120 SERIES - MEDIUM FORMAT CAMERA
HOLGA 120N, 120 GN, 120FN, 120GFN, 120CFN, 120CGFN
The Holga is an inexpensive, medium format 120 film toy camera, made in Hong Kong by Universe. It had been adopted by the lomography community for its low-fidelity aesthetic and unpredictable picture quality.
Because of its cheap construction and simple lens, the Holga often yields pictures that display vignetting, blur, light leaks, and other distortions. The camera's quality problems have become a virtue among some photographers, with Holga photos winning awards and competitions in art and news photography.
1. Parts of Camera
1. "B" Exposure Switch
2. Tripod Mounting Socket
3. Exposure Lens
4. Focus Ring
5. Shutter Release Button
6. Film Advance Knob
7. Flash Color FILter Selection Dial (for 120CFN, 120CGFN only)
8. Built in Flash (for 120FB, 120GFN, 120CGN, 120 CGFN only)
9. View Finder
10. Aperture setting Knob
11. Frame Number Pointer
12. Back Cover Latch
13. View Finder Eyepiece
14. Flash Ready Lamp (for 120FN, 120GFN only)
15. Flash on/Off Switch (for 120FN, 120GFN only)
16. Back Cover
17. Frame Counter Window
18. Frame Size Mask
2. Film to Use
Holga 120 series can accommodates all 120 format films. The use of exposure speed ASA 100 films on sunny days, and ASA 400 on cloudy days or indoor occasion is recommended.
3. Setting Frame Size / Number of Frames per Roll of Film
The camera is provided with two Film Size Masks
- 16 frames of 6 x 4.5 cm frames per roll
- 12 frames of 6 x 6 cm frames per roll
There is the number ?16? or ?12? in one of the corners of the Film Size Masks for identification. Follow the steps below to est the frame size and frame number:
1. Push down on Back Cover Latches on each side of camera to unlatch and remove back cover.
2. Attach Frame Size Mask of desired Frame Size into the camera.
**Swap out existing Frame Mask if one is already attached.
3. Slide the Frame Number Pointer on the Back Cover to point at the number of frames which match the Frame Size Mask being used.
**(16 for 6 x 4.5cm; 12 for 6 x 6cm)
4. The appropriate Frame Counter Window will be revealed
5. Load Film
6. Re-install the Back Cover and latch hit on either side.
4. Installation of Batteries (120FN, 120GFN)
For models with built in flash, 2 AA batteries are required for operating the Built-in flash. Take the following steps to install batteries:
1. Push down on Back Cover Latches on each side of camera to unlatch and remove back cover.
2. Remove Frame Size Mask.
3. Battery COmpartment is now exposed on the two sides of the lens/shutter compartment.
4. Load an AA battery into each of the two compartments, align the polarity accordingly.
5. Put Frame Size Mask and Back Cover back
6. Load Film
7. Latch the Back Cover back in place
5. Film Loading
