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Archive 2009Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
p.5 #1Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
cogitech wrote:
mMontag and Jim, terrific shots!
Thanks, Paul!
mMontag and Jim, terrific shots!
Thanks, Paul!
Jul 14, 2010 at 04:17 PM
p.5 #2Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
Finally ordered a flangeless M42 adaptor and will begin my conversion in a week or so. Wish me luck..
Jul 14, 2010 at 07:29 PM
p.5 #3Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
Krosavcheg wrote:
Finally ordered a flangeless M42 adaptor and will begin my conversion in a week or so. Wish me luck..
What do you mean by flangeless and what body are you converting for?
Thanks,
Roy
Finally ordered a flangeless M42 adaptor and will begin my conversion in a week or so. Wish me luck..
What do you mean by flangeless and what body are you converting for?
Thanks,
Roy
Jul 15, 2010 at 12:54 PM
p.5 #4Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
lextalionis wrote:
What do you mean by flangeless and what body are you converting for?
Thanks,
Roy
Using 20D presently. Flangeless is adapter without the flange for the pin on the M42 lens mount.
Krosavcheg wrote
Finally ordered a flangeless M42 adaptor and will begin my conversion in a week or so. Wish me luck..Thanks,
Roy
Using 20D presently. Flangeless is adapter without the flange for the pin on the M42 lens mount.
Jul 15, 2010 at 05:11 PM
p.5 #6Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
Krosavcheg wrote:
What do you mean by flangeless and what body are you converting for?
Thanks,
RoyUsing 20D presently. Flangeless is adapter without the flange for the pin on the M42 lens mount.
Okay so w/o the flat part, just the mount right?
-Roy
lextalionis wrote
Krosavcheg wrote
Finally ordered a flangeless M42 adaptor and will begin my conversion in a week or so. Wish me luck..Thanks,
Roy
Okay so w/o the flat part, just the mount right?
-Roy
Jul 16, 2010 at 06:22 AM
p.5 #7Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
lextalionis wrote:
What do you mean by flangeless and what body are you converting for?
Thanks,
RoyUsing 20D presently. Flangeless is adapter without the flange for the pin on the M42 lens mount.Okay so w/o the flat part, just the mount right?
-Roy
Roy
That's probably it. To be honest, I am a little clueless to which flange and where on the mount was meant, but here is the seller:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/M42-lens-Canon-adapter-EOS-20D-30D-40D-50D-1D-III-/370309722077?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Photography_CameraLenses_Lens_caps_hoods_adaptors_ET&hash=item56382defdd
Krosavcheg wrote
lextalionis wrote
Krosavcheg wrote
Finally ordered a flangeless M42 adaptor and will begin my conversion in a week or so. Wish me luck..Thanks,
Roy
-Roy
Roy
That's probably it. To be honest, I am a little clueless to which flange and where on the mount was meant, but here is the seller:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/M42-lens-Canon-adapter-EOS-20D-30D-40D-50D-1D-III-/370309722077?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Photography_CameraLenses_Lens_caps_hoods_adaptors_ET&hash=item56382defdd
Jul 16, 2010 at 07:09 AM
p.5 #8Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
That e-bay listing shows precisely what flanged vs. flangeless means. Just look at the photos.
For the conversion, use the flangeless.
For the conversion, use the flangeless.
Jul 16, 2010 at 07:55 AM
p.5 #9Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
cogitech wrote:
That e-bay listing shows precisely what flanged vs. flangeless means. Just look at the photos.
For the conversion, use the flangeless.
Roger that! I asked the guy to ship the flangeless one. I just really hope he does. Until I saw the photos I was under the impression that by flange the groves on top surface of the adaptor were meant..
just like on my Kenko adaptor...
That e-bay listing shows precisely what flanged vs. flangeless means. Just look at the photos.
For the conversion, use the flangeless.
Roger that! I asked the guy to ship the flangeless one. I just really hope he does. Until I saw the photos I was under the impression that by flange the groves on top surface of the adaptor were meant..
just like on my Kenko adaptor...Jul 16, 2010 at 08:20 AM
p.5 #10Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
Is 375 euros a fair price for the Rokkor (in Exc condition)? I can't exactly afford it now with the recent lens purchases I've made, but that might change. I'm toying with the idea anyway. 
