Random / odd / unusual lenses you have owned or do own

[ajax_andy]

We all know about primes, telephoto zooms etc but does anyone use or has used anything a bit different or odd?

I'm quite interested in this topic after seeing some fish eye pics posted on here the other day where they created a circle image, and wondered if anyone else uses something weird and wonderful to produce out of the ordinary images?

 

[AJQS]

Well I once used the correction element from a minolta to Nikon lens adapter to create this image:


On the drawing board II by R. Alan Jones, on Flickr

 

[ajax_andy]

Well I once used the correction element from a minolta to Nikon lens adapter to create this image:


On the drawing board II by R. Alan Jones, on Flickr

That's pretty cool

 

[weybourne]

Not something that I've done (firstly because I don't have an iphone or similar), but one of my nephews dropped a bead of water onto his iphone camera lens to get a macro shot.

 

[Digitalize]

Mounted lenses on backwards to create extreme macro.

 

[ajax_andy]

Mounted lenses on backwards to create extreme macro.

Haha never heard of that before

Can you do this with modern day cameras or was this an old skool technique in the days of film?

 

[spacester]

Any camera. The physics of optics doesn't change because you have a CCD. I have had 10:1 before now with a reverse mounted 28mm on extension tubes on a d5100. Very tricky shot though!

 

[ajax_andy]

Any camera. The physics of optics doesn't change because you have a CCD. I have had 10:1 before now with a reverse mounted 28mm on extension tubes on a d5100. Very tricky shot though!

interesting... not sure I'd dare try it myself though

 

[weybourne]

Just had a go at hand-hold reversing an old 50mm lens in front of my (conventionally mounted) 28-135mm to get this shot of a two pence piece - depth of field and an unsteady hand made the focal point a bit of a gamble :

Edit: - Exif Info:

Camera Model: Canan EOS 5OD
Date taken: 2012:12:12 16:18:33
Exposure Time: 1/100 sec.
Aperture Value: 7.00 EV (f/1 1.3)
ISO Speed Rating: 800
Flash Fired: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Exposure Programme: Manual
Focal Length: 135.0mm

 

[edz]

This was taken with my kit lens, holding it reversed, was not easy focusing! Glad I have a Raynox 250 now

 

[Digitalize]

It's not easy, DOF is razor thin though! Managed to take photos of the individual RGB colours in a Retina Display before

 

[spacester]

Taken with the reverse mounted 28mm directly on the d5100 body using a £5 adapter ring. It's about 4:1 magnification of a spider head. Could be a lot better, but I am just learning!

 

[Rachale]

Spacester, I think that photo will haunt me in my sleep lol

Nice capture though