Heather gave me a Holga 135 BC for Christmas. BC is for "Bent Corners", a mask on the interior which produces vignetting on the edges of the photograph. Its a minimalist plastic camera with no light meter, a poor viewfinder, light leaks, and two f-stops. It purposefully takes "bad photos" which are my favorite kind. I prefer my old peel-apart Polaroids (see below) for their instant gratification, but the Polaroid camera requires a degree of setup that the Holga does not. Just pick up the Holga, guess whether the light is right, try and frame the picture, and then shoot, shoot, and shoot again.
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