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Sony Nex 5N

NEX-5N E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 lens 25mm f/10.0 1/400s 200 ISO 0.0 EV

NEX-5N ---- lens 1/250s 200 ISO 0.0 EV

NEX-5N E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 lens 71mm f/8.0 1/400s 200 ISO 0.0 EV

Jan 09, 2026 at 05:38 PM

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Thanks all for posting

I'll add one from the Zeiss Batis 135, sold it to fund a used 135GM but miss the compact size of the Zeiss

Jan 11, 2026 at 06:33 AM

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This is rapidly becoming an exercise in realising how many lenses I've bought/sold/traded

Loxia 85, sold/traded because I had the Batis 85 and the Voightlander 65 Apo

Jan 11, 2026 at 07:06 AM

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Elko, NV. Idaho Street at dusk. 6.30.2016. Taken with a long since retired Sony 6000 with the PZ kit lens. I was attracted to Sony for the ability to use vintage lenses. The 6000 was my first digital camera and was the start of transitioning from film and large format. I revisited this image for the post and this is a new processing.

Elko Idaho Street Dusk by Kevin Kemner, on Flickr

Jan 11, 2026 at 08:09 AM

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NEX-6 E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens 55mm f/9.0 1/250s 200 ISO 0.0 EV

NEX-6 E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 lens 104mm f/6.3 1/160s 200 ISO +0.3 EV

NEX-6 E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 lens 45mm f/11.0 1/160s 100 ISO +0.3 EV

Jan 11, 2026 at 06:42 PM

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I used Sony since a700/a900 days. These are from the a77 and CZ 16-80mm.

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Jan 16, 2026 at 11:44 PM

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Three donkeys, a77, zeiss zoom.

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I was trying to work with the painted stairs

Jan 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM

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A7 and CV 35/f1.2 mkii

Enjoying a roll-up by David Viramati Sampson, on Flickr

Jan 18, 2026 at 03:00 AM

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freaklikeme wrote

Great set Brad! Didn’t know you shot the r 35/1.4. Can I get your opinions on that lens?

Thanks, brother! And sure. Objectively, its two biggest dings against are coma and astigmatism, which should be quite clear from the "Defy Gravity" balloon shot. You can see the field lights along the bottom edge look more like dishes than lights. Otherwise, flare resistance is average, CA correction is good, SA correction leans a bit towards under, so it's very gentle with people at wide apertures but the bokeh remains well-balanced. Contrast and resolution are pleasing and stood up to 42mp well, though it's obviously been surpassed there by modern designs. Specific to the Sony stock sensor, you do pick...Show more →

Sorry for the slow reply--we are moving house and what not and things are falling through the cracks. Funny thing, I could have purchased a R 35 Lux several times before prices sky-rocketed. I always preferred the CY 35/1.4 + a Lux 80/1.4. Never took to the CY 85/1.4.

I appreciate your thoughts though--they line up with what I've seen. I too have no real want of the lens--except to try for video. I have been using the M 35 Lux Pre-ASPH for some video--does well. It's just crazy wide open so you have to watch it or stop down.

Jan 18, 2026 at 12:14 PM

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Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 was my first (D)SLR after having previously owned Minolta DiMAGE A1, bought it as kit with the travel zoom Sony 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DT SAL-18200 and this was among the first photos taken with them.

Pier in Lauttasaari at sunset by Heikki Paatela, on Flickr

Eventually moved to A700 and them A77, before going mirrorless.

Jan 19, 2026 at 02:49 PM

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A900 with Minolta 200mm f/2.8 APO

DSLR-A900 200mm F2.8 lens 200mm f/2.8 1/800s 100 ISO +0.7 EV

Jan 19, 2026 at 03:37 PM

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nehemiahphoto wrote:

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freaklikeme wrote

Great set Brad! Didn’t know you shot the r 35/1.4. Can I get your opinions on that lens?

Thanks, brother! And sure. Objectively, its two biggest dings against are coma and astigmatism, which should be quite clear from the "Defy Gravity" balloon shot. You can see the field lights along the bottom edge look more like dishes than lights. Otherwise, flare resistance is average, CA correction is good, SA correction leans a bit towards under, so it's very gentle with people at wide apertures but the bokeh remains well-balanced. Contrast and resolution are pleasing and stood up to 42mp well, though it's obviously been surpassed there by modern designs. Specific to the Sony stock sensor, you do pick up some wavy FC closer focused, but my solution there was to stop down to f/2 and the distracting elements were minimized to the point of irrelevance. It was a decent landscaper by 5.6, but not my first choice for the task.

The only reason I think about it these days is because I think it would make a gorgeous cine lens. I didn't shoot video when I owned it, so I never considered that aspect, but, now, I'd love to give it a try on my FX-3. I just don't love the idea enough to pay the ridiculous prices I see for decent copies.

Sorry for the slow reply--we are moving house and what not and things are falling through the cracks. Funny thing, I could have purchased a R 35 Lux several times before prices sky-rocketed. I always preferred the CY 35/1.4 + a Lux 80/1.4. Never took to the CY 85/1.4.

I appreciate your thoughts though--they line up with what I've seen. I too have no real want of the lens--except to try for video. I have been using the M 35 Lux Pre-ASPH for some video--does well. It's just crazy wide open so you have to watch it or stop down.

No worries. I hope all is well with the move. I like the CY Distagon. I've yet to use another fast 35 that does as well separating the in focus from out of focus. The contrast drops like a stone on either side of the focus plane. Of course, I'm a whore for the focal length. At last count, I've owned sixty-seven optically different 35mm lenses, and there are only four I don't think about fondly or would mind revisiting. Still, I'm pretty happy with the diverse little crew I've got now.

You're using the Mandler lux 35 for video? Do you hate yourself? The haptics are barely usable for stills.

Here's one from what I consider my best 35, though not my most used, because it's huge. I usually take it out solo. The a7rII UT and Canon 35LII.