Worst ever seen Lens.

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Hi.

Whats the worst lens i can mount on a M-mount Camera. (max 50$)
I need a lot of flare, distortion and vignetting.
Thanks for your help.

Ralle
 
I was posting it as a joke, but if is the kind of result you're looking for, there are also 35mm holgas and many other toycam you can use this way with dremel and some glue...
 
If you can stretch your budget by another $1,200 or so, then the pre-aspherical Summilux would fit the bill. :D
 
kevin m said:
If you can stretch your budget by another $1,200 or so, then the pre-aspherical Summilux would fit the bill. :D
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Maybe I can find one for 50. :rolleyes:


The Summar looks nice.
Could it be mount on an modern M-mount camera with an adapter? (Like an old CV)

Ralle
 
Maybe I can find one for 50.
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I was just joking. ;)

Honestly, there's no one lens I can think of for $50 that fulfills all your criteria.

Of the lenses I've owned, flare would be the 35mm pre-asph Summilux; vignetting would be the Noctilux; distortion the J-12, but only wide-open.

Personally, I'd look for flare and distortion and add vignetting in photoshop. An uncoated, pre-war lens in poor condition should do the trick.
 
Check out the Zeiss 2.8cm F8 Tessar. I know some were made or converted to LTM so they can be adapted M. It should meet your needs and buying it will lighten your wallet too :) (actually it's a decent lens for its era and fun)
 
Noctilux ! 50mm, strong vignetting, soft wide open and not usable for general purposes. Unfortunately it hardly flares and for the flaws you have to pay 80x $50 ... :D
 
The thing is, a lot of the russian lenses are pretty decent. Assuming they are not actually faulty the worst problem is likely to be that they are a little soft wide-open.

My Jupiter-8 compares very well to my Summitar [which was coated at some point after it was made and is optically in very good condition]. It focuses accurately on my Leica body, too.

The 'worst' I've seen -- in a charming way -- are from Summars [I've never owned one, but seen other people's shots].
 
Most people, when they ask this kind of question, don't really want a particular lens, but specific effects. Rather than buying a special piece of glass for that, try experimenting to get the effect with your existing lenses, such as:

- Haze: Smear some vaseline on a clear piece of glass, hold it in front of your lens.
- Vignetting: Cut a ring from cardboard with a hole slightly smaller than the front element, hold it in front of your lens.
- Flare, low contrast: Make some deep scratches into a clear piece of glass, hold it in front of your lens.

Advantages: One less lens; effect can be achieved with all lenses you already own; you can control the degree of the effect.
Disadvantages: None.

The Leica is not the best system for this kind of experimentation because you don't get in-viewfinder verification of what you're doing. Best do these experiments with an SLR, then when you know how to get good effects apply them to your M lenses. :)

Philipp
 
In the 60's there was a "fish eye" lens which screwed onto your prime lens. Put one of these on an 85 or 135 lens and voila! But be careful, you may get what you are looking for.
 
Hi.

Thanks for your hinds. (vaseline, step down rings ...)
I tried all this stuff at some of my toycameras and it works well.

But this is not exactly what i am looking for.
I am looking for a rubbishy lens, that i can take as base for some more modification.
I need a good base for my experiment.
It doesn't make sens. But there is no need to make sense.

Ralle
 
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