AhamB wrote:
Basically it gives you a very good 35+50+70 plus 1:2.5 macro ability, in a small package.
It's kinda like that Leica Tri-Elmarstinker, or whatever it's called, that sells for big bucks. -But has the focal lengths in between and macro to boot.
I just picked up this lens and I have a couple of questions. First, it seems like an awesome lens and I can't wait to use it. The lens is a little wobbly just in front of the aperature ring. It's not bad, but definately not tight like it should be. Is there an easy way to fix this or should I send it back? I got an awesome deal on it and it's mint otherwise, so I'd like to fix it if possible. It came with an eos adapter mounted, and I couldn't get it off. I'm going to have to look a it later. Also, when mounted and on Av mode thr aperature is stuck on 2.8. The eos adaptor is chipped. Is it an adaptor problem? I can't change it at all. Thanks for any help.
I wouldn't know if that would be easy to fix. But what is wobbly, the zoom/focus ring or the barrel inside of that around which the aperture and zoom/focus ring rotate?
The mechanical problem may have been the reason why you got it at such a low price.
You can remove the adapter by pushing aside the little metal tab that stops the lens from rotating.
It's not possible to change the aperture on your camera with an adapted lens; chipped adapter or not. If it's a programmable chip you can reprogram the maximum aperture for the EXIF data, but otherwise it's a fixed value. You have to do metering at the aperture you will shoot at, meaning you stop down the lens before you determine exposure and take the shot.
AhamB wrote:
I wouldn't know if that would be easy to fix. But what is wobbly, the zoom/focus ring or the barrel inside of that around which the aperture and zoom/focus ring rotate?
The mechanical problem may have been the reason why you got it at such a low price.
You can remove the adapter by pushing aside the little metal tab that stops the lens from rotating.
It's not possible to change the aperture on your camera with an adapted lens; chipped adapter or not. If it's a programmable chip you can reprogram the maximum aperture for the EXIF data, but otherwise it's a fixed value. You have to do metering at the aperture you will shoot at, meaning you stop down the lens before you determine exposure and take the shot....Show more →
Sorry, I wrote that from my phone and didn't describe the aperture problem very well. When I rotate the aperture ring the shutter speed on the camera doesn't change. I checked, and the blades are closing. I also just got a zuiko 21 and my aperture reads 0.0 on the camera, but the shutter speed changes when I stop the lens down.
With the lens, if you hold it by the aperture ring the barrel of the lens moves up and down if you move it. It just moves slightly. When the lens is mounted it would actually cause it to hang down at a slight angle. Like I said, it's not a whole lot, but just enough to bother me.
Well, this thread has got me thinking, and I think I'm going to put mine up for sale on the B&S forum this weekend. I like it a lot, but I don't use it often enough to justify keeping it. I'm sure I will miss it though.
bradf35 wrote:
Sorry, I wrote that from my phone and didn't describe the aperture problem very well. When I rotate the aperture ring the shutter speed on the camera doesn't change. I checked, and the blades are closing. I also just got a zuiko 21 and my aperture reads 0.0 on the camera, but the shutter speed changes when I stop the lens down.
With the lens, if you hold it by the aperture ring the barrel of the lens moves up and down if you move it. It just moves slightly. When the lens is mounted it would actually cause it to hang down at a slight angle. Like I said, it's not a whole lot, but just enough to bother me. ...Show more →
Are you sure you don't have the camera in M or Tv mode? If you stop down (less light), the shutter speed should definitely change.
Regarding the mechanical problem: it sounds to me like you should either return your lens or have it serviced...
Btw, if I may pick your brains: Could all of you who can be bothered share their EOS adaptor info by any chance? Would be eternally grateful. Reason being, is that my "vanilla" adaptor seem to produce a lot of fringing in high contrast areas (metal reflections, etc)...
Krosavcheg wrote:
Btw, if I may pick your brains: Could all of you who can be bothered share their EOS adaptor info by any chance? Would be eternally grateful. Reason being, is that my "vanilla" adaptor seem to produce a lot of fringing in high contrast areas (metal reflections, etc)...
When I had this lens I used a cheap Roxsen adapter and I saw some purple fringing (on chrome car parts). I think the lens is just sensitive to it (at large apertures).
bradf35 wrote:
I really like this lens, but I am going to have to send mine back and look for another.
Those pics cannot have been shot with the Vario-Sonnar 35-70/3.4 unless you have added the distortion in post processing.
The 35-70/3.4 does not show that much distortion.
