Twin-Lens Holga Sees Double

Holga's TIM looks like an alcoholic Englishman after a particularly nasty Friday-night brawl, eyes half closed and all but a single tooth knocked from his stupid grinning mouth. And like that violent drunk, TIM will also stumble through life seeing double.

TIM stands for Twin Image Maker, and to this end the camera's “eyes” are a pair of identical lenses. Shoot with both open and you can make 3-D photos. Shoot with either one closed and you get half-frame images, allowing you to put the same image on either side off the photo, or make a diptych of any two images.

TIM's single tooth slides around in his smiling mouth to set the aperture for correct-ish exposure, and the camera also comes with an optional ($15 standalone) flash with color filters. Combine this with the half-frame and multiple exposure options and you have enough image-bending tools to make even a sober viewer dizzy.

All of these shenanigans are recorded on 35mm film.

TIM, from Holga, is available now and will cost you a very reasonable $50 or $60, depending on whether you opt for the flash or not.

Twin Lens Holga with Color Flash [Photojojo]
source: Gadget Lab

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