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p.165 #1What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Canon FD 24/2 - lemon copy,that I have just returned.Softish and hazy.Both my SSC and FDn 24/2.8s were sharper and crisper at any aperture.Try before you buy!
Apr 05, 2014 at 01:01 PM
p.165 #2What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I just took advantage of the Fuji sale and picked up the 14mm prime and the 55-200 for my X-E2. I knew the 14mm would be great, but I'm shocked at how good the 55-200 has been so far.
Apr 05, 2014 at 03:40 PM
p.165 #3What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Peire wrote:
Steve Spencer wrote
I just picked up a Voigtlander 90mm f/3.5 APO SLII. It is a nice small lens that should be very well corrected and with a very short MFD. I am looking forward to putting it through its paces.
I got the Canon mount which actually took me quite awhile to find. There seems to be a lot more Nikon mounts on this side of the Atlantic.
Apr 05, 2014 at 03:56 PM
p.165 #4What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
SMC Pentax-M 20/4.
I'll test it head-to-head with my Oly 21/3.5, and post the results on the Alt forum, of course. The -M is actually a bit lighter (0.15 kg vs. 0.18 kg) and a bit shorter (30mm vs. 31mm) than the Oly, but the -M a bit wider (63mm vs. 58mm).
I'll test it head-to-head with my Oly 21/3.5, and post the results on the Alt forum, of course. The -M is actually a bit lighter (0.15 kg vs. 0.18 kg) and a bit shorter (30mm vs. 31mm) than the Oly, but the -M a bit wider (63mm vs. 58mm).
Apr 05, 2014 at 03:59 PM
p.165 #5What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
This is a Ultra Wide Angle by Vivitar - 13mm 2.8 in Sony A mount.
http://www.vivitar.com/products/105/lenses-and-accessories/858/13mm-p
Similar to the Samyang 14mm but not exactly the same.
Angle of view: 115.7
Group/Elements: 10/14
Weight: 18.83 oz
I like it on the Sony A7 with the LA-EA4 adapter. I had tried a few other UW angles and I had problems with live view not being correct as what you see on the screen & then snap picture it would be way blown out. This set-up is giving me correct exposure and a very sharp lens wide open and even more stepped down some. I'm also happy with the construction and appearance of lens, comes in orange marking and a sony A logo, with a snap on lens hood and a carrying bag.
Vivitar 13mm Sony A mount by xposhore, on Flickr
http://www.vivitar.com/products/105/lenses-and-accessories/858/13mm-p
Similar to the Samyang 14mm but not exactly the same.
Angle of view: 115.7
Group/Elements: 10/14
Weight: 18.83 oz
I like it on the Sony A7 with the LA-EA4 adapter. I had tried a few other UW angles and I had problems with live view not being correct as what you see on the screen & then snap picture it would be way blown out. This set-up is giving me correct exposure and a very sharp lens wide open and even more stepped down some. I'm also happy with the construction and appearance of lens, comes in orange marking and a sony A logo, with a snap on lens hood and a carrying bag.
Vivitar 13mm Sony A mount by xposhore, on Flickr
Apr 05, 2014 at 05:30 PM
p.165 #6What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Zeiss APO 135 ZE
Puts a smile on my face every time I use it '
Puts a smile on my face every time I use it 'Apr 05, 2014 at 06:36 PM
p.165 #7What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
A Zeiss CY 3.4 35-70 mm has founds its way into may bag.
Looking forward to use it.
Looking forward to use it.
Apr 07, 2014 at 05:24 AM
p.165 #8What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I bit the bullet and added the Fuji 10-24/4. Looking forward to shooting with it.
Apr 08, 2014 at 11:46 AM
p.165 #9What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Dudewithoutape wrote:
I'm looking at one of those too! You and I are always looking at the same lenses, but you beat me to them. Same with the A7 too! It's like looking into the future.
Which 60 2.8, C or S?
In case you're not perusing the Zeiss thread, it came...
...and we love it. Here's one at 1:1 and f/22, which is perfectly usable at this distance, but it's at its best at f/8. There's just not much DoF at 1:1 and f/8.
-YFS
freaklikeme wrote
I now have a Contax 60/2.8 Macro headed my way. Very excited to have that lens back, even if adapting it to Alpha looks like an outside chance at best. It can be the a7's macro lens.Which 60 2.8, C or S?
In case you're not perusing the Zeiss thread, it came...
...and we love it. Here's one at 1:1 and f/22, which is perfectly usable at this distance, but it's at its best at f/8. There's just not much DoF at 1:1 and f/8.
