Emerge

Emerge, originally uploaded by jp_42.

After lots of frustration and bad shots, I am starting to get a little more capable with the Holga. I like the 135 bc because it is quite small and easy to carry, and you can get the film processed everywhere. I like the Fuji Superia 400 and the kodak 400 bw cn. One thing I have found with the Fuji film:
When you release the film to be wound with the button on the bottom side of the camera, there is still a lot of tension on the film. So, when winding the film into the canister if you let the winder go, the film will pull back the other way. When you continue winding it will scratch your film due to the initial lack of tension. Just what I have found.
Also, I forget to take off the lens cap all the time, just leave it off, it will save you a lot of wasted shots. Just passing along a few things that will hopefully be of help to someone else. The camera is a lot of fun to use and going to pick up the film and see what you captured is pretty exciting...