Holgas!!

Schlemm

Hey,

I've been thinking of getting a holga...I was just wondering what the best option is re. getting pictures from the camera to a cd, I really have no idea what the best option is, since I don't own a scanner. Are there places that can burn them onto a cd for you, and at what sort of costs? And how much would it cost to get a roll of film developed? Or are there any cheap scanner options? Bear in mind that this isn't for anything professional, I just thought I'd like to try it out!!

Cheers folks!!

melekalikimaka

can be done in shops ie gunns/conns for a fee, round 8 or 10 euro i thinks, scanning yourself is cheaper, developing yourself, even cheaper ...

Fajitas!

Yep, most places that dev 120 can scan it for you aswell. It can get kinda pricey. A friend of mine bought a Canoscan, which is pretty decent, not sure of the exact model off the top of my head, but he paid 200 for it in a bricks and mortar shop at the start of the summer, has 120 and 35mm scanning trays.

Dev only is usually about 3 quid, scan and dev is usually about 12 quid, so if you get a shop to scan 20 rolls, you've pretty much paid the price of a scanner... which has loads of other uses anyways!!!

Best thing to do, buy a Holga off eBay, for about 20 quid, get 2 rolls of BW and 2 Col, shoot them and get prints, if you like what you see, then go further, if not, you've not wasted too much! It can be damn hard getting good results from a Holga, so I wouldn't worry too much about it if you're very pissed off with your first attempt.

Schlemm

sweet! I'll go investigate further. thanks folks!

Pigwidgeon

don't mean to hijack the thread but been thinking about getting one myself.
was just wondering are all holgas 120 and can much places actually develop the film?

Fajitas!

You can get a 35mm Holga too, but I've never used one, I have, however, shoved some cardboard at either end of a roll of 35mm, and ran it through my 120 Holga

Dev'ing shouldn't be a problem if you can pop up to Dublin often - I don't know what Greystones is like for 120!

Pigwidgeon

Fajitas! wrote: »

You can get a 35mm Holga too, but I've never used one, I have, however, shoved some cardboard at either end of a roll of 35mm, and ran it through my 120 Holga

Dev'ing shouldn't be a problem if you can pop up to Dublin often - I don't know what Greystones is like for 120!

thanks, theres only one place that does it, a chemist so i doubt they do it.

Fajitas!

Best save up for a monthly return trip on the Dart then!

Schlemm

ok two more questions...where is the best place in dublin to buy the right sort of film and where is the best place to get it developed?

and..while we're on the subject of film, where is the best place to get film developed in dublin in general? I've been messing around with an ould konica autoreflex for the craic (fun times....takes beautiful pics) and I am looking for somewhere good to get the film developed...or does it make a difference where you go? noob to this film business by the by! spanx for all the assistance!

melekalikimaka

Schlemm wrote: »

ok two more questions...where is the best place in dublin to buy the right sort of film and where is the best place to get it developed?

and..while we're on the subject of film, where is the best place to get film developed in dublin in general? I've been messing around with an ould konica autoreflex for the craic (fun times....takes beautiful pics) and I am looking for somewhere good to get the film developed...or does it make a difference where you go? noob to this film business by the by! spanx for all the assistance!

gunns... for both questions

Schlemm

of wexford street, yeeesh? why thank you!