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p.58 #1f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
Thanks Cal. I will look into it...not that I really should...I mean, I have my Leica R 50 Lux, Rokkor 58 1.2, so I really don't need another!! But, the images do look really good!!
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Mar 02, 2014 at 04:15 PM
p.58 #2f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
Just clicked on that link..and it has expired, but I did find 2 on eBay. But, they look like the aperture ring and f-stops are backwards, similar to Nikon mount?! Is that right?
Gregg
Gregg
Mar 02, 2014 at 04:28 PM
p.58 #3f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
D7000 and new to me Nikkor 55/1.2 AI, handheld (first time really shooting with it)
@1.2
First one of the cutest little girls I have ever had the privilege to photograph. She was getting baptized [email protected]
_DSC8840 by Kevin.Woodard, on Flickr
@1.4
This is my buddy Bob. He is the worship leader at church. One of the most intelligent people I have ever met. He needed a headshot for a project that would eventually will be hand created in 3D. He said he would need to put it into B&W before he did the rendering. We love the TV show, The Walking Dead, so I tried to give this the feel of the show. Hope you like. (I missed focus by maybe 1/4 inch, but still like the result) @1.4
Bob by Kevin.Woodard, on Flickr
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First one of the cutest little girls I have ever had the privilege to photograph. She was getting baptized [email protected]
_DSC8840 by Kevin.Woodard, on Flickr
@1.4
This is my buddy Bob. He is the worship leader at church. One of the most intelligent people I have ever met. He needed a headshot for a project that would eventually will be hand created in 3D. He said he would need to put it into B&W before he did the rendering. We love the TV show, The Walking Dead, so I tried to give this the feel of the show. Hope you like. (I missed focus by maybe 1/4 inch, but still like the result) @1.4
Bob by Kevin.Woodard, on Flickr
Mar 02, 2014 at 10:54 PM
p.58 #4f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
kwoodard wrote: D7000 and new to me Nikkor 55/1.2 AI...
Kevin, Did you AI-ed the lens or was it already factory converted to AI? It's a great lens. Looking forward to more of your posts with it.
http://www.kozera.ca/photos/images/_DSC1378_640.jpg
Kevin, Did you AI-ed the lens or was it already factory converted to AI? It's a great lens. Looking forward to more of your posts with it.
http://www.kozera.ca/photos/images/_DSC1378_640.jpg
Mar 03, 2014 at 12:00 AM
p.58 #5f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
This is the last generation of the Nikkor 55/1.2 that is factory AI. So it is multicoated like the SC's but not a converted aperture ring.
Mar 03, 2014 at 12:35 PM
p.58 #7f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
Here are a few from the Daytona 24. . .A7 + CV35/1.2 II
They might be cross-posts from the A7 thread.
DSC01310.jpg by Taylor Sherman, on Flickr
DSC01388.jpg by Taylor Sherman, on Flickr
DSC01813.jpg by Taylor Sherman, on Flickr
They might be cross-posts from the A7 thread.
DSC01310.jpg by Taylor Sherman, on Flickr
DSC01388.jpg by Taylor Sherman, on Flickr
DSC01813.jpg by Taylor Sherman, on Flickr
Mar 03, 2014 at 02:53 PM
p.58 #8f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
Hey downfall...your Cosina 55...does the aperture ring run backwards, like Nikon, or is it the same as Canon? Curious to know. The Revuenon I found has the aperture ring similar to Nikon! But, it also has 9 blades, too! Very nice shots above, btw!
Great images with the CV 35 Taylor! How does it balance on the A7?
Gregg
Great images with the CV 35 Taylor! How does it balance on the A7?
Gregg
Mar 03, 2014 at 03:20 PM
p.58 #9f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
Greggf wrote:
Just clicked on that link..and it has expired, but I did find 2 on eBay. But, they look like the aperture ring and f-stops are backwards, similar to Nikon mount?! Is that right?
Gregg
Gregg -- Correct. The aperture ring for the Pentax mount Cosina 55 1.2 turns the other way which is similar to Nikon. See pic below. The focusing direction is the same as Leica R lenses. On the other hand, the Pentax 50 1.2 is exactly like Nikon lens -- aperture and focusing directions are opposite when compared to Leica R lens.
Rokkor 58 1.2
Cosina 55 f1.2
Pentax 50 f1.2
Just clicked on that link..and it has expired, but I did find 2 on eBay. But, they look like the aperture ring and f-stops are backwards, similar to Nikon mount?! Is that right?
