Holga Dedicated Holgon MF (Multiple Flash) Shoe Mount Electronic Flash with a GN 21 with ISO 100.

2014-04-21T21:00:00

Fairly well made for the very reasonable price, but is a bit bulky and heavy (with batteries installed) for the quite low power output. It's only effective to about 6 ft. with ISO 400 film, a little further as fill only. Of course, at night, camera on tripod, with a non-moving subject, you can build up the light level with several flash exposures; keep in mind that each successive exposure requires double the number of flashes as the preceding one. Vertical bounce flash (to create a softer, diffused light quality, mainly for portraits) is possible, but, due to the unit's low output, I would only bounce it into a large (8x10" or 11x14") white bounce card held at a 45-degree angle a couple of feet above the flash (with the flash reflector tilted straight up). The unit is totally manual, with only an on-off switch and single/multi-flash switch for controls. The ready light also serves as a flash-test button. Regardless of its inevitable shortcomings, it's great for maintaining an all-Holga presence within your Holga "system."

Dave H.