Haydn Williams

Say hello to my little friend[s]! by Haydn Williams

Posted on May 07, 2009

No, it’s not Tony Montana’s, and it’s not a transformer…
it’s my “tools of the trade” as they say…

[from Left to Right, top to bottom]
1950’s Rolleiflex Automat X Twin Lens Reflex – 6×6 on 120 roll film
1970’s Polaroid SX70 Alpha – SX70 film no longer available :(
1950’s Prinz Auto Twin Lens Reflex – 6×6 on 120 roll film
1970’s Polaroid 340 Landcamera – Peel apart pack film
1960’s Kodak Bownie Cresta 3 – 6×6 on 120 roll film
1950’s AGFA Clack – 6×9 on 120 roll film
1960’s Banner (Diana clone) plastic toy camera – 4×4 on 120 roll film
1960’s Diana plastic toy camera – 4×4 on 120 roll film
1950’s Flexaret IVa Twin Lens Reflex – 6×6 on 120 roll film
2009 Diana F+ plastic toy camera – 4×4 or 6×6 on 120 roll film
1960’s Banner (Diana clone w/fixed focus) plastic toy camera – 4×4 on 120 roll film
1950’s Certo-Phot – 6×6 on 120 roll film
Holga 120FN – 6×6 on 120 roll film
Kiev 60 with 2.8/180mm Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar – 6×6 on 120 roll film
Holga 120S – 6×6 on 120 roll film
1960’s Ilford Sporti – 6×6 on 120 roll film

absent: Horizion 202 panoramic camera – 35mm

:)

  • onetonshadow

    onetonshadow

    Holy optical lunacy batman.
    That’s a seriously fine collection. I think everyone should have at least two Holgas. One day they will form a new currency.

  • Haydn Williams

    Haydn Williams

    hahahaha!!!! thankyou my friend… yes, my original holga 120S that i did some major deconstruction surgery to, I ended up having to get a new lens from holgamods.com as the old one fell apart and my super glue fix-it job scotched the lens + I tried making some guide lines on the viewfinder and botched that too. I did manage to give it a spiffy speckle finish paint job to the top half though! Have been tempted to get one of those new colorflash holgys but they’re a bit too pricey for my liking.

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylor

    Wow!!!!!

  • Haydn Williams:

    cheers! and the best thing is that they all still work :)

  • Dave Pearson

    Dave Pearson

    It’s like the medium-format camera version of this :-)

  • Haydn Williams:

    hahaha! for sure!

  • Gail Bridger

    Gail Bridger

    WOW is right!! Awesome collection!!

  • Haydn Williams:

    thankyou!

  • Rosy Kueng

    Rosy Kueng

    Awesome!!! do you use them all together? lololol….great collection!!!

  • Haydn Williams:

    haha, that would be rather awkward!

  • Natalie Tyler

    Natalie Tyler

    Hmmm. I only have one Holga which poses a bit of a dilemma if I was to try to take a photo like this …

  • Haydn Williams:

    that’s ok… one holga is better than none!

  • Paul Lavallee

    Paul Lavallee

    Love it, Haydn, quite a collection!
    I own a few of the same: Clack, Diana, Diana+, various Holgas, and a Kiev 60

  • Haydn Williams:

    I used to have a Kiev 6C too but it died a horrible death when the film advance broke

  • square

    square

    favourite?

  • Haydn Williams:

    if I had to choose I would have to say my Holga 120FN, but I love them all

  • square

    square

    yeah, i can see why. no wonder you take such great photos with such an impressive collection to chose from.

  • meanderthal

    meanderthal

    holga porn….mmmmm!

  • " RiSH "

    " RiSH "

    You have very good collection of loyal friends :)

  • pjfinn

    pjfinn

    Awww, man. I’d like to say more but I’m drooling all over the keyboard…

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