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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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 Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:07 pm Post subject: Holga cameras |
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| simple question- anyone ever seen them for sale in the RoK? |
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joe_doufu
Joined: 09 May 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:10 am Post subject: Re: Holga cameras |
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| Swiss James wrote: |
| simple question- anyone ever seen them for sale in the RoK? |
It seems I've seen Lomo cameras somewhere recently. Might have been that "Kosneys" gifty store in myeong dong. I can't remember if I saw any Holgas there. You could order online from somewhere.
Anyway those were only cool six or eight years ago when everybody and his brother didn't have one. If you want to be hip you've got to get a genuine DIANA or find out what the next big thing is going to be before it hits. |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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ah but with a holga you can adapt them to use 35mm film and do this
I found a shop in Hongdae that sells them, but at 99,000 won for something that sells for about 20 dollars in Hong Kong I couldn't bear to part with the cash.
Lomos are a bit pointless in my opinion- the effect of them is easy to fake, and what's so cool about taking photos that aren't in focus anyway? |
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joe_doufu
Joined: 09 May 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd like to see a medium-format digital camera fitted with a Holga lens and shutter... now that would be interesting. Film is such a hassle. |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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well medium format digital cameras cost, 12,000+ dollars, and a plastic holga is 20 bucks- film isn't that much of a hassle
--edit, wrong price |
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Reflections
Joined: 04 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:35 am Post subject: |
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| James, check out the area of Chungmuro. There is about a dozen secondhand camera shops there and that is probably your best chance in Seoul of acquiring one. |
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