Holga User Group (aka HUG)

[bumortic]

guys!. lastest update about the heineken thingy. its gonna start at 10, but u can come and collect the cams by 9 but there is a limited stock of 50 cams already, piority given to those who registered early. the shootout is gonna start at 10 and end at 2. and the meeting point is at the Asylum over at ann siang rd. after that i assume there is gonna be a meeting or something and at 8pm at night, there is gonna be a after party at Asylum Bar over at riverwalk IIRC. so whos going?. show of hands pls!

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[deillusioned]

Bumortic: Hey, thanks I shall try that with my CFN as I normally use flash/filters

Lurgee: Hey shifu, I've added you to my lomo home!

Btw there is a new lomo Semna 8m out and with its manual functions n 35mm use, its so luring. What do you guys reckon?

Quoted from lomography.com:

The word "Smena" (Cmeha) is roughly translated into "Young Generation" in English. The 8M model is the late 70's to early 80's incarnation of the Smena lineage.
Manufactured by the legendary LOMO production house of St. Petersburg (home of our dear Lomo LC-A), it stays true to its roots - a quirky little hombre that begs you to have fun, be spontaneous, and shoot the hell out of everything around you.

Film Type
All standard 35mm

Lens
Triplet 43 / 40mm, f/4

Weight
280 g

Size
70mm x 110mm x 60mm

Focal Range
1m to infinity

Shutter Speeds
B, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250

Aperture Ring
8 blades

Apertures
f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11,f/16

Flash
PC connection only

 

[Stereobox]

Bumortic: Hey, thanks I shall try that with my CFN as I normally use flash/filters

Lurgee: Hey shifu, I've added you to my lomo home!

Btw there is a new lomo Semna 8m out and with its manual functions n 35mm use, its so luring. What do you guys reckon?

my friend and i used to have a few Smenas (LOMO came up with many generations) and they are all very cool (bakelite bodies i think). but my personal fav is still the Smena 8m.. it just looks so cool. but of course, workmanship is questionable, as always.

for good deals, i still recommend online sites like ebay.com , NOT lomo.com

 

[deillusioned]

my friend and i used to have a few Smenas (LOMO came up with many generations) and they are all very cool (bakelite bodies i think). but my personal fav is still the Smena 8m.. it just looks so cool. but of course, workmanship is questionable, as always.

for good deals, i still recommend online sites like ebay.com , NOT lomo.com

Thanks! There are indeed better deals on ebay and silly me... who did not think of that beforehand.

I do not understand what do you mean by workmanship?

 

[Stereobox]

http://www.rus-camera.com/camera.php?page=smena&camera=smena8m

http://www.lumieresenboite.com/collection2.php?l=2&c=Lomo_Smena_8M

and one of my favorite sites

http://cameras.alfredklomp.com/smena8m/


i won't be surprised if lomo.com starts selling other soviet era cameras like the Feds, Kievs and Zorkis. oh wait..i think they have the FED 5, don't they?

my favorite FED is the FED 2 http://forums.clubsnap.org/showpost.php?p=931343&postcount=13

and the kiev 19 http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=109647
some snap shots taken with the kiev http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=113219

 

[Stereobox]

Thanks! There are indeed better deals on ebay and silly me... who did not think of that beforehand.

I do not understand what do you mean by workmanship?

the 8m is not as sturdy as the earlier smenas .. it feels 'leaky' and filmsy. had trouble with the cocking mechanism before, and my friend had her film stuck inside (unable to wind back). of course, don't expect reliable, precise shutter speeds and focusing is 'guess-timate'. it's not a SLR, it's not a RF. it's something like the holga, you just look tru the hole which approximates the view. also, the aluminium plate at the front is pasted on...sometimes have to glue it back urself haha

but really, i think there is a special kind of enjoyment derived from using manual cameras like this. operating the camera is part of the experience itself.

 

[lurgee]

i love your first picture!.

thanks! if you got some pix..do share it with us!

 

[lurgee]

i love the last picture. did u use a filter?

thanks. nope nope..no filters use. just taken on a very sunny day day and xpro it.

 

[lurgee]

Hey bumortic and lurgee...

Thanks for your help...I didn't know the reel is the same reel that comes with the film. Thats why the confusion!

Anyway, the film is safely out...Thanks Guys!!!

Lurgee, I like the 3rd Pic....Simply Awesome!!!

ure welcome david. oh great..now you can show us some holga shots from you when uve gotten them developed!

 

[bumortic]

im now bidding for a starter kit.

 

[sgdavid]

ure welcome david. oh great..now you can show us some holga shots from you when uve gotten them developed!

this is my first roll of holga...hehe don't know what to expect
yeah...will get them developed soon and learn something from you guys.

have a great weekend!!!

 

[bumortic]

thanks. nope nope..no filters use. just taken on a very sunny day day and xpro it.

what film/slide did u use and what chem u used to cross process it?

 

[ady]

Alamak... the cameras for loan for the Greenspace thingy first-come, first-serve basis. :-(

 

[bumortic]

Alamak... the cameras for loan for the Greenspace thingy first-come, first-serve basis. :-(

hahaha but if u register early than its urs

 

[ady]

So pre-register on email also no use (which is what I did). :-( Means that... waaah... must go there early in the morning-ar? Matilah.

 

[bumortic]

So pre-register on email also no use (which is what I did). :-( Means that... waaah... must go there early in the morning-ar? Matilah.

really no use?

 

[ady]

Well, from what I understand from the reply on email when I asked if I could loan the camera because I pre-register... the response was it's a first-come, first-serve basis because of the overwhelming response to the event. :-(

 

[ady]

Ok... I'm dead tired.

 

[bumortic]

Ok... I'm dead tired.

me too!.. going got the party?

 

[ady]

Alamak... my negs got exposed. So only got few shots. :-(