Cookie Monster.

Today it finally arrived. The lens is in very good condition, the rings move smoothly and it focusses to infinity. At f/2+ it is very sharp and at wider apertures it gives some lovely small DoF. I have to practice to get some funkier bokeh. I shot some photos today with my new focus screen and it works perfectly. I discovered at the last few photos that the AF confirm dot also works. Aperture information unfortunately doesn't work (remains at f/1.8).
Enough off-topic, images you'll like to see.









And the lens itself

Am I correct to assume that you are not using this lens on a FF camera? Which body are you using?

U.C. wrote:
Today it finally arrived. The lens is in very good condition, the rings move smoothly and it focusses to infinity.

That's a very late serial #.

JimBuchanan wrote:
That's a very late serial #.

I had a 277xxxx...

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bobbytan wrote:
Am I correct to assume that you are not using this lens on a FF camera? Which body are you using?

You're correct, it's a 450D. So no mirror problems for me.

From my Rokkor, converted courtesy of Cogitech...



Wide open at f/1.2, if I recall correctly.

Cheers,
Peter

Great colors there peter!

Thanks. I like the heavy vignetting this lens has wide open, it's a wonderful characteristic. Live view makes it so much more usable, too - no more focus errors.

Peter

Peter...nice picture, but I really doubt your picture was taken with f/1.2...
There is just too much DOF there.

Paul -
You may be right, f/2 might be more like it.

Cheers,
Peter

Cool shots everyone.
Two shots from last weekend. Yosemite's dogwoods.

f1.2.



I don't remember the aperture. Probably f2.8.

Here is few from me....
Took few street snap shots yesterday on rainy NY street.

Here's one from last night

NY street....

A slightly different use...



Wide open (for sure this time) at 1/2 second, and an enthusiastic downward motion during exposure.

definitely a different look...!!!

Same image (almost), without the blur at f/1.2 - showing more typical Rokkor-ness.



Cheers,
Peter

Love this dreamy Monet-like effect! Superb!

petercox wrote:
A slightly different use...



Wide open (for sure this time) at 1/2 second, and an enthusiastic downward motion during exposure.

I am intrigued by this lens.Can someone share with me how this lens holds up when it comes to CA .
-Jim

I've sold mine, I liked it on the 7D when the EFL was around 85mm, but going to FF I find it too short. Still, good memories - converted it myself using a local jeweller to add an AF chip to a custom M-AF mount, good fun

Awesome pictures there...!!!

Seeing this thread makes me realize I've been neglecting both my Rokkors, I'll have to make sure I carry the 58 /1.2 this weekend. Here are a few older ones from it.

One I shot on the weekend

One from yesterday...