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Archive 2017What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
p.137 #1What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
EF-M 11-22 f/4-5,6 IS STM - not really alt., but part of my alt. setup, somehow...
Aug 14, 2013 at 05:39 AM
p.137 #2What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
rico wrote:
Sounds morally wrong, somehow. Did you not consider the Contax AX?
I have a Contax N digital and N1 (film) and wanted a 35mm lens and this guy in korea was selling it already converted so I bought it Not a combo you see everyday but they are both Contax 
some shots taken with this combo.
jaehoppa wrote
c/y distagon 35/1.4 converted to Contax N mount Did you not consider the Contax AX?I have a Contax N digital and N1 (film) and wanted a 35mm lens and this guy in korea was selling it already converted so I bought it
Not a combo you see everyday but they are both Contax some shots taken with this combo.
Aug 14, 2013 at 05:56 AM
p.137 #4What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Nice pair ,to say. I have never tried Oly 50/1.2. 
I have never tried Oly 50/1.2. Aug 15, 2013 at 11:52 AM
p.137 #5What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
jaehoppa wrote:
yummy~~!!!
nice! are you going to keep both or only the one you like better?
yummy~~!!!
nice! are you going to keep both or only the one you like better?
Aug 15, 2013 at 12:33 PM
p.137 #6What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
may keep both for sometime until I fully get to know their characteristics.
just waiting for my kodak to come back from cleaning and need to get the rokkor converted in the meantime.
just waiting for my kodak to come back from cleaning
and need to get the rokkor converted in the meantime.Aug 15, 2013 at 12:52 PM
p.137 #7What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Cleaning sensors of my Kodaks (I used to have 3 with Nikon mount i.e. 14n+2xSLR/n) was a real pita.I never managed to clean them in full.But the amount of details in macro shots,esp from 14n was unbelivable.
Aug 15, 2013 at 01:36 PM
p.137 #8What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Peire wrote:
Cleaning sensors of my Kodaks (I used to have 3 with Nikon mount i.e. 14n+2xSLR/n) was a real pita.I never managed to clean them in full.But the amount of details in macro shots,esp from 14n was unbelivable.
yeah i also have a 14n and slr/n, and it took about 20+ sensor swabs to clean one sensor till it got acceptably clean.
but this time the issue is the viewfinder on the slr/c. don't know where it's been but it was very dirty and there was no way to clean it except to disassemble the body, which i would never attempt on my own. so this guy in korea offered to clean it for free and also reinforce the sensor so that it doesn't fall off, which has been reported to happen.
Cleaning sensors of my Kodaks (I used to have 3 with Nikon mount i.e. 14n+2xSLR/n) was a real pita.I never managed to clean them in full.But the amount of details in macro shots,esp from 14n was unbelivable.
yeah i also have a 14n and slr/n, and it took about 20+ sensor swabs to clean one sensor till it got acceptably clean.
but this time the issue is the viewfinder on the slr/c. don't know where it's been but it was very dirty and there was no way to clean it except to disassemble the body, which i would never attempt on my own. so this guy in korea offered to clean it for free and also reinforce the sensor so that it doesn't fall off, which has been reported to happen.
Aug 15, 2013 at 10:37 PM
p.137 #9What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Meopta Meostigmat 70mm f/1.4
Sample pics
http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic,p,1337337.html
Sample pics
http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic,p,1337337.html
Aug 17, 2013 at 12:09 AM
p.137 #10What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
LightShow wrote:
Meopta Meostigmat 70mm f/1.4
Sample pics
http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic,p,1337337.html
does it cover FF?
Meopta Meostigmat 70mm f/1.4
Sample pics
http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic,p,1337337.html
does it cover FF?
Aug 17, 2013 at 12:35 AM
p.137 #11What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
sebboh wrote:
Sample pics
http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic,p,1337337.htmldoes it cover FF?
Follow the link in the thread to pics from a 5DII.
For your convenience:
http://forum.mflenses.com/meopta-meostigmat-1-4-70-on-ff-and-nex-via-vnex-t55218,highlight,%2Bmeopta.html
The horse pic is awesome.
LightShow wrote
Meopta Meostigmat 70mm f/1.4Sample pics
http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic,p,1337337.html
Follow the link in the thread to pics from a 5DII.
For your convenience:
http://forum.mflenses.com/meopta-meostigmat-1-4-70-on-ff-and-nex-via-vnex-t55218,highlight,%2Bmeopta.html
The horse pic is awesome.
Aug 17, 2013 at 11:28 AM
p.137 #12What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Just got two beautiful mint lenses:
Contax 50mm f/1.4 Planar
Contax 28mm f/2.8 Distagon
Will be purchasing a Metabones Speed Booster soon too!
P.
Contax 50mm f/1.4 Planar
Contax 28mm f/2.8 Distagon
Will be purchasing a Metabones Speed Booster soon too!
P.
Aug 17, 2013 at 05:35 PM
p.137 #13What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I bought a beautyful Leica R collection yesterday:
Mint Super Angulon 21mm f4
Well used Elmarit 24 f2.8, but clean optics
Well used Summicron 35 f2, suberb optics
Mint Summicron 50mm f2 ROM
And finally a R8 in top condition
Mint Super Angulon 21mm f4
Well used Elmarit 24 f2.8, but clean optics
Well used Summicron 35 f2, suberb optics
Mint Summicron 50mm f2 ROM
And finally a R8 in top condition
Aug 17, 2013 at 06:17 PM
p.137 #14What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
My new Nikon 105mm F2.5 Nikkor-P.C has stardust...
I'm not much of a collector of gear...at least not intentionally....but, well, this lens had been on Craigslist for a few weeks and I finally caved...
