LOMOGRAPHY and the Holga The Holga is a camera that is
constructed with only the basic necessities needed for photo
mechanism. It was originally created for medium format 120 film,
but has since expanded its range to cater for the more popular
135 (35mm) film format as well. The first version of Holga came
out in the 1980s - it has survived it's test of time and it's
popularity has even grown greatly since then such that it is now
a truly iconic camera amongst the surge of interest in lo-fi
photography with movements such as Lomography. To keep
production costs low, the cheap camera construction and simple
lens meant that the camera was prone to a number of optical
distortions such as vignetting, blurring and light leaks -
something seen as a limitation in the technical sense. The
alternative view is that such imperfections can be used by
photographers as creative effects when composing and creating
photos. This idea has attracted almost a cult following among
photographers worldwide - by embracing such limit