Vintage lenses adapted on digital cameras | Photography Lounge | Page 1

cold socket Aug 15, 2022, 8:54 PM

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Sony a7 + ломо T-43 40mm f/4

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no hotshoe cover

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wtf

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get one

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I do

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might cop some older 85mm maybe

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because I'm asking my dad if I could use the 85mm everytime I go out

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unfortunate

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unbased vintage lenses

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I really like 85mm because of the compression

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while having some separation

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also easier to isolate the subject

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how you liking the a7?

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fr

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I always have 4 batteries with me

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I use Wasabi Power batteries in mine

cold socket Aug 16, 2022, 1:23 PM

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get a new strap

burnt frost Aug 17, 2022, 4:23 PM

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Tempted to buy this adapter so I can put two OM lenses I have on my Sony https://fotodioxpro.com/products/om-sna-p

Fotodiox, Inc. USA

Fotodiox Pro Lens Mount Adapter - Olympus Zuiko (OM) 35mm SLR Lens ...

This pro adapter allows all Olympus OM SLR lenses to mount onto Sony Alpha A-Mount (and Minolta AF) Mount SLR Camera Body

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Not sure

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Oh there's no focus peaking

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yes there's magnification on a mode called "MF CHECK LV"

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It's basically built for manual focus through live view

final patrol Aug 30, 2022, 6:38 AM

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Hello all
I'm hoping someone might know what mount this is, thought it might be a K-mount, but not sure. Lens is Spiratone Plura-Coat 1:2.8 135mm

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ahh dang, well I'll continue to look around, maybe something will pop up and give me some more clues

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oh ok ill see if I can find something similar

slow pumice Aug 30, 2022, 6:46 AM

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ys mount possibly

final patrol Aug 30, 2022, 6:47 AM

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Ill check that too thanks!

burnt frost Aug 30, 2022, 11:03 AM

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hushed epoch What the fuck lmaoooo

Takumar 50 1.4 is a W

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Must have lens if you're shooting M42

burnt frost Aug 30, 2022, 11:04 AM

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final patrol Hello all I'm hoping someone might know what mount this is, thought it might be ...

Reminds me a lot of newer lenses in terms of design but it's probably older

slow pumice Aug 30, 2022, 11:16 AM

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burnt frost Must have lens if you're shooting M42

I sold of couple of my lenses but dear god not selling the takumar 50 f1.4

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Such a bang for your buck lens

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Helios 44-2 zebra as well is a banger lens

burnt frost Aug 30, 2022, 1:01 PM

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slow pumice Such a bang for your buck lens

Absolutely

final patrol Aug 30, 2022, 3:00 PM

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Don't think I can find a YS mount adapter but someone said YS are based off of T, so getting a T mount should be fine ... hopefully

burnt frost Aug 30, 2022, 3:03 PM

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Very sharp thanks

slow pumice Aug 30, 2022, 5:16 PM

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final patrol Don't think I can find a YS mount adapter but someone said YS are based off of ...

T is just a screw mount, YS is based of off T so you could make the lens interchangeable

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Check if you can remove the mount possibly?

final patrol Aug 30, 2022, 6:06 PM

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Dont see any screws that would just remove the mount

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I did see a C/Y adaptor so maybe that?

final patrol Aug 30, 2022, 6:15 PM

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slow pumice Check if you can remove the mount possibly?

The only screw I see that could be removable, I could unscrew those and see what happens, lol

slow pumice Aug 30, 2022, 7:05 PM

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@final patrol honestly then, no idea maybe try twisting off the mount? If that works I probably miss identified the mount Sadge

final patrol Aug 30, 2022, 7:13 PM

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Well I'll give it a twist and see what happens lol Thanks again!

boreal notch Aug 30, 2022, 11:50 PM

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Nikkor 20mm-f2.8 AI on a Zfc

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Needs focus peaking to work, but it takes nice images

cold socket Aug 31, 2022, 5:39 AM

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boreal notch

that's hot

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but has shit ergonomics

burnt frost Aug 31, 2022, 11:05 AM

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cold socket but has shit ergonomics

Probably would be better off getting a Fuji

boreal notch Aug 31, 2022, 1:39 PM

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Is this the new NPC phrase?

