W/NW Photos with lenses that have less than stellar reputations!

[Maiku]

Post your photos taken with lenses that have less than stellar reputations.

My FIRST contribution will be with a Vivitar 75-205mm f3.8 Close Focusing zoom lens made for a Konica AR-mount camera. Based on the serial number it was made by Kiron. I received it as a gift from a friend. This lens sells for around 25$ on eBay.

I shot a roll of film in 10-minutes to test the lens. Dinner was almost ready and the light was fading, so I scrambled around the yard taking photos of what I could!

Mike

 

[Rodchenko]

Ha! Good idea. I should get my Zuiko 15/8 out again.

 

[petronius]

Industar 50-2 on a Canon EOS 620; Polypan F

 

[Rogrund]

Hazy Industar 50/3.5.


Untitled by Rogrunder, on Flickr

 

[marko.oja]

OM-mount Soligor 135/2.8, paid £17+shipping for this one + an OM 50/1.8.

 

[Steve M.]

Welta with 3 element Trioplan lens, Agfa Isola with one element lens, Nettar with Novar 75 6.3 lens, Canon Rebel with crap 35 80 zoom, Nikon N80 with Tamron 28 200 zoom (better than it's reputation)

 

[charjohncarter]

First Six Camera, wide open:

Instamatic 104 lens mounted on a Bessa R:

Brownie Hawkeye Flash lens mounted on a Pentax 6x7:

 

[tunalegs]

Domiplan:
yamaha by berangberang, on Flickr

Isco Isconar 2.8/50:
Untitled by berangberang, on Flickr

Isco Isconar 4.5/100:
Untitled by berangberang, on Flickr

Untitled by berangberang, on Flickr

 

[Greyscale]

Braun Super II with Steinheil Munchen -E- Cassarit 50/2.8


underbridge by Greyscale3, on Flickr


Image 7 (2) by Greyscale3, on Flickr


023_023 by Greyscale3, on Flickr


Image 13 by Greyscale3, on Flickr

 

[f16sunshine]

Meyer Trioplan 100mm f2.8 @f5.6, HP5 @ 1600, tmax dev, Epson v700

 

[Ronald_H]

Ah well, today this is considered obsolete technology, a Nikon D70 with the plastic 28 - 80 kit lens.


Anne's legs, castle garden - 2006 by Ronald_H, on Flickr

 

[Ronald_H]

And the Lomography Sp[rocket Rocket (plastic wide angle):

Ninove 2014 by Ronald_H, on Flickr

 

[f16sunshine]

Flektagon 35mm, 5D Classic

 

[tunalegs]

Flektagon 35mm

With whom does this legendary lens have a bad reputation?

 

[raid]

Luxon 50/2 (for the Paxette)

 

[raid]

Steinheil 80 2.8:

 

[f16sunshine]

With whom does this legendary lens have a bad reputation?

Well, Me for starters. Of several tries... I never found a copy that was not de-centered. Including one that came from new old stock and literally came apart in the field during use.
Nice optical design after complete servicing if possible.
I'm not the only one who has this experience.
Folks often call these lenses "Junkagon".

Cheers!

 

[tunalegs]

Well, Me for starters. Of several tries... I never found a copy that was not de-centered. Including one that came from new old stock and literally came apart in the field during use.
Nice optical design after complete servicing if possible.
I'm not the only one who has this experience.
Folks often call these lenses "Junkagon".

Cheers!

I've never heard that before. Which version are you talking about though?

 

[f16sunshine]

The f2.4/35mm (the later one with long Helicoid).
I owned a couple of flektagon f2.8/21mm and quality was much better.
The f2.4/35mm had a much cheaper low quality build and materials.

Cheers!

 

[Maiku]

Camera: Minolta XE-7.

Lens: Sakar 35-70 f3.5-5.6 Macro zoom MC