Stacey_K

I will say, that 180mm f2.8 sonnar is one of the best lenses I have ever used. Amazing bokeh and nice and sharp too.

I got a cheap one off ebay, seems to work OK.

All I can think is someone calling the police if you had that thing mounted on a tripod lol

exactly like those.

Thanks for this. I found one on ebay already modified to a nikon F mount in a helical adapter :) I also need to look, I might have a 6X6 folder with that lens around here somewhere...

I think everyone is missing the point, I do NOT want "good" and I'm not looking for sharp "modern look" vintage lenses. I'm looking for the ones with funky optics like the 43-86. I'm sure there ...

Very cool!! Thanks

Bingo, I really want to do pictorialist photography. I feel everyone is trying to follow the F64 school of thought and that just doesn't fit my vision. I took this shot with an old Konica ...

Thanks, the corygon 80mm f2.8 looks interesting!

Right. If you have to use a +40mp camera at 100% to see the difference, would that situation even surface in real world use? For me, with almost any lens made in the last 2 decades, it's about DOF ...

Well not to me. But ones the sharpness freaks wouldn't own might be a better description. Right, like I got a zeiss 3 element 85mm f4 for my old contax and it's a cool lens. Looking for others like ...

I've been playing around with older gear, mostly 50's vintage stuff and enjoy the look I am getting on film with these older lenses. I picked up a new in the box 43-86 f3.5 pre-AI zoom for $30, ...

Been playing around with my photography and decided to mess around with lenses everyone considers junk. Let's hear what people consider to be worthlessly bad lenses for me to play with! To start ...

I will say, when I was shooting DX I longed for a 70mm =>f2 lens for indoor portraits. And an updated 180mm f2.8 would be nice. Otherwise the list makes no sense and asking for lighter/cheaper ...

A 120mm f1.8 is gonna be larger and just as heavy, if not heavier, as a 105mm f1.4.

I know right? lol

I don't get it either. They go for some ultra sharp lens, and then go out and purchase skin softening software... *shrugs*