Shashin
Well-known member
As far as modern optics go, Mamiya had two soft-focus lenses for their RB/RZ 67. Rodenstock made a 300mm soft-focus lens for large format. Fuji made one for their 6x8 camera and large format. All came with a lens sieve. Soft focus lenses have always been a rather low-volume product aimed at a small group of photographers. They have never been cheap, unless you are just referring to badly made lenses on Holgas etc, which are not really soft-focus lenses, but sharp focus lenses that are soft.