Holga 135FC Camera

The famous Holga plastic "toy camera" from Hong Kong was originally designed for 35mm film but was reconfigured for 120 medium format for the Chinese market in the 1980s. This can result in light leaks, vignetting and unpredictable soft, dreamy images and is a great way to get into medium format photography at a much cheaper price than more sophisticated alternatives.

The Holga became very popular through the 2000s thanks to specialist suppliers such as the Bookshop and Lomography with a wide range of cameras and accessories but in 2015 the factory suddenly closed down. Luckily the moulds were saved and another company Sunrise is now manufacturing several Holga models again.

This is the 135FC 35mm model with a built-in flash and black corners so that images vignette like a classic Holga 120 camera. Unlike other cheap, re-usable 35mm cameras it has two aperture and four focal length settings.

Specifications
Format: 35mm compact camera
Type: Compact camera
Lens: Plastic 60mm
Focal length: Adjustable 0.9m to infinity
Aperture: f/8 / f/11
Shutter speed: 1/100th or bulb
ISO: No setting, 400 ISO optimal
Flash: Built-in and external hotshoe mount