On 7/8/2020 3:10 PM, Mike Gordon via olympus wrote:
Interesting--I do prefer one with modern coatings but seems steep to pay that
much for a special purpose lens.
The 25/1.4 I mentioned has obviously up to date coatings, very low reflections and multi colors. And it swirls very well
for very low cost. Also, about the only option for µ4/3. The others are designed for FF, and the swirl will be cropped
off on a smaller sensor. Tiny and weighs nothing.
I believe there are multi-coated newer Russian variants. The original Zeiss
Biotar is about 70 years old and I believe is uncoated--very well made though.
The Russian knockoffs in some flavors tend to get play in the rear
mount--probably only a significant issue for video and grease/oil on the
aperture blades.
There is an 85 mm one with similar bokeh but am leaning towards the type 5
belmos 44-2 that seems to age better with rare oil issues and no play. They
are not rare and probably constituted about 15% of total production. I think
the subject and background distance have to be just so to maximize the swirl
effect
There is also the LensBaby Twist 60, "Creates a cool vintage look & feel with its classic 1840 Joseph Petzval design."
More expensive than a used Russian lens, cheaper than the other new copies. More interesting sample photos than the
others. Whether better photographers or better lens effects, who knows.
<https://lensbaby.com/collections/collection/products/twist-60>
For anyone with an Optic Swap System base/holder, even cheaper.
Spinning Moose
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