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25mm E-mount lens for $15 (it's a Holga!)

Don Libby

Well-known member
I just need to break it to Sandy that I brought another lens. The good news it's under $20.00 and is a 179 expense....
 

cam

Active member
Stop, stop, stop!!! I can't believe I'm even thinking about this :ROTFL:

more pics, please!
 

Don Libby

Well-known member
Stop, stop, stop!!! I can't believe I'm even thinking about this :ROTFL:

more pics, please!
I feel your pain! Then I thought how bad could it be? It's less than $20 and I just spent that at lunch. So I broke down and ordered one; still don't have the guts to tell Sandy :eek:
 

cam

Active member
I feel your pain! Then I thought how bad could it be? It's less than $20 and I just spent that at lunch. So I broke down and ordered one; still don't have the guts to tell Sandy :eek:
Tell Sandy you took me out for lunch :p
 
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Vivek

Guest
I was looking at pinhole offerings and stumbled across this on eBay. I think I'll invest the fifteen dollars to see what it can do.
I bought one. It was a bit too late to realise that it was for APS-C (NEX). No harm done, I will give it to my son for his NEX-5N. :)

While being awestruck by this (and the mistake with the formats), I discovered that none other than Nikon has a fantastic product that will turn any lens into a Holga, namely the D750. :thumbs:

[Google D750 spits out fantastic Holgaish images]

A bit pricey (2099 Euros) but I am going to get one soon (they are threatening a fix, so I need hurry before they mess it up), seriously! :)
 

Steve P.

New member
I bought one. It was a bit too late to realise that it was for APS-C (NEX). No harm done, I will give it to my son for his NEX-5N. :)

While being awestruck by this (and the mistake with the formats), I discovered that none other than Nikon has a fantastic product that will turn any lens into a Holga, namely the D750. :thumbs:

[Google D750 spits out fantastic Holgaish images]

A bit pricey (2099 Euros) but I am going to get one soon (they are threatening a fix, so I need hurry before they mess it up), seriously! :)
Aren't you the guy who, just three days ago in the 'A9: Coming Soon to You' thread, posted that you were going to take a break from the forum for a few months because of all the troll posts? :rolleyes:
Just curious. :poke:
 
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Vivek

Guest
A quote from elsewhere about the D750 flare from a Nikonista changed my perspective:

In the past, consumers simply learned the limitations of the goods that they bought and devised ways to get around them – now we seem to see an increasing bunch of litigious cry-babies!
My Nikon user friends are wise! :)
 
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Vivek

Guest
When the NEX-5 came out, I fashioned this "thing". Fixed aperture and can be focused from infinity to ~10cm. Vignetting and color drift are plenty (it got spoiled with the later generation NEX', unfortunately). FWIW, it does very well in IR.

Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr

NEX-C3 ("full spectrum") with 23/2.8 Tessar (from a Rollei 110)

Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr

A camera bag from an old Olympus pen D is a bit too big for this outfit!
 
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Vivek

Guest
That will cover the whole frame. :)

35mm and up (for a Tessar) would cover the FF. I have a prewar, uncoated 3cm f/2.8 Tessar (from a Robot camera) that almost covers at infinity.
 
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Vivek

Guest
Have you ever tried any of the Pentax 110 lenses? I'm curious what size image circle they have.
I mounted an 18/2.8 in C mount (for tiny format, G1) a while ago and have posted about it there. That one illuminates APS-C. The 50/2.8 might also do that. There is even an adapter available for them now!

My Robot Tessar 3cm f/2.8 with a proper adapter:

Untitled by Vivek Iyer, on Flickr

Actually illuminates the whole frame at infinity, wide open and covers it when stopped down.
 
I mounted an 18/2.8 in C mount (for tiny format, G1) a while ago and have posted about it there. That one illuminates APS-C.
That sounds like a fun little diversion. I'll have to get one of those adapters. (I've got a couple of the Pentax 110 lenses in the 'museum'.)
 
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