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Feel free to go ahead and make a video explaining the different models. No one is stopping you. 🤷‍♀️

@@lonelycrescendo aww haha thank you so so much! ✨☺️🙌

@@deadlycreature3359 haha sometimes I can’t help myself! 📸

@@pattonhorton2072 oh awesome! I’ll have to keep an eye out for that one! Thanks for watching and commenting! ✨☺️✨

Thank you so much for watching! I typically just put all my film rolls in a plastic bag and then ship them in a box. But if you have loose rolls and are worried about light leaks, you can use a film storage canister or something similar to transport it in like one of these: amzn.to/3Xkqqzj - I always ask my film lab to ship back my film canisters and they always do! I use Citizens Photo in Portland, Oregon and they've never lost my film or anything like that. Plus, their prices are super affordable! I also make sure to write down what rolls I sent and how many, just to make sure I don't lose any too. Hope that helps! :)

yes! I typically get my 620 film from them because I'm too scared to roll 120 onto a 620 roll myself! Thanks for watching and commenting! :)

@@Bill23231 thank you so much! ✨☺️✨

I have the 28-90 mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. It’s not the best lens in the world but it’s nice and lightweight and cheap! ✨ thanks for watching and commenting!

@@Garyscott7 it’s so strange to think of it as an everyday camera. It’s definitely easy to get a blurry photo. I haven’t tried the flash yet but I really want to! That’s my next experiment. :) Thanks so much for your informative comment! I’ll have to look up some of those old Disneyland Anaheim photos! Thanks for watching! ✨☺️✨

@@camerasncats It was the common off the shelf technology for family use. And perfectly acceptable to most people for family and boyfriend/ girlfriend keepsakes. But back then we also had to pull out the vacuum tubes from our radios and staticie B&W TVs that acted up. Then test them down at the supermarket or drug store that had a tester and a cabinet of new ones to sell. Today such things are cheap and never break. Brownies were definitely not for any serious photography hobbyist or professional. But they also spent the money and usually had a darkroom to play in. All the way up to Ansel Adams very large formats and hours in the darkroom getting it just right. That was also 60-70 years before computers and robots with modern technology mass producing tiny things with incredible, repeatable accuracy. I look at something like an iPhone 14 or 15 and just marvel what goes on inside. Imagine what will be 60 years from now.

ohhh that's so exciting! I actually posted all of my favorite images from my trip using the Minolta Hi-Matic AF2 in this video: czcams.com/video/G9asuwysfig/video.html - I hope your first roll of film goes well! Best of luck! Thanks so much for watching! :)

@@camerasncats thank you I'll check it out

Thank you so much! Yes, I believe I've seen 620 film on B&H too. I usually just order it straight from the Film Photography Project website, but I'm pretty sure they also sell their product on B&H. How do you modify the 120 spools? Thanks so much for watching and commenting! :)

@@chriscard6544 thank you so much! I love that one too! ✨☺️✨

Thank you so much! ✨☺️✨

Thanks for watching! The Diana F+ has definitely brought some excitement to my travels. It’s so similar to the Holga but has its own quirks. It’s been interesting to learn more about it! The G7X Mark II surprised me and I’m as happy with the results as I possibly could be! The problem is that I love all of the cameras and wish I could bring all of them with me all the time! ☺️☺️☺️

Haha you can never have too many holgas! I won’t stop until I have every single color and model to ever exist. And then maybe a backup for each one too! 🤣

And thank you so much for the kind words about my work! I definitely do need to make a video about double exposures. I’ll try to make one soon! The Holga is really what pulled me into photography too. It has such a special magic to it! ✨

@@camerasncats my Holgas also have names 😅 LOL I generally like naming things. Holga made photography approachable, as I’m not naturally a visual artist. My brain is more attuned to music & sound. Holga’s “don’t think. Just shoot” motto really helped me as a beginner. I have no fine art background, I hardly understand compositional structures, but the simplicity of Holga made photography less intimidating. I’ve only been doing photography for a year & had my first Holga photo published in under a year. When people refer to Holga as disposable cameras, I get pretty knives out about it lmao I may have not mastered the Holga yet, but I have seen through your Art & Anna Starr, the magic & potential low-tech cameras can achieve. It’s honestly inspirational. Truly. I’m PNW based & finally got to meet Anna a few weeks ago & she is so lovely. I love what she is doing for Holga & for inclusivity of the art world.

