p.269 #1 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
arduluth wrote:
I love it for people, but I can see how it could be too sharp for a proper portrait, with good lighting and half-body and closer. I use it a lot for concerts (usually bad lighting), landscapes, and full-body environmental portrait type images. No issues with the lens being too sharp, at least for me.
This isn't my job, I'm not trying to flatter the client. Textures are a big thing for me visually, and I like to capture (and just see) that.
My Pentax 77mm f/1.8 makes a good stand-in for when I want something with a bit less bite. Similar to the G 90 in terms of contrast, but certainly less sharp than the G 90, especially at f/1.8-2.8. I'd love to try a Jupiter-9, though for something more dreamy.
Here's an example - as you say, horses for courses, but I don't worry about having a lens be too sharp for an image like this.
That's lovely photo. It's more preferential than anything on sharpness. Contrast too is as important. Lots of people love an Otus! I also had a pentax 77 I loved for its size, and a bit softer WO.
p.269 #2 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
jaehoppa wrote:
got this in the mail yesterday.
Pentax 67II with 75mm f2.8AL and 105mm f2.4
Pretty sweet, Jae!
Thanks for buying my set-up. Great shot!
Karma must be working for me, as I scored a 65mm Hartblei Super Rotator (tilt/shift) in Canon mount, from the B&S board here (Jeff Laitila, seller). Also got a Canon EF 50-200L, Oly 28/3.5 and 35-70/4, and Pentax Super Tak 35/2.0 and 105/2.8 (and other stuff!). Jeff is a super nice guy (like you!) and sent all the extras as a surprise. I've been in hog heaven all week testing out the gear.
Enjoy that cool Pentax 67II -- I loved owning it, and got some really terrific images with it.
(Sorry for the added lens cap sitting on top of the Hartblei! ;o ) Shot with Auto Sears (early Tokina?) 28mm f/2.8 lens with dandelion adapter
p.269 #3 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Gunzorro wrote:
Pretty sweet, Jae!
Thanks for buying my set-up. Great shot!
Karma must be working for me, as I scored a 65mm Hartblei Super Rotator (tilt/shift) in Canon mount, from the B&S board here (Jeff Laitila, seller). Also got a Canon EF 50-200L, Oly 28/3.5 and 35-70/4, and Pentax Super Tak 35/2.0 and 105/2.8 (and other stuff!). Jeff is a super nice guy (like you!) and sent all the extras as a surprise. I've been in hog heaven all week testing out the gear.
Enjoy that cool Pentax 67II -- I loved owning it, and got some really terrific images with it.
p.269 #4 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
naturephoto1 wrote:
I just purchased a Sinar Sinaron 150mm f5.6 Digital lens in a Copal 0 shutter. It is coming from Seoul, South Korea, so I am not sure when it will arrive. It is the same design as the Rodenstock 150mm f5.6 Apo-Sironar Digital (it is the same lens with the Sinar Badge as confirmed by Rodenstock in Germany) lens in a Copal 0 shutter. The lens is to add to my Sony A7r and Cambo Actus system. The lens will replace my Rodenstock 150mm f5.6 Apo Sironar S lens which I will sell to help to pay for the lens.
I was able to finally test my Rodenstock 150mm f5.6 Apo Sironar S on my A7r with my Cambo Actimaus and the lens is quite sharp even on my A7r. I tried to test the lens the cheap way by getting the inexpensive Sony E mount extension tubes from China. Unfortunately when using 2 pair of these units I got a lot of glare/flare from the lens with this combination on my Cambo Actus. So I flocked one of the pair of Extension tubes. These have the 35mm rectangular cut out and unfortuanely even though I was able to redue or elimate the flare, with the flocking in place I am seeing vignetting in the corners of the image. So, I went back to just the standard bellows and as I expected there is insufficient bellows draw to focus the lens. So I rotated the front of the camera 180 degrees and reinserted the lens standard and found I had enough bellows to focus the lens from about 10 feet to infinity. But, I will have little or no ability to use tilt/shift, swings, and rise and fall of the camera with the lens.
