Just for fun I picked out my very seldom used MC W HH Rokkor 35/1.8 on my 5D MKII and went to the local market. This combo is limiting as the lens hits the 5D mirror at infinity and longer distances. I did not bother with Live View as this was a very casual outing. Still I like the colors and rendering.
All shots taken at f/1.8 or at f/2.8 with most at 2.8, ISO 200...
Phillip Reeve wrote:
How do you like it? If Metabones ever releases the Minolta SB this would be the first or second lens i'd buy.
beautiful images as always!
the 85/1.7 is extremely nice. it draws very similarly to the MC 50/1.4, unfortunately it also has the same weakness as the MC 50/1.4 – hexagonal aperture!
i'm afraid i've not given it much of workout yet, haven't had much chance to shoot with it yet and what i have shot has been contrived forced shots to try and get a feel for it. here are a few wide open:
the 85/1.7 is extremely nice. it draws very similarly to the MC 50/1.4, unfortunately it also has the same weakness as the MC 50/1.4 – hexagonal aperture!
True, but, A, if you spent the last week shooting with the Fujinon 35/2.8, six whole aperture blades sounds luxurious and, B, it's sharp (enough) wide open at portrait lengths that the number of blades becomes a non-issue in most situations.
Beautiful shots from both you and Phillip, but I love the one of Mini-E on the trike (she's getting less mini... in a year or so she'll have caught up with Elton's actual height and can wear his Captain Fantastic costume).
After being disappointed with my first Rokkor, I had fallen in love again now that I got a 300mm 4.5 and a MD 50mm 1.4
The following shots were with the 50mm and the one with the girls was with the 300mm handheld from the same spot I did the others.
