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Paul Yi wrote:
Thanks again....
Here is another one from Rokkor 58/1.2



Playing catch up on this great thread. Love this shot, Paul. Power in the muted tones!
Jim



Jul 28, 2009 at 02:17 PM
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p.82 #2 · "Admirable" blur samples


Jim,

This is the M645 150 2.8 A. (So are the saw blade & boots in the 'alt image' thread.)

I'm using an adapter from ARAX.

I bought the ARAX originally because it has a 10mm shift feature (was going to use with the Mamiya 35mm 3.5 N for landscapes) ... but as my first venture into shift ... not for me right now, so I sold Yakim my Mamiya 35mm, which he should be getting today or tomorrow. Yakim already has a Mirex T&S adapter. Otherwise, I'd have probably gotten a 'regular' adapter.



Jul 28, 2009 at 02:17 PM
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Rustybug,
Thanks for the info. I just love the way the Mamiya and Hasselblad lenses have such even tone and amazing sharpness. Sooo many lenses... Sooooooo little cash.
Jim



Jul 28, 2009 at 02:29 PM
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Grenache wrote:
Sooo many lenses... Sooooooo little cash.
Jim


+1,000



Jul 28, 2009 at 04:57 PM
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Makten wrote:
It's good, but I'd not get it if I had the 85/1.4 AF-D. I finished the AI conversion this afternoon and went out. It's really sharp in the middle at f/1.8, but the strong curvature of field makes the corners really soft if you shoot flat objects (but on the other hand, only freaks do that wide open). The bokeh is quite cool. Something inbetween the 105/2.5 and a fast 50 mm lens. Alot of character, but sometimes too harsh. Better closer up (as usual), but the MFD is 1 meter, which is as poor as my Samyang.

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Looks like it will swirl the background, which I really like. I'll have to go see if that place still has it. Have you tried the Nippon Kogaku 5.8cm f/1.4? That lens is amazing. I picked up a mint copy the other day because the first copy has an issue with focusing to infinity. Here's a shot just to show a bit of the swirl:



A Noct shot from a wedding shoot I did yesterday:




Jul 28, 2009 at 07:23 PM
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TWoK wrote:
Looks like it will swirl the background, which I really like. I'll have to go see if that place still has it.


Yes, some swirl due to the way-too-small front element. Lenses with small front elements in relation to their fastness will give a "catseye effect" due to vignetting from the barrel. The iris becomes lens shaped in the peripheral parts of the image circle, especially at larger distances. Almost any small and yet fast lens, does this.

Have you tried the Nippon Kogaku 5.8cm f/1.4? That lens is amazing. I picked up a mint copy the other day because the first copy has an issue with focusing to infinity. Here's a shot just to show a bit of the swirl:

That's cool! Kind of limiting, but still cool. I think my old Nikkor-S 55/1.2 did something like that too, but not that pronounced.

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And now for some different blur. The Nikkor 50/1.8 AI-S "longnose" @ f/2.8 on D700: "how not to lock your bike"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/Makten/50_1_8_AIS/DSC_7093.jpg



Jul 29, 2009 at 12:45 PM
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"how not to lock your bike"

OUCH !!



Jul 29, 2009 at 01:15 PM
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Makten wrote:
That's cool! Kind of limiting, but still cool. I think my old Nikkor-S 55/1.2 did something like that too, but not that pronounced.

It's not really limiting as the lens on it's own is a very stellar performer. The 55/1.2 does sometimes get swirly, but no where close to the 5.8cm.



Jul 29, 2009 at 04:41 PM
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Samyang 85/1.4 @ f/1.4 on D700:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/Makten/Samyang_85/DSC_7133.jpg



Jul 30, 2009 at 12:23 PM
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200L and 5D shot wide open NO crop.
-Jim

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3494/3772564819_57ed7ec060_b.jpg



Jul 30, 2009 at 04:32 PM
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200 2.8 LII:

http://www.pbase.com/rtallent/image/115537051/original.jpg

Contax 50 1.4:

http://www.pbase.com/rtallent/image/113412009/original.jpg

85 1.8:

http://www.pbase.com/rtallent/image/114220390/original.jpg

TS-E 90:

http://www.pbase.com/rtallent/image/115504172/original.jpg



Jul 30, 2009 at 05:11 PM
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p.82 #12 · "Admirable" blur samples


Pentax LX | SMCM 50/1.2 | Fuji 100





Edited on Jul 30, 2009 at 06:58 PM · View previous versions



Jul 30, 2009 at 06:06 PM
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Pentax LX, Pentax 100mm bellows lens, Kodachrome 25:

http://www.pbase.com/rtallent/image/60665566/original.jpg

Pentax Spotmatic, SMC 50mm f/2 on bellows:

http://www.pbase.com/rtallent/image/60968178/original.jpg



Jul 30, 2009 at 06:41 PM
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rtallent ... phenomonal 1st shot

Mamiya 150 2.8 + tube on 1D MK II

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/3773340405_5e78381aa8_b.jpg



Jul 30, 2009 at 10:11 PM
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Sigma 150mm APO macro, 36mm tube, Canon 1.4x TC @ f/8
http://www.phylumphotography.com/random/20090730_macro_0049.jpg


Sigma 150mm APO macro, 36mm tube, @ f/4
http://www.phylumphotography.com/random/20090730_macro_0015.jpg



Jul 30, 2009 at 11:35 PM
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Some with OM Zuiko 35mm f/2 on EOS 5D:

#1
http://i.pbase.com/g1/44/535144/2/115554834.JTSiNQUG.jpg

#2
http://i.pbase.com/g1/44/535144/2/115554833.nPRpKlZ0.jpg




Jul 31, 2009 at 12:31 AM
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Nice shot Gary


Jul 31, 2009 at 05:36 PM
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burningheart wrote:
Nice shot Gary



Thank you sir!



Jul 31, 2009 at 06:39 PM
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Dim.ka_ wrote:
Here is mine fl 55 1.2, do you like your fl 55 1.2?

f1.2

i like CA absence wideopen, his older brother fl 58 1.2 also is very good in this respect.

100% crop



I like mine a lot. I find sharpness to be very nearly as good at f1.2 as at f2 - and f2 is very very nice on this lens. f2.8 is quite fantastic.

It has become my 'do everything' lens - low light, portraits, landscape - It is good at everything. I just finished painting my mount black and I think it may have helped a little bit with the glow wde open but I have to take a proper test shot.

Yesterday I did a shootout with Revuenon 50/1.4, CZ Planar 50/1.7, canon EF 50/1.8, Nikkor 50/1.8 E, Rokkor 58/1.2 and Canon FL 55/1.2. I will make a thread with results as soon as I have some time.



Jul 31, 2009 at 10:46 PM
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p.82 #20 · "Admirable" blur samples


5D and Zeiss C/Y Vario Sonnar 28-85 zoom.



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/3778759725_543f595816_b.jpg



Aug 01, 2009 at 07:34 PM
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