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Seeing a non-Fuji retro camera is like a trigger for “Shouldve bought a Fuji”

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It’s fucking bizarre

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I could probably show off a literal SLR and someone would say “why didn’t you buy a Fuji?”

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It’s a cult I swear

burnt frost Aug 31, 2022, 1:47 PM

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boreal notch It’s a cult I swear

Actually...

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There is a cult

boreal notch Aug 31, 2022, 1:48 PM

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I knew it

burnt frost Aug 31, 2022, 1:50 PM

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Fuji is based I can't lie

boreal notch Aug 31, 2022, 1:51 PM

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I agree

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GFX is a cool guy

boreal notch Aug 31, 2022, 2:00 PM

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cold socket but has shit ergonomics

Given the design influences it’s no surprise they didn’t give it a grip

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Thankfully, you can still add one

cold socket Aug 31, 2022, 2:29 PM

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boreal notch Thankfully, you can still add one

Sigma FP moment

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idk if you can on the FP but you can on the FP L

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nevermind you can on the FP

boreal notch Aug 31, 2022, 3:08 PM

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This Tokina 70-210 is marginally easier to use with the grip

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Can be done either way though, just grab the lens adapter the way you’re supposed to

lapis patio Sep 2, 2022, 6:55 PM

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boreal notch This Tokina 70-210 is marginally easier to use with the grip

How are you finding it?

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I've got an adaptall 70-210 and it is utter, utter garbage

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Thinking of buying into PK adaption so I can spring for the Tokina, I've heard they're much better

burnt frost Sep 2, 2022, 6:55 PM

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Minolta 70-210 F4 >

lapis patio Sep 2, 2022, 6:55 PM

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burnt frost Minolta 70-210 F4 >

Price?

burnt frost Sep 2, 2022, 6:56 PM

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Such a shame Minoltas a mount glass is such a shame to adapt to anything

burnt frost Sep 2, 2022, 6:56 PM

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lapis patio Price?

It's like under $100 iirc

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Some are really cheap but have fungus

lapis patio Sep 2, 2022, 6:57 PM

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burnt frost It's like under $100 iirc

burnt frost Sep 2, 2022, 6:57 PM

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Mine had fungus but I got it cleaned and it's now a staple of my digital lenses

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Good semi low light tele

lapis patio Sep 2, 2022, 6:58 PM

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It sounds interesting

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Sounds a bit out of my current price range tho sadly

burnt frost Sep 2, 2022, 6:58 PM

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Fits in a cupholder

lapis patio Sep 2, 2022, 6:58 PM

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gonna check ebay now

burnt frost Sep 2, 2022, 6:58 PM

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Do you have any Maxxum cams?

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Or an a to e adapter?

lapis patio Sep 2, 2022, 6:59 PM

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The only film camera I have is a broken Zenit FancyPepe

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I can't afford to shoot film

burnt frost Sep 2, 2022, 7:00 PM

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Then you definitely can't afford a Sony digital or an a to e adapter

lapis patio Sep 2, 2022, 7:00 PM

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Is it the Minolta AF "beercan" you're referring to?

burnt frost Sep 2, 2022, 7:00 PM

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Correct

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It's a fun name

lapis patio Sep 2, 2022, 7:02 PM

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Found a slightly grubby one for £37

lapis patio Sep 2, 2022, 7:40 PM

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It's tempting

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What's the good aspect about it, I take it the IQ is above par?

boreal notch Sep 2, 2022, 8:31 PM

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lapis patio How are you finding it?

I love it, it’s very easy to use and sharp for its age

lapis patio Sep 2, 2022, 9:06 PM

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She looks a lil thicc

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I must admit im more leaning towards the tokina 4-5.6

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It's got the same profile as the dog-tier tamron lens

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which is really nice and small

boreal notch Sep 2, 2022, 11:51 PM

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I like having the constant f4.5, it’s helpful in lower light

lapis patio Sep 3, 2022, 12:01 AM

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boreal notch I like having the constant f4.5, it’s helpful in lower light

Its a constant f4.5??