-YFS
Apr 08, 2014 at 10:03 PM
p.165 #10What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
freaklikeme wrote:
I'm looking at one of those too! You and I are always looking at the same lenses, but you beat me to them. Same with the A7 too! It's like looking into the future.
Which 60 2.8, C or S?In case you're not perusing the Zeiss thread, it came...
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3716/13728666483_62cd6be882_o.jpg
...and we love it. Here's one at 1:1 and f/22, which is perfectly usable at this distance, but it's at its best at f/8. There's just not much DoF at 1:1 and f/8.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5506/13728633665_1dcf26c9f9_o.jpg
-YFS
The more I look at your 100/2.8 MP C/Y,the more I think that my 100/2MP ZE is not enough.
Dudewithoutape wrote
freaklikeme wrote
I now have a Contax 60/2.8 Macro headed my way. Very excited to have that lens back, even if adapting it to Alpha looks like an outside chance at best. It can be the a7's macro lens.Which 60 2.8, C or S?
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3716/13728666483_62cd6be882_o.jpg
...and we love it. Here's one at 1:1 and f/22, which is perfectly usable at this distance, but it's at its best at f/8. There's just not much DoF at 1:1 and f/8.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5506/13728633665_1dcf26c9f9_o.jpg
-YFS
The more I look at your 100/2.8 MP C/Y,the more I think that my 100/2MP ZE is not enough.
Apr 08, 2014 at 10:49 PM
p.165 #11What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Just ordered the ZF.2 Otus 55!!! My credit card is on fire! :^)
As a rental she dazzled me back in Dec. but I had to wait till for B&H to have it in stock again.
As a rental she dazzled me back in Dec. but I had to wait till for B&H to have it in stock again.
Apr 09, 2014 at 02:23 AM
p.165 #12What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Peire wrote:
I'm looking at one of those too! You and I are always looking at the same lenses, but you beat me to them. Same with the A7 too! It's like looking into the future.
Which 60 2.8, C or S?In case you're not perusing the Zeiss thread, it came...
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3716/13728666483_62cd6be882_o.jpg
...and we love it. Here's one at 1:1 and f/22, which is perfectly usable at this distance, but it's at its best at f/8. There's just not much DoF at 1:1 and f/8.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5506/13728633665_1dcf26c9f9_o.jpg
-YFSThe more I look at your 100/2.8 MP C/Y,the more I think that my 100/2MP ZE is not enough.
If it makes you feel any better, Peire, that's the 60mm. I don't have the 100... yet.
freaklikeme wrote
Dudewithoutape wrote
freaklikeme wrote
I now have a Contax 60/2.8 Macro headed my way. Very excited to have that lens back, even if adapting it to Alpha looks like an outside chance at best. It can be the a7's macro lens.Which 60 2.8, C or S?
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3716/13728666483_62cd6be882_o.jpg
...and we love it. Here's one at 1:1 and f/22, which is perfectly usable at this distance, but it's at its best at f/8. There's just not much DoF at 1:1 and f/8.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5506/13728633665_1dcf26c9f9_o.jpg
-YFS
If it makes you feel any better, Peire, that's the 60mm. I don't have the 100... yet.Apr 09, 2014 at 12:24 PM
p.165 #13What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
wayne seltzer wrote:
Just ordered the ZF.2 Otus 55!!! My credit card is on fire! :^)
As a rental she dazzled me back in Dec. but I had to wait till for B&H to have it in stock again.
Right on, Wayne! Can't wait to see your shots from it.
Just ordered the ZF.2 Otus 55!!! My credit card is on fire! :^)
As a rental she dazzled me back in Dec. but I had to wait till for B&H to have it in stock again.
Right on, Wayne! Can't wait to see your shots from it.
Apr 09, 2014 at 12:26 PM
p.165 #14What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Does anyone here have experience at 1:2 and greater magnification with both the Contax S-Planar 60mm and Makro-Planar 100mm?
Apr 09, 2014 at 12:53 PM
p.165 #15What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
carstenw wrote:
Does anyone here have experience at 1:2 and greater magnification with both the Contax S-Planar 60mm and Makro-Planar 100mm?
A limited amount on a DsII. The 100 was my first macro lens but I sold it, having only had it for four months, after I picked up the Leica R APO 100. The performance is actually more similar to the Leica lens as far as sharpness and resolution across the frame (great wide open, jaw-dropping at f/8) than it is in comparison to the SP 60, which is plenty center sharp at all apertures, but loses quite a bit at the edges wide-open to 5.6. The SP and MP do share a slight pin distortion and their CA characteristics in common.
