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   snacks (snacks@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 18:09:50 JST snacks
   wanna get one of those shitty old mirror lenses
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     Kate (k4t3@comp.lain.la)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 18:29:52 JST Kate

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     @snacks bokeh rings :meowPuffyPleading:
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     snacks (snacks@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 18:39:23 JST snacks

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     @k4t3 or are damaged in case of actually old ones
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     snacks (snacks@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 18:39:24 JST snacks

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     @k4t3 sadly most of them seem to be pretty blurry or at least have bad qc
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     Kate (k4t3@comp.lain.la)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 19:10:54 JST Kate

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     @snacks do tell me when you end up getting one, i am intrigued.
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     snacks (snacks@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 22:07:11 JST snacks

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     @k4t3 found one that has decent quality but it would be about as expensive as my other lenses instead of a <100€ bargain. I am still considering
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     Kate (k4t3@comp.lain.la)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 22:20:47 JST Kate

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     @snacks i reaaally wanna look into adapting projector lenses at some point
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     snacks (snacks@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 22:21:07 JST snacks

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     @coolbean my main lens isn't quite pancake but pretty smol and light (all plastic). It's nice to be able to just put my a6000 in a pocket or carry it around on my wrist for hours
     
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     omen of instance annihilation (coolbean@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 22:21:08 JST omen of instance annihilation

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     @snacks also some normal focal length pancake lenses but thats not unusual
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     omen of instance annihilation (coolbean@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 22:21:09 JST omen of instance annihilation

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     @snacks god same
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     snacks (snacks@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 22:23:08 JST snacks

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     @k4t3 didn't those have some really funky distortions? Stuff like that seems way more fun than spending thousands on lenses you'll still only use in very limited scenarios tho
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     Kate (k4t3@comp.lain.la)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 22:27:12 JST Kate

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     @snacks they do! they do get a really swirly spiral-like bokeh, looks extremely dreamy (go look it up!!)
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     snacks (snacks@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 22:31:23 JST snacks

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     @k4t3 my ttartisan can look kinda like that ig, but the bokeh is still sharper somehow than on the images i just saw
     
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     Kate (k4t3@comp.lain.la)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 22:31:38 JST Kate

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     @snacks its sorta weird though, like i've talked to people about lenses, and they don't really appreciate creative photography and went.. "haha those people are so dumb, they pay money for a lens that produces distortions, when they could get a crispy clean image" like ehhh?
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     snacks (snacks@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 22:37:35 JST snacks

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     @k4t3 i understand both. But usually the bokeh on "good" lenses isn't even that nice and you can oftne just stop down the weirder ones if you really need sharpness and little other artifacts.
     My f0.95 is really blurry full open but that's can make everything feel very warm and welcoming too and usually makes skin look nice
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     snacks (snacks@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 22:53:02 JST snacks

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     • Kate
     @coolbean @k4t3 both my current lenses where about 200€ new, idk what they cost used
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     omen of instance annihilation (coolbean@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 22:53:03 JST omen of instance annihilation

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     @snacks @k4t3 god you 2 need to stop talking about cool lenses when i cant even afford a normal cheapo prime lens
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     snacks (snacks@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 22:57:38 JST snacks

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     @coolbean @k4t3 but iirc you use a-mount, no idea what to get for that
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     omen of instance annihilation (coolbean@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 23:06:31 JST omen of instance annihilation

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     @k4t3 @snacks sony a-55 with the kit zoom lens
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     Kate (k4t3@comp.lain.la)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 23:06:32 JST Kate

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     @coolbean @snacks what are you shooting on?
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     snacks (snacks@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 23:07:27 JST snacks

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     • Kate
     @coolbean @k4t3 the one the pic you replied to is 90€ on kleinanzeigen. You're gonna struggle getting a lens for much less outside of maybe flea markets
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     omen of instance annihilation (coolbean@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 23:07:28 JST omen of instance annihilation

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     @snacks @k4t3 thats a load of money snacks
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     omen of instance annihilation (coolbean@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 23:08:01 JST omen of instance annihilation

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     @snacks @k4t3 im hoping to someday move to e mount with an nex5n by just... selling my a55 and paying the money from that + 10 bucks
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     omen of instance annihilation (coolbean@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 23:08:45 JST omen of instance annihilation

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     @snacks @k4t3 that is also true. such is the agony of photography
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     snacks (snacks@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 23:09:14 JST snacks

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     • Kate
     @coolbean @k4t3 yeah, you can spend stupid amounts of money :blobcatdead:
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     omen of instance annihilation (coolbean@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 23:10:48 JST omen of instance annihilation

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     • Kate
     @snacks @k4t3 this is why im trying to move to e mount. you can get adapters for basically any lens mount in existence. lets me get away with scrounging through flea markets
     
     i do remember seeing some minolta slt cameras at a thrift shop a while back so i might wanna go there again to check what lenses they have there
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     snacks (snacks@netzsphaere.xyz)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 23:11:02 JST snacks

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     • Kate
     @coolbean @k4t3 if you find sone funky lens you like you can prob ask reia to print an adapter
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     omen of instance annihilation (coolbean@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Monday, 17-Aug-2026 23:12:31 JST omen of instance annihilation

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     @snacks @k4t3 yea but its a lot harder with a mount due to the distance to the sensor being relatively large
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