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Holga Pinhole Cameras
Holgas have two outstanding features as pinhole cameras: they are as good as any Pentax 6x7 or Hasselblad fitted with a pinhole cap and they
are dirt cheap medium format cameras with roll film advance (no cutting and changing sheets of film).
Woca cameras are absolutely identical to the Holgas; the sole difference is that the Woca has a higher quality glass lens. If you’re after a pinhole
camera, save your money and modify Holgas. If you’re not handy with hobby tools or you simply want to get on with it, you can buy a PinHolga from Randy Smith.
A pinhole is a pinhole, the quality of the picture will be no different on a Hasselblad than it will be on the Holga. Of course the Hasselblad will feel
much better in your hands while making your wallet much lighter.
You can easily make three different focal length pinholes with a standard Holga: 19mm, 30mm, and 46.5mm. Beyond that, you’ll have to employ
some creative thinking and do a little more work. However, these cover superwide, wide, and normal ranges - this selection should be enough for
most pinhole photographers. Your total cost? About $100 for all three (three $15 Holgas, one $42 pinhole set, and shipping). Plus some incidentals like tape, paint, epoxy, glue, etc.
How to build:
Holgas can be ordered from the Maine Photographic Workshops. PinHolgas can be ordered from Randy Smith. (links to both are on the Holga Cameras page). The pinhole set can be ordered from the Pinhole
Resource (a link is on the Pinhole Cameras page).
--- Clint O’Connor
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