p.170 #2 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
...a new lens and the 2nd best use for a beer cooler...
I thought my experience may be useful to those using this lens...
So I got the highly rated Tamron sp90/2.5 in a Nikon mount and I was surprised at the amount of flare....
I slipped a paper towel roll over the end and could see that if it were long enough it would cut out the flare completely
I immediately got a hood, a long Takumar used on a 200mm lens but that wasn't long enough...soooooo....
I slipped a beer cooler over the hood as an extension, and all is right with the world.
Industar 61 LTM (52/53/55 f2.8 lens - focal length varies in the description and on the lens markings)
My best ever lens purchase - certainly as far as VFM is concerned...it cost me just shy of Australian$39 including postage.
I tried it on my A7R this afternoon and I had trouble distinguishing its performance at f5.6, from that of my immaculate Summicron Dual Range 50!
p.170 #5 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
LightShow wrote:
I barely got to shoot with the last one before it jumped out of my pocket to freedom.
The aperture on my 85/1.7 is sticking, so it will be getting a clean and relube, it will soon be as smooth and easy to focus as my 58/1.2 is.
My 85/1.7 MC PF acquired 2 weeks ago is also being relubed and I get it this wednesday Focusing it is a joy by itself.Those heavy old Rokkors ,like Zeisses Z ,are prone to jump out for freedom,so I'm always very careful with them.
p.170 #7 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Cool, I just received mine from eBay purchase.
Always wanted one, now I have.
I will use mine on my Canon EOS3 film camera, Canon 5DMkII, and FujiFilm X-E1.
Oh, I keep forgetting my Kodak SLR/C, man, I need to use it more.
Been getting into film stuffz lately, 35mm and 120mm.
What bodies are you going to use with yours? Just curious...
molson wrote:
I need to stop hanging out in the Buy & Sell forum... I just gave in to temptation and acquired a Contax Zeiss Planar 100mm f2 MMJ.
p.170 #10 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
buggz2k wrote:
What bodies are you going to use with yours? Just curious...
Primarily the Sony A7r, but also the Fuji X-T1.
I've been thinking about picking up another DSLR body but nothing really appeals to me at the moment. Maybe if I stumble across a mint-condition EOS 1Ds Mark III at a good price...
p.170 #11 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I stumbled across a Zuiko 90mm f2 Macro at a very tempting price this morning, so I had to snap it up... hopefully the condition is a good as advertised.
Now, if I could only find an adapter that would work with my ZE lenses and A7R, I could compare the Zuiko to the Zeiss 100mm f2.
p.170 #14 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
sebboh wrote:
oops, how do you feel about color and CA control with that lens on the a7 btw?
I think I am much less sensitive about color than you are, but so far I couldn'f find any fault with it in that regard.
CA control is good, but not as good as I had hoped, I think it is inferior to the nFD 2.8/300. The lens improves significantly at f/5.6 but f/4 is good enough for me.
p.170 #16 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Phillip Reeve wrote:
CA control is good, but not as good as I had hoped, I think it is inferior to the nFD 2.8/300. The lens improves significantly at f/5.6 but f/4 is good enough for me.
The 300/2.8L is a bit better at f/4, but that difference evaporates pretty quickly the more you stop down. And the 2.8 is certainly not spectacular wide open. It takes quite a bit of massaging in post to get the best out of it at f/2.8, but from f/4 on, it's effortless. To me, the biggest advantage of lugging around the faster lens is its performance wide open with the 1.4x, which tames the bokeh and gives the contrast an effective push in the right direction. It's an excellent 420/4.
p.170 #17 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
freaklikeme wrote:
The 300/2.8L is a bit better at f/4, but that difference evaporates pretty quickly the more you stop down. And the 2.8 is certainly not spectacular wide open. It takes quite a bit of massaging in post to get the best out of it at f/2.8, but from f/4 on, it's effortless. To me, the biggest advantage of lugging around the faster lens is its performance wide open with the 1.4x, which tames the bokeh and gives the contrast an effective push in the right direction. It's an excellent 420/4.
Would you mind sharing some full resolution shots in combination with the 1.4TC? Thanks
p.170 #18 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
freaklikeme wrote:
To me, the biggest advantage of lugging around the faster lens is its performance wide open with the 1.4x, which tames the bokeh and gives the contrast an effective push in the right direction. It's an excellent 420/4.
This is encouraging, I just scored one on ebay that is nearby my home, It should be here in a few days.
One of the drawbacks of the FD 500 I have is minimum focus distance of 5 meters.(Yeah I know use an extension tube. Not always handy when you need to get to infinity quickly) The 300 has a MFD of 3m which when used with a 1.4x should work out just about right for my backyard bird shooting. I also plan on using it bare when the light gets low.
I hope the New FD 300-2.8L it is not too terrible at 2.8. What does it suffer from at 2.8? odd bokeh? astigmatism? soft corners?
I figure with the FD 300 and 500 along with what ever Fuji comes up with for a AF super tele zoom, I should be in good shape for the wildlife I like to shoot.
p.170 #20 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
W.T. Jones wrote:
This is encouraging, I just scored one on ebay that is nearby my home, It should be here in a few days.
One of the drawbacks of the FD 500 I have is minimum focus distance of 5 meters.(Yeah I know use an extension tube. Not always handy when you need to get to infinity quickly) The 300 has a MFD of 3m which when used with a 1.4x should work out just about right for my backyard bird shooting. I also plan on using it bare when the light gets low.
I hope the New FD 300-2.8L it is not too terrible at 2.8. What does it suffer from at 2.8? odd bokeh? astigmatism? soft corners?
I figure with the FD 300 and 500 along with what ever Fuji comes up with for a AF super tele zoom, I should be in good shape for the wildlife I like to shoot. ...Show more →
I think you'll like it. It's not horrible. It's actually pretty comparable to the 500 wide open versus f/5.6. I don't know about the corners, though. I've never tried to use it for anything where the corners matter.
