Vinatge lenses are absolute shit by today's standards, my 24-70/2.8 ED wide open takes a giant shit on my Jupiter-3 stopped down to f/16

The only reason they are relevant is people larping as Henri Cartier-Bresson, bokehfaggots and a few people who still enjoy shooting a mechanical film camera. I have a full set for my Canon 7 and love them but I', tired of Jewtube faggots memeing them up into unobtanium. I remember when Meyer-Optik Trioplan 100mm lenses for m42 were like 50 bucks, now they are 700 because some Jewtube fag shilled them.

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Is """character""" the new microcontrast?

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Check out the 3D pop of this one

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>>4325185
you say that yet 99.9% of all photofags just manipulate their pics in some sort of software anyway. So who cares that a lens is able to to capture what it seems more accurately when its going to be manipulated to hell regardless.

>>4325188
What the fuck is "microcontrast"?

>>4325198
Schizoid nonsense that’s objectively unmeasurable. Same as other such “I overpaid for a shitty old lens” copes as 3D pop

>>4325197

You can't photoshop your way into 3000-dollar ED lenses with Flourite elements, f1.2 apertures and nano coatings.

>>4325207
t. communist spamming gearfag
Go on post more of your shuttle pics lmao, pathetic

>>4325175
Falling for this meme inadvertently got me into shooting 35mm because meme lens prices don't apply as often to listings made by attic-cleaners who are selling their whole unrestored camera in "idk the shutter works" condition and don't know what a light seal is. I eventually cleaned up one of the least fucked up bodies I had and put a roll through it, giving myself that worm in the process.

>>4325189
This would be a good lens for studio portraits

>>4325175
Maximum sharpness and color accuracy is not always the goal. And don't say that you can always soften/desaturate in post. Optical "aberrations" are impossible to fully recreate in software, because they respond differently across focal distances. It's the same reason iPhone/Samsung "portrait mode" is shit and can't truly mimic shooting with a shallow depth of field.

Certain effects can only be achieved in camera.

>>4325185
aren't you the same tripfag that loves every screwdrive AF nikkor prime except the 28mm/2.8 or
does 80s not count as "vintage"?

>>4325393
he pulls shit out his hairy ass all the time
>random edge case example comparison
>stands for proposition all vintage lenses are bad

He likely will not agree with the simple idea that vintage= 20+ years, much less 40

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>>4325175
mid seventies k nikkor
captcha ><MGVN

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>>4325188
this looks quite good

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This was shot with the (arguably) worst version of Jupiter-9, somewhere between f5.6/f8. Don't know what side of the argument it supports and I couldn't care less, it's just a cheap 85mm that works.

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>>4325972
Yes it's quite nice despite the softness. Sharpness is a bit better when focused closer

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>>4326573
Soft focus effect when focused near infinity

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>>4326576
mm yeah, I am thinking motherfucking KINO

>>4325973
It’s looking like instant kino to me

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>>4326578
If you like that check out the rodenstock imagon. It has controllable softness through "aperture" plates. You can rotate the plates to open or close the smaller holes to control softness.

It's also a 1 element lens.

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Here is a nice example of the effect.

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I recently began collecting some vintage lenses within the last year. I can upload examples if anyone wants.

Starting with the 50/1.4 Super-Takumar (8 element version) - known for flaring like hell when wide open but cleans up after stopping down while still retaining character. Pretty solid all around.

Then I obtained a 105/2.5 Nikkor (AI version) - this was the one used for the famous Afghan girl portrait. Great lens, and I regret passing it off when I was consolidating my collection because it seemed redundant at the time. Oops.

I also bought a Helios 44m-4 for that sweet meme swirl. I still need to try it out some more.

My most recent purchases are from the Contax/Yashica line from Zeiss. So far I have the 28/2.8 MM, the 50/1.4 MM, the 85/1.4 MM, and the 135/2.8 AE. I'm really digging this set in particular.

Pic related is the Contax 50/1.4.

>>4326673
>Then I obtained a 105/2.5 Nikkor (AI version) - this was the one used for the famous Afghan girl portrait. Great lens, and I regret passing it off when I was consolidating my collection because it seemed redundant at the time. Oops.
I did the same. Stupid move as it should be in any collection.

>>4326573
this effect would be really good in black and white

>>4326654
you get the same effect with vaseline or spit on the lens. you can also use those for your homosex - which I suppose you have a lot of because you're into vintage lenses

The worst lens I ever used was a Leica elmarit-r 35mm. It was gigamogged by my $25 Pentax 35mm

>>4327099
(The sexless dont know this but lubricants are extremely useful for regular hetero sex too.)

>>4327104
yeah, if you don't get her wet I guess, beta cuck

>>4327099
I save all my spit and vaseline for your mother. I have none to spare to ruin my lenses with. Youre also extremely wrong, but that was already obvious.

