Holga Camera Peepshow

Here is a video on how to load 35mm film into your Holga camera.  Personally, I’ve never felt compelled to use 35mm film in my Holga since it is a medium format camera but if you have a few extra rolls of the 35mm stuff laying around then what the hay.  This video will go over the basics; you’ll find that everyone mods, tapes, and loads their film a little differently but its nice to see alternative methods.  Basically, he mods the take up spool with some rubberbands to make sure 35mm film, with its smaller width, will be taken up.  He then places black electrical tape on the back red window to prevent light leaks.  Foam is introduced into the spool chamber; I’ve always just wedged a piece of the film box instead but this is a good idea. The 35mm film is then taped to the spool for obvious reasons and the rest of the casing is taped as well.  I’ve gotten fanatical with a couple of my Holgas and used black electrical tape pretty much anywhere I was paranoid to place it.  Something I do that is not shown, is to use wrap two fat rubberbands across the body of the Holga to prevent it from accidently opening in the event you drop it or you like to operate photographic equipment while drinking.  The rest of the video is just common sense stuff about unloading your film in the darkroom.  If you’ve done any kind of film work, this will be obvious.  Overall, a nice little video and worthy of inclusion here at the HPP.