This Weeks Headlines...

Some things I saw on the web this week.

• Holga have released some new lenses and a fish eye viewfinder. There are models for the 120 Holgas and the 135 Holgas. They are currently available in Asia but are appearing on eBay. See Holga Blog for more details.

• Holga Blog also posted part two of their The Massive Guide to TLR Cameras series.

• Lomokev has set the date for his meet and greet in San Francisco. He will be doing a talk and book signing at The Booksmith (Haight St) on Monday October 12. Visit Kevin Meredith Photography for more info.

• Four Corners Dark reviewed the new Lomography Diana Mini. My favorite line is 'I once called the Ikimono 110 the Mini Cooper of toy cameras, and if I had to make the same comparison, the headline would be “The Diana Mini, the Yugo of Toy Cameras”'

• Also on Four Corners Dark, there were discussions on Lomography and Photoshopping.

• Stephen Schaub of The Figital Revolution released his new "Bare Bones Bag Stealth" which does away with the noisy velcro. I have a ton of bags because I am still trying to find the one. To further that quest, I ordered a Bare Bones Bag Stealth so once it arrives and I play with it for a while, I'll write a review.

As Seen On The Web [Blog Round Up]

• Go Holga have an interesting lens hack. http://goholga.com/lens-hack-for-holga-camera/ . Also, the Go Holga forums are up and running again after some server issues a few months back http://goholga.com/forum/.
• Awesome summer Polaroid photos at Eye Poetry http://is-theblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/wish-i-was-here.html
• Holga Blog have an article on DIY Flash Mob Exhibitions http://www.holgablog.com/2009/08/24/how-to-d-i-y-flashmob-exhibition/
• Big LSI discussion going on at Four Corners Dark http://nicnichols.com/FourCornersDark/?p=3891

A few blog posts

• Pinhole Cameras made from recycled paper? http://vidafine.com/blog/2009/07/hong-kong-polyu-design-annual-show/
• Kevin Meredith (aka Lomokev) has announced the dates he'll be running workshops in San Francisco. http://lomokev.com/?p=84
• The New York Times Lens blog had some good photos of photojournalists being threatened by police in Afghanistan.  http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/behind-the-scenes-latest-threat-to-photographers/
• Aline Smithson has posted some really great photos from Josef Hoflehner on her Lenscratch blog including  some from Venice that are way better than the ones I recently posted here. http://lenscratch.blogspot.com/2009/08/josef-hoflehner.html

Photo Blog Round Up

Some things going on in other photography blogs I subscribe to.

• Lightleaks Issue 14 is out http://lightleaks.org/
• Lomokev's excellent book "Hot Shots" is back in print. Also, Kevin will be in San Francisco for a book signing in October http://lomokev.com/?p=47
• Picturenoise has posted some information on an old Victorian view camera he bought. Some nice test shots too. http://making-the-noise.blogspot.com/2009/08/4x5-victorian-view-camera.html
• Salt Stained Eyes has a small piece on Robert Frank. http://saltstainedeyes.blogspot.com/
• The Figital Revolution has just finished a 3 part series on stand development. http://figitalrevolution.com/2009/07/31/standing-development-part-1/
• HolgaBlog has started a series on TLR cameras. http://www.holgablog.com/2009/08/14/the-massive-guide-to-tlr-cameras-part-1-the-rundown/
• The Lo-Fi Penguin has a nice series of Holga Noir shots. http://lofipenguin.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/holga-noir/