Vintage-Toy Camera

Around 1998 a good friend of mine gave me a Holga 120 film camera as a gift. I had used 35mm and medium format cameras in color but never experimented with plates toy cameras like this. I have to admit, I was a bit doubtful of the quality of image this camera could produce. I bought some film at the local camera store and gave it a try. Just like all new creative endeavors, I had made my share of mistakes. I loaded the film too loose, I advanced the film incorrectly and removed the film in bright sunlight. All of these “mistakes” created images I wasn’t expecting. Which was a good thing. Also, not having to fuss with dials and controls gave me the freedom to act spontaneously, which made my image fun and unusual. Before I knew this new love for this plastic fantastic camera had me interested in other cameras of its type. Soon I was experimenting with the Diana 120 film vintage camera, the Japanese tin 120 film camera and others that I’d found and purchase on eBay.

Date

September 14, 2020

Category

Gear

Tags

120, 35mm, 620, Camera, Diana, Double and Triple Exposures, eBay, Holga, light-leaks, Lomography, Medium-Format, Old-school, Photography, Plastic-fantastic, Rocket Camera, Thrift-store, Vintage

Holga 120 film camera vertical multiple color photograph 120 color film photograph of a girl with pink hat, bathing suit and sunglasses running with a cup on the beach sand Black and white Holga multiple exposure photograph of a town Kansas Abstract aspherical abstract composition of ironwork with hanging golden yellow glass sphere Black and white double exposure of people riding the San Francisco trolley Multiple exposure of a girl playing on the beach with seagulls flying above her head Holga black and white photo of child in raccoon costume Rectangular shaped white French road sign with diangular black stripes with parabolic mirror in center reflecting the houses and people Holga photo Two Guitars Historic Old Town San Diego Black and white in camera diptych of a amusement ride at California Adventure park Black and white multiple exposure Holga toy camera photo of John Deere 4430 tractor A black Holga 120 film medium format toy camera with large Vivitar flash mounted on the hot shoe Holga 120 film camera multiple black and white photo of a train and graffiti black and white multi framed scene of people walking through airport terminal in Phoenix Arizona Holga 120 black and white film multiple exposure photograph A black cow standing in an empty field on a farm in Kansas. On the side of the image there are light leaks and a couple of Coop oil cans hanging in a barn Black and white photo of young girl and mom dressed in warm winter clothes with danger sign with large graphic type behind them Ansco Panda 620 film camera black and white photograph of aspen trees in Colorado Two white seagulls with black tips on their wings nestled together in the blue sky with lens flare and light leaks captured on the film 1950's Japanese made Rocket Camera shoots 4×5cm format pictures using 120 film Black and white photo of my son as a child enjoying the El Capitán State Beach in Santa Barbara California Black and white Holga photo of lone tree on a hill in Northern Arizona Holga photo of Warren Casey drummer for the Wicked Tinkers Lomo fisheye 35mm film camera double exposure photograph of a tennis court on one side and a child riding a horse on the beach in Mexico Black and white photograph of a little girl making a funny face in front of a large Lego face at Legoland in San Diego, California. Holga 120 medium format film camera photograph of an old tractor wheel and ocotillo cactus Anza Borrego State Park California photography Japanese Rocket Camera photography of Mexican pinyon pine trees Holga multiple exposure photograph of a young boy playing and smiling at the camera on a basketball court in Chicago Illinois black and white photograph of a man standing next to a concrete wall with nails coming out of it and in the background is a large granite peak called Tahquitz Peak in idyllwild, California Japanese Rocket Camera photograph Japanese Rocket 120 film tin camera photograph of pinyon pine tree black and white photograph of a young girl standing with her arm and fist out in front of the rocks near the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego. Holga 120 color film photograph in Balboa Park San Diego of long brown haired woman wearing a black top and necklace standing in front of a wall of orange street cones in Balboa Park San Diego Holga 120 color film photograph of sunflower field in France Japanese vintage Rocket 120 film camera sepia tone photograph black and white photograph of a Mexican mariachi playing a guitar wearing a sombrero and glasses Black and white Japanese Rocket Camera photograph of a tall ship in the San Diego bay flying the flag of the United States of America Black and white sepia toned photograph of Broken Hill which are wind-and-rain sculpted badland cliffs in the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in La Jolla San Diego Californa