Holga Wide Lens for Sony NEX Cameras

sony nex holga wide lens


It looks like Holga is joining the Sony E-mount system. They are producing a very inexpensive plastice lens with a native Sony NEX E-mount. It is a 25mm focal length lens (37.5mm FOV for the NEX cameras) with a fixed aperture of f/8. It is a zone focus lens, practice telling distances at 0.7, 2, 6, and 10+ meters (2.3, 7, 20, and 33 feet) in order to focus. These are the distances you can select with the focus ring.

The official Holga part number is HL(W)-SN. The images and information is from Buy The Goods of eBay fame. The Holga Wide Lens for the Sony NEX recently went for $19.75 shipped from Buy The Goods and sold out.

In order to combat this Sony will be releasing the Firmware Version 04 with a Toy Camera filter effect.

sony nex holga wide lens

Comments

  1. ryun^^May 25, 2011 at 6:11 AM

    i bought the Holga Lens for Sony NEX (HL(W)-SN).. it fit in but i cant take photo with it.. a msg show that lens is not fix properly... can i know why

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  2. kenMay 25, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    ryun^^ you need to go to Menu > Setup > Release w/o Lens > Enable

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  3. UnknownAugust 11, 2011 at 10:01 PM

    Hi Ryan, I had the same problem then i changed the settings like what someone said before. but have you had any luck with taking pics on it? what settings do i put my camera at? i am new to this and need all the help i can get. please advise!

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  4. kenAugust 12, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    Unknown see the post above yours, check here and see what the manual says.

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