your next or later videos.
Greetings from Germany
Lutz
I have a WOCA which is a Holga with a glass lens. The Holgon sounds interesting.
With that battery location the camera should default to 1/60 if weak cells.
I really enjoy your channel. Your videos are always entertaining, and informative. However I just don't get these cameras, whether or not they have an aftermarket electronic shutter.
You have what looks like a perfectly good TLR on the shelf behind you. Buy an skylight filter, fit it to the taking lens, then smear a tiny amount of vaseline around the outside edge of the glass. Don't use an exposure meter use the sunny f16 rule. Better still just guess. Don't focus and compose through the viewfinder, guess the focus and use the sports finder to compose. You to will have negatives that might be in focus, might be correctly exposed, and will be soft around the edges.
Experiment with the amount and disribution of the vaseline!
Thank you , I have been down that route with Vaseline, however , some cameras have a signiture look that defines them and cannot be replicated, the holga is one of those cameras, love or hate them
The weather, even inside the M25, has been grim for months. Just grey and dull and damp. I feel like every time I put a camera in my hand some cloud rolls in. Surely it should be FP4 season by now!
Not a pig, a famous wild boar named Porcellino. This is a copy of the very popular one in Florence, which is itself a copy of a Greek hunting sculpture from around 200BCE. It shows a wild boar awakening at the sound of an approaching hunter. The fact that it is here, on an old grave, can suggest several things, the dead person simply loved Florence and its sculpture, or maybe the dead person loved hunting, and was perhaps famous for hunting wild boar, and here we have the most famous boar of them all. There are dozens of copies of this sculpture around the world, including one in front of Sydney Hospital. It is a very popular boar. Strange to see it on a roadside grave.
Thank you for enlightening my ignorance to its history
@@martinhensonphotography :) My pleasure. These days people are unfamiliar with wild boar, and so assume they are pigs. Part of the confusion stems from male pigs being called boars. The domesticated pig and wild boar are different species. There are differences in body shape, for example wild boar have a pronounced shoulder hump and smaller hind quarters. Pigs have big butts, and narrower shoulders. There is a myth that domesticated pigs that escape to the wilderness revert to becoming wild boar over a couple of generations. This is not true. Wild pig in places like Australia and New Zealand can be dangerous animals, but they never gain the distinct features of wild boar of Europe and Asia no matter how many generations pass.
This particular sculpture is well loved, but modern people do not generally understand the regard that ancient people's had for the animal. The original of this sculpture was part of a cultural change from back then, in which wild animals became the subject of bestiary, moralizing stories. Aesop's Fables contain many bestiary. Porcellino was an active participant in a visual story about the guile of the animal, and the virtues of courage and cunning are played out between hunter and hunted, and it was not a foregone conclusion - sometimes the wild boar died, but sometimes it was the wild boar that emerged triumphant.
As an art historian I am fascinated by cultural histories, and to me, it is very remarkable that this symbol of the hunt from more than two thousand years ago in dry and rocky ancient Greece would end up here, with a rough farmer's fence around it, in a damp English field.
Im happy: new video from you
Sounds like the Holga is a modern substitute for the original Kodak Brownie - point and shoot. The Brownie had a glass lens.
好光 haoguang means “very clear” or “very bright” (好hao is ”good”，but in front of an adjective it usually means “very”). “Haoguang” is complimentary and sounds close to “Holgon”. As well as their own phonetic systems, the Japanese use Chinese characters, but it’s likely that the makers of this camera are Chinese, as the preference for Japanese producers is to use romaji (Latin characters, which people in Asia often call “English writing”).
Martin is it 8k ? 120fps
The video is 1080 p
@@martinhensonphotography no I meant is the holgon 8k ?
I had a Holga 120N - didn't really get what it was about - it felt clunky and flimsy at the same time, if that's possible, and the photos I got were a bit 'meh' (tho' that's probably me more than the camera). I swapped it for a Diane F - every time I pick this beggar up I catch the trigger on the side of the lens and fire off a shot🤦♀
When you got to the wifi, I just had to double check this is not posted on april the 1st. 😃Nope, it was not, just over engineered. Way over engineered.
Liked the photos you got with that!
Hallo Martin,
gleich nach Deinem Video hab ich versucht diese Holgon zu bekommen...Da gibt es weltweit leider kein Angebot. Sehr schade. Da sie eben so eine elektrischen Verschliss hat, ist sie für mich sehr interessant...
Viele Grüße aus Berlin
Matthias
Take care of yourself, enjoyed the video
1/125 of a second seems a bit low for a max shutter speed to me. If you're using ISO 125 film and above, then at f/13 you're still relying on the film latitude to get a picture on a bright sunny day... but then again how many of those have we had in the last 6 months.
I had searched Holgon for about 1y. and didnt found anywhere in China or Alibaba.
I like using a hair tie in lieu of gaffer tape.
Yoshimitsu according to google translate
looks to me that 16 exposures is 4x4 square, not 6x4.5. I would prefer 6x4.5 full time. I am not a fan of 6x6. Much improved shutter, and shutter speed control means it can be used in lower light without flash. Not over-engineered, appreciated improvements but don't like lack of hotshoe, and lack of cable release, so a mixed bag.
Give that scrap name holgon seems inappropriate to me because of too much similarity with the famous hologon lens. Holgar or something like that would be less provocative...
"Too" is the correct spelling. A bridge too far.
Thanks I will correct