The MP gives you more working distance than either the SP or Leica (with the screw in 1:1.2 adapter); 160mm versus 70mm-ish versus 5mm (okay, an exaggeration, but that's how it feels with the Leica +Elpro). I kept the Leica for the APO and because it's a more versatile landscape/pano lens when it comes to direct light sources. The MP is a truly killer macro lens that's also a great (if bulky) landscape lens.
Does anyone here have experience at 1:2 and greater magnification with both the Contax S-Planar 60mm and Makro-Planar 100mm?
A limited amount on a DsII. The 100 was my first macro lens but I sold it, having only had it for four months, after I picked up the Leica R APO 100. The performance is actually more similar to the Leica lens as far as sharpness and resolution across the frame (great wide open, jaw-dropping at f/8) than it is in comparison to the SP 60, which is plenty center sharp at all apertures, but loses quite a bit at the edges wide-open to 5.6. The SP and MP do share a slight pin distortion and their CA characteristics in common.
The MP gives you more working distance than either the SP or Leica (with the screw in 1:1.2 adapter); 160mm versus 70mm-ish versus 5mm (okay, an exaggeration, but that's how it feels with the Leica +Elpro). I kept the Leica for the APO and because it's a more versatile landscape/pano lens when it comes to direct light sources. The MP is a truly killer macro lens that's also a great (if bulky) landscape lens.
Apr 09, 2014 at 01:54 PM
p.165 #17What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
freaklikeme wrote:
A limited amount on a DsII. The 100 was my first macro lens but I sold it, having only had it for four months, after I picked up the Leica R APO 100. The performance is actually more similar to the Leica lens as far as sharpness and resolution across the frame (great wide open, jaw-dropping at f/8) than it is in comparison to the SP 60, which is plenty center sharp at all apertures, but loses quite a bit at the edges wide-open to 5.6. The SP and MP do share a slight pin distortion and their CA characteristics...Show more →
I'm sure the 100MP is every bit as good as freak is describing, but if I recall correctly carsten, you sold the real killer macro lens, the C645 Zeiss 120/4 APO... Or did you keep it after all? With the new Contax N to A7/R adapter, which now has AF/aperture compability with the NAM-1 for all C645 lenses, I'm glad I've kept mine together with the 80/2 and 140/2.8.
carstenw wrote
Does anyone here have experience at 1:2 and greater magnification with both the Contax S-Planar 60mm and Makro-Planar 100mm?I'm sure the 100MP is every bit as good as freak is describing, but if I recall correctly carsten, you sold the real killer macro lens, the C645 Zeiss 120/4 APO... Or did you keep it after all? With the new Contax N to A7/R adapter, which now has AF/aperture compability with the NAM-1 for all C645 lenses, I'm glad I've kept mine together with the 80/2 and 140/2.8.
Apr 09, 2014 at 02:16 PM
p.165 #18What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
briantho wrote:
I'm sure the 100MP is every bit as good as freak is describing, but if I recall correctly carsten, you sold the real killer macro lens, the C645 Zeiss 120/4 APO... Or did you keep it after all? With the new Contax N to A7/R adapter, which now has AF/aperture compability with the NAM-1 for all C645 lenses, I'm glad I've kept mine together with the 80/2 and 140/2.8.
Your images with that lens always stood out in my eyes, looking forward for more :-).
I'm sure the 100MP is every bit as good as freak is describing, but if I recall correctly carsten, you sold the real killer macro lens, the C645 Zeiss 120/4 APO... Or did you keep it after all? With the new Contax N to A7/R adapter, which now has AF/aperture compability with the NAM-1 for all C645 lenses, I'm glad I've kept mine together with the 80/2 and 140/2.8.
Your images with that lens always stood out in my eyes, looking forward for more :-).
Apr 09, 2014 at 02:25 PM
p.165 #19What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Wasn't it you who bought mine, Brian? I can't quite recall now. Yeah, brilliant lens, I still toy with the idea of picking one up again, but in fact I want a lens for 2:1 or 3:1, which I would like to play with. I do have those brilliant Contax (SLR) bellows still, which is why I was thinking of a Contax lens.
Apr 09, 2014 at 03:22 PM
p.165 #20What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I didn't buy the lens from you, but I did buy your C645 camera. Ah yes the bellows... you'll need the 100MP then. Something I've always wanted to try is the Zeiss Luminar 63mm/f4.5 on the Contax bellows. I've heard it's awsome. You could look that up instead of a MP.
Thanks Phillip, I'll be using the lens in the coming weeks on my A7R, just need some sunshine over here first.
Thanks Phillip, I'll be using the lens in the coming weeks on my A7R, just need some sunshine over here first.
Apr 09, 2014 at 03:34 PM