What is your worst lens?

zmohie · 05-04-2012, 02:54 AM

sigma mini 28 f2,8 .

yusuf · 05-04-2012, 03:19 AM

Pentax SMC 105mm f2.8

photocanadian · 05-04-2012, 11:21 AM

My eye ... it can't even focus to infinity on its own. Much improved with an extra lens. And no, not planning to sell it anytime soon.

mickeyobe · 05-04-2012, 12:40 PM

A 35mm Simco purchased in the late 1950's for my Exakta VX IIa.
I ruined one roll of film with it and never used it again.

It ranked somewhere well below the cracked bottom of a coke bottle.

I wouldn't sell it. There is no one I disliked that much.

Mickey

DaveHolmes · 05-04-2012, 06:56 PM

I have 2...

1) Haminex 135-f2.8... Bought for £7 on ebay - Too much hassle to get rid - Its a real dogsh*t lens... Lives in a cupboard rather than the shelf

2) Pentax-M 40mm 2.8 pancake - I could sell for more than I paid - Not a great lens, not particularly bad, just not great - I keep cos it 'looks' really good attached to older film bodies and is a bit of a rarity...

jimr-pdx · 05-04-2012, 09:07 PM

The worst ones are in a pile heading for the thrift store soon, so not sure they still count as 'my' lenses. Of the ones that will stay, I suppose the Rikenon 50/2 qualifies. It's a good lens optically but the aperture has stuck a couple of times, so using it past f/4 risks overexposure - plus it has the Sigma 50 macro to compete against. And given its value is pretty low I expect I will keep it, for rare times when f/2 is worth having.

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05-04-2012, 02:54 AM	#136
zmohie Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: egypt Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 435	sigma mini 28 f2,8 .

05-04-2012, 03:19 AM	#137
yusuf Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Palo Alto, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,497	Pentax SMC 105mm f2.8

05-04-2012, 11:21 AM	#138
photocanadian Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: capital city, the land of eh (Ottawa, Canada) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 329	My eye ... it can't even focus to infinity on its own. Much improved with an extra lens. And no, not planning to sell it anytime soon.

05-04-2012, 12:40 PM	#139
mickeyobe Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,759	A 35mm Simco purchased in the late 1950's for my Exakta VX IIa. I ruined one roll of film with it and never used it again. It ranked somewhere well below the cracked bottom of a coke bottle. I wouldn't sell it. There is no one I disliked that much. Mickey

05-04-2012, 06:56 PM	#140
DaveHolmes Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,501	I have 2... 1) Haminex 135-f2.8... Bought for £7 on ebay - Too much hassle to get rid - Its a real dogsh*t lens... Lives in a cupboard rather than the shelf 2) Pentax-M 40mm 2.8 pancake - I could sell for more than I paid - Not a great lens, not particularly bad, just not great - I keep cos it 'looks' really good attached to older film bodies and is a bit of a rarity...

05-04-2012, 09:07 PM	#141
jimr-pdx Pentaxian Join Date: May 2010 Location: now 1 hour north of PDX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,897	The worst ones are in a pile heading for the thrift store soon, so not sure they still count as 'my' lenses. Of the ones that will stay, I suppose the Rikenon 50/2 qualifies. It's a good lens optically but the aperture has stuck a couple of times, so using it past f/4 risks overexposure - plus it has the Sigma 50 macro to compete against. And given its value is pretty low I expect I will keep it, for rare times when f/2 is worth having.