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p.120 #1What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
contas wrote:
I just ordered Mamiya RZ67 50mm ULD for my landscapes, I know it's not a Zeiss but I saw some very good images from it and maybe it's the only WA has ULD, so I decided to jump in.I will DIY the mount for Sigma or maybe for Canon also (FFD = 105mm).The image is borrowed:
http://www.teamworkphoto.com/images/Mamiya%20rz%2050mm%20C5400.jpg
Strange! that lens has a focusing barrel... odd for an RZ.
I just ordered Mamiya RZ67 50mm ULD for my landscapes, I know it's not a Zeiss but I saw some very good images from it and maybe it's the only WA has ULD, so I decided to jump in.I will DIY the mount for Sigma or maybe for Canon also (FFD = 105mm).The image is borrowed:
http://www.teamworkphoto.com/images/Mamiya%20rz%2050mm%20C5400.jpg
Strange! that lens has a focusing barrel... odd for an RZ.
Apr 12, 2013 at 07:53 AM
p.120 #2What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I paralelly ordered helicoid adaptor35-90mm m42-m42 and m42-SA adaptor and 3 EF AF confirm chips for this pure mechanical project.If the images is as good as expected, I might think about T/S adaptor also,but certaintly it's 2nd choice.
The blue ring causes an attractive look, but until now, I haven't known what is it for?.I read somewhere that for floating elements adjustment, like fine tuning, after focusing?.
Interesting that Mamiya user maynot know well about Mamiya products in the whole, not like Zeiss or Leica generations.
The blue ring causes an attractive look, but until now, I haven't known what is it for?.I read somewhere that for floating elements adjustment, like fine tuning, after focusing?.
Interesting that Mamiya user maynot know well about Mamiya products in the whole, not like Zeiss or Leica generations.
Apr 12, 2013 at 08:17 PM
p.120 #3What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
SoulNibbler wrote:
Strange! that lens has a focusing barrel... odd for an RZ.
The bottom ring is for locking the lens to the camera, and the blue ring is for moving the floating group. Since the focusing is normally done from the body, there is no way for the lens itself to move the floating group, so you must focus twice, transferring the distance from body to lens.
Strange! that lens has a focusing barrel... odd for an RZ.
The bottom ring is for locking the lens to the camera, and the blue ring is for moving the floating group. Since the focusing is normally done from the body, there is no way for the lens itself to move the floating group, so you must focus twice, transferring the distance from body to lens.
Apr 13, 2013 at 02:06 AM
p.120 #4What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Just added a Topcor 50/2 LTM to my collection, I read a few recommendations on the RF forum that says its a good performer, I guess I'll see soon.
Apr 13, 2013 at 06:28 AM
p.120 #5What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Mint Rokkor MD 50/1.2.
Apr 13, 2013 at 06:57 AM
p.120 #6What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Rokkor - PG 58mm /1.2 converted to Sony A mount.
Apr 13, 2013 at 07:57 AM
p.120 #7What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Here's a nice SMC Pentax-M 400mm f/5.6 lens that I picked up yesterday through my local Kijiji. It's on my Fujifilm X-Pro 1, using three stacked adapters; (i) Pentax-EOS, (ii) EOS-LM, and (iii) LM-FX. The first two photos show the gear. The third photo shows the scene taken with a 24mm lens, with a small red rectangle to highlight the FOV shown in the fourth photo, which is the full scene from the X-Pro 1 + SMCP-M 400/5.6, at f/8. This fourth image is the RAF RAW file from ACR, lightly touched for exposure and USM using PS CS6. In this case, the lightly PP'ed RAW file looks better than the SOOC jpeg file, using camera defaults.
SMC Pentax-M 400mm f/5.6 on X-Pro 1
SMC Pentax-M 400mm f/5.6 on X-Pro 1
Scene out the window, taken with 24mm lens (red frame for 400mm)
X-Pro 1 + SMCP-M 400/5.6, with light PP through ACR & PS CS6
SMC Pentax-M 400mm f/5.6 on X-Pro 1
SMC Pentax-M 400mm f/5.6 on X-Pro 1
Scene out the window, taken with 24mm lens (red frame for 400mm)
X-Pro 1 + SMCP-M 400/5.6, with light PP through ACR & PS CS6
Apr 13, 2013 at 09:14 AM
p.120 #9What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Why so many adapters? Looks good anyway!
Apr 13, 2013 at 09:46 AM
p.120 #10What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Thanks guys. I'll probably pick up an EOS-FX adapter soon. Too bad there isn't a Leitax solution for Pentax to EOS, or even Fotodiox Pro...
Apr 13, 2013 at 10:23 AM
p.120 #12What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I am curious what you think of the image quality compared to the old X100. Everything else is better without argument, I guess.