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that's a new flavour on me

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I shall do some reading

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as we speak im making money moves to try and snatch up an atx criminally cheap

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I've given up on trying to grab a Tamron 28-200 171a

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too many adaptall collectors that hoover them up

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What I'm tempted to look into is a prime to complement my CZJ 135mm

lapis patio Sep 3, 2022, 7:35 PM

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Very noice, liking.thr grading

lapis patio Sep 6, 2022, 9:37 AM

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Smexyyy

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Pushing me towards throwing more money at old lenses PepeHands

plain tangle Sep 6, 2022, 4:40 PM

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the industar 50/2

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the results

lapis patio Sep 6, 2022, 11:56 PM

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plain tangle the industar 50/2

I've been thinking about grabbing one of those since they're so cheap, but I just can't justify it when the pros of that tiny body are lost when adapting to mirrorless

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Nice shot there

plain tangle Sep 6, 2022, 11:57 PM

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Thanks

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It’s definitely a tiny lens, and sadly no infinity on the Nikon but for close up it’s rather nice, often rivaling my nikkkor glass

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Right now it’s on my ftb but is hard to focus unless wide open

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My latest acquisition is a vivitar 28-80 macro for f Mount. That will go on my d700 for a macro project

lapis patio Sep 7, 2022, 1:19 AM

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plain tangle Right now it’s on my ftb but is hard to focus unless wide open

At the end of the day manual focusing was done wide open, with the lens closing down to the selected aperture when it came to actually exposing. Focusing on the little viewfinder of my old D3200 was a struggle

lapis patio Sep 7, 2022, 1:20 AM

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plain tangle My latest acquisition is a vivitar 28-80 macro for f Mount. That will go on my d...

Is that a series 1 vivitar? I know nothing about their lineup, but I've been tempted by the thought of a kit-like manual lens

plain tangle Sep 7, 2022, 2:33 AM

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its the RL line. But i also have an FD 28mm close up that i adore! cannot use it on my nikons though. FD doesnt play nice.

lapis patio Sep 7, 2022, 11:13 AM

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I avoided them when I was shooting Nikon for that reason- I ended up installing metal spacer rings in the rear of my Helios 44-M to get it to infinity focus

plain tangle Sep 7, 2022, 12:15 PM

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yep, thankfully i leave my infinity to my voigtlander and nikon glass. but excited to get the Vivitar.

lapis patio Sep 7, 2022, 12:37 PM

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looking forward to hear how ya get on with it

plain tangle Sep 7, 2022, 3:55 PM

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definitely will! taking up an old project i had, sadly my 90s 28-80 nikkor (amazing plastic kit lens) took a dive with my D700 one day. camera surived, lens did not.

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not sure that lens qualifies as vintage though LOL. but anything over 5 years is "old" to some people LOL

lapis patio Sep 7, 2022, 10:45 PM

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plain tangle not sure that lens qualifies as vintage though LOL. but anything over 5 years is...

Vintage is generally considered 20+ years old, so unfortunately that 90s lens of yours very much is vintage 😉

burnt frost Sep 7, 2022, 10:57 PM

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lapis patio Vintage is generally considered 20+ years old, so unfortunately that 90s lens of...

You should be able to get vintage tags for your camera like you can with a car 💀

plain tangle Sep 8, 2022, 3:14 AM

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lapis patio Vintage is generally considered 20+ years old, so unfortunately that 90s lens of...

Haa!! Then ALL my lenses but one are “vintage”. 🤣

plain tangle Sep 8, 2022, 10:48 PM

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vivitar is in! glass is clean and metal lens cap screws in! lol

burnt frost Sep 9, 2022, 12:26 PM

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plain tangle vivitar is in! glass is clean and metal lens cap screws in! lol

Which vivitar?

plain tangle Sep 9, 2022, 12:27 PM

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28-80mm 3.5/4.5 macro

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need to do a lot of testing with it. i am sure it will work fine for my intended use on a tripod for macro though.

burnt frost Sep 9, 2022, 1:16 PM

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Excellent

plain tangle Sep 9, 2022, 6:02 PM

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gotta admit i like my Voigtlander more for nailing focus.

