Shortly before Thanksgiving it was announced that Holga cameras would no longer be manufactured. Holga Jen has an excellent write up with sources.

Additionally, Jen has a call for entries for everyone to submit your favorite photo from your Holga in 2015.

Dennis's Book on Toy Cameras (German)

He also has a book in English that is a pretty good primer for those who want to get started with Film Photography.

These are not affiliate links.

Fortunately we have not seen any price gouging yet on the Holga, ignoring a humorous typo on lomography.

After the announcement we posted to twitter to get your story of the first Holga, and what brought you to this quircky little camera.

If you would like to share your story, post it in the comments below.

@PlasticImagery I was afraid to shoot because I read at so many places that the #holga is difficult to use. Turns out they were wrong ;-)— Martina (@moerkrum) November 30, 2015

. @PlasticImagery - @theschlem gifted me a 120N & I've run one roll of bnw through it! I love it :) #BelieveInFilm pic.twitter.com/dXMfudZCif— Marisa (@MarisaWriting) November 29, 2015

@PlasticImagery I wrote a blog post about mine the other day: https://t.co/kYBDM70te4— Moni (@CraftyMoni) November 29, 2015

@PlasticImagery Bought my first Holga for an Experimental Photography Class in Monterey, CA. Use the Holga Pinhole the most #believeinfilm— Kate (@AnalogPhotoBug) November 27, 2015

@PlasticImagery @HolgaJen Co-worker got me into it. Bought one to shoot at my brother's wedding. Now both my kids have one.— Nate Wallace (@natimusref) November 27, 2015

@PlasticImagery I had been shooting digital photos for almost a decade when a friend urged me to get a Holga. https://t.co/pgMWemVsez— John Mosey (@jmosey) November 27, 2015

@PlasticImagery @HolgaJen

I was building #pinhole cameras, had much 120 film.

Lured by the price, you had me at f/8

https://t.co/8r4bAbvdhu— SCHLEM (@theschlem) November 27, 2015

@pdexposures @PlasticImagery I started shooting MF with a Rolleicord.

Today is World Toy Camera day and to Celebrate, we have a special episode for you. A few months ago we had Bonnie and Susan from the Somerville Toy camera show on to talk about their event.

In honor of that, friend of the show Carla, was kind enough to attend the show and record some audio for us with some of the coordinators at the show.

HolgaJen joined us again this month to come by and chat with us about Holgaweek. As you may remember, HolgaWeek is a project Jen started last year to celebrate all things Holga. In a nutshell, you grab your holga and shoot to your hearts content for the whole week. After it is said and done you submit your photos to win some cool prizes.

Then we got an update from Jen that was new from the last time she was on the show. We chatted with her about the different shows she has been participating at and her sales she has had at a local mall. Be sure to check out some of the items on her Etsy.

Lastly, this is the final reminder. The $20 challenge ends on the 21st. Grab your camera, load up a roll and get to shooting to win some Ferrania swag.

Sumerville Toy Camera Festival, an annual event organized by Bonnie B. and Susan Berstler is having an open call for entries. By the way, deadline is tonight, so hurry and get your entries in!

Susan and Bonnie joined us this for a friendly chat to discuss the festival, and share with us what Toy cameras and Plastic cameras mean for them.

Sit Back, and enjoy the show.

Also, do not forget, the $20 Challenge is happening now and the deadline is close to the end of the month. We hope you have found your camera and are already shooting to win some Ferrania swag.

Editors Note: We have had a bit of nastiness infect the site recently, We are not sure where this came from but we are working to remove it. We at pdexposures do not believe in Popups, and do not endorse any of the popups that have recently appeared on our site. Exercise caution as we work to remove these things.

A few years ago on Pdexposures, we brought you the $20 challenge. The challenge was to find a camera, a roll of film and development for under $20. With that in mind, Plastic Imagery has brought back the challenge from the past and is now issuing it to you all.

Find a Camera, shoot a roll, get it developed -- for under $20

This camera can be anything you can find at estate sales, thrift stores and flea markets.  For this special episode, Rob and Simon discuss the $20 challenge from the past and introduce the contest we are having in conjunction with the $20 Challenge.

