The worst lens you ever had ... a collection of stories

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I very briefly had a Vivitar wide angle zoom that was so
bad I thought someone had applied a heavy gaussian blur
to the prints. I can't remember the range 17-24 or 19-35
or what, but it was quite disgusting.

You must have sold it to that French guy that made this
weeks, "Picture of the Week"....:^)

The next time you get rid of a lens like that, please throw
it off the Tallahassee bridge........

Sheesh, cain't nobody spell no more? It's the Tallahatchee Bridge:

Don't blame me.....Blame my spellchecker....It's the one who
changed my spelling (which was still wrong) to "Tallahassee".

Actually, it's "Tallahatchie," an obscure 230 mile long river in
Mississippi.

Clearly an Indian name or derivative, but anyone who know classic
60's tunes knows the Tallahatchie...

I'm still trying to get "tchopatoulas" right........

That's "Tchoupitoulas" (or "Tchopitoulas"):

Meet de boys on de battlefront,
meet de boys on de battlefront,
meet de boys on de battlefront,
oh the wild Tchoupitoulas gonna stomp some rump.

[why is this thread taking on a decidedly Southron flavor?]


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In article , Scott Schuckert
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NOW I do; unfortunately. Back in the 70's I bought a quantity of
"bargain" 135 f/2.8 and 35 f/2.8 Lentars to sell in my camera store,
for people who just wanted a basic lens. Both of these lenses had
large, impressive front elements but were very light. The on-film
results were just awful. Fortunately, most of them broke before people
could waste too much film.

I had a 28mm that eventually locked up so that you couldn't turn to
focus. The 90-230 still works if you don't shoot into the light and
like low contrast photos.

"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
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William Graham spake thus:

"Tom Phillips" wrote in message
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William Graham wrote:

"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
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William Graham spake thus:

"William Graham" wrote in message
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"Tony" wrote in message
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I very briefly had a Vivitar wide angle zoom that was so
bad I thought someone had applied a heavy gaussian blur
to the prints. I can't remember the range 17-24 or 19-35
or what, but it was quite disgusting.

You must have sold it to that French guy that made this
weeks, "Picture of the Week"....:^)

The next time you get rid of a lens like that, please throw
it off the Tallahassee bridge........

Sheesh, cain't nobody spell no more? It's the Tallahatchee Bridge:

Don't blame me.....Blame my spellchecker....It's the one who
changed my spelling (which was still wrong) to "Tallahassee".

Actually, it's "Tallahatchie," an obscure 230 mile long river in
Mississippi.

Clearly an Indian name or derivative, but anyone who know classic
60's tunes knows the Tallahatchie...

I'm still trying to get "tchopatoulas" right........

That's "Tchoupitoulas" (or "Tchopitoulas"):

Meet de boys on de battlefront,
meet de boys on de battlefront,
meet de boys on de battlefront,
oh the wild Tchoupitoulas gonna stomp some rump.

[why is this thread taking on a decidedly Southron flavor?]

According to Google, there's another possible spelling: "Chapitoulas
Indians, whose name means river people, lived in this area....."

David Nebenzahl wrote:

William Graham spake thus:

"Tom Phillips" wrote in message
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William Graham wrote:

"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
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William Graham spake thus:

"William Graham" wrote in message
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"Tony" wrote in message
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I very briefly had a Vivitar wide angle zoom that was so
bad I thought someone had applied a heavy gaussian blur
to the prints. I can't remember the range 17-24 or 19-35
or what, but it was quite disgusting.

You must have sold it to that French guy that made this
weeks, "Picture of the Week"....:^)

The next time you get rid of a lens like that, please throw
it off the Tallahassee bridge........

Sheesh, cain't nobody spell no more? It's the Tallahatchee Bridge:

Don't blame me.....Blame my spellchecker....It's the one who
changed my spelling (which was still wrong) to "Tallahassee".

Actually, it's "Tallahatchie," an obscure 230 mile long river in
Mississippi.

Clearly an Indian name or derivative, but anyone who know classic
60's tunes knows the Tallahatchie...

I'm still trying to get "tchopatoulas" right........

That's "Tchoupitoulas" (or "Tchopitoulas"):

Meet de boys on de battlefront,
meet de boys on de battlefront,
meet de boys on de battlefront,
oh the wild Tchoupitoulas gonna stomp some rump.

[why is this thread taking on a decidedly Southron flavor?]


Uh..because you took anal issue (as usual) with
someone's innocuous spelling...

In article K%pBf.12483$sA3.6859@fed1read02,
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In article . net,
says...
The best and worst of anything are ultimately matters of
taste and experience. As there is no accounting for
taste and experience is what life deals you we should
not argue about someone's nomination.

