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There are a great number of 120 films available. First you should decide what film you will be shooting? Color C-41, B&W or Slide Film. There are many brands and specific film types and it is often hard to know which film is most appealing to you until you can see for yourself. It is best to experiment and see what results you like most. In this post we will look at two color films that give great results.

The film that you choose to shoot with greatly influence how the final prints will turn out. When shooting with a holga or other plastic lens camera a little grain in the film really helps bring out the softness. Shooting with ISO 400 film is also recommended with a Holga unless you are in bright sunlight then you could use a slower film with less grain. 400 ISO film is beautiful and works well with the shutter speed and F11 of the Holga camera.

My Favorite 400 Film is Fuji, The colors are lovely, nice moderate grain and good contrast. Available on Amazon:





Also posted World Wide from Adorama

If you are looking for bright vivid shots with little grain then an ISO 100 color negative film is great. I really like the highly vibrant saturated colors you can get from Kodak Ektar Color Negative Film. If you are in the US you can get Ektar Color 5 packs from amazon for a good price:






Kodak Ektar Color 5 Packs can be shipped World Wide from ADORAMA

Have fun trying out these color films. Next post we are going to cover the best Slide Films for Toy Cameras and Cross Processing the film.

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The Diana is a lovely retro 60s camera, now being re-sold by lomo they are still a cult classic that lives on!

This funky tee for girls or guys is available from Red Bubble. They are professionally printed on American Apparel Tee’s in a variety of colors and styles. Choose a color and shirt type and away you go! Lots of happy peeps have already got the tee and given some great feedback, read the comments here: Diana T-Shirt

Click here to configure your Diana Shirt

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If you can take a Lomo photo of you wearing the shirt and add it to the comments below that would be way cool!

Thanks

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Originally produced as a toy camera back in the Sixties by a factory in Hong Kong, the Diana camera has since become a cult classic. The original vintage editions of the Diana are highly sought after. The Diana is basically a Holga that looks even more retro and funky. The Diana also brings amazing vignette and soft dreamy effects to your photos.

The Diana+ camera is almost completely made of plastic, lens and all. It is a medium format camera that takes standard 120 rolls of film. It can produce 5.2cm x 5.2cm shots at 12 per roll, 4.2cm x 4.2cm shots at 16 per roll, or panoramic images. These different formats are achieved by using a specific mask in the camera body. The shutter speed on the Diana+ has two settings: “Normal” and “Bulb”. The normal setting gives you about 1/60 seconds of exposure, while the bulb exposes for as long as you hold the shutter.

This simple plastic camera is a legend!

Photo’s coming soon. Grab one from Amazon for only $45US: Lomography Diana F+ Medium Format Camera

Also available from Adorama with the Lomo Diana+ Flash and Film: Adorama

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