Holga Repair [Canon 10D]
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While in Peru, my Holga slipped off my shoulder one day and slammed lens first into the cobblestone street. Upon first inspection it appeared to have weathered the shock OK, but then it became apparent that the lens would no longer turn to focus, and the shutter seemed to stick as well. Drat!
Fortunately, I came prepared with a set of small screwdrivers especially for taking apart the Holga (you know you're a confirmed toy camera geek when you travel with tools for emergency repairs to a $15 plastic camera!). The resulting operation necessitated the the total disassembly of the camera, more so than I had done in the past. This shot shows the procedure before I realized that I had to take the lens apart as well (all the way down to the curved plastic optic and accompanying gaskets to hold it in place).
The operation was a success and I was able to resume using the Holga for the remainder of my Peru trip (which included a Holga hommage to Machu Picchu). The lesson learned here is don't leave those tiny screwdrivers at home, and when airport security asks about them, hold your head high and proudly declare that they are for your Holga!
I shot eighteen rolls of 120 film in Peru; seventeen with the Holga and one in the Holga Pinhole. They are currently at the lab for processsing and my continued busy summer travel schedule and writing means that they probably won't begin to make an appearance here until the Fall.