justin_ng1 Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Thanks :) gonna stick with what I have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_brown4 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 A beater Elmar 50mm with a scratched up front element and internal haze/fungus ought to get you what you're looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin_ng1 Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Quite hard to find tbh, gonna see if developing less + less agitation would do the work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian1664876441 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 There are cheaper choices out there that have aged better than the Summar, have the same 1-2-2-1 configuration as the Summar, flare less than the Summar. The Canon 50/1.9 Serenar would be a good choice, and is cheap enough that you can keep what you have and pay for it by mowing a few lawns in the neighborhood. It is collapsible, and is hard coated. It should give the look you want without giving up what you have. Having one lens would be like a Painter having one brush. Add a Serenar 50/1.9 for a low-contrast look, keep the Summicron, get a Sonnar. The latter- Get a Jupiter-8, maybe mow an extra lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin_ng1 Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 Hmm is it really worth it? Should I just stick with what I have as usual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian1664876441 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 You are on this forum, and I believe others with this same question. The only way to find out is to pick up some alternative lenses and try them out. Many of these lenses are dirt cheap. I pick some up for as little as $10, take them apart, and make them usable. A couple of tools are required, not that hard to do. Less time taking an I-26m apart than this debate took! So- curiosity can be satisfied on the cheap, always worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin_ng1 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 Not here in Hong Kong! Everything is expensive, even on ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian1664876441 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Do you have to pay an large import tax? I've shipped to Hong Kong before, "1st Class International" for 1pound is $22 these days, much higher than a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin_ng1 Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 No tax, that's expensive for me haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian1664876441 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 If $22 is expensive for you: hold onto the Summicron, it will be a long time before you can afford another one. Be happy that you have it, use it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin_ng1 Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 I don't know, I'm up for vintage looks, but for some reason I just don't wanna sell my cron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin_ng1 Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 Yea gonna stick with what I have as always.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_shriver Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Kodak Series VI Pictorial Diffusion filter, plus appropriate adapters to Series VI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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