Zeiss Softar

Anyone want to offload their Zeiss Softar or equivalent [Hoya Soft Focus
maybe?] ?
Heard its a magic filter that will eliminate all the imperfection in a
person's face .

=bob=



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"[BnH]" <b18ATiinetDOTnetDOTaus> writes:

> Anyone want to offload their Zeiss Softar or equivalent [Hoya Soft Focus
> maybe?] ?
> Heard its a magic filter that will eliminate all the imperfection in a
> person's face .

That's called a lens cap, isn't it?

B>

"[BnH]" <b18ATiinetDOTnetDOTaus> wrote in message
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> Anyone want to offload their Zeiss Softar or equivalent [Hoya Soft Focus
> maybe?] ?
> Heard its a magic filter that will eliminate all the imperfection in a
> person's face .

Try Clear Skin from www.mediachance.com ...it does wonders at removing
imperfections.

LOL

C'mon .. anyone ?

=bob=

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> "[BnH]" <b18ATiinetDOTnetDOTaus> writes:
>
> > Anyone want to offload their Zeiss Softar or equivalent [Hoya Soft Focus
> > maybe?] ?
> > Heard its a magic filter that will eliminate all the imperfection in a
> > person's face .
>
> That's called a lens cap, isn't it?
>
> B>


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"[BnH]" <b18ATiinetDOTnetDOTaus> wrote in message
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> err. that's digital
>
> i want analog
>
> =bob=

For the last 100 years before 1980 it was a UVa + stockings or Vaseline.

"[BnH]" <b18ATiinetDOTnetDOTaus> wrote in message
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> Anyone want to offload their Zeiss Softar or equivalent [Hoya Soft Focus
> maybe?] ?
> Heard its a magic filter that will eliminate all the imperfection in a
> person's face .
>
> =bob=
>

At the risk of offending all dSLR shooters, thats see how well this goes as
a joke: try shooting with a crappy lens, or just dont USM
(ah, the same cannot be said of shooting with crappy film SLRs, because you
also pick up heaps o grain/noise from film itself or scanning)

"Valar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "[BnH]" <b18ATiinetDOTnetDOTaus> wrote in message
> news:3ef98138$0$31498$(E-Mail Removed). au...
> > Anyone want to offload their Zeiss Softar or equivalent [Hoya Soft Focus
> > maybe?] ?
> > Heard its a magic filter that will eliminate all the imperfection in a
> > person's face .
> >
> > =bob=
> >
>
> At the risk of offending all dSLR shooters, thats see how well this goes
as
> a joke: try shooting with a crappy lens, or just dont USM

A bad lens doesnt have good contrast or colour balance. Whereas a good lens
does even when soft.

he's right on that one

" > A bad lens doesnt have good contrast or colour balance. Whereas a good
lens
> does even when soft.
>
>

Miro was right about the stocking over the lens thing.
I used to fog a UV filter by breathing on it sometimes and if you use
petroleum jelly you can get quite mild effects. There's a filter you can buy
to soften an image. I sometimes use star filters which only produce a star
from bright highlights... Of course there are none in portraiture so the
softening effect does help. "Duto" filter, I think is the name of the filter
most closely matching a softar lens.
JT

"[BnH]" <b18ATiinetDOTnetDOTaus> wrote in message
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> Anyone want to offload their Zeiss Softar or equivalent [Hoya Soft Focus
> maybe?] ?
> Heard its a magic filter that will eliminate all the imperfection in a
> person's face .
>
> =bob=
>
>
>
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I've got a "Fotar Diffusion 55mm", yields quite a nice soft focus effect on
portraits, if that's any good to you

"[BnH]" <b18ATiinetDOTnetDOTaus> wrote in message
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> Anyone want to offload their Zeiss Softar or equivalent [Hoya Soft Focus
> maybe?] ?
> Heard its a magic filter that will eliminate all the imperfection in a
> person's face .
>
> =bob=
>
>
>
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