lapis patio Sep 9, 2022, 9:39 PM

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Thought I'd copy over the update from the analogue channel, Tokina arrived and it's in lovely external condition, inside though it's a bit of a mish mash of dust and fungus

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Turns out it was a Canon mount, and the seller didn't know that you had to turn a ring to actually unlock the rear cap to remove it

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Gonna shoot it as soon as my adapter arrives, then probably gonna dive-in and take it to bits to give it a full clean and service

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Would rather it have been in PK but hey-ho

lapis patio Sep 11, 2022, 12:26 AM

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It died

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Parly because I deemed it as such for being full of dust and fungus

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Partly because whilst I was working on disassembling it I broke the focus ring, so it isn't exactly firmly stuck to the barrel

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In a way I'm glad because I didn't like the look of the FD market for lenses, veeery limited compared to PK for someone who's on a budget like me

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https://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/photax-paragon-135mm-f28.html I ended up reviewing the 135mm it came with

Photax-Paragon 135mm f2.8 Lens Reviews - Miscellaneous Lenses - Pen...

Photax-Paragon 135mm f2.8 reviews and specifications. Lens Composition: 5 elements in 4 groups
Minimum Focus: 1.77m/5ft 9.7in
Focusing Action: MF
f-sto. This is a Miscellaneous Prime lens.

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It's... very bad, but I'm keeping it because I think it'd be fun to see what shooting the thing wide open/close to it would be like

lapis patio Sep 12, 2022, 11:48 PM

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What'd you shoot that at? that's lurvvvly

lapis patio Sep 13, 2022, 5:45 AM

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No you silly sausage, I meant the shooting parameters

lapis patio Sep 13, 2022, 8:25 PM

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I meant the f stop and suuuch

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Now that I've got this Tammy I need to get out and do some more macro and nature shooting

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Weather's been dreadful as of late though

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Just checked the lens out, pricey fucker but produces the goods eh

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Tiniest bit of ghosting but I'm assuming very little in the way of CAs since I can't find any artefacts of them

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@soft garnet Do you know anything of the Tammy 104a 75-250mm f3.8-4.5?

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Tried picking through online reviews of it, but people are back and forth as to its IQ compared to the 46a

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The one flaw of this tammy, ho boi is hitting that narrow DOF in macro with even this dampened one-touch difficult

lapis patio Sep 14, 2022, 4:20 PM

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I'm gonna post some samples from that 46a once I'm in and have them edited, I'm really enjoying it

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I've missed having a tele-zoom a lot, the fact this thing's a one-touch makes it hard to use though. Even when I'm at f8 using it for macro-style shots leaves you such a brutally thin DoF that using even the dampened one-touch mechanism is difficult

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I quite like the soft character when its wide open, for £18 I don't think I did bad at all, lens is basically as new and has a 3 month warranty, I think it was serviced before it found its way to me

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I'd be tempted to try the 75-250, but it's over 200 grams heavier than this, and keeping a steady hand with my wee X-T20 is difficult as it is with this 600g lad

plain tangle Sep 14, 2022, 6:21 PM

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so i got my macro rails in for vivtar 28-80

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my reuslts with the D700 have been hit and miss but i think that is more of a getting used to the setup more than the quality of the lens itself

burnt frost Sep 14, 2022, 6:23 PM

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plain tangle so i got my macro rails in for vivtar 28-80

What vivitar 28-80?

plain tangle Sep 14, 2022, 6:55 PM

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burnt frost What vivitar 28-80?

Nikon F mount 3-4.5 Macro

plain tangle Sep 14, 2022, 7:31 PM

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lapis patio Sep 14, 2022, 7:55 PM

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far from my finest work, but the lens did admirably

lapis patio Sep 14, 2022, 8:22 PM

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Those were all at f8, I did shoot some stuff at f5.6 but I can't remember which of them were bar one

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Now I know that f8 is plenty sharp enough I'll experiment some more with 5.6, that sun wasn't forecast and days like that will be getting rarer now

boreal notch Sep 14, 2022, 9:21 PM

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wanted to see how my 20mm f2.8 AI lens handled fine textures