Aug 11, 2010 at 03:30 AM
p.5 #11Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
It sounds fair for an unconverted copy. What is the serial?
A
A
Aug 11, 2010 at 03:34 AM
p.5 #12Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
@Andreas: I don't know, but I can ask the seller.
Aug 11, 2010 at 03:53 AM
p.5 #13Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
I won an auction right now for 204 EUR!
It is my number six and it's the Berg-and-Tal PG version, (most favorite for me).
I sold the previous five after conversion and some use, because I did not fancy them that much, unlike so many other people. The pictures have always been a bit more yellow-ish than with all other lenses I use. Although this can be avoided easily, I always found it annoying.
But somehow I find myself looking for them at ebay again and again
.
At that price I could not resist.
Soon I will start a new conversion project.
It will be the first of that kind that I try on my new acquired 5Dii. I am corious if I am going to like it better, this time.
It is my number six and it's the Berg-and-Tal PG version, (most favorite for me).
I sold the previous five after conversion and some use, because I did not fancy them that much, unlike so many other people. The pictures have always been a bit more yellow-ish than with all other lenses I use. Although this can be avoided easily, I always found it annoying.
But somehow I find myself looking for them at ebay again and again
. At that price I could not resist.
Soon I will start a new conversion project.
It will be the first of that kind that I try on my new acquired 5Dii. I am corious if I am going to like it better, this time.
Aug 17, 2010 at 10:59 AM
p.5 #14Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
Max,
The search for a good copy ... I hope you have found one. In my own experience, serial numbers tells nothing. A good copy will.
Regards,
P
The search for a good copy ... I hope you have found one. In my own experience, serial numbers tells nothing. A good copy will.
Regards,
P
Aug 17, 2010 at 11:36 AM
p.5 #15Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
What debuggerus said.
I found mine after 6 tries. Wow, it's your sixth!
Too bad my has a bent filter ring after being dropped but it's everyhing OK apart from that.
I found mine after 6 tries. Wow, it's your sixth!
Too bad my has a bent filter ring after being dropped but it's everyhing OK apart from that.
Aug 17, 2010 at 12:27 PM
p.5 #16Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
Number 3 was the best, I kept that for a while, before I let that one go as well.
Incidentally it was the one with the full metal focus ring, which I also like most from appearance point of view (not that it would really matter).
The yellow tint was present with all of them, though. Could be removed with WB settings but as I said, it was more the case with the Rokkors than with all other lenses I owned.
I don't expect a difference now, but I try to be open minded.
Incidentally it was the one with the full metal focus ring, which I also like most from appearance point of view (not that it would really matter).
The yellow tint was present with all of them, though. Could be removed with WB settings but as I said, it was more the case with the Rokkors than with all other lenses I owned.
I don't expect a difference now, but I try to be open minded.
Aug 17, 2010 at 01:26 PM
p.5 #17Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
m-a-x wrote:
The yellow tint was present with all of them, though. Could be removed with WB settings
You can correct the tint with WB settings but you cannot correct the lower transmission of blue light, that is lost.
The yellow tint was present with all of them, though. Could be removed with WB settings
You can correct the tint with WB settings but you cannot correct the lower transmission of blue light, that is lost.
Aug 17, 2010 at 01:54 PM
p.5 #18Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
the yellowing can of course be corrected easily with application of UV light from a UV-led flashlight or other sources. I cleared a couple this way.
-Ed
-Ed
Aug 17, 2010 at 02:17 PM
p.5 #19Rokkor 58/1.2 love thread
Love mine - it's perfect! The focusing is of course an issue on a stock 20D, especially at 1.2, but practice makes perfect..
Spent allmost all monday just practicing snapping moving targets at 36 degrees in Shibuya:
http://www.3byk.org/imgposts/rokkor58/IMG_4552.JPG
Spent allmost all monday just practicing snapping moving targets at 36 degrees in Shibuya:
http://www.3byk.org/imgposts/rokkor58/IMG_4552.JPG
Aug 17, 2010 at 05:41 PM