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Alternate Internet ID
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 Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:54 pm Post subject: Stinkers |
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Alternate Internet ID wrote:
Anybody got an absolute stinker of a lens they are attached to?
It could be in really bad condition or just not very well regarded - or both, but you seem to keep using it or just don't have the heart to part with it.
I've got a Palinar 100mm f/4 preset that is full of wispy fungus and has a loose aperture blade - it's not worth selling, but it produces decent results and I like using it so much that I just can't bring myself to pay for a replacement.
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Sigma: 1.4/50mm EX DG HSM
Samsung: 3.5-5.6/20-50mm
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Tamron SP: 2.5/90mm
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hifisapi
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| Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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hifisapi wrote:
Nope. None. Nada. I strive for the very best in lenses and condition.
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Mir
Joined: 07 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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Mir wrote:
hifisapi wrote:
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| Nope. None. Nada. I strive for the very best in lenses and condition. |
And if they're not in perfect condition, I'll clean and shine and dust and lube.....
Then I'll buy the same lens until i get the "right" condition one.... for my taste.... 
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MISC: Tamron SP 35-80 (01A), Auto Chinon Tomioka 1.4/55, Tokina AT-X 2.5/90, Tamron SP 5,6/300 (54B)
ZEISS: WG Distagon 2.8/25, WG Distagon 2.8/35 HFT, WG Planar HFT 1.4/50, Ultron 1.8/50, WG Sonnar 2.8/85, WG Sonnar HFT 2.8/135
VOIGTLÄNDER : Ultron Aspherical 1.8/21, Ultron 2/28, Nokton Aspherical 1.2/35, Nokton Classic 1.4/40, Nokton Aspherical 1.5/50, Color-Heliar 2.5/75
MINOLTA: MD 3.5/35-70 Macro, MD 1.2/50, MC Rokkor-X 1.2/58, MD Macro 3.5/50
LEITZ: SUMMICRON-R 2/35 (II), SUMMICRON-R 2/50 (II), TELE ELMARIT-M 2,8/90 (Thin)
CANON RF: 2.8/28, 2/35, 1.2/50, 1.4/50, Serenar 1.8/50, 2/85, 2/100, 3.5/100
LTM : FUJINON L 2/5cm, CHIYODA KOGAKU SUPER ROKKOR 1.8/5cm, CHIYOKO SUPER ROKKOR C 2/5cm, TOKYO KOGAKU Topcor-S 2/5cm, Nippon Kogaku NIKKOR-H.C 2/5cm, KMZ Jupiter-8 2/5cm
DKL : VOIGTLÄNDER SKOPAREX 3,4/35, SEPTON 2/50, DYNAREX 3,4/90, SUPER-DYNAREX 4/135, Scheiner-Kreuznach Retina-Xenon 1,9/50
And a small Minolta AF set: 2.8/20, 1.4/35, 1.4/50, 2/100, 4.5/100-200
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iangreenhalgh1
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| Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Condition is an obsession of collectors. I have loads of lenses with imperfections and they all shoot great.
I had that Palinar 4/100, a decent little lens made by Tokina, I found contrast was low but after some PP the results were good.
The worst condition lens I have and use is a Kershaw made Kalee Boomed Projection lens, it has separation, scratches, a chip, bubbles, but it shoots beautifully so I don't care, my lenses are to be used, not admired in a glass case.
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Mir
Joined: 07 Feb 2011
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Location: Montreal, Canada
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| Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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Mir wrote:
I use 'em most everyday (not all at once !)
Bring 4 or 5 on every trip abroad i do..
Never leave home without 1 or 2 (except to go to work)
Still i love 'em when they are nice and shinny.....
and even though beat up ones will still make good images
i'm just not gonna keep them for to long...
I'm not a collector... I guess i'm just crazy !
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"There is a fine line between hobby and mental illness"
MISC: Tamron SP 35-80 (01A), Auto Chinon Tomioka 1.4/55, Tokina AT-X 2.5/90, Tamron SP 5,6/300 (54B)
ZEISS: WG Distagon 2.8/25, WG Distagon 2.8/35 HFT, WG Planar HFT 1.4/50, Ultron 1.8/50, WG Sonnar 2.8/85, WG Sonnar HFT 2.8/135
VOIGTLÄNDER : Ultron Aspherical 1.8/21, Ultron 2/28, Nokton Aspherical 1.2/35, Nokton Classic 1.4/40, Nokton Aspherical 1.5/50, Color-Heliar 2.5/75
MINOLTA: MD 3.5/35-70 Macro, MD 1.2/50, MC Rokkor-X 1.2/58, MD Macro 3.5/50
LEITZ: SUMMICRON-R 2/35 (II), SUMMICRON-R 2/50 (II), TELE ELMARIT-M 2,8/90 (Thin)
CANON RF: 2.8/28, 2/35, 1.2/50, 1.4/50, Serenar 1.8/50, 2/85, 2/100, 3.5/100
LTM : FUJINON L 2/5cm, CHIYODA KOGAKU SUPER ROKKOR 1.8/5cm, CHIYOKO SUPER ROKKOR C 2/5cm, TOKYO KOGAKU Topcor-S 2/5cm, Nippon Kogaku NIKKOR-H.C 2/5cm, KMZ Jupiter-8 2/5cm
DKL : VOIGTLÄNDER SKOPAREX 3,4/35, SEPTON 2/50, DYNAREX 3,4/90, SUPER-DYNAREX 4/135, Scheiner-Kreuznach Retina-Xenon 1,9/50
And a small Minolta AF set: 2.8/20, 1.4/35, 1.4/50, 2/100, 4.5/100-200
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NewStuff
Joined: 31 Mar 2011
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Location: Wales, UK
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| Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:54 am Post subject: |
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NewStuff wrote:
I love my last remaining AF lens... although the AF doesn't work, it has slight fungus, and a scratch on the front element. 24/2.8 Sigma Superwide II. Even in that condition, it takes a decently sharp picture.
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Lloydy
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Lloydy wrote:
Ian just unloaded a stinker on me, a Canon FD 70-210 f4 - which has had more than a passing acquaintance with concrete. I think it has been dropped, front element down, on many occasions. It does however take pictures, but I'm no judge if they are good, bad or ugly.
This lens is ugly, but it doesn't qualify for the question of this topic, I'm not keeping this optical horror to myself, it deserves to be shared.
My stinker that I will not part with is a Soligor 35 3.5, one of five 'chrome eared' Soligors that I have. Four are good, even very good. But sadly the tiny little 35, in perfect condition, isn't in the same league. 99% of the pictures I take with it are frustratingly bad. But it's one of the set, and sometimes I give it one last chance to redeem itself. 
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