[Brightcolours]

I can like crappy optics with some charm, if they are cheap and cheerful.

 

An example:



Donna the American Bulldog standing in the water of a small river on a sunny day. Taken with an old Old Delft Definor 140mm f1.8 projection lens.

 

But if you prefer your crappy optics to be expensive, you are in luck:

http://www.meyer-optik-goerlitz.com/trio...-edition/#!

[stoppingdown]

Well, the market always discovers new niches for people with lots of money to spend. For instance: in the DSLR world, everything is big and heavy, and some photographers can get their satisfaction by buying and showing off a 600mm f/4. This doesn't hold true in the small world of mirrorless... et voilà, you have titanium and gold, and limited editions.

 

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Of course, I'm not saying that all owners of the 600mm f/4 only get it for showing off. It's that I've read a number of reports by famous photographers telling some enlightening stories...

[Klaus]

Nice shot, Brightcolors. 

Although I can spot a Nisen bokeh in there and I suspect that the result isn't quite as impressive on pixel level.

 

However, yes, there are many lenses out there that can be downright awesome at a very low price (e.g. some of the Russian stuff)

[Brightcolours]

Nice shot, Brightcolors. 

Although I can spot a Nisen bokeh in there and I suspect that the result isn't quite as impressive on pixel level.

 

However, yes, there are many lenses out there that can be downright awesome at a very low price (e.g. some of the Russian stuff)

The lens has horrible optics, Klaus. Not very sharp at all, no way to stop it down. Very smooth bokeh close-ish up, but at the edges that can go a bit haywire for some reason, very high CA and astigmatism/coma issues at the edges especially when focussing further away.  

 

And most probably more rare than a gold plated Meyer optics 100mm!