I’ve been aching to get my hands on a toy camera for a while now, and since I’m getting paid tomorrow, I thought I’d go ahead and get my goodies on. The only problem is deciding which camera I want to go with.
My first pick was the Holga 135BC because it seems pretty easy to use, and because it has a built in filter that ensures all your photos have that classic vignetting we’ve come to love in toy cameras. The lens is also modeled after the famous Holga 120s, so you know you can’t go wrong with this $50 camera.
My second pick is a bit more selfish and a lot harder to turn down. The guys over at Superheadz have just created a cheap twin-reflex lens camera to work with 35mm film, so you can see why I’m super torn between the $120 blackbird, fly and the 135BC. With the BBF you also have the option of changing masks to alter the exposures you get in a roll of film.
As far as photos go, both take great shots, but I’m much more in love with the images I’m seeing from the BBF more than the 135BC. Guess it’s just a choice between whether I want to invest in the BBF or not.
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