What is the cheapest used Holga 135BC in the UK?

The cheapest used Holga 135BC currently listed is £40.43 at eBay, based on 5 listings compared across 2 UK retailers.

How many used Holga 135BC are for sale in the UK?

There are currently 5 used Holga 135BC listings available across 2 UK retailers on UsedLens, updated daily.

Used Holga 135BC for Sale — From £40

£40.43 Low price

£113.00 High price

5 Listings

2 Retailers

1 Reduced

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Holga 135BC — plastic 35mm toy camera with a built-in Black-Corners vignetting mask

Holga began in Hong Kong in the early 1980s as a cheap medium-format camera for the domestic Chinese market, before its plastic-lens, light-leaking aesthetic was adopted by lo-fi photographers worldwide. The 135BC adapts that toy-camera formula to 35mm film, part of the 135 series launched around 2005.

It uses a plastic 47mm lens with a two-position aperture, f/8 or f/11, and a fixed shutter speed of around 1/100 second, focused via a zone ring with presets for close, medium and distant subjects. The 'BC' feature is a built-in mask creating strong vignetting and darkened corners on every frame. It has a hot shoe but no meter or autofocus.

The plastic lens and mask are the whole point: images come out soft, unevenly exposed and heavily vignetted with the Black Corners effect, a rough look manufactured 'correct' cameras avoid. This makes every shot visually distinct from a standard Holga 135 frame lacking that signature.

These are inexpensive, mass-produced plastic cameras, so buyers should mainly check the light seals are intact, since light leaks beyond the intended vignetting are a common fault, and that the film advance and shutter fire reliably.