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i have no complaints

lapis patio Sep 14, 2022, 9:27 PM

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boreal notch wanted to see how my 20mm f2.8 AI lens handled fine textures

"it's sharp"

boreal notch Sep 14, 2022, 9:29 PM

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lol

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that was one consideration as far as subject

lapis patio Sep 14, 2022, 9:45 PM

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be honest with us

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did the knives cost more than the lens

burnt frost Sep 15, 2022, 12:26 AM

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lapis patio did the knives cost more than the lens

Probably

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If it was a digital mount lens then it would be a different story

boreal notch Sep 15, 2022, 12:47 AM

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lapis patio be honest with us

The lens was a gift, but used it’s roughly $400

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So, the cost is about equivalent

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https://www.keh.com/shop/nikon-nikkor-20mm-f-2-8-ai-s-ultra-wide-angle-lens.html

Nikon 20mm f/2.8 NIKKOR AIS Manual Focus Lens {62}

plain tangle Sep 15, 2022, 12:54 AM

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dont discount the nikkor series e lenses, i have the 100 2.8 and it rocks!

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vivitar testing has been interesting, on a macro scale (1/4 macro) it has an almost angelic bokeh wide open.

plain tangle Sep 17, 2022, 3:19 AM

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As promised… $30 Vivitar on Nikon d700

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Granted it’s a test shot but needed to drop out to f16 with a long exposure but it does look nice

plain tangle Sep 17, 2022, 2:04 PM

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LOL its a sculpture from the film “Alien”.

boreal notch Sep 23, 2022, 1:49 PM

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Done with a Tokina 70-210 f4.5 on my D200

boreal notch Sep 23, 2022, 2:15 PM

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Yeah, would’ve been

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I’ll check the exif later and get back to you

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It will, this has a control ring on the aperture that feeds data to the camera

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Pushes a little switch on the body

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In this case, no adapter needed

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It won’t work on my mirrorless, because the FTZ can’t read manual inputs

boreal notch Sep 26, 2022, 7:02 PM

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Another one with the Tokina

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This was stopped down to f5.6

burnt frost Sep 26, 2022, 8:01 PM

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boreal notch Another one with the Tokina

I should really start adapting to digital

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I got some good M42 lenses I should borrow my dad's adapter to use

burnt frost Sep 29, 2022, 5:25 PM

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I suppose this sorta counts since it's a Maxxum lens

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Maxxum 50mm F1.7

boreal notch Oct 11, 2022, 2:55 AM

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Thread revive

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Nikkor AI-S 20mm f2.8

rustic hull Oct 28, 2022, 5:40 PM

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Another thread revive :b I took that picture with a Canon 50mm f/1.4 FD adapted to a Sony a6000 of my cat

burnt frost Oct 28, 2022, 7:12 PM

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rustic hull Another thread revive :b I took that picture with a Canon 50mm f/1.4 FD adapted ...

I really should see if I can adapt it to a mount because I also have the 1.4

rustic hull Oct 28, 2022, 7:18 PM

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burnt frost I really should see if I can adapt it to a mount because I also have the 1.4

I found this on German ebay: https://www.ebay.de/itm/353393312340?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&campid=5338328878&toolid=10029&customid=16669846877683559017912011000008005

eBay

Fotodiox Adapter Canon FD Lens to Sony Alpha A / Minolta AF Camera ...

Entdecken Sie Fotodiox Adapter Canon FD Lens to Sony Alpha A / Minolta AF Camera in der großen Auswahl bei eBay. Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel!

burnt frost Oct 28, 2022, 7:19 PM

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Oh if it's Fotodiox then no problem

rustic hull Oct 28, 2022, 7:19 PM

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at least it claims to be Fotodiox :b

burnt frost Oct 28, 2022, 7:20 PM

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Doesn't surprise me that they made one

rustic hull Oct 28, 2022, 7:32 PM

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the website/offer doesn't state that it has a lens element

burnt frost Oct 29, 2022, 3:46 PM

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Helios 44M wide open on my Sony

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@boreal notch do you dig this

boreal notch Oct 29, 2022, 3:51 PM

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Ach ja

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Nice blown background, what’s the wide aperture?

burnt frost Oct 29, 2022, 3:57 PM

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boreal notch Nice blown background, what’s the wide aperture?

