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Here's a technique that has been around for quite a while but for some reason, remains obscure to most people.

It is called the "Microclics" Holgarama. Most of you toycamera enthusiasts must be familiar with shooting a panorama with your beloved plastic gem.

But here's a quick reminder :

Choose your subject. Shoot your first frame, starting from the left, count approximately 25 to 28 clics, pivot to the right, shoot again, etc, until you've captured your whole scene.
What you get is a wide panorama with a nice overlapping effect that adds some unpredictability to the final image.
Now the "Microclics" technique basically works the same. Unless you won't count 28 but 3 or 4 clics until you trip the shutter again (hence the name "Microclics"). When you're done, count 34 clics and you're ready to shoot another one.

This will result in a continuous overlapping, giving an impression of chaos and dizzyness.

Now here's some tips :
- Ask the lab to leave the negs uncut and scan it yourself.
- Since your film will be overexposed it's better to use a slow film (100 iso). Use 400 iso with caution.
- This technique works great with a Diana, but the number of clics is different. Some Diana clones do not "clic" at all, so it's best to count turns.
- Speaking of Dianas, I use the smallest aperture (Sunny) for this technique.
- Final tip : Forget all about it ! Try counting 4-6-8, then back to 3, shoot from right to left, put your Holga on a tripod or leave it at home, use the mask or get rid of it, you get the idea, have fun and experiment, because that's what lo-fi photography is about right ?

Oh ! And obviously the most important thing is : Throw away the lenscap !

You can see some of my pics here :

http://toycamera.com/forum/index.php?topic=2830.0

And here :

http://toycamera.com/forum/index.php?topic=2853.0

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written by Kaden Kratzer, June 11, 2009

Love it.

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written by s. pook-ygonk, June 14, 2009

Very cool and something I must have a go at.

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written by Flipperkoning, June 23, 2009

i like this technique, stephen schaub of figitalrevolution.com can make this overlapping frames photographs with his leica m7, but not the micro clicks. recently tried this with my diana f+ and using fuji provia 400, because it has the dots on the backing paper to see how far you have turned the film.

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=dianarama&w=8717645@N02

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i messed it up
written by Paride C., July 23, 2009

i panned the camera frome right to left!
i thought about it just when i saw it.

that's what came out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/4...749169337/

bye

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Help!!!!
written by Alyssa , September 10, 2009

Okay so I know this may sound stupid but what do you mean by the clic?? I have shot with a Holga before and just recently purchased a Diana so I'm familiar with how it works. By "clic" do you mean advance the film to the next frame? And after each pic you move the camera a little? Sorry if this is a stupid question..

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"clics"
written by craig, October 12, 2009

The Holga wind knob makes subtle "clics" as you turn it. You feel them, really, more than hear them. It's just a way of estimating how far you've advanced the film (this changes slightly as you get towards the end of the roll).

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written by Jacquelyn Siklos, October 30, 2009

I've often wondered how to be more precise (if I'm allowed to use that word applied to a holga anyway) in my overlapping shots - I never thought to count the clicks.
Thanks for the new technique

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