Re: Re: Light leaks and Holga's

Mark Interrante wrote:

>I have 3 friends that regularly shoot holgas and all use black electical tape on all major seams for the camera. None have light leaks.
>Buy lots of tape. -Mark
>
>-----Original Message from Eric S. Theise <mataro@cyberwerks.com>-----
>
>Guy Glorieux writes:
>
>
>>I submit that NO - repeat NO - amount of black masking tape can prevent
>>light leaks with a Holga! The only way to handle light leaks with a Holga
>>is to shoot your picture in tunnel in the middle of a moonless night with
>>the Holga safely kept inside a changing bag. -:))
>>
>>
>
>Y'all are being unkind to our plastic friend. My students have done some
>great things with their Holgas -- see image #398 at the 2004 WPPD site
>http://pinholeday.org/ -- and I just processed four rolls of my own work
>whose shortcomings are not related to light leaks.
>
>Of course, the best thing you can do for you Holga is remove the lens
>and fit it with a piece of brass, but we already knew that.
>
>--Eric
>
I even can't remember when this thing started, but I repeat: It's not
the best thing to remove the lens of a Holga, it's a shame!!!!!
(even if some people will regard that "out of topics": Don't smash the
lens out, just try to get a second Holga to see where the difference in
light leaks is.
taco

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Received on Mon Oct 18 15:22:34 2004