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p.244 #1What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
freaklikeme 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.
I look forward to the 35 because I have no experience with that. But yeah, the 85 is a very nice lens and I might keep it.
Phillip Reeve wrote
And a few other Minoltas (3.5/28, MD 2.8/135, 3.5/100 M) I won't keep.
I look forward to the 35 because I have no experience with that. But yeah, the 85 is a very nice lens and I might keep it.
Feb 19, 2016 at 12:13 AM
p.244 #2What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Picked up two zooms for really cheap to play with, total for both about $80. FDn 35-70/4 and FDn 28-85/4 (would have been nicer if it were 24-85). Both nice and sharp, even on the edges and in the corners on an A7R2.
Feb 19, 2016 at 05:23 AM
p.244 #3What 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.I look forward to the 35 because I have no experience with that. But yeah, the 85 is a very nice lens and I might keep it.
The plain MD 135f2.8 is very good lens either.Also small and lightweight.
freaklikeme wrote
Phillip Reeve wrote
And a few other Minoltas (3.5/28, MD 2.8/135, 3.5/100 M) I won't keep.
The plain MD 135f2.8 is very good lens either.Also small and lightweight.
Feb 19, 2016 at 07:14 AM
p.244 #4What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Peire wrote:
Phillip Reeve wrote
freaklikeme wrote
Phillip Reeve wrote
And a few other Minoltas (3.5/28, MD 2.8/135, 3.5/100 M) I won't keep.
I fear it is the Rokkor MD which I already own. It is a decent lens, but I find the CA quite bothersome and it is a bit heavy so the much lighte plain MD would be nice to own
Feb 19, 2016 at 09:54 AM
p.244 #5What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I went to the camera store today to get a Summicron-R 50mm f/2 that they had on offer at a great price.
I came out with a Leica Elmarit-R 135mm f/2.8 mk II
Because some sucker bought the Cron shortly before I arrived at the store
I came out with a Leica Elmarit-R 135mm f/2.8 mk II
Because some sucker bought the Cron shortly before I arrived at the store
Feb 19, 2016 at 02:06 PM
p.244 #6What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Mike Ganz wrote:
Picked up two zooms for really cheap to play with, total for both about $80. FDn 35-70/4 and FDn 28-85/4 (would have been nicer if it were 24-85). Both nice and sharp, even on the edges and in the corners on an A7R2.
The 35-70mm f4 is awesome, really quite sharp and one of the better zooms I've used. Just a shame 70mm isn't as good as the other settings, it seems to lack contrast overall
Feb 19, 2016 at 02:36 PM
p.244 #7What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I learned my lesson with the Sigma 35 f1.4 some 3(?) years ago. That lens unleashed the p;olar vortex upon us for years. Never again will I purchase another lens. I did buy a tammy 150-600 but it remains hidden lest the weather gawds unleash more winter upon us.
Feb 19, 2016 at 03:10 PM
p.244 #8What 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.I look forward to the 35 because I have no experience with that. But yeah, the 85 is a very nice lens and I might keep it.The plain MD 135f2.8 is very good lens either.Also small and lightweight.I fear it is the Rokkor MD which I already own. It is a decent lens, but I find the CA quite bothersome and it is a bit heavy so the much lighte plain MD would be nice to own
If its the plain MD,then it should have 5/5 lenses and different IQ (slightly less sharp in the centre,more even sharpness across the frame,less crisp overall,less CA overall),unlike the MD Rokkors MK 1/2 with 4/4 lensers.I say it beacuse being lazy, I take the plain MD 135/2.8-5/5 or 135/3.5-5/5, just because of their lightness and good/very good overall IQ,when I'm back packing for a walk/short trip.
CA with my "regular APO" 4/4 late MCs and early MDs 135/2.8 Minoltas MD are bearable and very easily removable in the PP.
But what is the most important and everlasting,all those lenses serve superbly to photograph DUCKS,No matter the PP!.
Edited on Feb 21, 2016 at 03:51 AM · View previous versions
Peire wrote
Phillip Reeve wrote
freaklikeme wrote
Phillip Reeve wrote
And a few other Minoltas (3.5/28, MD 2.8/135, 3.5/100 M) I won't keep.
