Gimmick or no gimmick?

I made this lens as an experiment. Half Sonnar, Half Xenon.

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I gave it away to a friend who uses it on an M8.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33192774@N08/3318307656/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33192774@N08/3314588403/

he likes it.

Vignettes, soft edges, lots of optical problems. I think it works.
 
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Very nice results from your experimental lens. Was it a bit of an accidental discovery? It kind of sounds like this is the effect you were after. Either way I dig the custom "zone plate-vaseline-lens scratch..." results. It definitely works.
 
Toy cameras are nice. They take pictures, sometimes those with a good eye can take really nice pictures.

Plus they sell film and labs make an extra buck from all that developing. Sounds like a good deal to me.
 
i have a Holga.. for me, its kind of a breather.. i never cross process, i never put vignetting in my photos.. i always put away my square mask because i dont like vignetting.. what i want is a picture. be it from a plastic toy or my every trusty FM2n.. it has become my back up.. when im out shooting, i always make it a point that the fixed 125th of a second shutterspeed is enough for a good exposed at 100 ISO film photograph. so far, ive had good photos from it at least for me.. when im done with my FM2n, i take this out and start shooting but still, with discipline and heart and vision.. not the crappy "dont think just shoot" moto..

like these.. all taken from my Holga, Fujifilm Superia 100 ISO

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denmark.yuzon said:
ahaha.. why do you say that? :D ive seen the nocti at wide open.. it seems to have some vignetting.. but, i dont know.. i maybe hallucinating.. hahaha
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I just mean that the Noctilux in it's own way has as strong a signature as a Holga ... slight price difference of course! :D

To me though they both exist in the world of photography quite justifiably on their own merrits.
 
Keith said:
I just mean that the Noctilux in it's own way has as strong a signature as a Holga ... slight price difference of course! :D

To me though they both exist in the world of photography quite justifiably on their own merrits.
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Especially when people can produce photos like this:


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Note that the photographer was carrying the camera "cuz it's light" (and presumably cheap and replacable: he was skating).

...Mike
 
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