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>>4327080
I went back to try it again in mono

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>>4327104
Ben Shapiro is that you?

>>4327107
Idk about you but I don't exactly like it when a girl has to squirt from her asshole before anal so lube it is

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>>4326673
Here's the 50/1.4 Takumar. Black cats are annoying to photograph.

>>4325185
This is the most sour grapes post I've ever seen.

Of course its annoying when influencers fuck up the market with meme inflation but to say vintage glass is bad and sucks and is for larpers is just so pathetic. You clearly want the glass. Hell, you HAVE some already lol Youre just mad you cant get more.

>>4327824
You should have just overexposed. Those highlights in the corner? Worthless. Just overexpose.

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>>4327847
Alright, I'll have to get over that particular mental block. Overexposure just bugs the shit out of me though.

(Picrel is the 105/2.5 AI Nikkor)

>>4327824
cat

>>4327860
>>4327847
>>4327824
i agree about prioritizing the exposure of the subject. hopefully your editing software automatically fixes the stupid color shifting that happens with some sensors. it probably does. i will say that i do like the dark black of this cat and his eyes though. i think the photo is surreal.

I posted this in the fgt but Ill ask here too.

Is there any way to put an Arsenal Jupiter-8, (Contax C-Mount, I think?) onto an L-mount Non-Leica rangefinder?

Are there any adapters for something like this?

>>4325207
Yes, you definitely can.
The problem is everyone here sucks at Photoshop.

>>4327946
https://kipon.com/product/adapter-kit-for-crf-l39l39-l/

Dont get the chinese 150 dollar ones they dont have a helicoid.

>>4327951
>$488
Oh...

>>4327954
Yeah i know

>>4327946
3D-print an adapter, or the whole mount

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>>4327824
Lovely cat & great vintage rendering. The 8-element version seems to have less green fringing in the out of focus areas than the 7-element version I have

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Early Helios 44 Silver Start 13 Blade model.

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>>4328629
Early Helios 44 Silver Start 13 Blade model.

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>>4328629
>>4328630
Early Helios 44 Silver Start 13 Blade model.

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>>4328631
>>4328630
>>4328629
>left side of her face is paralyzed
was it from the vaccine?

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>>4328629
>>4328630
>>4328631
And for comparison this is shot from the same shoot done with a more contemporary Zeiss Milvus 50mm Macro. Only difference is in the other shots a beauty dish on the right mixed with natural light and in this one it softbox instead. I actually prefer the softness of the Helios in this instance.

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>>4328629
>>4328630
>>4328631
that troon is almost passing

>>4328632
>her

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super takumar or something 55mm 1:1.8

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>>4328643
I have the Pentax Auto Takumar 55mm F/1.8 Zebra Edition Lens. A really nice lens. Will have to dig up some examples.

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>>4328643
>>4328646
Auto Takumar 55mm f1.8.

This is a video still taken with this lens. I get heaps of request for this softer kind of look of the vintage lens by clients including this and the Helios 44. Lots of folks want something a bit different than everything else out there shot on super sharp contemporary glass. How many Sigma art lens looks can you stomach? Cold and clinical. Lots of clients say they want something more emotive and these cheap old lenses lend an emotional abstraction to the image that a lot of people are drawn to if used right. I've got a set of super sharp Zeiss lenses and that look hardly gets asked for.

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>>4328632
>>4328640
>>4328641

y'all niggas are the reason /p/ is the best photo sharing network ever to exist

>>4328663
Is that wide open? I'm guessing so from the bokeh. Looks nice

>>4328677
Not him but definitely max aperture. These older lenses start to exhibit hexagonal highlights in the background when stopped down.

>>4328677
yep wide open

>>4328677
Yes wide open and those are fairy lights in the background to add pop to the bokeh. The Zebra auto takumar exhibits classic soap bubbles.

>>4326652
I also have the Imagon, made famous by classic Hollywood photographer George Hurrell. Only just got it recently and have only shot with it once. Very interesting halation. Can't wait to try it on portraits as I think think the blooming will create really nice skin glow.

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>>4328871
>>4326652
forgot the image

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>>4328663
>>4328643
>>4328873
Another with my Zebra Auto Takumar 55mm f1.8

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I also have a Helios 44-2 that has been fitted with an amorphfake mod. Here is the Helios swirl

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>>4328873
I love that halation, it's reminds me of every dream sequence from 80s low budget tv shows

>>4328670
I don't post photos here and neither should you. I will continue to make it actively a bad place to post photos until my demands are met:

>remove the captcha
>change the maximum file size to 20mb
>allow users to upload multiple photos at once
>implement thread-based IDs

Until then I will be posting my photos everywhere except here and I will be making it as annoying as possible for people who do post here.

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>>4328934
Best thing is with the Imagon the amount of softness that you want can be controlled precisely using the 3 different grades of diffuser discs. These discs can then be dialed in with sliders for further control. Really neat old lens. Here is another example with the number 2 disc fully open. Shot on film with my RZ67 proii and Portra film.