If its the plain MD,then it should have 5/5 lenses and different IQ (slightly less sharp in the centre,more even sharpness across the frame,less crisp overall,less CA overall),unlike the MD Rokkors MK 1/2 with 4/4 lensers.I say it beacuse being lazy, I take the plain MD 135/2.8-5/5 or 135/3.5-5/5, just because of their lightness and good/very good overall IQ,when I'm back packing for a walk/short trip.
CA with my "regular APO" 4/4 late MCs and early MDs 135/2.8 Minoltas MD are bearable and very easily removable in the PP.
But what is the most important and everlasting,all those lenses serve superbly to photograph DUCKS,No matter the PP!.
Edited on Feb 21, 2016 at 03:51 AM · View previous versions
Feb 20, 2016 at 10:20 AM
p.244 #9What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Canon FDn 28-85/4. Been putting it through the tests before I commit to keeping it, but so far it looks really good on my A7R2. Very sharp, even when peeping at 1:2 and 1:1 in LR6, very good at all focal lengths Simple test shot taken earlier near my pond:
https://northlake.smugmug.com/Photography/Sony-A7r-Test-Shots/i-T9nnZQM/0/X2/021916-2885-60F11-master-6546-X2.jpg
https://northlake.smugmug.com/Photography/Sony-A7r-Test-Shots/i-T9nnZQM/0/X2/021916-2885-60F11-master-6546-X2.jpg
Feb 20, 2016 at 10:36 AM
p.244 #10What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
SMC Pentax M 20/4 - overall IQ similar to the 21/4.0 Rolleinar/Mamiya,but smaller and lighter
Olympus OM Zuiko 180/2.8 - sharp/very sharp,but behaves like the Canon FD SSC/Canon nFD1 200/2.8 - lots of blue fringing in the contrasty lighting,easily removable in the PP.Little to no CA in the field.
Olympus OM Zuiko 200/4 E - my first .So far I used to have only 2x 200/5.0 Zuikos.Anyways a very good buy.
Nikkor 24/2.8 AIS - sharper in the edges than my Canons/Konikas/Zuikos 24/2.8 at any aperture.That's why I took it.
Olympus OM Zuiko 180/2.8 - sharp/very sharp,but behaves like the Canon FD SSC/Canon nFD1 200/2.8 - lots of blue fringing in the contrasty lighting,easily removable in the PP.Little to no CA in the field.
Olympus OM Zuiko 200/4 E - my first .So far I used to have only 2x 200/5.0 Zuikos.Anyways a very good buy.
Nikkor 24/2.8 AIS - sharper in the edges than my Canons/Konikas/Zuikos 24/2.8 at any aperture.That's why I took it.
Feb 20, 2016 at 10:38 AM
p.244 #11What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Just ordered an OM 28mm f/3.5. Was ordering some cleaning supplies for my camera/lenses and decided an extra $25 wouldn't hurt anything.
Feb 22, 2016 at 11:12 AM
p.244 #12What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Peire wrote:
SMC Pentax M 20/4 - overall IQ similar to the 21/4.0 Rolleinar/Mamiya,but smaller and lighter
That is interesting. Maybe my copy of the Rolleinar 21 was rubbish, but I think the Pentax-M 20/4 is much better. Actually I think for its small size it is a very, very good lens.
Feb 22, 2016 at 02:16 PM
p.244 #13What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Peire wrote:
SMC Pentax M 20/4 - overall IQ similar to the 21/4.0 Rolleinar/Mamiya,but smaller and lighter
Olaf G wrote:
That is interesting. Maybe my copy of the Rolleinar 21 was rubbish, but I think the Pentax-M 20/4 is much better. Actually I think for its small size it is a very, very good lens.
I recently sold my Oly 21/3.5 + Leitax because I prefer the SMCP-M 20/4. The Oly has slightly better extreme edges and corners, but the SMCP-M is noticeably sharper in Zones A, B and most of C, which is better for how I most often use this lens.
SMC Pentax M 20/4 - overall IQ similar to the 21/4.0 Rolleinar/Mamiya,but smaller and lighter
Olaf G wrote:
That is interesting. Maybe my copy of the Rolleinar 21 was rubbish, but I think the Pentax-M 20/4 is much better. Actually I think for its small size it is a very, very good lens.
I recently sold my Oly 21/3.5 + Leitax because I prefer the SMCP-M 20/4. The Oly has slightly better extreme edges and corners, but the SMCP-M is noticeably sharper in Zones A, B and most of C, which is better for how I most often use this lens.
