Holga 120CFN Medium Format Camera Review by Gene Wright

Description: Holga 120CFN Medium Format Film Camera

Black Holga 120CFN Medium Format Film Camera - Right Front Angle

Still retaining all of those fabulous and unique features that make the Holga world famous, the Holga 120CFN takes Holga photography to the next level. It is a fun way to enter the world of medium format, and can yield very interesting results. Its fixed-focus 60mm f/8 lens is perfect for creating the pictures Holgas are known for; soft and dreamy, with a slightly wide perspective and a distinct vignetting at the corners of the image.

Black Holga 120CFN Medium Format Film Camera - Left Angle

This version of the Holga includes a built-in flash, which also has an incorporated filter wheel to influence the output of the light. Choose from red, yellow, blue, or white color output, and you only need 2 'AA' batteries; the shutter is fully mechanical. A window on the back allows you to read the paper on the 120 film, so that you can have 12 6x6cm square images per roll or 16 6x4.5cm vertical images per roll.

Black Holga 120CFN Medium Format Film Camera - Back

Features

• Simple, popular experimental medium format film camera

• Distinct images with dream-like, vignetted look

• Built-in flash that contains a spinning color filter wheel; Choose from red, yellow, blue, standard white or a combination thereof

• The format arrow on the back of the camera easily slides between 12 and 16 exposures

• Mostly plastic, including the lens; extremely small and compact one-piece plastic molded body

• Two "AA" batteries required

Specifications

Camera Type

Medium Format Viewfinder Fixed Focus Camera with Built-in Lens and Color Flash

Film Back/Loading

Accepts 120 mm film ONLY (6x6 = 12 exposures; 6x4.5 = 15 exposures)

Film Type

All type 120 mm film (Does not accept 220 film); e.g. Kodak Tri-X 120

Lens Mount

Not applicable - fixed lens; Single element 60mm wide angle lens; Min. focusing distance ~3'

Shutter

1/100 sec shutter speed; 2 f-stops, f8 and f11

Shutter Release

On camera body

Self Timer

None

Flash Synchronization

Built-in flash - contains a spinning color filter wheel; Choose from red, yellow, blue, standard white or a combination thereof; Does not have flash shoe

Mirror Lock-Up

No

Exposure Metering

None

Exposure Bracketing

None

Exposure Compensation

None

Depth-of-Field Preview

None

Viewfinder

Non-removable viewfinder

Viewfinder Info

No information displayed

Film Transport

Wind to next frame

Multiple Exposure

Possible by not winding between shots

Focusing System

Zone focus system

Power Source

"Two "AA" type (not included)

Custom Functions

None

Data Imprinting

Not applicable

Tripod Mount

1/4" x 20

Dimensions

Not available

Weight

Not available

Miscellaneous

Features "Bulb" exposure

Item Includes

• Holga 120CFN Medium Format Camera
• 6x6cm and 6x4.5cm Adapters
• Neck strap

Holga 120CFN Medium Format Film Camera - Lens Cap

Accessories

Memory Cards & Card Readers Batteries & Power Bags & Cases Flash & Flash Accessories Medium format Lenses

Remote Control & Cords Tripod & Support Books & Tutorials Sensor Cleaning LCD Screen Protector

Viewfinder Accessories Filters Teleconverters Software Photograhy Field Guides

Holga 120CFN Medium Format Film Camera 6x4 Frame

Reviews

I'm afraid to say that until this very moment they have been closed. The unassuming Holga is here to save you from a future of digital pixels and images shared on small screens on cameras or phones. Read more at Microsites Lomography...

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The Holga is a medium format toy camera that recently became ultra-popular, even something of a cult. It is quite cheap and poorly made. Everything in the camera is plastic, including the lens, and this leads to blown-out, wild-looking photos with plenty of light leaks. The worst optics ever produce some of the most striking images—this is lomography at its best (or photography at its worst, depending on how you view it). Read more at Camerapedia.

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