Wow...Had a hellacious week at work, and didn't even bring the camera out, either! I lost 5-6 pages. Just like that....
So many killer, fantastic, awesome, and inspiring images these last few pages. Too many to list, but I've done my likes...
Gregg
A7rM and Summilux M 50 ASPH/ Summarit M 90 2.5
90 @f2.5
50 ASPH @f1.4 I missed focus a little, but the look wasn't lost!
Cross-posted from the Schneider-Rodenstock thread in the Alt Forum.
So I bought an APO-Rodagon-N 50/2.8 ($180 on eBay and in fantastic shape) with the plans of using it on a M42 helicoid and extension tubes. I've had it for a bit now and have been too busy to play, but finally got some time today. Checking it on the Actus, it's got about a 65mm IC that's very sharp through about 60mm of it, so on the a7II, it's corner to corner sharp.
The flange distance is 46.5mm, so subtracting the a7II's 18mm registration, it leaves 28mm to fill. Right now I've got it on a 10mm e-mount extension tube that's baffled, a 1mm M42 to e-mount adapter, and a 15-26mm helicoid. I'm truly a little over 2mm short, so I went ahead and ordered the 17-31mm helicoid. The only downside that I'm seeing it the five-blade aperture. Otherwise, it's a very useful little lens. It won't replace my Summicron, but the C/Y S-Planar 60 may go up for sale.
Great shots guys and Helena!
xwing15: great "lines" BW serie
Werner: nice and very artistic feels from your pictures
Ronny: with your new PP technique some pics of flowers looks more pop/3D than previous
freaklikeme: I have APO-Rodagon-N 105/4 with Zork Multi-focus system (helicoid).. looks like a big ext.tubes. Maybe due to different register lenghts the MFD is very long and I can shoot with it only with tripod as it gives me wide open 1/5s etc wide open .. bit disappointed with it, will try to find a way how to bring it alive o A7r
Here is one from late afternoon walk with Oly 100/2 wide open( btw inspired to buy by Gregg in the past ), great lens with ED elements,need to shoot with it more..
aCIDfire wrote:
freaklikeme: I have APO-Rodagon-N 105/4 with Zork Multi-focus system (helicoid).. looks like a big ext.tubes. Maybe due to different register lenghts the MFD is very long and I can shoot with it only with tripod as it gives me wide open 1/5s etc wide open .. bit disappointed with it, will try to find a way how to bring it alive o A7r
I have that lens as well. The 99.1mm flange distance is challenging, but, man, is it gorgeous. My recommendation is to get a bellows set up to use it. Any bellows will do, but it's got a 130mm IC, so if you get one with movements, you've got lots of room for shift, rise, fall, tilt, and swing. I use it on a Cambo Actus and love it.
However, it is going to be my test candidate for a pieced-together tilt/shift lens on the a7II. Kipon makes an M42 to e-mount tilt-shift adapter, so I'm going to order one and see how it works out with the 105. I have the feeling the amount of extension is going to be problematic for the solution and suspect that an 80mm lens is probably optimal, but I don't want to invest in another lens until I see if the adapter will work without mechanical vignetting first. I'll let you know how it goes.
aCIDfire wrote:
Great shots guys and Helena!
xwing15: great "lines" BW serie
Werner: nice and very artistic feels from your pictures
Ronny: with your new PP technique some pics of flowers looks more pop/3D than previous
freaklikeme: I have APO-Rodagon-N 105/4 with Zork Multi-focus system (helicoid).. looks like a big ext.tubes. Maybe due to different register lenghts the MFD is very long and I can shoot with it only with tripod as it gives me wide open 1/5s etc wide open .. bit disappointed with it, will try to find a way how to bring it alive o A7r
Here is one from late afternoon walk with Oly 100/2 wide open( btw inspired to buy by Gregg in the past ), great lens with ED elements,need to shoot with it more..
Awesome shots everyone!
Ronny, superb and thank you for sharing your PP'ing!!
Rene, wonderful compositions.
Jack, love your shots.
Shot late this afternoon, after having brought my father in law back from Spain, early this morning. He is amazingly fit for a 87 year old and I think I am suffering jet lag worse than him!!
A7rII and FE 35/1.4. Love the face detection, as it nails the exposure for the face in a brightly lit background.
Photo taken the evening of July 23, 2015 moments before sunset near the top of the Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, PA. Image taken with my tripod mounted Canon new FD 500mm f4.5 L lens and my A7r, ISO 100, lens set to f11 for 1/200 second. Processed in LR6.
Some pictures from Salzburg, all with A7 and Pentax-M 20mm f4 @ f11.
I didn't regret to choose the Pentax over the Canon FDn 20mm for the trip to Austria. The corners and extreme edges might be a tiny bit weaker with the Pentax (well, because of my inability to hold the camera straight and due to distortion and/or perspective correction I crop them away most of the time anyway) but its very good flare resistance gives IMHO a better (more reliable) contrast and colour rendition than the Canon. Handling is much better too and because of it's tiny size it doesn't use up much space in your camera bag.
Grenache wrote:
Fantastic shots last couple of pages. Philber, the Petit Trianon shots bring back memories of when I was there 30 years ago while staying with a family that lives in Versailles. I have seen the main palace several times since but not the Trianon. Thank you for the souvenirs.
It is only a fair trade, Jim, because your fine shots of Venice bring back my own memories of the extraordinary city.
.. bit disappointed with it, will try to find a way how to bring it alive o A7r 