It has the same optical formula and coating as the AIS I already have...though apparently the differently configured aperture leaves may affect the bokeh differently than the AIS and I'll be testing that....but...
...what I've always wanted to do was to compare this version's long-throw focusing to the shorter throw of the AIS version...to see which version is easier for me to lock focus.
It's very clean, inside and out....except for the "stardust" you can see here.
I've been told it's condensation...looks like it...but it appears to be permanent...hopefully it has little affect....
http://imageshack.us/a/img12/6403/uekh.jpg
...another reason to "bag" this lens is that I have two of the others in this "family"....the 200 being the last lens I own from my 1960s PJ days...
http://imageshack.us/a/img849/6558/m7ow.jpg
I'm not much of a collector of gear...at least not intentionally....but, well, this lens had been on Craigslist for a few weeks and I finally caved...
It has the same optical formula and coating as the AIS I already have...though apparently the differently configured aperture leaves may affect the bokeh differently than the AIS and I'll be testing that....but...
...what I've always wanted to do was to compare this version's long-throw focusing to the shorter throw of the AIS version...to see which version is easier for me to lock focus.
It's very clean, inside and out....except for the "stardust" you can see here.
I've been told it's condensation...looks like it...but it appears to be permanent...hopefully it has little affect....
http://imageshack.us/a/img12/6403/uekh.jpg
...another reason to "bag" this lens is that I have two of the others in this "family"....the 200 being the last lens I own from my 1960s PJ days...
http://imageshack.us/a/img849/6558/m7ow.jpg
Aug 20, 2013 at 10:28 PM
p.137 #15What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
LightShow wrote:
SMC Pentax 50mm F1.4
Asahi Super-Takumar 50mm F1.4 (Early 8-Element Variant)
Yashica Tomioka 60mm F/2.8 MacroRe. the first one, M42 I assume, SMC rubber focus grip or S-M-C metal focus grip?
I have the 3 versions prior to the rubber focus grip & the SMC A, the S-M-C is my fave as it handles flare the best of them all, for rendering I like the 8 element the most.
Lightshow
The first one is the K mount with the rubberized focus grip. I am planning to modify (disfigure) this by cutting/filing down the aperture lever that projects from the back and is preventing non LiveView use with the 5D MkIII, The second one, which is M42 and is the early 8-element Super-Tak, is amazing. Bokeh wide open have a dreamy look and the images appear very three dimensional. I bought these primarily for video and the Super-Tak is extremely good, with lots of detail captured, though slightly soft at the edges wide-open.
The Yashinon, on the other had, was the surprise of the pack. Great colors and rendition at 1:1, not too good for insects at 1:1 due to the very small MFD, but great for flowers and stuff. All three lenses are solid pieces, and the last two are full metal, with extremely smooth focussing and aperture control.
Sashi
Sashi wrote
Just got the following:SMC Pentax 50mm F1.4
Asahi Super-Takumar 50mm F1.4 (Early 8-Element Variant)
Yashica Tomioka 60mm F/2.8 Macro
I have the 3 versions prior to the rubber focus grip & the SMC A, the S-M-C is my fave as it handles flare the best of them all, for rendering I like the 8 element the most.
Lightshow
The first one is the K mount with the rubberized focus grip. I am planning to modify (disfigure) this by cutting/filing down the aperture lever that projects from the back and is preventing non LiveView use with the 5D MkIII, The second one, which is M42 and is the early 8-element Super-Tak, is amazing. Bokeh wide open have a dreamy look and the images appear very three dimensional. I bought these primarily for video and the Super-Tak is extremely good, with lots of detail captured, though slightly soft at the edges wide-open.
The Yashinon, on the other had, was the surprise of the pack. Great colors and rendition at 1:1, not too good for insects at 1:1 due to the very small MFD, but great for flowers and stuff. All three lenses are solid pieces, and the last two are full metal, with extremely smooth focussing and aperture control.
Sashi
Aug 22, 2013 at 08:32 AM
p.137 #16What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
EBC Fujinons GX 65/5.6 and 80/5.6
Aug 23, 2013 at 07:45 AM
p.137 #17What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Can the Rokkor 58mm be adapted to the Canon EOS cameras (?)
If affirmative - then what manufacturers are providing the adapters (?)
Berst regards Svenning, Denmark.
If affirmative - then what manufacturers are providing the adapters (?)
Berst regards Svenning, Denmark.
Aug 23, 2013 at 08:01 AM
p.137 #18What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Svenning wrote:
Can the Rokkor 58mm be adapted to the Canon EOS cameras (?)
If affirmative - then what manufacturers are providing the adapters (?)
Berst regards Svenning, Denmark.
Yes. It's covered in these recent threads.
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1233122/
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/982966/138#11740435
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1104043/44#11756951
Can the Rokkor 58mm be adapted to the Canon EOS cameras (?)
If affirmative - then what manufacturers are providing the adapters (?)
Berst regards Svenning, Denmark.
Yes. It's covered in these recent threads.
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1233122/
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/982966/138#11740435
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1104043/44#11756951
Aug 23, 2013 at 08:26 AM
p.137 #19What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
jcolwell wrote:
If affirmative - then what manufacturers are providing the adapters (?)
Berst regards Svenning, Denmark.Yes. It's covered in these recent threads.
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1233122/
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/982966/138#11740435
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1104043/44#11756951
I wonder how many referrals Jim gets from us.
Svenning wrote
Can the Rokkor 58mm be adapted to the Canon EOS cameras (?)If affirmative - then what manufacturers are providing the adapters (?)
Berst regards Svenning, Denmark.
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1233122/
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/982966/138#11740435
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1104043/44#11756951
I wonder how many referrals Jim gets from us.
Aug 23, 2013 at 08:31 AM