[Sagitta]

If you feel the LBA nipping at you again, I'd like to throw the Sears 70-210 into your list of lenses to look for. It tends to sell stupidly cheap, but it shares the same glowy characteristics of the Sears 135mm (only moreso), and is a constant-aperture f/4.

You can usually pick one up for around $10-$20 if you get lucky, or even less if you get really lucky.

The lens was most likely made by Samyang back in the 80's.

The 'glow'. You can reduce/eliminate this very easily by not using the macro function on the lens and/or stopping it down. You can also half-cock the macro function to use it for some head and shoulders portraiture/other creative stuff if you feel the need.


Swirly bokeh


Flare? What flare?

[Kerrowdown]

It has a certain graininess or haze to it that I love and can't get with any of my new lenses

Can you not get the look you want in PP after the event?

[Another dyemention]

Can you not get the look you want in PP after the event?

I'm sure it's possible but I've not found a way. I can add grain and mute the colors a bit, maybe soften the whole thing. But I've not been able to get my 50 to look like my 70-300. On some B&W shots I can get it close but there's still a different look to it. It could possibly be the difference between the fl and how it effects the DOF. Or just how such a different fl renders an image. I'm still fairly new so not 100% sure. But even at 70mm the image has the same look as 300. So I'm convinced it's the lens.