Feb 22, 2016 at 02:37 PM
p.244 #14What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I got to play with a friend's EF 400/5.6L and 1.4x III on my rII yesterday, and that pretty much sealed the deal on me giving up my 500/8 cat as a walk-around tele solution. 1.25kg, fantastic manual focus response, sharp enough wide open that the only reason to stop down is to increase DoF, IQ takes no discernible hits with the extender, and plays well with both the Sony sensor and SteadyShot. It's probably the perfect super tele for the a7's, particularly if you don't want to use any kind of support. And it's not hard to find a good deal on a new or used one, so I've got a used one on the way.
A good deal on the extender is going to take a bit more patience.
A good deal on the extender is going to take a bit more patience.
Feb 22, 2016 at 11:22 PM
p.244 #15What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Sony 70-400mm G Version I.
Thanks to Version II and the ugly silver color, this lens sells for bargain prices, I'm very curious to try it out with the LA-EA3 on my A7II.
Thank you for the suggestion, Werner Utsch
I can sleep better with an appropriate alternative to the Contax 100-300 which I was searching for more than one year and which is even more expensive than the Sony lens with the adapter.
Thanks to Version II and the ugly silver color, this lens sells for bargain prices, I'm very curious to try it out with the LA-EA3 on my A7II.
Thank you for the suggestion, Werner Utsch
I can sleep better with an appropriate alternative to the Contax 100-300 which I was searching for more than one year and which is even more expensive than the Sony lens with the adapter. Feb 23, 2016 at 01:44 AM
p.244 #16What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Olaf G wrote:
That is interesting. Maybe my copy of the Rolleinar 21 was rubbish, but I think the Pentax-M 20/4 is much better. Actually I think for its small size it is a very, very good lens.
Well, 21/4.0 Rolleinar isn't stellar.I could never get sharp corners,though it is not very obtrusive in the field.I hope that my copy of Pentax 20/4. isn't a lemon .No I don't think so.By f11 corners are sharp.
Peire wrote
SMC Pentax M 20/4 - overall IQ similar to the 21/4.0 Rolleinar/Mamiya,but smaller and lighterWell, 21/4.0 Rolleinar isn't stellar.I could never get sharp corners,though it is not very obtrusive in the field.I hope that my copy of Pentax 20/4. isn't a lemon
.No I don't think so.By f11 corners are sharp.Feb 23, 2016 at 05:54 AM
p.244 #17What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Having refrained from scratching the lens itch for what felt like an eternity, suddenly this kit appeared on the Swedish Craigslist equivalent:
An offer I couldn't refuse... by scepticswe, on Flickr
105/2.8 micro-Nikkor, 80-200/4.5, 500/8 Reflex-Nikkor, 28/3.5 and a 50/1.4 (along with three bodies and various accessories)
Here's the kicker; I paid 165 USD for all of it (full asking price, I might add)
An offer I couldn't refuse... by scepticswe, on Flickr105/2.8 micro-Nikkor, 80-200/4.5, 500/8 Reflex-Nikkor, 28/3.5 and a 50/1.4 (along with three bodies and various accessories)
Here's the kicker; I paid 165 USD for all of it (full asking price, I might add)
Feb 24, 2016 at 01:29 PM
p.244 #18What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Samyang 2/135. Was on sale for 450€ today in Germany.
Feb 24, 2016 at 01:37 PM
p.244 #19What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Finally got lucky in my quest for a good Canon nFD 35-105/3.5 zoom. Went through three not-so-good copies before taking a chance on a fourth...this one's a keeper.
Feb 25, 2016 at 05:29 AM
p.244 #20What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Canon nFD 100/2.0 - very good wo,excellent stopped down 1-2f stops.
Canon nFD 100/2.8 - I have 2x FD SSC 100/2.8 and one FD 100/2.8 Chrome nose,but that nFD 100/2.8 is the first.A hidden gem.It's merits come to their own after very little PP.
Olympus OM Zuiko 28/2.8 MC - the second copy.Nice little OM Zuiko lens.
Canon nFD 100/2.8 - I have 2x FD SSC 100/2.8 and one FD 100/2.8 Chrome nose,but that nFD 100/2.8 is the first.A hidden gem.It's merits come to their own after very little PP.
Olympus OM Zuiko 28/2.8 MC - the second copy.Nice little OM Zuiko lens.
Feb 27, 2016 at 11:03 AM