24/2.8 is real nice i have fungused one but it still was very good; the best yashica lenses i had was 50/1.4(very very close to c/y planar) and 35/2.8(as good as distagon but with cooler colours; far better than flektogon anyway)very underrated lens and cheap!
24 2.8
CampX wrote:
Sooooo Piotr, where did you find the 35mm f2.8? I have never seen one in any search on the 'Net.
i got 2 of them they are sometimes on ebay but it`s quite rare lens. btw yashica ml lenses are different over time - i had few 50/1.4 and some was a different optic formula, 35/2.8 are little different too. i prefer older ml over newer.
Only thing remotely close to the 35mm 2.8 was a Tokina 35mm f2...... and I was tempted at that because I have the Tokina 28mm f2.8, and I REALLLLY like it.....
It vignettes quite a bit, especially considering it's not a fast lens.
Sharp wide open.
Maybe it flares a bit, jurys still out.
Spherochromatism, or Longitudinal CA as some prefer to call it, is quite noticeable wide open.
mirkoc wrote:
Nice colors and rendering John. Have you got any samples with big(ger) out of focus highlights at f2.8? How do you like it overall?
I do like it overall but 1/ I don't always like such strong vignetting and 2/ although I regularly shoot such images I don't normally use so called "macro" lenses so I have no other similar lenses with which to compare, such as Nikon, Leica R 60, Olympus Macros etc. I often use enlarging lenses and bellows for this kind of thing, or a Mamiya 120/4 with Mirex, and prefer to have control over tilt but I can't blame the ML for not having that feature. Overall I do like it and intend to keep using it.
It is a macro so the helicoid is suited to accurate focusing at close range and it can be touchy at longer distances and the CA becomes evident if the focus point is not exactly where you want it. This is actually the only reason I haven't picked up a Leica R 60 in the past as it's a little awkward as a general purpose lens.
In most cases a lens will have softer OOF rendering on the camera side of the focus point however the opposite is the case with this lens.
Mescalamba wrote:
Wheres that longitudal CA? I cant see any..
f2.8 is "fast" lens.. or fast-ish. Otherwise we would call 24-70mm f2.8 slow zoom..
I admit there aren't any F1.4 Macro's around, although there are F2 macros. I normally shoot such images with F1.4 lenses, albeit with limitations in closest focusing distance. I've recently posted such images in the Contax thread https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/891645/33
they are sometimes on ebay but it`s quite rare lens. btw yashica ml lenses are different over time - i had few 50/1.4 and some was a different optic formula, 35/2.8 are little different too. i prefer older ml over newer.
I cant see any..