The Interface

The way one is supposed to use the Holga camera is quite different from any mainstream camera. The motto of Holga and other toy cameras is "Don't think, Just shoot!".



The original Holga camera has so few functions that you don't get distracted by the technicalities. The Holga D camera is also based on the same principal. Even though it has more functions and controls compared to the analog Holga but it is designed in such a way that it discourages fiddling around with camera-settings and and encourages you to just shoot without thinking much.

On the top panel there are one big and bright shutter release button and little two-shades black and white E-Ink display. Surrounding these two there are two dials, for shutter speed and ISO control. The two dials are flushed with the top surface and cannot be accessed like any common camera dial. On the shutter speed dial there there is a little protrusion which which helps to rotate the dial by pressing and moving with finger.



The ISO setting are supposed to be changed even less often, so this function is made even less accessible. On this dial there is a small dimple, so you need a pointed object like pencil, pen etc to rotate the ISO settings .



The shutter dial has setting from Bulb to 2000. But only bulb and 125 are painted with bold letters corresponding to the original Holga, all others are lightly etched.