F2

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It's a bit hard shooting wide open in daylight

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But it looks really sharp

boreal notch Oct 29, 2022, 4:22 PM

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Yeah, my 1.8 in daylight basically needs shade or an ND

burnt frost Oct 29, 2022, 4:27 PM

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boreal notch Yeah, my 1.8 in daylight basically needs shade or an ND

Idk what filter size my Helios is lol

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I was able to stick a 49mm cap on it

boreal notch Oct 29, 2022, 4:28 PM

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49-50ish

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Internet should say

burnt frost Oct 29, 2022, 4:42 PM

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boreal notch 49-50ish

I don't care

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I'll just shoot wide open with my Sony lol

boreal notch Oct 29, 2022, 4:55 PM

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It’s fiiiiine

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Oh since the thread is alive

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Haha fuck spinal cords

plain tangle Oct 29, 2022, 5:01 PM

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wow d200 thats its own brand of vintage

burnt frost Oct 29, 2022, 5:07 PM

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boreal notch Haha fuck spinal cords

Forget normal wrists

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Embrace carpal tunnel

boreal notch Oct 29, 2022, 5:38 PM

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plain tangle wow d200 thats its own brand of vintage

only 30k on the shutter, still works like the day it was made

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wasn't mine originally, my dad let me have it when he bought a D4S

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really like my 20 AI-S, that one should also be nice

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had to go digging for some that weren't landscapes

plain tangle Oct 29, 2022, 8:38 PM

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Nice!

burnt frost Oct 30, 2022, 6:47 PM

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@boreal notch first sample of a closer shot wide open, no edits from original raw

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Helios 44M

boreal notch Oct 30, 2022, 6:49 PM

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renders color really nicely, easy edit from there

burnt frost Oct 30, 2022, 6:49 PM

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DOF is relatively reasonable

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boreal notch Oct 30, 2022, 6:50 PM

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shallow enough to focus-frame the gauge

burnt frost Oct 30, 2022, 6:51 PM

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Probably one of my favorites

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When you nail the focus wide open, the subject is sharp and the bokeh is very nice

cold socket Oct 30, 2022, 6:54 PM

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why it look like LOG tho

burnt frost Oct 30, 2022, 6:54 PM

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LOG?

cold socket Oct 30, 2022, 6:58 PM

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S-LOG

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it looks flat

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lacks contrast

boreal notch Oct 30, 2022, 7:04 PM

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he did say these were raw images, SOOC

burnt frost Oct 30, 2022, 7:11 PM

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boreal notch he did say these were raw images, SOOC

yeah, I just imported the raws with darktable and exported to jpg

cold socket Oct 30, 2022, 7:15 PM

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they still look flat even if it's SOOC

boreal notch Oct 30, 2022, 7:23 PM

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Yes, raw files do that

cold socket Oct 30, 2022, 7:23 PM

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on my a7 and R6 they don't look that flat

boreal notch Oct 30, 2022, 7:26 PM

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my Nikons do the same thing

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literally doesn't matter

burnt frost Oct 30, 2022, 7:51 PM

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Ran a few edits

burnt frost Oct 30, 2022, 8:06 PM

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CkWcSZfpa-W/

rob.amd64

Some absolutely amazing photos I took with my vintage Helios 44M lens!
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Sony a500

cold socket Oct 30, 2022, 8:18 PM

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why you posting it here

burnt frost Oct 30, 2022, 8:32 PM

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idk

boreal notch Oct 30, 2022, 8:45 PM

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cold socket why you posting it here

Because they’re coming out of a vintage lens, presumably

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And because you’ve commented as to how flat they appear in a raw-file editor straight out of the camera

boreal notch Nov 5, 2022, 2:27 PM

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Needed a normal lens to complete the trio of manual primes, found a 50mm f1.4

boreal notch Nov 5, 2022, 6:03 PM

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Small lens, big body

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Always fun to see

plain tangle Nov 5, 2022, 7:13 PM

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wait you put a Nikkor on your Canon…. hears earthquakes in distance

boreal notch Nov 5, 2022, 7:49 PM

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Nikanon or Canikon?

