Holga HL-C 60mm f/8 Lens for Canon DSLR Camera(Black)
$20.99
Price: $20.99
(as of Jan 18, 2025 09:01:36 UTC – Details)
The Holga’s low-cost construction and simple meniscus lens often yields pictures that display vignetting, blur, light leaks, and other distortions. But just these characteristics endows it with distinctive vitality and unique effects.
With the lens, the magic of Holga now is available for Nikon and Canon EOS DSLR cameras. It generates soft and dark angle images that cannot be duplicated!
The Lens are with a near/far focus adjustment ring and a fixed f/8 aperture. Focal length is 60mm. Lots of fun at a very reasonable price!
Specification:
Focal Length: 60mm
Focus Type: Manual
Maximum Aperture: F/8.0
Material: Plastic Lens
Dimension: 30×60 mm
Weight: 30g
Compatible with:
Can be used with any Canon DSLR/SLR Camera (with Canon F-mount)
Package Includes:
1x Holga Lens HL-C for Canon
1x Front Cap
1x Rear Cap
1x Manual
The Holga lens that can be used with ANY Canon DSLR/SLR Camera
A kind of plastic lens that can be mounted to Canon cameras directly.
By using it, the Canon DSLR cameras can also shoot pictures with soft and dark angle effects, just like Holga film cameras.
Get one ! No Photoshop, Lightroom or other software for your photos!
Each photo is unique.
Customers say
Customers find the camera lens offers good value for money and is a fun alternative lens to use. They appreciate its unique look and consider it an enjoyable toy. However, some customers have reported issues with image quality, such as poor contrast, dark photos, and optical issues. They also dislike the focus accuracy. Opinions vary on the overall functionality.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
Devon Tripp –
Extremely impressive for $20
Holga has a reputation for weird quirks and optical issues, and this lens is no different. I purchased it specifically for the holga look, and it delivers just that. Poor contrast, barely passable center sharpness, non-existent corner sharpness, as well as heavy vignetting leaves a lot to desire in this lens yet it is the reason I got it. The look is undeniably unique, and while I wouldnât go and use this for any professional work, it is definitely an interesting hobby lens.I adapted it onto my Sony a7RIV which definitely didnât help the resolution issues but I found the results extremely satisfying. Overall it is a great lens with a unique look for only $20 dollars and if you are looking for something to play around with it is easy to adapt over to mirrorless.
Matt –
Fun toy, use with a crop sensor for best results.
People love to knock this lens. Itâs a toy, come on! If youâre into Lo-fi photography but donât want to hassle with 120 medium format film, this will serve you well. If youâre looking to add to your arsenal of L-series glass, just donât. Youâll leave a negative review and put people off to a potentially fun lens. I would, however, use only with a cropped sensor body. I have a full-frame Canon and the edges vignette severely. However, the center of the photos are nice, so it takes some editing for me to get sought results. Also, adjusting the focus can mess with the aperture and darken shots. I typically take some test shots to get it right and leave the lens alone, only adjusting shutter and ISO. So for this price, just pull the trigger. Youâll get your moneyâs worth.
Fiorella Grosso –
Nifty little lens!
I am a total noob in the photography world, but always have loved it. I have an upcoming trip to Boston, and fell in love with the idea of doing a film album of it. However, I realized that today film cameras are not the affordable thing they used to be, especially when it boils down to revealing your pictures. I have a Canon Rebel T6 which Iâm taking on the trip with me, so I figured Iâd give the Holga lens a shot. In my inexperienced-experience, this lens was simple to install and use. It is very lightweight and made out of plastic. It works great in the auto setting which is great for those of us who are not handy with the manual settings. The pictures with flash also look great in my opinion . What I find the most tricky is the focusing aspect, which may not be the lens but just me. I have added some of my practice pictures in this review in case some of you want to see what kind of image can be produced with this lens:)Overall, if you are looking for a fun alternative lens that gives you pictures similar to those family photo albums from the 80âs⦠then youâve got yourselves a deal with this one.**UPDATE**You all better buy this lens! I finally went to Boston and Iâm so happy with the pictures I took using it. I added some in this review! Very important to play with the settings to get your best shot!!!
S. Rose –
Made well for price, but not very practical/useful on most (APS-C) cameras…
Made well for price, but not very practical/useful on most (APS-C) cameras… This is partly my fault, 60MM on 120 film is a great walk around length. 60MM on most Canons with APS-C sensors is 96mm focal length which is wildly long for walking around photography, making this lens useless for me. Disappointing. Quality for the money is good, and it does have a nice feel giving the low price. If you wanted to use it for some old school portraits, maybe. But for a walk around lens, this should be in the 20-30mm range…
Jim Swift –
It really works! Very close to a film Holga.
I was taking a gamble on this when I found out these existed. I have had a Holga 135BC for 10 years or so and I used it a lot, but then it ended up in a box. Preparing for a road trip, I found it and two rolls of film. I took it on the trip and tried to get some good shots.Only to discover how insanely expensive film and processing are these days. Also, come on, whose computer has a CD drive these days? Two weeks to process? Digital killed 1-hour photo, I get it. Smartphones basically killed handheld camera-only devices unless you’re a photographer.Yet, I yearned for the past but didn’t want to break the bank or use Instagram filters, so I gave this a try. I figured if it sucked, I could return it. But it works great. Granted, the Holga aesthetic is not just the lens. It’s the light leaks, the film, the mistakes that often make unique photos. So, not *exactly* the same. But good! And for $20? I got it the next day and for less than the price of getting a roll of 35mm developed.Just accept it’s not gonna be 100% the same and you’ll be extremely satisfied. I try not to look at the photos until I’ve taken 36 of them so I don’t start tweaking too much. It’d kill the vibe.
Arnold Parker –
Does not work as intended
Once I place the lens on the camera and proceeded to take pictures, the photos turned out very dark. There is no way to open the aperture to allow more light in. I made home made pin hole cameras which took better photos than this lens. I would not give this lens one star, I had to, to get the submit button to activate
Ben –
I am just learning how to use it but I love it!
This is a fun camera to use on a canon EOS rebel t7 DSLR camera! Definitely recommend it if you wanna get a little experimental with the digital camera. It is very weight and has a fixed focal point the lens causes the picture quality makes it come out like old school film photography which is really cool!
gianny figueroa –
ITâS GREAT BUTâ¦
I ordered this lens because I wanted my pics to have the Holga effect/look to them. If this is what youâre looking for then this lens does the job, however, BEWARE. Do you have a full frame Canon or a crop/APS-C sensor? Even tho this lens will fit both cameras, you will only get the full HOLGA effect with the full frame sensor. So a canon 1D or 5D Mark whatever will benefit more from this lens than say a 70D or SL3.
Paco chavez –
Este lente debe ser usado a manera de diversión y experimentación, la foto tiene viñetado y unos colores retro que me encantan, si te gustan las fotos super definidas y a gran resolución no compres este lente, es mas bien para jugar a tomar fotos y hacer fotos estilo “lomography”, tomar fotos en blanco y negro y este lente son una gran combinación.
Didier Loza –
Es un lente muy muy obscuro, pero se puede arreglar modeando el lente.