Halina Prefect Review

[@traintrambus]

My first camera was an Halina, I always thought it was a 2a but the reality was it was the A1but the year was 1964. I lost the camera years ago but I developed the film and contact printed the results. Thank you for the video it is most interesting.

[@thereluctantphotographer]

I have a great affinity with Halina. When I was a kid my Dad had a Halina 35 which he took with photos when on holidays in the 60's, so I have a few of those too. I'm on the lookout for an A1 to add to my collection. I do have a boxed Halina 6-4 which I'll be reviewing soon. Thanks for the comment regards David

[@gatblau1]

I have a Voightlander Brillant which also looks like a TLR but is not. At least you can focus the Brillant.

[@thereluctantphotographer]

I've seen a Voightlander Brilliant but never used one. The Halina is as basic as it gets..

[@ellenawaite3033]

Hey! Thank you so much for posting this. I just bought one but have no idea how to load the film. Please help!!

[@thereluctantphotographer]

Thanks. Remove the film holder. Make sure you have an empty spool. Put your new film in the lower sprung film holder making sure it is secure. free the film leader and pull about 6 inches or so of film out the film should not unravel due to a tab holding it then place the take up spool and put it in position locating it on the silver tab. then holding everything in place put the film holder in the camera ensuring the wind on knob locates in the loose end of the take up spool. Now you can pull the film leader out and put it into the take up spool, and while holding it in position, wind on the film until the film is taut ...... usually a couple of turns. Close the back and then wind the film on until you see number one in the red window. You are ready to shoot...... when the film is shot just carry on winding until the wind on feels loose, open the back and remove the film. It can be a fiddle when you first try but soon becomes second nature. Hope this helps. let me know if you need more info...

[@ellenawaite3033]

@@thereluctantphotographer thank you so so much! Also, if it’s okay to ask another, shutter speed wise - I’m struggling to read my light meter on my phone to work the shutter speed on the camera (8,11,16). How did you do it?

[@thereluctantphotographer]

Hi, because the shutter speed is fixed at 1/30 of a second, set the shutter speed to 1/30 on your light meter and and the iso of your film, then you will get a reading from the light meter for the aperture you should use. You may well get a suggested aperture outside of what is available on the camera, for example f5.6 or f32. I wouldn't worry to much about this if you're using black and white film as it has a good latitude and will still give good results. I would suggest starting with a black and white film with an iso of 100 and see what results you get. It is a bit of trial and error due to the restrictions of the camera but it can be good fun. If you need any more info let me know. PS try an old style light meter such as a Weston Master you can get them on eBay fr a few pounds.

[@mrinmoypaul6191]

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