@@camerasncats p.s. I look forward to the double exposure video. I don’t like that I’m such an overthinker. But I’m still learning & love to learn. Tbh, I think many people wing it with photography, but I’m such an analytical person & always have questions & approach things in ways that most people wouldn’t care to consider. 😅 I used to wing it in the beginning, but I now I want more intention & skill when shooting. I’d be curious to know your methods & how you approach double exposures. Things I’d want to dive deeper on with double exposures: -I’m experimenting with film speed. And keep in mind that I’m letting in light twice. I use filters over my lens to stop down on bright days. -when and when not to use flash etc -I often overthink layering exposures & which picture to take first. I’m always thinking of colours & how it’ll respond to light or less light. I want to practise using the greyscale when composing, b/c I’ve learned that the shadows/blacks in photos retain info & white kills info etc No one envies having my mind 😭 I know that some of my thoughts may be leaning towards technical, but these are things I think about, because I know that if I got this stuff down, I could have more growth & results I want to achieve. SORRY SO LONG. 🙈

@@BoxOfShockolates I totally get being an overthinker. I think that's why I love the Holga so much, because I can't get caught up in all of the features and settings of the camera like I can with more complicated ones. I would assume that my fine art background helps me with composition. And I think I just naturally see things in black and white. But it's definitely on my list to do a double exposure video soon and hopefully I can help answer some of your questions! 🌟

Thanks so much for watching! The Nikon FE cameras are truly amazing. I’m so incredibly glad that I went with it over the Pentax K1000. And I totally understand your frustration with the Minolta maxxum lol. It probably has *too* many features and it’s easy to accidentally get it caught up in a weird mode. But I love the panoramic mode and the multiple exposures. I’ve never heard of the Exakta but I’ll have to look into it! ✨🥰✨

Thank you so much! I suppose the Duaflex is an early version of a medium format camera. I think it was meant to be an everyday camera that anyone could use at an affordable price. It was essentially a point-and-shoot camera when it came out. I love the black and white photos too, though I'm excited to try taking color photos with it soon! Thanks for your comment! Taylor Swift was the best! :)

Thanks so much for watching! I absolutely love the FE2 too. The photos are so stunning. And I become more obsessed with the Holga and Minolta Maxxum STsi every day!

Hi there! I use a 28-85mm zoom lens - I have the exact one listed in the video description because I think there are two different 28-85 lenses for it. Thanks so much for watching!

oh fun! I have so many videos I want to make too... I'd love to see videos about the Duaflex IV and the Duaflex II! Best of luck!

heck yes, thank you so much! I hope this video helps you out! Best of luck with your Holga! I have a full video about the Holga too if you need more tips! czcams.com/video/s-2JoZ635xI/video.html

Thanks so much! It's truly my passion in life! :)

Love it! I haven’t been brave enough yet to roll my own 620 but I’m thinking I should try it soon… ✨ Thanks for watching!

@@RUGBYmusic lol you’re ridiculous 😚

Agreed! My dream is to have a giant library filled with books and cameras. So magical!

@@camerasncats Yes, make a video on that!

@@tocatchasnark1471 thank you so so much! That makes my day! ✨☺️✨

@@lillianvalentine1975 they really are! I’m so glad I finally tried it out! I’ll definitely be taking it with me on more trips ☺️ Thanks for watching!

Ohhh good idea, I’ll have to try vinegar next time! Thanks so much for watching! And you’re probably right about the camera strap, it was so incredibly windy up there so that would make sense! ✨

Haha cats always help! I still use my Lomo’Instant wide so 4 years isn’t too late! I’m sorry you aren’t able to find one with the extra lenses… have you looked on eBay? There may be a used option! Best of luck! ✨

@@camerasncats thanks for the advice, sadly we can’t use eBay here (bah; there are ways but it ends up being too expensive) though I found the extra lenses version at a photo store. It was so pricy and the film so ridiculously expensive (around 45 and 70 USD the 20x pack) that I ended up buying the INSTAX Mini 99 for about the same price… And already took photos of all my beloved cats hahah. I’m pretty happy with it n.n

Thanks so much for watching and for your kind words! You should definitely plan a trip to Nazare! Maybe during the fall and winter when the waves are bigger. It’s a beautiful place though! We had the best time in Portugal and can’t wait to go back one day. I have lots more Portugal videos coming soon so stay tuned! ✨😊✨

Thank you for watching and for your helpful comment! I’ve noticed that it does help when you make sure the first few turns are tight. I’ve been trying to make sure that I do that! I don’t always mind the light leaks though. 😊

Hi there! Thanks for watching! I just noticed that there wasn’t any tension when I was turning the dial and also the shutter wasn’t engaging without the film being caught. Basically, the dial will just keep going and not stop if the film isn’t caught. I’m not sure if that makes sense, but I’ll have to make a video soon that goes more into detail about that! ✨

@@WaywardAce thanks for watching! I’ll definitely be experimenting more with the ISO setting. It’s kind of fun to see how it affects the film. ✨😊✨

Thanks so much for watching and for your comment! It’s a super fun camera, for sure. I’ll check out your video too! ✨😊✨

@@RUGBYmusic 😘

I love that! Happy to help! 🥰 They are definitely two of my favorite features of the camera. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! ✨

Thanks so much for watching! I usually use 100-400 ISO for the Holga so you can get a bit more sharpness. If it’s a sunny day and I know I’m going to be in bright light, I use 100 or 200 ISO. If it’s a bit cloudy out or I might be in the shade, I’ll take 400 ISO. You can check out my Amazon store for the different film stocks I recommend. You can find the link in the video description! Hope that helps! ✨😊✨

@@camerasncats that's great thanks for getting back to me. Matt

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❤️🐱❤️ haha thanks!