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p.106 #1What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I found a latest MD 28/2.0 and have conveted it to EF mount. I use a EF-NEX adapter on the NEX cameras. So far works good, but I have limited time...
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Jan 15, 2013 at 11:17 PM
p.106 #2What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Looks niiiice!
I have this lens but it is MC W Rokkor 28/2 from latest MC rokkors (1973-1977) still in SR mount.
Yesterday I bought his narrower companion - MC W Rokkor HH 35/1.8
I have this lens but it is MC W Rokkor 28/2 from latest MC rokkors (1973-1977) still in SR mount.
Yesterday I bought his narrower companion - MC W Rokkor HH 35/1.8
Jan 15, 2013 at 11:42 PM
p.106 #3What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I have a Rokkor X version that I think Jim converted prior to my buying it, it looks to be in better condition than mine.
I used to have the 35/1.8 before I lost it.
I used to have the 35/1.8 before I lost it.
Jan 16, 2013 at 12:52 AM
p.106 #4What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Lenses for the test continue coming in.
Tamron SP180/2.5 LD-IF
Vernon 180/3.5 Edonar
previously purchased:
Leica 180/3.4 APO-Telyt-R
Nikon 180/2.8 ED AI-s
Tamron SP180/2.5 LD-IF
Vernon 180/3.5 Edonar
previously purchased:
Leica 180/3.4 APO-Telyt-R
Nikon 180/2.8 ED AI-s
Jan 17, 2013 at 07:25 PM
p.106 #5What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
SMC Pentax-A 28mm F2
Summicron 50mm
Much getting-to-know time over the weekend is planned.
Summicron 50mm
Much getting-to-know time over the weekend is planned.
Jan 17, 2013 at 08:29 PM
p.106 #6What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Minolta 100mm f2.0 AF
Minolta 28mm f2.0 AF
Minolta 28mm f2.0 AF
Jan 17, 2013 at 08:40 PM
p.106 #7What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Rollei Distagon HFT 35/2.8.
Yasterday I received Rollei-NEX adapter and did quick comparison test of Planar 50/1.7 C/Y versus recently acquired Rollei Planar 50/1.8 HFT.The IQ differences are insignificant.w/o Planar C/Y has very slightly less CA and veiling.Stopped down it is tiny bit contrastier.Rollei OTOH has closer mfd - 45cm vs 60cm.
Rollei lenses with Zeiss brand names are in fact as good as C/Y Zeisses but 40-60% cheaper (my mint- Planar cost me 49 Euro+shipment).This encouraged me to try Distagon 35/2.8,which I expect to be as good as Distagon 35/2.8 C/Y that I got.
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Yasterday I received Rollei-NEX adapter and did quick comparison test of Planar 50/1.7 C/Y versus recently acquired Rollei Planar 50/1.8 HFT.The IQ differences are insignificant.w/o Planar C/Y has very slightly less CA and veiling.Stopped down it is tiny bit contrastier.Rollei OTOH has closer mfd - 45cm vs 60cm.
Rollei lenses with Zeiss brand names are in fact as good as C/Y Zeisses but 40-60% cheaper (my mint- Planar cost me 49 Euro+shipment).This encouraged me to try Distagon 35/2.8,which I expect to be as good as Distagon 35/2.8 C/Y that I got.
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Jan 18, 2013 at 04:51 AM
p.106 #8What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
White the optical part of the Rolleis are often as good, or close, at least some of the lenses have inferior aperture blade counts, down to an amazing minimum of three, so unless you shoot wide open all the time, you may get some undesirable boke characteristics.
Jan 18, 2013 at 04:56 AM
p.106 #9What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Peire wrote:
M42 lenses:2X Zeiss Flektogon 35/2.4+3x Zeiss Pancolar 50/1.8 MC (one zebra)+2x Pentacon 50/1.8 Multicoatig+Pentacon Auto 100/2.8+Pentacon auto 50/1.8,Mir 200/4,Jupiter 85/2,Flektogon 20/4..Bought at the beginning of this week and sold yestarday.None of them was technically good enough to keep. .Oil on blades or defective apertute ring or wobbly focusing mechanism.They were all funcioning but not perfectly.Mir - excellent lens but very strong reflex from the rear lens on NEX sensor.
