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Archive 2017 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

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p.159 #1 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

Nice!
Did you have a review unit beforehand?
I will be interested in your findings, and especially photos shared.
Debating seriously whether to order this now, or wait for sales.
I did pickup the XF55-200 on the recent sale.

Jman13 wrote:
My Fuji XF 56mm f/1.2 just got sent to the warehouse at B&H. Should ship today and I'll have it in my hands tomorrow!

Mar 04, 2014 at 07:58 PM

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p.159 #2 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

Nope...this'll be the first time holding one.

Mar 04, 2014 at 08:05 PM

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p.159 #3 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

Well, so much for that....mine just reverted back to backordered. Kind of ticked off right now.

Mar 04, 2014 at 08:37 PM

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p.159 #4 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

Nikon 105mm f/2.5. Makes a great portrait lens.

Mar 04, 2014 at 08:48 PM

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p.159 #5 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

And now it's back to in stock sent to warehouse. So, I MIGHT get the 56/1.2 tomorrow.

Jman13 wrote:
Well, so much for that....mine just reverted back to backordered. Kind of ticked off right now.

Mar 04, 2014 at 09:08 PM

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p.159 #6 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

Warehouse in Elbonia?

Mar 04, 2014 at 09:14 PM

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p.159 #7 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

Can this be considered 'Alt'? Took a gamble on one that went for quite a bit less than the usual price; pristine glass but frozen focus ring. Early sample (circa 1970), engraved "Nippon Kogaku", factory AI kit converted. After a diagnostic, it's off for a CLA, which gratefully, was all that was needed.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/images1/8mm/KEN_9485-ais-950.jpg
(photo: Ken Rockwell �)

Mar 04, 2014 at 10:26 PM

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p.159 #8 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

Looks like fun, I hope it works out for you.

Mar 05, 2014 at 12:52 AM

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p.159 #9 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

Canon FDn 20/2.8 (some in this forum say it's good on the A7 :-)),another Hexanon AR 85/1.8 and 50/1.4.Flektogon 35/2.4.All as the result of having nasty flu and staying at home too long.

Mar 05, 2014 at 03:48 AM

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p.159 #10 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

LightShow wrote:
Looks like fun, I hope it works out for you.

Thanks! I've previously used my friend's Canon 8-15 FE zoom and I was bitten by the bug.

Mar 05, 2014 at 10:24 AM

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p.159 #11 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

Nikon AI 105mm f4 Micro-Nikkor, Sony/Zeiss 35mm f2.8 FE Sonnar, and a Metabones Canon EF to Sony NEX Adapter III.

Mar 05, 2014 at 02:43 PM

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p.159 #12 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

j.liam wrote:
Can this be considered 'Alt'?

As far as I'm concerned, yes. It's way Alt.

j.liam wrote:
...pristine glass but frozen focus ring. ...After a diagnostic, it's off for a CLA, which gratefully, was all that was needed.

So, does that mean that the focus ring is freed up?

Mar 05, 2014 at 04:21 PM

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p.159 #13 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

jcolwell wrote:
So, does that mean that the focus ring is freed up?

Yes. The lubricant had gummed up and the mechanism needed adjustment. So they say...

Mar 05, 2014 at 04:26 PM

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p.159 #14 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

I just bought a Cosina/Voigtlander 25mm f0.95 Nokton for my OMD-EM-1. It's fun manually focusing with the magnified view. Just like the old days! (except there was a split image then, not a magnified image).

Mar 05, 2014 at 04:55 PM

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p.159 #15 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

Just tracked down a like-new contax zeiss 50mm f/1.4 with very high serial number. I'm surprised how tiny it feels compare to the rest of my zeiss.

Mar 05, 2014 at 08:26 PM

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p.159 #16 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

SMC Pentax M 100/2.8.Lovely little lens.

Mar 06, 2014 at 06:04 AM

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p.159 #17 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

j.liam wrote:
Yes. The lubricant had gummed up and the mechanism needed adjustment. So they say...

Excellent. Good buy!

Mar 06, 2014 at 09:03 AM

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p.159 #18 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

Not exactly alt around here, but Sony FE 55/1.8. I bought the display copy, so that I could fully test the corners before buying. I am pretty confident that I don't have a flawed copy, *whew*.

Mar 07, 2014 at 02:07 PM

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p.159 #19 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

Someone stops me buying a planar 100mm f/2

Mar 12, 2014 at 03:13 PM

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p.159 #20 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?

Canon nFD 20/2.8 - working well on my newish A7R

Mar 12, 2014 at 09:43 PM

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