Hi, You might consider getting an old lens, like an Auto Takumar, which can be purchased for a reasonable price, especially if the front element has some "cleaning marks."
Right now I'm looking for one of those - one recently went for $37.00 on an auction site and was described as being in mint condition. I picked one up not too long ago for $6.00 plus shipping - it had a ding in the front threads so a filter wouldn't attach properly. Also, look at some Russian lenses. I've used one that I borrowed from Juan that gave reasonably soft results, and just bought an Industar for the Leica, also for a measly $6.00 plus shipping. I like the second photo quite a bit, so much so that I couldn't help playing around with it a bit in PS. I did it for my own pleasure, but if you'd like to see it, just say the word. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Gonz > Thanks for the comments Derby. I think it might be useful to me to take > a picture with a soft lens to see what it actually looks like vs the > same picture using a normal lens. I might take up an offer that was > made by a member to let me borrow one. > > The gaussian blur is only a layer that is partially contributing to the > final image. I might try adding a series of layers with varying degrees > of contribution from each. > > rg > > > Derby Chang wrote: > > Gonz wrote: > > > >> Oops wrong pic. It should have been: > >> > >> http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg
