My Holga has sat unused (but not unloved) for quite some time. I almost always like the lo-fi results that it produces, so I really should shoot it more often, but I guess having a bunch of different cameras means that some of them have to wait awhile to get their time in the sun (or overcast).
Fellow blogger Dave Whenham posts Holga pictures on a fairly regular basis, and it’s from reading his posts that the urge to Holga took hold.
Here are the results from a roll of Fomapan 400 I shot back in March. Apart from one picture that I wasn’t happy with, it’s the full roll. I don’t think this represents my most successful outing with the Holga, and there’s some element of shooting stuff because it was there rather than being more careful in my choice of compositions, but there are a few that I really like, such as the Thai Boxing gym, the underpass, and the church.
I’m also very pleased with the results of the semi-stand development. I sometimes find that Fomapan 400 needs more light (something you can’t particularly control with the Holga), but the Rodinal has pulled out a full range of tones from every image. I’ll certainly semi-stand Foma 400 again in the future.
Holga 120N & Fomapan 400. Rodinal 1+100. 1 hour semi-stand development.
Taken on 28 March 2025
Steel City Snapper photography 
Love these! For what it’s worth I now semi-stand every roll I put through a Holga. I use Pyrocat HD rather than Rodinal though. Oh, and thanks for the name-check, very much appreciated 😊
LikeLiked by 1 person
You’re welcome, Dave. Thanks for inspiring me to fire up my Holga!
LikeLiked by 1 person