Jim Galli
22-Jan-2008, 10:25
I modified a Protar VII lens into a soft focus lens this weekend.
This is not necessarily a cheap solution for soft focus because the Protar VII lens is valuable in the first place. Another problem is that only the longest focal length Protar VII's are viable candidates. The one I converted was a 23 1/8" version and converted it is just 8" f4 focal length and covers only 5X7 and 4X5.
Photographs made with the lens are here; (http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/ProtarSoft/ProtarSoft.html)
http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/ProtarSoft/ProtarSoft.html
Your comments are of course always welcome.
This is not necessarily a cheap solution for soft focus because the Protar VII lens is valuable in the first place. Another problem is that only the longest focal length Protar VII's are viable candidates. The one I converted was a 23 1/8" version and converted it is just 8" f4 focal length and covers only 5X7 and 4X5.
Photographs made with the lens are here; (http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/ProtarSoft/ProtarSoft.html)
http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/ProtarSoft/ProtarSoft.html
Your comments are of course always welcome.