One is a medium format lens with Pentacon Six mount (120mm), one is a 35mm lens (focal length: 135mm). If this didn't already smell like a trick question (and I wouldn‘t show the mount part), most people would certainly guess wrong …
Take any review on the web with a grain of salt. Even (or especially?) when coming from "experts" like Ken Rockwell. Would I take this lens for landscape or architecture? No. But for #portrait #photography this lens can render a gorgeous character.
Helene (10), #Kiel 2025
#Fujifilm GFX100S, Nippon Kogaku Zoom-Nikkor Auto 43-86/3,5
You want to use a #vintagelens and are not a collector? Then the most important rule for you should be:
Don't pay more than 100€ for a 50-58mm f1.4 or 1.8 lens!
There will be lenses out there for less with the identical or almost the same look. Don't believe the hype.
Für den heutigen #Fotomontag gibt es mal wieder etwas, das mit einem Vergrößerungsobjektiv aufgenommen worden ist, die sich auch wunderbar zur Fotografie eignen.
Lisa-Marie, #Eckernförde 2025
#Fujifilm GFX100S & #Rodenstock APO-Rodagon 50/2.8
Less popular or known than CZJ by the #CrappyCommieCameraParty (and the #shittylenschallenge) this Rathenower Cinerectim 100 is a wonderful projection lens very suitable for #portraitphotography.
Lisa-Marie, #Kiel 2024
More about projection lenses on the #Fujifilm GFX (Google translated blog): https://www-schlicksbier-com.translate.goog/projektionslinsen-an-der-fujifilm-gfx/?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp
I'm looking forward to trying out the lens this weekend, which Ken Rockwell calls the worst #Nikon lens ever made.
What I can say so far: It covers only the 35mm crop mode on the #GFX, has less purple fringing than Canons 85/1.8 but has the biggest distortion at 86mm that I ever saw in my life.
But I think that this will be a very worthy contender of the #shittylenschallenge. I stumbled upon this lens via a YouTuber who really loves it for all the flaws it has.
"Sun", "Albinar", "Itorex" - what do these zoom lenses have in common? They're dirt cheap (approximately 10-20 €) and work on a #Fujifilm 100MP sensor ...
Stay tuned for more surprises in the #shittylenschallenge. The first test of these (and Tamron) were good, now it's off to use them on shoots.
When you're a member of the #CrappyCommieCameraParty and the #shittylenschallenge and love the swirl it doesn't have to be a Helios. Just have a look at projection lenses like this #CZJ #Kipronar 140/1.9 ...
Lina, #Kiel 2024
When you love the #CrappyCommieCameraParty and the #shittylenschallenge then you have to stop for the Tair 11A 135/2.8 as well. Lot's of character outdoors but it makes also a good impression in the studio.
Jule (12) #Kiel 2025
If you love swirl, then (most) projection lenses are right up your alley. And of course the #CrappyCommieCameraParty and the #shittylenschallenge can deliver here as well since there are more than Helios comrades to the party.
Johanna, #Kiel 2023
#Fujifilm GFX100S, 35KP 120/2.8
Like with any #CCCP lens you have to have some luck. But if you do, you get a gorgeous #vintagelens, very worthy of the #CrappyCommieCameraParty and the #shittylenschallenge like this MC Jupiter 37A 135/3.5
Malin Steffen, #actress, #Hamburg 2021
#Fujifilm GFX50R
Looking for a nice but cheapish #vintagelens that would fit to the #CrappyCommieCameraParty then have a look at the Industar 61 52/2.8. It's a better / sharper alternative to the Industar 26M and it even works on a #Fujifilm GFX100S.
Lina, #Kiel 2024
4 years old, but more relevant than ever and also one of the reasons why I'm a fan of using a #vintagelens on modern cameras and adapted the #shittycamerachallenge into the #shittylenschallenge for me. Specs and MTF charts doesn‘t make your #portrait better. Character makes it better …
https://fstoppers.com/gear/why-image-quality-no-longer-most-important-aspect-lens-561506
The badly named OKP 1-100-1 100/1.8 #projectionlens is also a very good option for the #CrappyCommieCameraParty as it renders images really beautifully. It shows the magic of the #shittylenschallenge as well ...
Johanna, Felm (near #Kiel), 2023
PSA: Don't overpay for a #vintagelens. There are so many alternatives out there for a fraction of the price. Getting tired of the #Helios prices, because Hollywood found them? A Pentacon Prakticar 50/2,4, worthy of #shittylenschallenge and #CrappyCommieCameraParty swirls as well - for just 25€ ... (and it also works on modern 100 MP sensors as shown)
@FotoVorschlag 'Tag des Meeres' — Endstation in #Løkken
Even though the lens mentioned yesterday is a projection lens, it is also very usable as a studio lens ...
Lizzy, #Kiel 2024
#Fuijifilm GFX50R
The #CrappyCommieCameraParty is a good opportunity to show that the Commies made also great lenses, even if some designs are ... well, "borrowed". Like this 35KP 120/2.8, which looks from the result like a Carl #Zeiss #Kipronar clone.
As the leader of the #CrappyCommieCameraParty stipulated, Commie lenses alone already qualify - which is great since I have my own personal #shittylenschallenge where I adapt cheap but great vintage lenses onto my #Fujifilm GFX, like this Kiev Vega 28b.
#CCCP is the current theme of the #shittycamerachallenge which seems to be active on Bluesky only nowadays, even though it started here on Mastodon as well ...
Nella (10), #Kiel 2022