Apr 13, 2013 at 11:22 AM
p.120 #13What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
carstenw wrote:
I am curious what you think of the image quality compared to the old X100. Everything else is better without argument, I guess.
Me too.
I am curious what you think of the image quality compared to the old X100. Everything else is better without argument, I guess.
Me too.
Apr 13, 2013 at 12:02 PM
p.120 #14What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Zeiss 25 2.8 ZF and Sigma 35 1.4... what an exciting weekend! Though cameraless 
Apr 13, 2013 at 01:12 PM
p.120 #15What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Konica Hexanon AR 85/1.8 AE - they say it is even better than the excellent Hexanon 100/2.8 that I already have.We'll see 
And another Hexanon 40/1.8 - so cheap and so good that having two just in case is not obtrusive.
BTW:Rokkor 50/1.2 is really a very special lens - after today's shootout I found that it's colours and image "plasticity" speak to me louder than those of MC PG Rokkor 50/1.4 which was till now my favourite MD standard.And it's perfectly usable/sharp at f 1.2.
And another Hexanon 40/1.8 - so cheap and so good that having two just in case is not obtrusive.
BTW:Rokkor 50/1.2 is really a very special lens - after today's shootout I found that it's colours and image "plasticity" speak to me louder than those of MC PG Rokkor 50/1.4 which was till now my favourite MD standard.And it's perfectly usable/sharp at f 1.2.
Apr 14, 2013 at 12:05 PM
p.120 #16What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Well, my RZ67 90mm with the scratch is going back. Too bad, I tried it once, and love the results, but the guy just wouldn't budge on the price, which was too high even without a scratch, but with, it was just ludicrous.
If anyone know where I might find a nice 90 for a decent price in Europe, I am all ears.
If anyone know where I might find a nice 90 for a decent price in Europe, I am all ears.
Apr 14, 2013 at 12:09 PM
p.120 #17What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Peire wrote:
BTW:Rokkor 50/1.2 is really a very special lens - after today's shootout I found that it's colours and image "plasticity" speak to me louder than those of MC PG Rokkor 50/1.4 which was till now my favourite MD standard.And it's perfectly usable/sharp at f 1.2.
it's a pretty awesome lens, i sorely miss it. it's big weaknesses are hexagons stopped down and loCA. it can have some pretty funky bokeh wide open too, but sometimes i liked that.
BTW:Rokkor 50/1.2 is really a very special lens - after today's shootout I found that it's colours and image "plasticity" speak to me louder than those of MC PG Rokkor 50/1.4 which was till now my favourite MD standard.And it's perfectly usable/sharp at f 1.2.
it's a pretty awesome lens, i sorely miss it. it's big weaknesses are hexagons stopped down and loCA. it can have some pretty funky bokeh wide open too, but sometimes i liked that.
Apr 14, 2013 at 03:21 PM
p.120 #18What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Thanks Carstenw for blue ring/floating group explanation - My Apo-Makro-Planar also has FLE but it seems to work automatically.
Apr 14, 2013 at 08:48 PM
p.120 #19What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
sebboh wrote:
it's a pretty awesome lens, i sorely miss it. it's big weaknesses are hexagons stopped down and loCA. it can have some pretty funky bokeh wide open too, but sometimes i liked that.
Yes.It can show some hexagons in more or less contrasty lighting,but in even lighting boheh is smooth and it is sharp wide open
NEX5N+Rokkor MD 50/1.2 at f1.2
http://zeissimages.com/gallery/951/med_U951I1366003238.SEQ.0.jpg
Peire wrote
BTW:Rokkor 50/1.2 is really a very special lens - after today's shootout I found that it's colours and image "plasticity" speak to me louder than those of MC PG Rokkor 50/1.4 which was till now my favourite MD standard.And it's perfectly usable/sharp at f 1.2.Yes.It can show some hexagons in more or less contrasty lighting,but in even lighting boheh is smooth and it is sharp wide open
NEX5N+Rokkor MD 50/1.2 at f1.2
http://zeissimages.com/gallery/951/med_U951I1366003238.SEQ.0.jpg
Apr 15, 2013 at 01:05 AM
p.120 #20What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
contas wrote:
Thanks Carstenw for blue ring/floating group explanation - My Apo-Makro-Planar also has FLE but it seems to work automatically.
Most lenses do, there is one or more helicoids inside to move them, but not the lenses without helicoids, like Mamiya RB and RZ.
Thanks Carstenw for blue ring/floating group explanation - My Apo-Makro-Planar also has FLE but it seems to work automatically.
Most lenses do, there is one or more helicoids inside to move them, but not the lenses without helicoids, like Mamiya RB and RZ.
Apr 15, 2013 at 12:49 PM