Gregg
Gregg -- Correct. The aperture ring for the Pentax mount Cosina 55 1.2 turns the other way which is similar to Nikon. See pic below. The focusing direction is the same as Leica R lenses. On the other hand, the Pentax 50 1.2 is exactly like Nikon lens -- aperture and focusing directions are opposite when compared to Leica R lens.
Rokkor 58 1.2
Cosina 55 f1.2
Pentax 50 f1.2
Mar 03, 2014 at 04:09 PM
p.58 #10f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
Thanks Cal...I was going to offer up a trade...your cosina for my 58 1.2:apparently you already have a Rokkor! Damn!! Really liking the Cosina look!!
Btw, thanks for the comparison!
Gregg
Btw, thanks for the comparison!
Gregg
Mar 03, 2014 at 04:16 PM
p.58 #11f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
A few shots from today with the A7+ Rokkor 58 1.2...
Gregg
Gregg
Mar 04, 2014 at 12:15 AM
p.58 #12f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
Thanks Gregg! It balances pretty well. It's not as perfect as many smaller RF lenses, but it's not bad. I'm used to it on the Nex-7 and the A7 is a better fit, for sure.
Mar 04, 2014 at 11:38 AM
p.58 #13f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
Went looking for inspiration and remembered I still had an M2 extension tube. Macro! Lets try it with the new 55/1.2AI! (D7000)
Wide open... Focus is on the edge of the leaf. DOF is about 1mm.
_DSC8897 by Kevin.Woodard, on Flickr
Same shot, f/8. Still impressed at the bokeh.
_DSC8898 by Kevin.Woodard, on Flickr
Again... f/1.2... Damn short DOF, love it!
_DSC8905 by Kevin.Woodard, on Flickr
One more with the 55/1.2 @ f/1.2. I took this handheld. I am getting the hang of where it appears in focus through the viewfinder vs. what the sensor plane actually sees.
75% crop. She just had to make a face. My oldest.
_DSC8930 by Kevin.Woodard, on Flickr
Wide open... Focus is on the edge of the leaf. DOF is about 1mm.
_DSC8897 by Kevin.Woodard, on Flickr
Same shot, f/8. Still impressed at the bokeh.
_DSC8898 by Kevin.Woodard, on Flickr
Again... f/1.2... Damn short DOF, love it!
_DSC8905 by Kevin.Woodard, on Flickr
One more with the 55/1.2 @ f/1.2. I took this handheld. I am getting the hang of where it appears in focus through the viewfinder vs. what the sensor plane actually sees.
75% crop. She just had to make a face. My oldest.
_DSC8930 by Kevin.Woodard, on Flickr
Mar 09, 2014 at 12:02 AM
p.58 #14f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
A few from today with the A7 and Rokkor 58 1.2...
Gregg
Gregg
Mar 09, 2014 at 11:53 PM
p.58 #15f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
And 1 more images using an Leica ElPro Close-up adapter held to the front element of the 58 1.2...
Gregg
Gregg
Mar 10, 2014 at 12:26 AM
p.58 #16f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
A recent one of my son with the Rokkor 58
Mar 10, 2014 at 08:48 AM
p.58 #17f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
Here are a handful from the Fuji XF 56mm f/1.2 @ f/1.2. This is probably the finest f/1.2 lens I've ever used (though it may be unseated tomorrow when I get my hands on the PL 42.5mm f/1.2). Very sharp wide open, nice accurate AF, great tonality and, while not perfect, I like the bokeh quite a bit.
http://www.jordansteele.com/2014/bria.jpg
http://www.jordansteele.com/2014/xander_crawl56.jpg
http://www.jordansteele.com/2014/fish_counter.jpg
http://www.jordansteele.com/2014/tea.jpg
http://www.jordansteele.com/2014/crepe_sauce.jpg
http://www.jordansteele.com/2014/chloe_concerned.jpg
http://www.jordansteele.com/2014/xander_bath56.jpg
http://www.jordansteele.com/2014/bria.jpg
http://www.jordansteele.com/2014/xander_crawl56.jpg
http://www.jordansteele.com/2014/fish_counter.jpg
http://www.jordansteele.com/2014/tea.jpg
http://www.jordansteele.com/2014/crepe_sauce.jpg
http://www.jordansteele.com/2014/chloe_concerned.jpg
http://www.jordansteele.com/2014/xander_bath56.jpg
Mar 10, 2014 at 09:19 AM
p.58 #18f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
looks extremely good, possibly a bit to lacking spherical aberration for my taste, but i'm weird that way.
Mar 10, 2014 at 02:40 PM
p.58 #20f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open
I want a Cosina....Damn! Love that bokeh!
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Mar 10, 2014 at 07:23 PM