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HOLGA interchangeable lenses, Plastic is fantastic!
The fun factor of taking pictures and the look of Holga pictures is now also available for digital SLR cameras thanks to the Holga plastic lenses.
These new Holga lenses are super light, look like products from the toy industry and come from the Far East. From conversations with other fanatical Holgagraphers, new perspectives on ordinary things emerge. The plastic lenses break the sterility of the digital age and the one-sided urge for absolute image sharpness, and they refract rays in all the colours of the rainbow when backlit.
Of course, these products cannot be compared with top optical lenses, but nobody wants that. On the contrary: photography with Holga lenses is a different matter. It is not about absolute precision or maximum artificial perfection. For those who prefer soft images with soft light flows, these lenses are unreservedly recommended. The distance setting is done, without autofocus of course, via symbols for 70cm, 2m, 6m and 10m to infinity.
The aperture is a simple, fixed pinhole: F/8 the sun laughs! Some freaks have also broken it out for higher light intensity and even more edge blur. So much fun for so little money, anyone can experiment.
Lens Mount | Canon EF |
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Lenses for subject | Portraits, Everyday shots, Travel |
Lens Design | Prime |
Minimal Focal Length | 60 mm |
Maximal Focal Length | 60 mm |
Maximum Aperture | f/8 |
Minimum Aperture | f/8 |
Autofocus (AF) | No |
Auto/Manual focus AF/MF | Manual Focus |