atufte wrote:
It worked, and the lens is now a perfect match with my 5D MKII... thanks guys
Now all it needs is a good lube job, is there a good way to do this...? I can actually see the focus treads from the
back and can reach them with a syringe with either grease or oil...? (Grease it's probably the stuff to use?)
And again , i really love this lens with it's superb bokeh and unik way to draw the lines...
//Alex
How did you end up doing this? Did you disassemble the lens? I have a lens that I may be filing also
Very nice shots and as I've said, before, I really like your treatment of them!
weezintrumpete wrote:
How did you end up doing this? Did you disassemble the lens? I have a lens that I may be filing also
Very nice shots and as I've said, before, I really like your treatment of them!
Hi Patrick
I ended up just wrapping the whole lens in cling film, except the back of course, then
i rolled up small lines of light fabric and put between the back elements to close the
intrusion of dust and metal debris going in while filing, then i used a combination of a Dremel
and a fine small hand file and just removed everything that intruded out from the M42 adapter,
(until it was flush with the adapter, of course no filing without removing the adapter first..)
I also used scotch tape on the rear lens element for protection, two layers, to be sure
And at least a bit more ontopic, to me biotar sounds a bit scientific. And environmental-friendly indeed. I still lust for the 75/1.5 but I put myself on hold. Spent way too much on gear already
I know I'd be buying one. And change my nick of course . Naaah, Biotar rocks! As does the name Spyro by the way. (you wouldn't want to be called Ieme for instance would you?)
Ieme sounds cool in Greek. Anyways can you post some more biotar photos while I'm waiting for it to arrive, give me something to anticipate? Been a long time since I lusted for a lens, atufte's photos looked really cool, very old school aesthetic
I only shoot film so alas I haven't got any scanned at this point. Maybe someday soon. Check I think mflenses.org or manualfocus.org - one or the other of them have a gallery of results from various lenses, and there's a ton of biotar examples. The neatest thing about this lens is the swirly bokeh, I think.
