What is a good swirly bokeh lens that's cheap and good for a Speed Graphic?

[C. D. Keth]

It's actually a request from a subject!

That's how it always starts.

[Frank Petronio]

I'm going to do digital collages if the money is there....

[Winger]

You could try taking the bottom part off a pair of binoculars and gluing it to a lensboard. If you have a focal plane shutter, you're good to go. I don't know if all would have great swirly stuff, but it's cheap enough to try.

[Mark Sawyer]

$100 or even $200 is cheap, I'm really lazy, what is the simple answer?

I'm dreaming of a fast, Brass, and French model with nice engraved cursive writing already expertly mounted on a black Graphic board with no fuss, no muss...

You can probably find a nice Cinephor for $50, then have it engraved for another $50. I'm not sure what having it brass plated will run...

[Tim Meisburger]

Just borrow one from Eddie.

[Jim Galli]

Maybe a rental? This is just a phase, right?

[Ari]

What's next, a wooden camera for your soon-to-be "vintage lens collection"?

[Kirk Fry]

Magnifying lenses from Walmart or Target might give the desired "look". I saw some very interesting work high school kids did with this approach using a view camera.

[Lightbender]

Try a 67mm +2 and +3 close-up lens stacked on top of each other.

[dsphotog]

Please don't refer to my prior five years of snide comments about swirly lenses;-p

Looking for something cheap and easy to play with on a 4x5 Speed, cult $$$ lenses need not apply.

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