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cynic- 09-10-2008

hmm.. i guess it really depends on wat u really need. I like the convinence of the full mod but i'm sure there are some pros and cons. even for the superheadz 35mm adaptor, there are cons. :P I do not have a full mod holga cos firstly i have the superheadz one, and mainly, i rather shoot 120 on holga. :D anyway, just some considerations that came to mind... like... do u still have to count clicks? no. of shots u've taken? there isnt a mask inside for 35mm, so all ur shots will be pano like? I'm not very sure if another back (eg. polaroid back can be fitted to a 255) :wink: wow didn't think of the click-counting, shots taken and mask for 35mm film... now that you mention it. so with the superheadz back i won't have to count clicks, shots taken etc?

cynic- 09-10-2008

i would personally recommend you not to get the full mod since you are thinking of getting an lc-a. with the lc-a you have more 'control' over your camera because of the lightmeter. and soon you'll be shooting more 135 films with ur lc-a than the holga full mod. so then the mod becomes slightly redundant. sprocket shots can still be achieved with the holga 120. hmmm good point... was thinking of getting the holga next month though, before the lc-a cos i'll probably wait for my bonus to get the lc-a. so i'll have another toy to play with in the meantime! but yeah maybe just getting the regular 120+superheadz 35mm back might be a better idea... buy a cheap plastik holga. get comfy and crazy with that .. then u can either sell that or keep that and get the mod one.. or dun get the mod one.. decisions decisions decisions! :P so getting the regular 120 seems to be the consensus advice!

escapologist- 09-10-2008

lol. why not skip the holga and go for lc-a straight away?

cynic- 09-10-2008

lol. why not skip the holga and go for lc-a straight away? cos 120 format seems quite fun to shoot... that, plus with the 35mm adapter i can have sprocket shots!

ymmij- 09-10-2008

so with the superheadz back i won't have to count clicks, shots taken etc? yep. :D

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