Lomo Lomography
Lomo Lomography
Lomography help: how do I develop 120 film?
I haven’t purchased my lomo camera yet but I’m pretty sure it’ll be a holga 120n. The only problem is, I don’t know how to develop 120 film. Help? Suggestions? Also, is owning a lomo camera pricey?
120 film is a little more difficult to deal with, since there are fewer labs that can process it. Ask around at your local Walmart, Costco or other 1-hour labs. While they may not be able to process the film on site, many of these labs will send the film out to be processed for you.
The next option is to find a local pro-lab. These are labs that specifically cater to professional photographers and will be able to process your film on site. As you might imagine, it can be a little pricey.
Another film processing option is to send out the film to be processed. Dwaynes photo is a good place to go:
http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/
Then the best of all option, process the film yourself. BW film processing and even color processing are not too difficult to learn and also not very expensive to get into.
If you think that 120 film is too much trouble, you can try a 35mm camera, like the Holga 135BC. While I find that something gets lost in the smaller negative and rectangular format, it might work for you.
Are film cameras pricey to own? Film cameras tend to be a little more expensive than digital cameras. You have to keep buying film and paying for processing. It all depends on whether you think it’s worth the effort, trouble and money you’ll spend to get images a little out of the ordinary.
Check out these photos:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/holga135bc/
Holga 120
http://flickr.com/groups/holga/
Plastic Camera Photos:
http://flickr.com/groups/funplastic/
The Holga 120N or 120CFN (120 format) or the 35mm Holga 135BC can be found at Freestyle Photo supply:
http://freestylephoto.biz/
Whichever camera you choose, remember that the point of lo-fi photography is to have fun and don’t sweat the details!
You can find lots of great Holga tips at these websites:
http://www.squarefrog.co.uk/
http://goholga.com/
Then there’s my own website:
http://www.dianacamera.com/
I have lots of tips, tricks and photos taken with plastic cameras.
For how-to videos for Holgas and Diana cameras, check out my youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/kaituba
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