I bet you could have got the Flektogon's working perfectly. They are very simple to disassemble. My blades were sticking occasionally, a good clean, and mine is now flawless.
Usually you can't lose pulling them apart and seeing whether it is possible to clean them.
M42 lenses:2X Zeiss Flektogon 35/2.4+3x Zeiss Pancolar 50/1.8 MC (one zebra)+2x Pentacon 50/1.8 Multicoatig+Pentacon Auto 100/2.8+Pentacon auto 50/1.8,Mir 200/4,Jupiter 85/2,Flektogon 20/4..Bought at the beginning of this week and sold yestarday.None of them was technically good enough to keep.
.Oil on blades or defective apertute ring or wobbly focusing mechanism.They were all funcioning but not perfectly.Mir - excellent lens but very strong reflex from the rear lens on NEX sensor. I bet you could have got the Flektogon's working perfectly. They are very simple to disassemble. My blades were sticking occasionally, a good clean, and mine is now flawless.
Usually you can't lose pulling them apart and seeing whether it is possible to clean them.
Jan 18, 2013 at 06:15 AM
p.106 #10What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
carstenw wrote:
White the optical part of the Rolleis are often as good, or close, at least some of the lenses have inferior aperture blade counts, down to an amazing minimum of three, so unless you shoot wide open all the time, you may get some undesirable boke characteristics.
Yes,but I think classic Zeiss constructions like Planars,Distagons,Tele-Tessars and Sonnars have similar number of the aperture blades.I don't remeber how it goes with Mamiya made Rolleinars but it's easy to find.
My HFT 50/1.8 Planar has 6 blades like C/Y 50/1.7 and very similar (not so pleasing) bokeh.Here is shot w/o on the NEX5N:
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White the optical part of the Rolleis are often as good, or close, at least some of the lenses have inferior aperture blade counts, down to an amazing minimum of three, so unless you shoot wide open all the time, you may get some undesirable boke characteristics.
Yes,but I think classic Zeiss constructions like Planars,Distagons,Tele-Tessars and Sonnars have similar number of the aperture blades.I don't remeber how it goes with Mamiya made Rolleinars but it's easy to find.
My HFT 50/1.8 Planar has 6 blades like C/Y 50/1.7 and very similar (not so pleasing) bokeh.Here is shot w/o on the NEX5N:
http://zeissimages.com/gallery/951/med_U951I1358514022.SEQ.0.jpg
Jan 18, 2013 at 06:48 AM
p.106 #11What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
p666 wrote:
.Oil on blades or defective apertute ring or wobbly focusing mechanism.They were all funcioning but not perfectly.Mir - excellent lens but very strong reflex from the rear lens on NEX sensor.I bet you could have got the Flektogon's working perfectly. They are very simple to disassemble. My blades were sticking occasionally, a good clean, and mine is now flawless.
Usually you can't lose pulling them apart and seeing whether it is possible to clean them.
You're right.They are mechanically simple,but being impatient and not very handy at tools I'm usually avoiding home fixing.
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Peire wrote
M42 lenses:2X Zeiss Flektogon 35/2.4+3x Zeiss Pancolar 50/1.8 MC (one zebra)+2x Pentacon 50/1.8 Multicoatig+Pentacon Auto 100/2.8+Pentacon auto 50/1.8,Mir 200/4,Jupiter 85/2,Flektogon 20/4..Bought at the beginning of this week and sold yestarday.None of them was technically good enough to keep. .Oil on blades or defective apertute ring or wobbly focusing mechanism.They were all funcioning but not perfectly.Mir - excellent lens but very strong reflex from the rear lens on NEX sensor.Usually you can't lose pulling them apart and seeing whether it is possible to clean them.
You're right.They are mechanically simple,but being impatient and not very handy at tools I'm usually avoiding home fixing.
