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I have been looking at the Holga 120N camera...But I have some questions?

I've been wanting to get a Holga 120N camera, after seeing some of the pictures taken with it; the old looking, somewhat faded pictures. I have a series of questions about it tho...sorry if I look like a newbie, or I ask too much, but I really want these questions answered before I decide on a purchase.
-I have looked on amazon at the camera. After looking at the example pictures taken with the camera I noticed a few things. Some of the pictures were in black and white...some in color. So...is the black and white or color aspect of the pictures decided by the film?
-And about the film...where can I get 120 film processed? Would walgreens somehow work?
-And I want pictures that look like this. http://dlane.bdome.org/portfolio/photo/holga/img/holga08.jpg What do I have to do to the camera to achieve these slightly faded, blurred edges? Does it have to do with the film mask I use?

The blurred edges look is from the lens, which due to imperfections, causes a vignette in the corners of the image.

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Black and White vs. Color.
The type of film determines the bw or color thing. It's pretty straight forward.
If you shoot BW film, you get black and white photos.
If you shoot color film, you get color photos.

One of the main things you are going to have to figure out, is whether or not you have the patience and temperment to work with a film camera. Working with film, there is no instant feedback from a LCD screen, and you won't be able to delete your mistakes and forget about them.

On top of that, 120 film is a little more difficult to deal with than 35mm film, since there are fewer labs that can process it. Ask around at your local Walmart, Costco or other 1-hour labs. While they may not be able to process the film on site, many of these labs will send the film out to be processed for you.

The next option is to find a local pro-lab. These are labs that specifically cater to professional photographers and will be able to process your film on site. As you might imagine, it can be a little pricey.

Another film processing option is to send out the film to be processed. Check out these processors, they both offer processing by mail:

http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/

http://www.swanphotolabs.com/swan08/index.php

Then the best of all option, process the film yourself. BW film processing and even color processing are not too difficult to learn and also not very expensive to get into.

If you think that 120 film is too much trouble, you can try a 35mm camera, like the Holga 135BC or the Superheadz Black Slim Devil.
These are simple plastic cameras, but shoot the much easier to find and get processed 35mm film. I always have one of these cameras with me and find them very enjoyable to use.

For how to videos for Holga and other plastic cameras, please check out my youtube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/kaituba

I also have info on Holga, Diana and other plastic cameras on my website:

http://dianacamera.com/

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