HOLGA HALF FRAME CAMERAS

There are lots of cameras with the Holga name. One of these qualifies as a submini camera because it creates half-frame images on 35mm film -- the Holga 135TIM. It's not a small half-frame camera, but it is very light. What sets it apart is a unique set of features and functions that can be used together to create amazing results from single half-frame images to multiple exposure panoramas. The camera has TWO fixed-focus, 29mm f8 lenses, each having its own film box on the inside. There is only one shutter (1/100s or B), but you can open or close either lens with a "EYE LID" on the front of each lens. This allows you to expose both half-frames at once -- for two exposures of the same thing or a stereo shot -- or expose each 1/2 frame individually. In addition, the aperture can be set for f8, f11 or f22 for each exposure with a lever in the "mouth".. The camera has a MULTI-EXPOSURE lever that simply cocks the shutter without moving the film, so each or both half-frame exposures can have countless exposures -- together or separately. With all the possibilities, it is hard to keep track of all the exposures. Then the film is advanced -- one full-frame -- and the fun starts all over. The camera also has a tripod socket, cable release, and hot shoe, making for even more options. Several color schemes were produced.

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