Ferrania was kind enough  to donate a few prizes our way to make things interesting:

Best Image: After you find the camera, and shoot a roll through it, we would like you to submit the best 3 images from the roll. The best entry can win their choice of Ferrania shirt and their choice of tote bag with a post card set.

Best Camera find: Think you found a great camera? Submit to us the camera, what makes it great and how much you paid for it with a picture of you holding the camera. The best entry will win its choice of best tote from Ferrania plus a post card set.

Feel free to post the images you want to submit to any site you desire with the hash tag #pdx20dollar and submit the links in the form below. You have until July 21st to submit your images, at which point judging will begin. Contest is open to anyone in the world to participate, except those involved with shows on pdexposures.

Entries are closed.

This may be a first for the team at Plastic Imagery, but this week each of the hosts brought with them a selection of books that they had found online or in thrift stores.

Simon started the discussion with a tiny book he has found recently online. Who doesn't love a tiny book? This one was hand crafted by the creator of it and is worth checking out. Additionally, Simon has picked up a copy of Instant Love A book that is well worthwhile for anyone interested in beginning Instant Photography. Lastly, Simon pulled out a Textbook someone had sent him for Christmas, which unfortunately does not contain explosions.

Next up was Rob who brought two different books to the discussion. The first one is very dangerous for anyone suffering from GAS as this could spawn an eBay buying spree that will never end. Additionally, Rob introduced us to a seller on blurb with a fantastic book filled with Holga shots, and you know how we love the Holga on plastic Imagery.

Amanda was not to be outdone at all. For one of her books, she pulled out a personal favorite of Simons. If Simons book could be called the Photographers Bible (a term he coined himself) then Amanda's would be the toy shooters bible. Her second offering was a bit more interesting. Amanda has found and obtained the Instant Film Manual written by Ansel Adams. A seemingly rare find which can go for a pretty high price if the used sellers are to be believed.

Sit back. Relax and enjoy the shenanigans on another episode of Plastic Imagery. What books should we buy for next time?

For the last episode of 2014, we sat down and looked back over the past year on all the developments of film photography. This started a discussion we have been having and this week we invited Christian Polt to give us some insight into what is going on.

You may remember the name Christian, he joined us for a previous episode last year when the Lomography Instant Camera Kickstarter was announced.

We invited Christian back because Lomography is one of the largest retailers in the world specializing in film photography products, and his knowledge of the business side is something we as a team lack.

After a brief recap of 2014, we had Christian attempt to make sense of everything that has happened and give us a hint as to what it means for the next few years.

Then we jumped into speculation territory. What will be the big surprises for 2015?

They are small, they fit in your pocket and they shoot 35mm film. Compact cameras, they have been around for a while and truly hit it big in the 90's.

But why would you want to shoot with something from the 90's? Amanda shares her love of compacts on this months episode. What compacts are still being made? Which ones are worth buying, and how much should you spend on them?

Also, what can you do with them when you are feeling a bit crafty.

Welcome to 2015, with the gang at Plastic Imagery. Music provided by "Spinning Clocks."

Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season. Already sick of the family? Plastic Imagery has you covered. We start this episode with a look back at everything that happened in 2014. Of course we had to mention that there were a large number of great kick starters in 2014, some of them were truly fantastic and we got to watch them become successful.

After that discussion and an unnecessary rant on who belongs on kick starter, we decided to look forward to 2015. It is always a good idea to start the year fresh, and plan a goal. For the three hosts of Plastic Imagery, 2015 is the year of projects. Although, one of the hosts is being a bit shy about what projects she is going to be working on.

Give the final episode of the year a listen and let us know what your plan for 2015 is.

This month on Plastic Imagery we were very fortunate to have some special guests to help us learn about a topic none of us are familiar with: Film Souping. Joining us on this topic are the two women behind the wonderful internet collective Cool Girls Shoot Film.

They were kind enough to wake up early/stay up incredibly late to join us this week and teach us, the how and why of souping, along the way learning what CGSF thinks about different cameras and camera companies.

Spanning the globe, this episode involved participants in the US, Germany and Malaysia, isn't the internet amazing?

You can find CGSF on the web at the following locations:

Twitter

Facebook

Website

So tell us, have you ever souped film? What was the recipe and how did the results turn out?