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Besonders für extrem swirlende Linsen muss man mit dem Motiv absolut 'Im Mittelpunkt' sein - wie bei diesem Benoist Berthiot Cinestar N1 55/1.5 an der #Fujifilm GFX, das diese Vignette ganz natürlich hat.

Lizzy, #Kiel 2024

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February 28, 2026 at 9:59 AM
#VintageLens fans sometimes stumble upon radioactive lenses. There are far too many myths out there about the danger — but they’re really safe to use. More info in my #blog (link leads to the Google translation version).

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Sind radioaktive Objektive gefährlich? - Erik Schlicksbier
Radioaktive Objektive - gefährlich oder nicht? Die Bandbreite der Einschätzung ist beträchtlich. Zeit, einen Experten von der Uni Kiel zu befragen.
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February 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The person who does a job for a big European company with a $25 vintage lens flawlessly, or the person who needs GF glass to do it? One of them ends up with more money in their pocket.

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January 22, 2026 at 7:17 AM
For the fans of #Canon #EF mount: What are your favorite AF lenses (either Canon or 3rd party) with lots of character (that part is crucial!)? To give you an example: I really adore the Canon EF 100/2 or 135/2.

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January 19, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Does it meet the criteria of #ShittyCameraChallenge to use an excellent camera that's been intentionally hobbled with a terrible "lens?" Or is that a separate #ShittyLensChallenge?
January 15, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The favorite lens on the GFX fails on the XT5, the winner remains the unicorn lens, and otherwise, in the APS-C format with many megapixels, you are best served with filters.

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Es muss nicht immer scharf sein – Weichzeichner Teil 1: Objektive - Erik Schlicksbier
Es wird Zeit den überschärften Bildern der heutigen Zeit wieder weichgezeichnete entgegen zu setzen. Doch womit? Mit Weichzeichner-Objektiven, um die es in Teil 1 geht.
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January 8, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Ein kleines #Blog Update zum neuen Jahr. Ich wurde nach dem Look von #Weichzeichner Objektiven an der #Fujifilm X-T5 gefragt, nachdem meine Tests ja immer mit der GFX waren. Die Ergebnisse waren dabei dann tatsächlich überraschend.

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January 7, 2026 at 9:11 AM
December 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Eine meiner liebsten AF-Linsen für die #Fujifilm GFX Kamera - das Canon EF 100/2. AF und volle Sensorabdeckung - und das trotzdem mit vintage vibe.

Ylva (15), #Kiel 2025

#portrait #photograpghy #fotografie #portraitfotografie #portraitphotography #shittylenschallenge #adaptedlens #fringer
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Under my #blog entry about #softfocus lenses Russel postet his link to his Flickr page with many softfocus tests he did himself. Because I don't want to have it buried only in the comment section, here is his feed ...

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October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The #Rodenstock #Imagon is a strange lens. It gets the soft focus effect through screen apertures, but these cause the light bubbles to take on strange shapes and the #softfocus effect mainly occurs at the edges. Somehow sought after, but not a favorite of mine.

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October 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
'Dem Boden ganz nah' — ihre Lieblingsposition auf dem Sofa wenn sie sich langweilt. #Teenager … 🤷🏻‍♂️

Ylva, #Kiel 2025

#Fujifilm GFX100S, #Minolta MD W. Rokkor 27/2.8

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October 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
In a hyperreal, overly sharp digital image world, perhaps we should bring back a little more softness...

Lisa-Marie, #Kiel 2024

#Fujifilm GFX100S & #Spiratone #Portragon 100/4 #softfocus lens

#photography #portrait #shittylenschallenge #weichzeichner #portraitphotography #portraitfotografie
October 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
As I was talking with @ewenbell.com over at Mastodon about the flood of overly sharp images and how nice it is to work with soft focus lenses again, here is a very special and very unknown lens - a #softfocus telezoom made by #Tokina.

Ylva (15), #Kiel 2025

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September 16, 2025 at 6:52 AM
If you are on #Flickr and a #vintagelens fan, make sure to follow me there as well, as I will post mainly #adaptedlens ‘es on that account (mostly on the #Fujifilm #GFX). And slowly there seems to be also an exchange with other photog about these lenses …

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Erik Schlicksbier
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September 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Light and composition doesn't have to be fancy all the time to create an effective image. Sometimes less can be more...

Aylin (10), #Kiel 2020

#Fujifilm GFX50R & Kiev Vega 28b 120/2.8

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September 3, 2025 at 7:57 AM