Medium & Large Format Cameras > Cambo Medium & Large Format Cameras

Advantages: Good Quality Camera
Disadvantages: No

Description The world famous Medium-format wonder! A cult favorite with a fanatical global following, the Holga produces extraordinary low-tech works of art with the bare minimum of mechanical function. Soft focusing, full double-exposure capability, intense vignetting, and unpredictable light leaks all contribute to the Holga's incredible photo eFects. Each Holga is unique and produces signature images and peculiarities of its own. THIS MODEL HAS ...
...BLUE, RED OR YELLOW FILTER for manipulating your pictures with vibrant colors. Buy several and throw some wood on your creative fire! Uses 120 film. (2 AA batteries required for use. not included) Features Multiple exposure capability Hot shoe for flash Standard tripod mount (1/4 - 20) Bulb exposure selector for extra long exposures. Your film will now travel smoothly in either 6x4.5cm or 6x6cm formats with the two plastic masks, included. ... Read review

Advantages: Good design and extensive usage
Disadvantages: Bulk and weight

The camera is very much like two box camera fitted one on top of the other. The upper one is like a single lens camera with a lens, a 45 degree mirror focusing screen, but it holds no film and the mirror is fixed. The lower half holds the film transport and the taking lens, which has a between lens shutter. Both lenses are of similar focal length and fixed a movable front panel so that they can be moved backwards and fixed to a movable front panel ...
...tandem. Thus the top half is really a full sized viewer that show an image the right way up but reversed left to right. This camera takes up to 120 roll to 220 roll film. The chief disadvantage of these camera are its bulk and weight. Also, it is impossible to judge depth of field or how much of the subject is in focus at a selected aperture because there is an iris diaphragm on the viewing lens. ... Read review

Advantages: Very easy to operate, cheapest kind of lomo camera, vignetting effect
Disadvantages: 120 film format is difficult to find

Ever since lomo cameras are back, it became one of the hottest trends for young and old photo enthusiasts alike. I decided to purchase the Holga 120 CFN because I like the effect it gives to your photos. It has an amazing vignetting effect. It is very good to use especially on sunny days. This camera is definitely recommended for lomo camera newbies because this is one of the cheapest among other lomo cameras available. So if you're just starting ...
...Very easy to operate, just remove the lens cover, load the film and you're good to go. The Holga uses 120 film, if you'd like to use a 135 film, you have to use an adapter. The disadvantage for this camera is the difficulty to find 120 film format and films are quite expensive. ... Read review