Customer Reviews

Holga 150120 Split Image Filter Lens Set

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For studio work with the Holga camera, this is a very useful accessory. In the field, it gets in the way of an otherwise fast-handling camera.

It allows you to buy colored plastic transparencies, cut them to size, and use them as camera filters. It works well.

If you plan on using the different filters that are offered for the holga camera, then you will need the slip-on filter holder adapter so that you can fasten them to the front of the camera. Simple, sweet, the end. . .

Prism-type filters were all the rage for a while back in the late 1960s/early 1970s, so if you want to recapture that trippy house-of-mirrors vibe, these little filters should do the trick. This kit contains three filters, each of which will give you a different split image pattern. So, now you can make your kid's birthday photos look like the cover of Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn! Well, almost. The prisms are plastic and have minimal facets which brings them closer to old Cracker Jack prizes than legit prism filters - but these are a fraction of the cost so who's complaining?

The filters are designed for use with the Holga camera. No, the adapter doesn't come with it, and because the Holga adapter is square shaped, these filters are made out of thick plastic squares. This means you can't easily slide them into a lens adapter for a non-Holga camera, but it does mean that you could simply hold it over the lens of whatever digital or film camera you own and you'll be able to use the effect. This isn't an effect you'll necessarily want to use often as it dominates the image, but it's a lot more fun to generate these effects "live" than to add them post-production in Photoshop or other imaging software. Be prepared, however, because the thickness of plastic means you're going to get your best results in brighter light or longer shutter speeds. This may not be the filter of choice if you're taking a lot of indoor photos.

If you're hoping to keep little pieces of plastic in front of the lens of your Holga, this here's your ticket to joy.

These are fun and add such an unpredictable beauty to finished photos. You can even hold the filter over your regular camera's lens for some fun effects.

Love my holga - However, I think the filter adapter should of come with the filters.

I got a set of filters for my birthday and to my dad's surprise, no adapter. This adapter works great just too bad you need to buy it separately

The Holga Filter Holder Adapter is a wonderful addition to this plastic "toy" camera. Just slip it on to the lense ring and you can change the color of the filters in a snap. I just love to see what happens when I add blue, or red or gray to a shot. The way it surrounds the image and leaves the center a natural color keeps your eye on the subject, but makes the whole scene dreamy. I just leave in on my camera all the time and I am ready to create something new right away.

I received this Holga adapter very promptly, and I'm excited to begin using it:) Thanks so much!

These filters came in perfect condition. I haven't gotten my film back yet, but just looking through the filters while holding them infront of objects makes some pretty awesome sights! Can't wait to see the film!

fun stuff. makes for an interesting image. You never know what you're going to get. On time and great condition.