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p.243 #1What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
two "new" Helios 44 lenses for my collection.
Will sell two of these once I found the one that I love the most.
See my Blog article if you're interested in my findings and thoughts:
Helios-Shootout
Will sell two of these once I found the one that I love the most.
See my Blog article if you're interested in my findings and thoughts:
Helios-Shootout
Feb 14, 2016 at 08:44 AM
p.243 #2What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
FD 20/2.8 SSC
FD 24/2.8 SSC
FD 50/1.4 SSC
All for 200 euros.
Not alternative, but someone was looking to trade FE 55/1.8 for a 35/1.4 Nokton, so now I'm a new owner of one of these magical automatically focusing lenses.
FD 24/2.8 SSC
FD 50/1.4 SSC
All for 200 euros.
Not alternative, but someone was looking to trade FE 55/1.8 for a 35/1.4 Nokton, so now I'm a new owner of one of these magical automatically focusing lenses.
Feb 15, 2016 at 06:33 AM
p.243 #3What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Shuko wrote:
FD 20/2.8 SSC
FD 24/2.8 SSC
FD 50/1.4 SSC
All for 200 euros.
Great deal!
FD 20/2.8 SSC
FD 24/2.8 SSC
FD 50/1.4 SSC
All for 200 euros.
Great deal!
Feb 15, 2016 at 06:37 AM
p.243 #4What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
C/Y 35-70 F3.4
Having fun with Manual focus again!
Lynn
Having fun with Manual focus again!
Lynn
Feb 15, 2016 at 07:55 AM
p.243 #5What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Tamron 15-30 VC for Nikon F mount. Exquisite.
Feb 16, 2016 at 03:32 AM
p.243 #6What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Near mint FD 55mm 1.2 S.S.C. Non Asph for 125€. Was actually a fun bid but it went through.
Feb 16, 2016 at 02:40 PM
p.243 #7What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
got my Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 in today. Heavy..
Feb 16, 2016 at 09:47 PM
p.243 #8What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Voigtlander 90mm 3.5 and 58mm f1.4. Can't get enough of this brand.
Feb 16, 2016 at 10:03 PM
p.243 #9What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Fuji 50-140mm f/2.8 + 1.4x extender arriving tomorrow!
Feb 17, 2016 at 12:30 PM
p.243 #10What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
New X70, so far so good. Only a few nit picks about it but overall it's good.
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Feb 18, 2016 at 09:18 AM
p.243 #11What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Picked up an OM 50/1.8 for some fun.
Feb 18, 2016 at 09:20 AM
p.243 #12What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Another Canon FD 55mm f1.2 silver nose, picked up locally. Dreamy wide open, plenty of CA. It behaves differently from my 85mm f1.2, still learning it
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Feb 18, 2016 at 09:23 AM
p.243 #13What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Canon 300mm f2.8 FD.
This tops all ALT lens that I have. Focus ring is surprisingly light and smooth, makes it so easy to handhold and focus, for 10 minutes that it....... It is good sharp wide open and rendering very nicely comparing to my Canon 100-400L, which I traded with a local person for this beast, and made a friend along the way.
Deer chasing was fun, probably make a trip for eagle season with new toy.
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Feb 18, 2016 at 09:32 AM
p.243 #14What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Just sold a 200 2L and all of my Canon digital gear and picked up a gently used mid 1980s Leica Cron....
YY_ do you have an 85 1.2 Aspherical? I had one and still have a goldcoat 55 1.2 Aspherical.
300 2.8 is sweet indeed. I had the 200 2L for 8 years and sold it for about what i paid for it. The 300 F/? was a little long for what I shoot. The 200 was right on the edge. Also sold an 85L, 35L and 24L...
YY_ do you have an 85 1.2 Aspherical? I had one and still have a goldcoat 55 1.2 Aspherical.
300 2.8 is sweet indeed. I had the 200 2L for 8 years and sold it for about what i paid for it. The 300 F/? was a little long for what I shoot. The 200 was right on the edge. Also sold an 85L, 35L and 24L...
Feb 18, 2016 at 10:58 AM
p.243 #15What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Yes, I do have the aspherical 85mm. It is go-with-me-everywhere lens, but too tight for indoor, so I got silver nose 55mm. At f1.8, Sony FE55 is sharper than Canon, but Canon has special rendering. Just need more time to learn behavior of silver nose
It's funny that all of us have different desire at various stage of our photography life. Many are staying with AF, others go back to legacy glass. My next lens would probably be 35L or Voiglander 35mm f1.2...
300mm f2.8 is fun lens for me, hopefully bring me back to casual wildlife. This is 300mm in action from yesterday
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Feb 18, 2016 at 11:33 AM
p.243 #16What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I went all Leica M. I have had Leica MM and a 35 Summilux FLE for a little over 3 years. The Lux FLE is sharper at the corners then my 35L was in the center and then there's the way it renders. I have picked up a new M 262 (stripped down M-P/M240) and a gently used M-E and a 35 Zeiss Biogon 2.8 ZM and the mid 1980s 90mm f/2 Summicron and couldn't be happier. I had gotten so tired of all the automation, video, live view and I like the smaller less complicated cameras. The menus on DSLRs are insane. I like'm nice and simple. Even the ones on my Leicas are a bit much but a lot better than my Canons.
Current lineup
Size comparison
MM and 35 1.4 Lux FLE and 5DII and 35L
And just fun 5DII 200 2L and Leica MM 35 Lux
35 lux with hood and 35L without
Current lineup
Size comparison
MM and 35 1.4 Lux FLE and 5DII and 35L
And just fun 5DII 200 2L and Leica MM 35 Lux
35 lux with hood and 35L without
Feb 18, 2016 at 12:09 PM
p.243 #17What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
And a few other Minoltas (3.5/28, MD 2.8/135, 3.5/100 M) I won't keep.
Feb 18, 2016 at 12:19 PM
p.243 #18What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Phillip Reeve wrote:
Minolta MC 1.8/35
Minolta MC 1.4/50
Minolta MC 3.5/50 Macro
Minolta MC 1.7/85
And a few other Minoltas (3.5/28, MD 2.8/135, 3.5/100 M) I won't keep.
Nice. Love that 85.
And a few other Minoltas (3.5/28, MD 2.8/135, 3.5/100 M) I won't keep.
Nice. Love that 85.
Feb 18, 2016 at 03:24 PM
p.243 #19What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
YY_ I had a 55 1.2 also. The 55 aspherical is a lot sharper than the regular 55 1.2. If you can find one the metal Nikon HN-20 hood fits the 85 1.2 Aspherical. Its a screw in metal hood since the 85 1.2 Aspherical didn't come with a hood and as you know didn't have mount like the later 85 1.2 FD which came with a hood.
Feb 18, 2016 at 05:52 PM
p.243 #20What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Thanks to a fellow FMer, a new-old-stock Apo-Macro-Elmarit-R 2.8/100 arrived on my desk earlier today.
This Leica bug seems... communicable, and to also spread fast. I've grabbed the 28v2, 60, and 100 this year. Selling off the other gear to fund more L-R glass...
This Leica bug seems... communicable, and to also spread fast. I've grabbed the 28v2, 60, and 100 this year. Selling off the other gear to fund more L-R glass...
Feb 18, 2016 at 07:42 PM