Probably the Tokina 28-70mm f/2.6-2.8 AT-X Pro. Most overrated lens I
ever had the displeasure of owning.


Overrated, yes, but my example isn't that bad. But not really deserving of
the cult status it has achieved, mostly by its association with Angineux.

I have the Angenieux 28-70 f/2.6 and it is remarkably better than the
Tokina knock-off.

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David Nebenzahl wrote:
William Graham spake thus:

"Chris Loffredo" wrote in message
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William Graham wrote:

"Chris Loffredo" wrote in message
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William Graham wrote:

"Tony" wrote in message
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I very briefly had a Vivitar wide angle zoom that was so
bad I thought someone had applied a heavy gaussian blur to
the prints. I can't remember the range 17-24 or 19-35 or
what, but it was quite disgusting.


You must have sold it to that French guy that made this
weeks, "Picture of the Week"....:^)


It seems like people can't recognise a subject anymore unless the
picture is frozen-action in oversaturated colour (do I
sense the influnce of digital here?)


I did nothing but B&W, and worked in my own darkroom for about 10
years....Have you seen that latest "picture of the week?" what
are those black blobs?


Moving people: The photo is obviously a time-exposure.


But the biggest blob is in the air, dead center, above the light
pole......Is that a "moving person?"


Pretty sure that's another walking figure; it looks like the picture was
taken on an inclined walk looking up, like a subway entrance. So the
figure is in front of the streetlamp.

That's my theory, anyhow.

Not a Metro entrance, but a flight of steps. Montmartre?

Case in point, this picture has some mystery and gets people thinking
and wondering, unlike some of the "masterpieces" taken by digital fans...

"DD" wrote in message
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In article K%pBf.12483$sA3.6859@fed1read02,
says...
"DD" wrote in message
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In article . net,
says...
The best and worst of anything are ultimately matters of
taste and experience. As there is no accounting for
taste and experience is what life deals you we should
not argue about someone's nomination.

Probably the Tokina 28-70mm f/2.6-2.8 AT-X Pro. Most overrated lens I
ever had the displeasure of owning.


Overrated, yes, but my example isn't that bad. But not really deserving
of
the cult status it has achieved, mostly by its association with Angineux.

I have the Angenieux 28-70 f/2.6 and it is remarkably better than the
Tokina knock-off.


I'm sure it is. In fact, one of these days, if I can find one of those
Angenieux babies on ebay when I'm flush, I'll probably buy it, then look for
a N90s to put it on...

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In article o%EBf.13069$sA3.11741@fed1read02,
says...

I have the Angenieux 28-70 f/2.6 and it is remarkably better than the
Tokina knock-off.


I'm sure it is. In fact, one of these days, if I can find one of those
Angenieux babies on ebay when I'm flush, I'll probably buy it, then look for
a N90s to put it on...

Funny you should say that...would you be interested in a combo of Nikon
F100 and Angenieux 28-70mm for a few dollars?

What would that lens sell for? I am still selling most of my AF stuff
and those two are next on the chopping block. Already sold the 17-35mm
and F4s.

--
DD
www.dallasdahms.com
Tell your tits to stop staring at my eyes.

In article ,
says...
In article o%EBf.13069$sA3.11741@fed1read02,
says...

I have the Angenieux 28-70 f/2.6 and it is remarkably better than the
Tokina knock-off.


I'm sure it is. In fact, one of these days, if I can find one of those
Angenieux babies on ebay when I'm flush, I'll probably buy it, then look for
a N90s to put it on...

Funny you should say that...would you be interested in a combo of Nikon
F100 and Angenieux 28-70mm for a few dollars?

What would that lens sell for? I am still selling most of my AF stuff
and those two are next on the chopping block. Already sold the 17-35mm
and F4s.


Wow, never mind. I just saw a completed eBay listing of one that sold
last week for $1483!!! 24 bidders too. I had no idea they were thay
valuable or sought after.

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DD
www.dallasdahms.com
Tell your tits to stop staring at my eyes.

During much of my photo-hobby life, money was too dear to make
ill-considered lens purchases, but I got nailed twice.

1. I bought a package of used lenses getting into Pentax 6x7. In the
package was a Komura Telemore 2x doubler - so bad that you could see the
defects though the viewfinder, or so I thought. You got low contrast,
loss
of sharpness, and color fringing all in one lens. I put a rock bottom
price
on it at a swap meet table and carried the guilt of selling it for several
years.


I dunno dude, people look for 'features' like that, its, uh, ARTY. Just
think, put it on ebay saying that you can convert your pentax into a Diana,
only $999