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>>4328947
I think this one is actually good as opposed to the cheesiness of the corvette shot. Some more still life's with the black background would be a sick project. I just looked up the lens, how are you using it?

>>4328950
The corvette one is set to maximum diffusion. The flower mid. There is another step down that is quite nice and subtle and probably what I will use for portraiture. I haven't had it long so I really haven't had much of a chance to do more than a couple of quick tests. Set up with the Zork Tubus into the RZ lens base that I bought it with. Then I either put it straight on the RZ or use a Photodiox adapter to my R5.

>>4328941
Take ya fuckin meds

>>4328941
No one cares bud
>>4328947
Very nice

>>4328873
reminds me of Oblivion

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Pic is from my 135/2.8 Contax.

>>4328268
I didn't mind paying slightly more for the 8-element version because I didn't want to mess around with de-yellowing the thoriated element. Green fringing can be annoying, but it's not too bad with green backdrops (and a non-issue entirely in B&W).
>>4328663
Nice. I'll look into this one.

I have a pair of more modern zoom lenses that I can use if I'm taking photos for others, but I've been slowly changing my prime collection over to mostly older glass. I know it's a bit of a meme, but I really am digging my Contax Zeiss collection. I have found that they can start approaching a clinical quality when stopped down far enough, but look wonderful when wide open or only slightly closed.
>>4328873
>>4328947
First is neat in a cheesy 80s way. The second one in particular is gorgeous.

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>>4329350
And a cat.

>>4325973
very very nice pic.

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>>4328947
Here is a B+W with the #1 diffusion disc.

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>>4329750
>>4328873

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Pic is from the 85/1.4 Contax.

>>4329750
>>4329757
That's really cool. I wonder if there are other lenses with built-in diffuser dials.

I had briefly considered tracking down the Softar filter set until I saw the prices. I'll keep looking.

>>4329766
The other variable soft focus lens that I have is the 180mm VSF Mamiya for the RZ67 medium format system. Also an interesting lens

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>>4328643

Any Tamron/Vivitar/Tokina etc glass with nice weird output to look out for? These lenses usually cost only a few bucks.

>>4326673
Long tome Contax SLR and Hasselblad owner here.

The 28mm f2 is great, have the 21mm f2.8 in EOS mount. Amazing lenses

Use a 50th Anniversary 85mm f1.2 but prefer the 85 1.4

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Pic is the 50/1.4 Contax again.

>>4331165
Tokina made a 90/2.5 macro lens in the 80s that has a reputation for its bokeh. I haven't tried it myself.
>>4332142
I would've liked to try the 28/2 but it was just a bit out of my budget, same with the 21. I have a ZE 18/3.5, but it's been difficult to get comfortable with.

>>4329750
Looks great.

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>>4332607
Here is the #1 disc on the Imagon again only half way open this time, so quite a subtle glow compared to the stronger discs.

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>>4332627
Another lens that has a lovely glow in the highlights is the Leica R 35mm f2.8 Elmarite that I also tested today.

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>>4332582
creamy/10

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>>4325185
>lens not made by drunken blyats shits over lens stopped down well into diffraction limits

>>4328873
this one is nice

I found an impecable Zenith e with a helios 44 2 at a thrift store. the shutter was slow as balls and stuck every time but damn it was $15
i tried to fix by cleaning and lubing the gears and now it's scratched on the top and in pieces and I can't put it back together lol

lens is in great condition though

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Yo vintage gearfags, I'm thinking of adapting some older, possibly M42 shit onto an M43 body. Planing on dipping my toes in the water with the Industar 50-2 f/3.5 50 mm.

Is there any warnings, recomendations, expectations that any anons can give me if I go down this path? Cheers

>>4337107
Guess those won't fit because of the 1mm size difference

>>4325185
>now they are 700 because some Jewtube fag shilled them
Why get emotional about it?
This just means that impressionable zoomers will be buying this trash instead of inflating the price on good lenses.

>>4337114
Are you autistic, or just deciding to be unhelpful. Or is there an actual point there you'd like to explain?

I own many lenses. But my gotoo's are the exceptional long barrel Nikkor 35mm f2.8 Ai (with my Nikon D2x), and the unrivalled Nikkor 50mm f2 H.C. Auto/Ai.

I also use a Nikkor 28mm f3.5 Ai-S, which is also a very good lens.

When using my very portable Nikon FG, I use the second version of the Series E 50mm f1.8 (very good with lens hood) along with the aforementioned 28mm.

>>4337107
>Is there any warnings
Have the local witch-doctor check for possible curses attached to them, buy quartz-crystals and drink lots of water after noon.

>>4337516
What if I take it to a local Dominos and have 'em slap it with a pepperoni

>>4328924
That's a really beautiful photo