FRICTION NYC

It’s ironic that Nghia sent me an email this morning about Wired’s ‘Top 10 Holga Photos.’ Over the weekend I picked up my Holga for the first time in months which still had a roll of film in it dating back to sometime over the summer. I haven’t been using it as much since getting my Lomo LC-A, which is great because it uses 35mm film and is much easier to work with than the Holga (and smaller too). Anyway, after picking up my Holga, I *tried* to turn the focus ring/lens and it was completely stuck. I was like “wtf!?” and had to hold the camera like a jar of pickles as I wrenched on the plastic lens. It finally gave way and then I realized why the damn thing was stuck in the first place - it was because someone (read: Nghia) spilled half of a beer INTO the camera over the summer. I couldn’t believe the thing was still sticky after cleaning it many times. The shutter was still a bit sticky too - oh well, good thing they only cost around $25.

Check out the Wired’s Top 10 Holga shots. Here (thx Nghia)