A few of you have emailed me recently and asked if its possible to shoot 35mm film in your Holga without exposing the sprocket holes. Mad I know!
This is certainly possible, and there are a number of ways in which you can achieve the result.
Make a Custom Mask
Get out an old 35mm camera and measure the area that lets light onto the negative. Go ahead, and using these measurements make a custom mask out of card and place it in your Holga before you start shooting. The mask will cover the sprocket holes if measured correctly, but still leave the rest of the film to be exposed.
Buy a 35mm Adapter
If you havea bit of money then you might want to go over to eBay and buy yourself a 35mm adapter for your Holga 120. I have one and it blocks the sprocket holes out, and holds the 35mm canister in place as well, so no need for all that foam in the left hand compartment.
Get Prints From The Lab
If you are planning on getting prints from the lab, then I wouldn't worry too much about your sprocket holes. Most of the labs will just crop them out when they make the prints. The great thing is though, you will still have your negatives with the sprockets exposed, so basically you get the best of both worlds.
You can also crop the sprockets out when scanning your negatives too, so don't worry about them too much!
That's all for now, thanks for reading and sorry its been a little bit quiet recently.
If you would like to know how to use 35mm film in your Holga 120 then please check out my video on Youtube:
Labels: 35mm, Hacks, Sprockets
Durkin is a keen blogger and toy camera enthusiast from the UK that has been shooting for around four years. His main subject interests include Architecture, automation and nature.
