Lenses can enhance the effect, some to a surprising amount.
I shot each of the pairs below with different 28mm M42 lenses a few seconds apart with the same aperture, shutter speed and focus point.
I stood in the same place for each shot. One lens is obviously wider than the other despite their both being labeled as 28mm. Other slight framing differences are due to handholding. None are cropped.
Shot on Fuji Neopan Acros II B&W film, developed by my local lab.
Some exposure adjustments during negative conversion to correct the fact that one of them lets in about a half stop more light at the 'same' aperture. Aside from that, they all got the same additional processing in LR (minor adjustment to black point, straighten) and dust removal/output sharpening in PS.
1st in each pair: Bushnell Automatic 28mm f/2.8
2nd: MC Macro Revuenon 28mm f/3.5 - my copy, at least, is a clear contender for the MOST POP
This is a great comparison of a pair of very different lenses.
I've been looking at these images since a few hours now and, I can't put my finger on it, but there's something that breaks the 3d-pop impression for me. Maybe it's simply too much of whatever it is that is at play there (astigmatism, field curvature, ?), maybe my brain is looking for color gradiations .They give me more of a smudged or tilt lens vibe, which seems a bit too unnatural for my eyes I guess. And I actually think blur is one of the most prominent factors in producing the 3d effect...
It's an interesting comparison nonetheless!
Nov 19, 2025 at 05:55 PM
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.They give me more of a smudged or tilt lens vibe, which seems a bit too unnatural for my eyes I guess. And I actually think blur is one of the most prominent factors in producing the 3d effect...