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Jan 18, 2013 at 06:51 AM
p.106 #12What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Picked up a Nikkor 24/2.8 AI-S today, along with a new Canon 50/1.8 II. Both are alt for this NEX shooter.
First lens acquisitions in months actually, and paid for by the sale of the last, a Nikkor 85/3.5DX VR Micro I bought in September.
First lens acquisitions in months actually, and paid for by the sale of the last, a Nikkor 85/3.5DX VR Micro I bought in September.
Jan 19, 2013 at 06:47 PM
p.106 #13What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Picked up a P. Angenieux 135/2.5 Type P2 No 371xxx
Jan 20, 2013 at 05:58 PM
p.106 #14What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Stumbled across three OM lenses in good shape yesterday:
50/3.5 macro
35-70/3.6
300/4.5
Now I just have to wait for the OM>NEX adapter to get here next week to shoot some test shots.
50/3.5 macro
35-70/3.6
300/4.5
Now I just have to wait for the OM>NEX adapter to get here next week to shoot some test shots.
Jan 20, 2013 at 06:15 PM
p.106 #15What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
huebeez wrote:
Stumbled across three OM lenses in good shape yesterday:
50/3.5 macro
35-70/3.6
300/4.5
Now I just have to wait for the OM>NEX adapter to get here next week to shoot some test shots.
All of them are very decent.Maybe 300/4.5 lags a bit behind because of it's long mfd,CA and softness wo,but all in all nice purchase.
Yestarday I managed to buy MC W.Rokkor 28/2.8 - the last one to complete series of late MC Rokkors from 1973-1977 that I have.Now among other MD Rokkors/Plain MD lenses I enjoy 24/2.8 MC+28/2MC+28/2.8MC+35/1.8MC+35/2.8 MC+50/1.4 MC PG+85/1.7MC+135/2.8 MC+200/4MC - the best Rokkor series overall IMO.
Stumbled across three OM lenses in good shape yesterday:
50/3.5 macro
35-70/3.6
300/4.5
Now I just have to wait for the OM>NEX adapter to get here next week to shoot some test shots.
All of them are very decent.Maybe 300/4.5 lags a bit behind because of it's long mfd,CA and softness wo,but all in all nice purchase.
Yestarday I managed to buy MC W.Rokkor 28/2.8 - the last one to complete series of late MC Rokkors from 1973-1977 that I have.Now among other MD Rokkors/Plain MD lenses I enjoy 24/2.8 MC+28/2MC+28/2.8MC+35/1.8MC+35/2.8 MC+50/1.4 MC PG+85/1.7MC+135/2.8 MC+200/4MC - the best Rokkor series overall IMO.
Jan 20, 2013 at 11:45 PM
p.106 #16What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Peire - Thanks for the information on the 300. I'm still looking for a few wide OMs and keeping my eyes open for fast Rokkors at decent prices.
Jan 21, 2013 at 10:35 AM
p.106 #17What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Waiting for an Olympus Pen F 42mm f1.2 and a Pen F to XF adapter to come in!
I'm really excited/nervous to see how it preforms on the X-Pro1.
I'm really excited/nervous to see how it preforms on the X-Pro1.
Jan 21, 2013 at 12:04 PM
p.106 #18What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
carstenw wrote:
White the optical part of the Rolleis are often as good, or close, at least some of the lenses have inferior aperture blade counts, down to an amazing minimum of three, so unless you shoot wide open all the time, you may get some undesirable boke characteristics.
those weirdos in the distagon 35 1.4 thread really love that rollei
White the optical part of the Rolleis are often as good, or close, at least some of the lenses have inferior aperture blade counts, down to an amazing minimum of three, so unless you shoot wide open all the time, you may get some undesirable boke characteristics.
those weirdos in the distagon 35 1.4 thread really love that rollei
Jan 21, 2013 at 12:34 PM
p.106 #19What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
The crocodile shot was brilliant!
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Reposting, by LeadyGonzales:
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Jan 21, 2013 at 01:55 PM
p.106 #20What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Yep - that sure is a great shot!
Jan 21, 2013 at 02:03 PM