Day for Night: The Holga HL-N

Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Nikon D90 + Holga HL-N

One thing that the Holga HL-N seems to excel at is taking dark pictures. It’s tricky judging the exposure by chimping, and as you work your way down to the correct shutter speed, you invariably wind up with images like this…dark and underexposed.

First Impressions: Holga HL-N 60mm f/8.0 “Lens”

I can’t believe I’m actually writing this. But then, this is likely to be such a misunderstood product, that it bears the shedding of some light.

Happy Father’s Day, Brought to you by Holga

Holga HL-N 60mm f/8.0 Lens. Photo Courtesy B&H Photo & Video.

Well, I was right. Amongst the many thoughtful gifts I received today from my wife and daughter, was a genuine Holga NL-N.

Lomographic Lenses for DSLRs: The Holga HL-N and Others

Holga HL-N, a 60mm f/8.0 “Toy” lens for Nikon DSLRs
Photo courtesy of RamboHK

Somehow this one slipped by me. While I wasn’t looking, The fine folks at Holga began producing their own SLR lenses in Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax and Sony mounts. This is good news for me, because I have the Holgamods version of this lens, and well, it leaves a lot to be desired.