Howard
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Post by Howard on May 12, 2023 22:44:51 GMT
Found this Kickstarter campaign for a new lens add on to give vintage, cinematic photos.
It sounds great though a little too expensive for me given the amount of use I would get out of it.
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Post by Chris on May 19, 2023 12:02:08 GMT
Thanks for sharing Howard. The video was very interesting. I agree, at about $2,000 it's too expensive for such a specialist use. I would be more inclined to create a vintage effect in post processing. It appears to be aimed at specialist videographers with a high budget. It does remind me though of some other equipment. Like the Leica Thambar. This was basically an expensive lens to produce an artistic blur. leica-camera.com/en-int/photography/lenses/m/thambar-m-90mm-f2-2-black-painted/discover The now discontinued Chinese Holga 120 film camera developed a cult following even though it had a low definition plastic lens. There are lots of YouTube videos showing how to use old cheap lenses to get unique effects with digital cameras. (eg. Mathiew Stern - weird lens photography) I think part of the fun of photography is experimenting with new methods. Photographs don't always have to be pin sharp to stir the emotions. Kind regards Chris |
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Post by Howard on May 21, 2023 7:10:30 GMT
I think part of the fun of photography is experimenting with new methods. Photographs don't always have to be pin sharp to stir the emotions. Kind regards Chris Hi Chris Thank for your response and I agree with everything you say. The Leica page makes my mouth water - perhaps one day! Very interesting lens, I like the results very much. I'll search out some of the youtube videos you suggest. I particularly like your comment, "Photographs don't always have to be pin sharp to stir the emotions.". It's very easy to get sucked into the technology and forget the art. A professional once told me a good photo has four elements - the usual foreground, background and middle ground... plus story. It's the latter that is so hard to capture but the thing which stirs the emotions. A lovely phrase in this context. I am currently enjoying "Early Color" by Saul Leiter. As you may know he used cheap, inappropriate and out of date film (initially to save money) and the results are interesting and absorbing. Plus there is hardly a single subject or frame in focus, yet its wonderful and intriguing, like most of his work. All the best Howard |
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Post by pontiac1940 on May 21, 2023 15:25:04 GMT
Agree with you both. A lot of ways to create special effects in a photo without needing a special $2K lens. I digress with some levity.  Like me, you could also drop your Leica Ernst Leitz Wetzlar D.R.P. on the granite floor of the Portland, Oregon airport in 1970 to create a special-effects lens.   |
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Post by cjt on May 21, 2023 18:03:38 GMT
Ouch!
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Post by Howard on May 21, 2023 23:05:20 GMT
That dreadful, sinking feeling...nothing worse!
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Post by pontiac1940 on May 22, 2023 4:14:22 GMT
That dreadful, sinking feeling...nothing worse! Yeah, I used that camera in university in the mid 60s and took photos with it for our Aggie yearbooks. I despise film these days but if the lens was not borked I'd run a roll of film through it. Oh well. |
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Like me, you could also drop your Leica Ernst Leitz Wetzlar D.R.P. on the granite floor of the Portland, Oregon airport in 1970 to create a special-effects lens. 
