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Holga Turret Lens (HLT-C) Review

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The Holga Turret Lens is a unique and fun lens that comes with special effects and filters. It is suitable for shooting on bright sunny days and is reasonably priced at about 30 pounds. However, it has soft image quality and is not suitable for professional photography.

The Holga Turret Lens is suitable for shooting on bright sunny days and is reasonably priced at about 30 pounds. However, it has soft image quality and is not suitable for professional photography.

Pros
  • Comes with special effects and filters
  • Reasonably priced
  • Good build quality
Cons
  • Soft image quality
  • Not suitable for professional photography
  • Produces crazy vignetting in the corners

The build quality is good, although some users may feel concerned about having a big magnet close to their camera.

The Holga Turret Lens is a unique and fun lens that comes with special effects and filters. It is suitable for shooting on bright sunny days and is reasonably priced at about 30 pounds. The lens turret juts out to the side and comes with two colored filters and one with image and macro effects. The lens has an optic with a focal length of about f/22, making it most suitable for bright sunny day shooting. The build quality is good, although some users may feel concerned about having a big magnet close to their camera. However, the image quality is soft, especially in the middle and edges of the images, and the lens is not suitable for professional photography. Despite being designed for crop cameras, it produces crazy vignetting in the corners when used with a full-frame camera. Despite these drawbacks, it provides a bit of fun and special effects for those looking for a unique shooting experience.

Despite these drawbacks, it provides a bit of fun and special effects for those looking for a unique shooting experience.

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