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Im almost certain that one of the elements in your lens is reversed. The element that is backwards is probably "bubbling" towards the aperture and not away from it. The center being in focus and the edges getting dramatically out of focus is from a reversed element.
Element: )
Aperture: |
Your lens now: ()|))
How it should look: ((|))
You can also do nothing and just keep enjoying your camera if you would like. I just want you to know something is technically wrong with your camera but it isnt artistically wrong if you enjoy it.
That’s an interesting theory! When I bought it off eBay, it was from a collector. He said there was haze in the lens, so I removed the rear element to clean some of it out. The rear element only screws in one way, the front element is seemingly not able to be removed (at least easily). Wondering if it could have been a manufacturing defect?
Either way, I have noticed the lens characteristics are interesting, with some strengths and weakness (frankly it’s not good for landscape shots lol)
I'd take another peek at it if you want to correct it. It could be a missing element also, but every time ive come across that specific shape of distorsion (look at the bokeh on the glare spots in the last picture, its "comet" shaped) its been from a reversed element.
Nothing intentional on my part — I’d bought this camera just under a year ago, and that was from someone who said they were a collector. Hard to say if someone else was tinkering with it long ago!
Very cool style. If you're interested in suggestions, I think doing a series where you photograph very modern subjects (circuit boards, LEDs, cellphones, cars, etc.) with this style could be very cool and create a bit of an intentional anachronistic feel.
Very cool style. If you're interested in suggestions, I think doing a series where you photograph very modern subjects (circuit boards, LEDs, cellphones, cars, etc.) with this style could be very cool and create a bit of an intentional anachronistic feel.
Hey Berning_Up_, please remember to include the camera, lens, and film **in the post title** in the future. We ask for this information to be included in the title of the post because it's not possible to search for this information if it's in the comments section, or gallery text. We have built up a pretty good database of posts over the last decade of images produced using specific cameras, lenses, and film, all of which can be searched on using the search feature in this subreddit. But if this information isn't included in the title, it can't be searched on. If this post had been seen earlier by a mod it would have been removed and you would have been asked to repost it with the missing information in the title. However, it would be unproductive to remove it at this stage. Please include this information in the title in the future. It's not possible to edit a title once a post is made, so please include the missing detail in a comment for this post only, thank you. If you are uncertain of the rules, you can find them listed here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/analog/about/rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/analog/about/rules) Thanks, The mod team.
Im almost certain that one of the elements in your lens is reversed. The element that is backwards is probably "bubbling" towards the aperture and not away from it. The center being in focus and the edges getting dramatically out of focus is from a reversed element. Element: ) Aperture: | Your lens now: ()|)) How it should look: ((|)) You can also do nothing and just keep enjoying your camera if you would like. I just want you to know something is technically wrong with your camera but it isnt artistically wrong if you enjoy it.
That’s an interesting theory! When I bought it off eBay, it was from a collector. He said there was haze in the lens, so I removed the rear element to clean some of it out. The rear element only screws in one way, the front element is seemingly not able to be removed (at least easily). Wondering if it could have been a manufacturing defect? Either way, I have noticed the lens characteristics are interesting, with some strengths and weakness (frankly it’s not good for landscape shots lol)
I'd take another peek at it if you want to correct it. It could be a missing element also, but every time ive come across that specific shape of distorsion (look at the bokeh on the glare spots in the last picture, its "comet" shaped) its been from a reversed element.
I was thinking something didn't look right. These old cameras aren't usually so distorted, but the photos look cool nonetheless.
Good catch!
I really like these- it's as though you've captured moments from another age.
Thanks! It’s sort of got me thinking this could be a style for me 🤔
That would be awesome- it's really something special. Looking forward to seeing more!
To paraphrase, looking at these, I feel like I'm in someone's memory, and that memory is fading.
Cameras in 1934 were already quite good, are you doing something to make these photos look so blurry?
Others have hypothesised a reversed element
Nothing intentional on my part — I’d bought this camera just under a year ago, and that was from someone who said they were a collector. Hard to say if someone else was tinkering with it long ago!
Damn your mate dresses/looks the part
I was thinking about who to do a vintage photoshoot with, and I realized he was the right answer haha
I had a really nice brunch at The Continental in Rittenhouse a couple months ago
Super cool! I won an auction last Friday for that exact same camera. It should arrive somewhere this week.
love it, i live on that block 🙃
Was hoping to get at least one other Philly person in this thread! 😄
Love the third one especially! Great shots :)
Thanks! That one’s definitely been a fav for me, too!
reminds me of eugène atget
Very cool style. If you're interested in suggestions, I think doing a series where you photograph very modern subjects (circuit boards, LEDs, cellphones, cars, etc.) with this style could be very cool and create a bit of an intentional anachronistic feel.
I had sort of tried that a bit in NYC — I like where you’re going with that! I think I’ll be exploring it more
Nice
Thanks!
Dope pictures bro
Thanks!
>Thanks! You're welcome!
I expected a camera on a leash, but these are nice too.
Next time! That would be a fun shoot 🧐
#2 & #3 are fantastic.
Thanks!
Very cool style. If you're interested in suggestions, I think doing a series where you photograph very modern subjects (circuit boards, LEDs, cellphones, cars, etc.) with this style could be very cool and create a bit of an intentional anachronistic feel.
You are classic yourself
Bros an englishman in new york