p.220 #1 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Picked up a Rodenstock APO-Grandagon 135/5.6. It is flat out amazing the quality of glass you can get for $200 if you've got a bellows mount and a desire to use it.
p.220 #2 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Pentax M42 100mm 1:4 SMC Macro-Takumar
for 10 euro on a flee market.
i wonder why the people do not spend 20 seconds and search for it on ebay.
well i dont care ;-)
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p.220 #5 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
A week ago I noticed strange little hair that has landed up behind the glass protecting my A7's sensor.This resulted in sending one of my A7s to the friendly blacksmith for cleaning.Hope that he will not destroy it.
Manwhile,feeling naked with one FF body only,I purchased all new and shiny A7R as their prices are more reasonable than,say,12 months ago.Now patiently doing firmware upgrade.
p.220 #6 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I picked up a Schneider SA 47/5.6 MC, which is the widest view camera focal length you can use on the Actus/a7 combo without changing the rear standard to the non-rotating mount.
p.220 #7 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Pretty rare Minolta MD Rokkor 85/1.7 - I have just finished doing my very private probatory tests and I invited it to join my hoard.
Now I got all three 85/1.7 Minolta Rokkor models (MC Rokkor PF 85/1.7,MC Rokkor 85/1.7,MD Rokkor 85/1.7).It is true that they are not optically identicall and so varying in corner performance.It is gradually improving to reach it's maximum at the MD Rokkor 85/1.7 level.But I still love the oldest MC PF Most.
I regretfully rejected MC Rokkor 17/4.At f11 it is hardly acceptable on the A7R(corners very soft and smeary).Too bad,though such results anticipated.
p.220 #8 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Today I visited one photographic shop in Germany closing down..I managed to take a set of lenses for a very reasonable price.Rolleinar 135/2.8 in QBM mount - a very sharp lens made by Mamiya,Rolleinar QBM 200/3.5 Mamiya Made,very good for a fast 200mm of the time,Canon FDn 24/2.8 with hood,olympic caps from 1982,and leather case,Rokkor MD Tele 135/2.8 4/4,Minolta MD 50/1.7,Yashica AF 50/1.8.All that for only 240 Euro,so why not?
And I tried them out on the A7R before purchase.
p.220 #11 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Peire wrote:
Pretty rare Minolta MD Rokkor 85/1.7 - I have just finished doing my very private probatory tests and I invited it to join my hoard.
Now I got all three 85/1.7 Minolta Rokkor models (MC Rokkor PF 85/1.7,MC Rokkor 85/1.7,MD Rokkor 85/1.7).It is true that they are not optically identicall and so varying in corner performance.It is gradually improving to reach it's maximum at the MD Rokkor 85/1.7 level.But I still love the oldest MC PF Most.
I regretfully rejected MC Rokkor 17/4.At f11 it is hardly acceptable on the A7R(corners very soft and smeary).Too bad,though such results anticipated.
p.220 #13 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
The A7II & the Voigtlander 15mm v1 is an incredibly light setup for walking around with a wide angle view. But, I'm seeing a couple of issues:
one, the camera tends to under-expose pictures with this lens. The second photo is an good example of that. This doesn't happen with other lenses, which doesn't make sense.
Two, looking at the photos enclosed, are you seeing the smearing (the leaves of the tree) that I'm seeing in the corners? Is this the problem people talk about with v1 and v2 of this lens?
p.220 #14 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
bvphotos wrote:
... are you seeing the smearing (the leaves of the tree) that I'm seeing in the corners? Is this the problem people talk about with v1 and v2 of this lens?
p.220 #17 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
jcolwell wrote:
Are you sure it's not on a Fuji X-Trans camera?
Haha! Although, now that you bring it up, I should try the lens on my X-E2. The 21mm view it gives would be a pretty useful one. And it will likely get rid of the vignetting I'm seeing on FF, and perhaps even the smearing.
p.220 #19 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Thanks Peire. Nice trifecta! There isn't much difference in look between the MC and MD. I only have one, the MC PF, but it is one of my favourites for sure. I need to get it out and use it more.
p.220 #20 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
The MC PF is my favourite as well.From the oldest to the newest they tend to even out sharpness across the frame,but I prefer the super sharp centre of the PF at f1.7,with soft corners up untill f4-5.6 most.The MD 85/1.7 resembles somehow 85/2.0.
Anyway I'm happy to have them.Now hunting for the plain FD 85/2.0 to gather all incarnations of the 85mm MD Minoltas save 85 soft focus,which I'm not interested in.
.I managed to take a set of lenses for a very reasonable price.Rolleinar 135/2.8 in QBM mount - a very sharp lens made by Mamiya,Rolleinar QBM 200/3.5 Mamiya Made,very good for a fast 200mm of the time,Canon FDn 24/2.8 with hood,olympic caps from 1982,and leather case,Rokkor MD Tele 135/2.8 4/4,Minolta MD 50/1.7,Yashica AF 50/1.8.All that for only 240 Euro,so why not?
Haven't had a chance to use it... waiting on the 5Dsr to arrive... I can't wait!!! 
