saph wrote:
I will attest to that. Ben's been bugging me about the 8.5cm. I really did not push it on him, just made some useful suggestions. Wait, what did Ben call some of us
On a more serious note, I do have the 5cm 3.5 but haven't formed any special bond with it yet. Maybe I need to try it some more.
Ben, I think the 8.5cm and the 10.5cm f2.5 will suit your style of shooting into the dark spaces of Rome.
bruni wrote: GeorgeBo wrote: bruni wrote: Stokesey wrote: DeltaSigma wrote: Stokesey wrote:
Over on the Isle of Mull for the day
Just a buzzard taken on the 180mm f2.8 ai-s
What a lens ..... just love it !!
While on the way trying to shoot some rutting red deer I smashed up my D500 .... might be an insurance claim
The lens ripped out the lens mount ring as I hit the deck .... lots of screws and plastic bits too
Oh dear !!
Steve
Nikon down to one camera
But I'm still rolling along
Steve - oh no. I trust you didn't get injured during the fall.
Too much whisky? (or not enough)
Great pic of the buzzard btw.
Not enough ..... by a long way
And to add insult to injury. The Ardnamurchan Distillery has sold out of their produce .....
So no solace there either !!
No injury to me other than my pride !!
Steve
Steve - that must have been quite a fall to knock out the lens mount, especially on a DSLR. Down to one camera huh? Maybe it's time for a Canon?
Colin's right, great pic of the buzzard.
Jay - that looks a lot like summer to me?
I've really enjoyed being back this time but I have got to get off this thread before I end up in the poor house. These are the lenses I've bought in the last few weeks. I obviously have a problem and this thread is enabling it.
I had all these lenses before except the 3.5cm. I sold them and now, after being back here, I've re-bought them. I want to blame Curtis but he's not around.
CURTIS I'm begging you, COME BACK, say something about kit building and then I can curse you and absolve myself.
On a technical note, I've found that these lenses are noticeably different to the ones I had before. For example, I never much liked the10,5cm, it was a bit fuzzy and not as good as the AI and AIS versions I had. But this one is so sharp and contrasty. The 5cm f2 was one of my favourites, but I'm finding this one to be pretty useless before about f4. Maybe some of the differences can be explained by the fact that I was using them on the Leica M10 and the Sony A9 and now I'm using them on the Canon. But I suspect that sample variation plays a much greater role than I'd ever realised.
ben
That is a start. But you have to get the 8.5cm/2 and the 5cm/3.5. While you are at it, get the 2.8cm/3.5. The 2.8 has lots of natural dark vignetting (in a good way). Perfect for you.
George -3 more lenses?!! that's like pushing smack on a junkie. Actually, I'm not tempted by the slower 5cm, two 5cm lenses are enough for anyone, well, except Rafael. 2.8cm is an awkward focal length for me. But I must confess, I have a serious yen for the 8.5cm. A very serious yen. I found one in S mount and I almost did it, but I'm very happy with the 10.5cm .......for now.
See, I really have to get off this thread.
I have had very good luck with my 5cm/3.5, especially for black and white.
Ben - it may be slower, but you can't have too many nifty-fifty lenses. Plus it looks so good and small and is a breeze to work on and CLA. But it may look a little funky on that Canon
