I used to have a Nikon 8mm f/2.8 fisheye, but I think the weirdest lens I ever had wasa Nikon 28/3.5 PC lens. Rather than use it to correct vertical lines, I usd it to distort them even more.
It's not particularly wide, but the "strangest" lens I have is an Meyer-Gorlitz Orestegor 300mm. I use it on my MF camera. Right now I am looking for a Pentacon-Canon lens adaptor so I can try it out on the 20d. Has anybody done anything like that before?
Those are some "different" lenses. So, what is the era of the Pentacon 6? 60's? What about its lens?
And, I'm just curious... how did you get that 300 to to stay horizontal on the vertical surface?
Dat looks like a huge front element Daniel...
Pentacons were made from 1956 up until the dissolution of the company, VEB Pentacon, in 1992. I think my model comes from around 1968. Their 35mm cameras went under the praktica name. VEB pentacon grew (somehow) out of a combination of Zeiss Ikon and other companies that were sovietized into VEB PEntacon in 56. The Biometar was made for export, I think, which is why it only says "aus Jena" rahter than "carl Zeiss Jena" Apparently there was some beef with Zeiss in the west about unsing the name.
Good cameras, if you are lucky. Quality control wasn't the best, so some things left the factory that probably shouldn't have. But mine has served me well, and there's a great old russian guy in Brooklyn who can patch thses things up very well!
I would love to try out one of these MF Zeiss Jena lenses on my 20d. I have to get an adaptor. If the lens is "good" (re; quality control, again) then its as good as any zeiss glass. In fact, it IS zeiss glass. And you can get some of these zeiss Jena lenses very, very cheaply. I got the Orestegor for $60, and the whole Pentacon w/ Biometar for about $95.
i have an asahi pentax smc takumar 300/4 with a built in hood and tripod mount,for about $200 and a smc takumar 200/4 for about $100.
both are beautiful lenses and with the crop factor of my 20d they perform very well wide open with no edge softness.
not that unusual as so many were made,but as far as i can tell only a few of us in here use manual lenses-andy,ziggy,myself come to mind and a few new ones popping up in this thread.
if you want to get adapters for m42/pentax screwmount to eos then search for cameraquest- stephen gandy will sort you out with one of his high quality adapters-steer clear of the cheaper ones found elsewhere as they have tolerance problems, which affect lens registration and therefore focus.
if you want to get adapters for m42/pentax screwmount to eos then search for cameraquest- stephen gandy will sort you out with one of his high quality adapters-steer clear of the cheaper ones found elsewhere as they have tolerance problems, which affect lens registration and therefore focus.
My lenses aren't M42, they are medium format. Do you know if camera quest has adpaters for these as well?
i think the weirdest lens i have is by far the Rodenstock Heligon 75mm f/1.1
the price was $30 so i couldn't go wrong for such a nice piece of glass. the images it produces might not be the sharpest, but the effect of the pictures is powerful and expressive. its huge in physical size and weighs about 4lbs as well... so its a b*tch to hold.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... You have far to much time on your hands! Thanks for the images... I really like the bike engine shot! Abstract to the extreme! Have you ever painted, on shots like these, with a flashlight?
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I make sure i have time on my hands...we are a long long time in the ground imo. Never painted on them...that shot was about 5pm under an awning so there was plenty of light but at f/400 everything is dark.
I have a small collection of old cameras from my grandfather, the majority of them use out dated film you can't find any more.
As for glass, I love my Peleng 8mm and sometimes the Lensbaby 2.0, but I perfer the fisheye. If I had a Nikon I would buy the 10.5mm fisheye, but since using the Sigma 10-20 I'm pretty content.
To bad we can't see it. Care to try again? Please try to get a link that ends in JPG. I look forward to seeing what you have. Must be a serious lens @ 4lbs.
That lens is very popular with skate photographers, I'm not a big fan of fisheyes, they're becoming over used now a days, but you can definitely get some cool effects.
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Good cameras, if you are lucky. Quality control wasn't the best, so some things left the factory that probably shouldn't have. But mine has served me well, and there's a great old russian guy in Brooklyn who can patch thses things up very well!
I would love to try out one of these MF Zeiss Jena lenses on my 20d. I have to get an adaptor. If the lens is "good" (re; quality control, again) then its as good as any zeiss glass. In fact, it IS zeiss glass. And you can get some of these zeiss Jena lenses very, very cheaply. I got the Orestegor for $60, and the whole Pentacon w/ Biometar for about $95.
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i have an asahi pentax smc takumar 300/4 with a built in hood and tripod mount,for about $200 and a smc takumar 200/4 for about $100.
both are beautiful lenses and with the crop factor of my 20d they perform very well wide open with no edge softness.
not that unusual as so many were made,but as far as i can tell only a few of us in here use manual lenses-andy,ziggy,myself come to mind and a few new ones popping up in this thread.
if you want to get adapters for m42/pentax screwmount to eos then search for cameraquest- stephen gandy will sort you out with one of his high quality adapters-steer clear of the cheaper ones found elsewhere as they have tolerance problems, which affect lens registration and therefore focus.
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Canon 20d,EFS-60mm Macro,Canon 85mm/1.8. Pentax Spotmatic SP,Pentax Super Takumars 50/1.4 &135/3.5,Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumars 200/4 ,300/4,400/5.6,Sigma 600/8.
My lenses aren't M42, they are medium format. Do you know if camera quest has adpaters for these as well?
the price was $30 so i couldn't go wrong for such a nice piece of glass. the images it produces might not be the sharpest, but the effect of the pictures is powerful and expressive. its huge in physical size and weighs about 4lbs as well... so its a b*tch to hold.
That bit of coke can with the tiny hole is the lens.
The camera i made (i have heaps of them)
http://wadjelaphotography.smugmug.com/photos/244778-M-1.jpg
Some shots with it (before i learnt to PS B&W's so its a bit flat)
http://wadjelaphotography.smugmug.com/photos/221230-M-1.jpg
About a 4 minute shot of my bike engine in late afternoon at f/400
http://wadjelaphotography.smugmug.com/photos/221234-M-1.jpg
I do my own developing so its a bit hit & miss
http://wadjelaphotography.smugmug.com/photos/221226-M-1.jpg
I make sure i have time on my hands...we are a long long time in the ground imo. Never painted on them...that shot was about 5pm under an awning so there was plenty of light but at f/400 everything is dark.
As for glass, I love my Peleng 8mm and sometimes the Lensbaby 2.0, but I perfer the fisheye. If I had a Nikon I would buy the 10.5mm fisheye, but since using the Sigma 10-20 I'm pretty content.
hey sorry about that. i updated the picture.
That lens is very popular with skate photographers, I'm not a big fan of fisheyes, they're becoming over used now a days, but you can definitely get some cool effects.
Setup: One camera, one lens, and one roll of film.