I could have kept my Rodenstock 150mm Apo Sironar S but it has the older 5 Iris Blade Copal 1 shutter. I could purchase a newer 150mm lens with the 7 Iris blade Copal Shutter (like a Rodenstock 150mm Apo Sironar N) which would have the right scales and swapped the optical elements, but that would have cost about $300. So, I decided to use that money toward the newer Digital version of the lens.
If I can not get sufficient movements with the standard bellows with the Sinar 150mm Digital lens, I will purchase the Cambo Actus long Bellows in the future when I can better afford it.
If anyone is interested in my Rodenstock 150mm f5.6 Apo-Sironar S, let me know. It is in outstanding condition (probably mint) and this is one of the finest large format film lenses ever designed to cover 4" X 5" film.
Well the Sinaron 150mm f5.6 digital lens arrived and is in E++ condition as advertised. However, and I should have confirmed this before purchase, though the lens has a black face Copal 0 shutter marked with -N0.0, the lens only has the 5 iris aperture blades. I had thought that all of these newer Copal 0 shutters with these markings had the newer 7 Iris aperture blades. My following lenses with the same Copal notation all have the 7 Iris aperture blades: 20+ year old SK 120mm f5.6 Makro Symmar HM, 10+ year old SK 120mm f5.6 Apo-Symmar L MC, recently purchased SK 90mm f4.5 Apo Digitar, and recently purchased Rodenstock 55mm f4.5 Apo-Sironar digital.
So maybe many of the black faced Copal 0 shutters that I have been seeing marked with -N0.0 are in fact only have the 5 Iris Aperture Blades.
So, at least for now, I will use the Sinaron 150mm f5.6 digital lens with the 5 Iris aperture blades and consider a shutter replacement in the future when I am sure that the shutter has the 7 Iris aperture blades.
I am awaiting the delivery of a Cambo Actus 0 size lens board tomorrow and will test the lens soon after. For digital, it is supposed to perform even better than the older Rodenstock 150mm f5.6 Apo-Sironar S that I have found to be extremely sharp on my Sony A7r. The Sinaron 150mm digital/Rodenstock 150mm Apo-Sironar digital lens has an image circle of 150mm while the Rodenstock 150mm Apo-Sironar S has an image circle of 231mm.
Again, I am disappointed in the number of Iris Aperture blades for the lens and I will decide what to do with my Rodenstock 150mm f5.6 Apo-Sironar S.
p.269 #5 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
My latest is a Schneider G-claron 210mm F/9 Enlarger lens that will probably be used on a bellows (I have one that just about extends enough) and later on my 4x5 monorail.
Before that was a 18mm f/2.8 microfiche lens that will be used for high power macro once I work out the best way to mount it (I suspect it will need a tube lens).
p.269 #13 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Look forward to hearing what you think. I picked up a Cosina Cosinon 55/1.4 in M42 mount this afternoon, though it cost me a bit more. Quick tests in the shop showed a lot of promise and great bokeh. From everything I can find these should be identical or very very similar.
schristle wrote:
I agree, I picked this up last week for $15.
p.269 #20 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
bluloo wrote:
You guys must have some good, local sources. Lucky ducks...
We are doing our best We need to find good deals to do all that testing at reasonable costs... Owning a few modern lenses is expensive too in my opinion.
Peire, why did you let the second one go? It's like getting 200€ for free
I had thought that all of these newer Copal 0 shutters with these markings had the newer 7 Iris aperture blades. My following lenses with the same Copal notation all have the 7 Iris aperture blades: 20+ year old SK 120mm f5.6 Makro Symmar HM, 10+ year old SK 120mm f5.6 Apo-Symmar L MC, recently purchased SK 90mm f4.5 Apo Digitar, and recently purchased Rodenstock 55mm f4.5 Apo-Sironar digital.
We need to find good deals to do all that testing at reasonable costs... Owning a few modern lenses is expensive too in my opinion. 