Holga 145120 120Fn with Flash Plastic Camera

by Holga

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000ANBANS
• Item model number: 145120
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,905 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
  • #14 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Film Cameras > Medium-Format Cameras
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

The Holga 120FN! Still retaining all of those fabulous and unique features that made the Holga 120SF world famous, this updated model, the Holga 120FN, takes Holga photography to the next level. New features include a standard tripod mount (1/4-20) and bulb selector for extra long exposures. Your film will now travel smoothly in either 6 x 4.5cm or 6 x 6cm formats with the two plastic masks, included. Also...no more broken fingernails...the format arrow on the back of the camera easily slides between 12 and 16 exposures. Uses 120 film. The Holga 120FN camera is desired by art photographers the world over. The standard features from the Holga 120SF still include: Built-in flash, uses 120 roll film for 16 - 6cm x 4.5cm frames per roll. Perfect for classroom instruction, personal image-making and fine art photos. Batteries required for built-in flash! Reminiscent of the Diana camera of the 1960s and 70s. Characteristic vignetting focuses the viewer's eye and adds to visual impact. The Holga 120FN is just like its 120N counterpart, with a very happy addition! A built in flash! Still well known for producing whimsical images that have vingetting, soft focus and the enchanting possibility of light leaks. Features include: -Two masks for either 6 x 4.5cm or 6 x 6cm images -Standard tripod mount (1/4-20) -Bulb selector for extra long exposures Uses 120 film or 35mm (with adaptor, purchased separately). Two AA batteries required.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A camera to encourage experimentation, November 20, 2008

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Michael A. Duvernois (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Holga 145120 120Fn with Flash Plastic Camera (Electronics)

Okay, buy this if you want a fun, low-quality, inherently do-it-yourself, medium-format film experience. Whew, that's a lot of qualifiers!

What you get here is a simple 120 camera, with a simple flash, and possible light leaks. You should be prepared to futz with the camera, seal up light leaks if you don't want them, adjust the shutter, etc.

My suggestion if you're interested is to use this with B&W film, develop the film yourself, and scan the resulting negatives onto your computer. That way you get the best of the film world, the emulsion and the processing, along with the ability to actually use the resulting pictures.

This is definitely not for everyone. Know that you want an "artsy" camera before buying.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Should have waited a little longer before reviewing..., October 28, 2008

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Mr. Ben "ctsamurai" (mid-michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Holga 145120 120Fn with Flash Plastic Camera (Electronics)

The Holga has quite a reputation preceding it. And it is a very cool camera. My first experiences (this is before the prints come back... cross your fingers!) are a really mixed bag. actually loading 120 film wasn't as tedious as I thought it would be (its only slightly more complicated than a standard 35mm camera) and the use of the thing is dead simple.

What is difficult though is figuring out the quirks of your own camera. Mine had a shutter issue at first in which the shutter plate (the shutter is simply a disc with a hole cut into that springs into position when you push the shutter) was actually rubbing against the shutter housing, so it was essentially stuck on "bulb" mode. Fortunately, all you need is a "0" size mini- philips head screwdriver and you can get right to the shutter mechanism and bend the flimsy piece of metal.

Update: the Holga experience was a bust for me. The thing was frustratingly inconsistent in simply just taking pictures (which, due to its simplicity was supposed to be a virtue). At this point, I've deconstructed the whole thing and am going to take the lens and mod it for use on my Rebel XT. You really need to accept a certain level of risk that you will get a total dud. And with that in mind I would recommend the most basic Holga without even a flash if you're going to "take the plunge".

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cheap, randomized fun, May 6, 2007

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Nonce (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Holga 145120 120Fn with Flash Plastic Camera (Electronics)

The product here is even less reliable and more chintzy than the product description suggests, but that's a good thing: the idea here is that you don't quite know what you're going to get. It'll often turn even the most banal snapshot into something interesting. Not a good introduction to medium-format, though; start with a pro camera and pick this up for fun.