What Is Your Worst Lens

ears wrote in post #14419586
Wow, a three dollar lens? You cant even get a lens cloth for that price.

I know! Its actually my best camera purchase. I will post some pictures of it later. The lens also has a built in hood.

Don't really have a 'worst' lens, a lot of people have mentioned their 50 mm 1.4, but I love mine and have had great luck with it. I guess my least favorite lens would be the 55-250 mm.

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 was worst. My 75-300mm was sharper at 200mm wide open. Sold it and got a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 and was much happier.

I'm pretty darn happy with my lenses...

As promised heres my Rokunar 135mm 2.8 MD with fotodiox to eos mount that I picked up for $3. Its probably my worst lens but its still a great lens haha I also have a $16 Vivitar 135mm 2.8f nikon to canon mount which I like more because the adaptor has no extra glass.

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Sigma 30mm 1.4
The mimimum focus distance was terrible, cant even fill the screen with a large plate
So, after bringing it out for dinner once, i ditched her :P

28-135 Good lens just way too creepy.

Two 75-300mm lenses, one is broken from a fall, the other is its replacement but I never used it since I bought a Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8.

I once picked up a packet of sugar in a Chinese restaurant with this saying printed on it: you need to learn from the mistakes of others because you'll never live long enough to make them all yourself. I love POTN for this reason. The input from experienced photographers is invaluable.

Never had a bad lens, only one that I dont use frequently enough. I find the 70-200F4L to be a little too long for my uses on a crop. However, if I get the chance to take pics of my little cousins running around, it more than delivers. Well I only get to do that once a year, so it goes and amazingly sells for 730$ used in my country !!

My worst lens (without a doubt) is the 75-300 F4-5.6 USM III (non IS).

I don't recall getting one photo with sharp focus. I am a pretty lousy photographer, but this lens makes me think I need my eyes tested.

Worst lens I've owned for Canon would have to be......the 28-135, not ever sharp at any aperture..., right now I don't have a worst lens, just my least expensive lens.

Currently in use - probably the 17mm Cosina/Vivitar that I bought more than 30 years ago.
Most disappointing - probably my 200/2.8L ... focus was never even close and it predated microfocus adjustment.
All time worst - my copy of a 10-22 (a device for total chromatic aberration!)

My 85 1.8... Too soft for me... With that said the Focus issues on the 50L is really pissing me off.... I love the FL, but the center point was on the orange rubber thing on the left, the right one is obviously in focus.. The problems are close up, but I still love the lens.

Phoenixkh wrote in post #14423899
I once picked up a packet of sugar in a Chinese restaurant with this saying printed on it: you need to learn from the mistakes of others because you'll never live long enough to make them all yourself. I love POTN for this reason. The input from experienced photographers is invaluable.

so long as you can make your way through all the nonsense.