04-10-2015, 05:47 PM
Quote:Only those with more money than sense. Everyone knows you can pick up a Super-Takumar and extension tubes for far less.
I wouldn't know how much a Super-Takumar would be, and I don't really care either.
I guess we can break the Velvet down into a few use cases:
1, fast, wide open, soft focus look. Any 50mm prime could do that, with a spot of photoshop afterwards. Or use an old school filter.
2, macro-ish, usually stopped down. Any regular macro lens.
I had my sanity questioned when I got the Zeiss, where many pointed out I could get a fast 50 and a macro for less than the Zeiss. The difference was in my case I did want both parts at the same time, that is, close® focus than is possible with a normal 50mm, and wide open. It is a niche use, but a real one. To be fair I would likely have got away with a f/2.8...
The Velvet... I'm not sure if anyone can think of a use for a wide open soft focus semi-macro. So that case aside we're left with the two above which are separate. Do you really need them in one lens?
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