Holga 120N Medium Format Film Camera (White) with Ilford HP5 120 Film Bundle and Microfiber Cloth

Seriously, you're not considering this camera because you want ultrasharp grainless photos, which this camera couldn't produce if your life depended on it. You're considering this camera because you want photos with mood and personality. And while the camera you would get won't produce photos exactly like mine, it will give you amazing results if you know its strengths and weaknesses. Some folks love the light leaks you might get, I don't. So I immediately covered all cracks with thin strips of gaffer tape. Easy. Since there are only 4 focus distances, I know what they are and get pretty good at estimating distance. Remember to advance your film immediately after taking a photo (unless you want that double exposure). Keep the center of focus close to the center of the picture and you will get those photos that this camera excels at making. Happy Shooting!!

Be aware that they are no longer installing the necessary components to allow AA batteries to operate the built in flash. That said, it does have an external flash shoe.It's $40 dollars and the film roll is $10 of that. If you get a few fun experiences out of it before it breaks, isn't that worth it?For the price, it's five stars from me.

It’s a fun little plastic camera! For how cheap it is, you can get some cool shots with it

Box came in crushed; but, camera was ok. Did not get the film or lens cloth that came in bundle. Didn't bother with return process as I ordered extra film.

With great anticipation, my new Holga 120N arrived this afternoon. I have in the past owned and used Holga camera’s, as well as Diana and Kiev camera’s as well. I am familiar with the build quality of these types of cameras. However, attempting to insert the 645 mask (my preferred format) is impossible. It simply does not fit the camera. Additionally, the shutter also appears to be not working properly. The ‘N’ setting holds the shutter open exactly as the ‘B’ setting does. The ‘B” setting is supposed to keep the shutter open, whilst the “N’ setting is for the factory set shutter speed. Unfortunately, this was a definite as waste of money.

This is a great, fun, imperfect, low expectations camera. I read a bunch about it before purchasing and knew what I was getting into, and it is exactly that. But that is the point. I have learned to embrace the imperfections since getting involved with film photography and this is the epitome of that, and I love it for it.As far as usage of this camera just a few simple tweaks and "mods" can greatly improve the experience and negate some of the negative aspects of this simple machine.

Just a perfect camera

Don’t get me wrong, I knew I wasn’t paying for an expensive or vintage film camera, so I didn’t expect for it to be the best quality. But it felt like a toy camera. The instructions didn’t match the camera that came to me. On the camera itself, there wasn’t any spots for the batteries to go, which powers the flash. It also didn’t come with a cloth or rolls of film like it said it would. The instructions were not helpful, definitely wouldn’t recommend for a beginner friendly film camera. Better off with a Kodak.