For the money, probably a pinhole, although you might argue it's not a lens.
For the money, probably a pinhole, although you might argue it's not a lens.
I'd look for a Veritar. They're available in decent shutters for not all that much money, and they are a true soft focus portrait lens.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
300mm and 360mm Rodenstock Imagons show up quite often reasonably priced in Copal 3 or Compound shutter. I got mine well below $500 but that takes some patience. Used both of them shooting portraits while at Burning Man.
On some lenses you can partially unscrew the elements to increase the distance between them and get a soft focus effect. It's free to try! I saw a site where a guy did this to a Tessar and got some interesting results. It might be worth an hour of your life to experiment with the lenses you already own to see if any of them give you something worth using. Just don't unscrew them too far! You could drop something!
Last edited by Jim Graves; 25-Mar-2017 at 21:14.
OK, Now, Who has one that they will sell me? The only way I'm gonna know is to shoot with one. Right?
thanks
J
Not just shoot, but shoot a bunch to "know" a lens well. I'm sure a WTB forum post would be successful.
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