More pages with numerous great,enjoyable pictures.Thank you all for sharing.
Yesterday I dare to try out a set of early MC Rokkors for landscape work on the A7.I said "dare",because being aware of old coatings,weiling and CA/LoCA in harsh lighting at wider apertures,my expectations weren't high.
After a few hours wading in the mud and wet leaves, jumping over mossy boulders and fallen trees I gathered enough pictures to convince me that I was wrong.The old MC Rokkors are at least as good for this type of landscape work as C/Y Zeisses I used last week.They excell in smooth OOF rendition and clean,vivd colours.Their sharpness,except from wo + 1 to 1,5 f stop is also very good to excellent.To my astonishment they required almost no colour tweaking (no saturation,+5 to +10 Vibrance and Clarity,whereas Zeisses always wanted +15 in the same environment).
MC W.Rokkor HH 35/1.8 - I would say the best 35mm lens in the Minolta MD lineup.Very sharp across the frame from f4 - crisper than already very good MD/MD W.Rokkor 35/2.8.Here at f11:
MC Rokkor PG 50/1.4 - very sharp and contrasty from f2.8 - 4.Despite it's corner softness at f1.4-2 the overall landscape performance is excellent.At f11:
MC Rokkor PF 85/1.7 with milled metal ring - a little bit prone to flare,but a great landscape lens.Very sharp and crisp.At f11:
MC Tele Rokkor PF 135/2.8 (6/5) - at f4 no diffrence to highly regarded 4/4 MD Rokkor and C/Y Sonnar 135/2.8.
MC W.Rokkor 24/2.8 - Minoltarit R .At f11 very slight CA and furthermost corner softness can sometimes be seen,but no major complaints.
mikedefieslife wrote:
Really like this series. St Maarten looks fab.
Were most of these with the kit 28-70? I can only see a couple that look to be the 10-18.
That is correct, had a number of other lens with me, but just stuck with the 28-70 instead of changing lens with the risk of blowing sand, salt spray in the air etc.
millsart wrote:
Few non "landing beach" shots
This was actually from my little $99 waterproof Panasonic but kind of a fun shot so thought I'd share it here anyways
Martin Parr would be jealous of this picture! Very nice!
.At f11 very slight CA and furthermost corner softness can sometimes be seen,but no major complaints.