burnt frost Nov 5, 2022, 11:11 PM

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plain tangle wait you put a Nikkor on your Canon…. *hears earthquakes in distance*

He attached a Canon to his Nikkor Pepe5head

burnt frost Nov 8, 2022, 1:35 AM

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@boreal notch tomorrow I'm gonna be also messing around with my Pentax 50 1.4, Pentax 135 3.5, and my hanimex 90-230 4.5

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I'm of course bringing the Helios too

boreal notch Nov 8, 2022, 2:41 AM

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Do post when done

burnt frost Nov 8, 2022, 12:44 PM

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boreal notch Do post when done

I absolutely will

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Especially the hanimex will be interesting

burnt frost Nov 8, 2022, 10:05 PM

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@boreal notch I got some shots with the hanimex I didn't really do much with the other lenses

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Like just now

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I was busy doing other things

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boreal notch Nov 8, 2022, 11:18 PM

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So long, so thin

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Classic profile

burnt frost Nov 9, 2022, 12:30 AM

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boreal notch So long, so thin

The build is solid

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Focusing it is a bitch

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Especially at 230mm

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Since I have to zoom in to precisely focus but I have some pics that I'll import and share soon

boreal notch Nov 9, 2022, 12:54 AM

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some sundown spotting with my 180mm

burnt frost Nov 9, 2022, 12:54 AM

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Sweet

boreal notch Nov 9, 2022, 12:54 AM

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focus peaking on a mirrorless means no missed shots

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or, fewer anyway

burnt frost Nov 9, 2022, 12:55 AM

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I have to use something called "check level mf" or something on my Sony

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It uses live view and works decently

boreal notch Nov 9, 2022, 12:55 AM

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it's certainly a step over the modern budget stuff

burnt frost Nov 9, 2022, 12:55 AM

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I have some promising sharp focus shots with my hanimex

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Can't wait to share

boreal notch Nov 9, 2022, 12:55 AM

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when you hit focus with these old fast lenses, you really hit it

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bang

burnt frost Nov 9, 2022, 12:56 AM

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4.5 is reasonably fast but I struggled getting a good exposure because the sun was starting to go down

boreal notch Nov 9, 2022, 12:56 AM

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yeah, i try to shoot my 4.5s in daylight for this reason

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especially if i'm doing anything where stopping down is beneficial

burnt frost Nov 9, 2022, 12:56 AM

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I have to do full manual

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My Sony doesn't like doing any sort of auto mode regardless of what the focus switch on the body is set to if there's no lens detected

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Which gets tedious because I have to guess my exposure

boreal notch Nov 9, 2022, 12:58 AM

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does it meter for you?

burnt frost Nov 9, 2022, 1:48 AM

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boreal notch does it meter for you?

No

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It sucks

boreal notch Nov 9, 2022, 1:50 AM

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bizarre that it wouldn't

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that should be TTL regardless of the actual lens

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can you program in a manual lens?

burnt frost Nov 9, 2022, 1:50 AM

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No lol

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@boreal notch Hanimex 90-230

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One of the sharpest shots I've done

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No noise reduction because it turns the bricks to mush

boreal notch Nov 9, 2022, 1:56 AM

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not noisy enough to bother anyway tbh

burnt frost Nov 9, 2022, 1:56 AM

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boreal notch Nov 9, 2022, 1:56 AM

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focal length?

burnt frost Nov 9, 2022, 1:57 AM

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boreal notch focal length?

For that shot? I think it was 90 but you have to factor in crop too

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Since it's a Sony APSC

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Focus is pretty hit or miss with this lens in particular

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Not as easy as the Helios

boreal notch Nov 9, 2022, 1:58 AM

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yeah, focus without an aid gets hard

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i assume the camera doesn't talk to the lens at all

burnt frost Nov 9, 2022, 1:58 AM

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If I was doing it on a stable tripod it would probably be easier

burnt frost Nov 9, 2022, 1:58 AM

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boreal notch i assume the camera doesn't talk to the lens at all

nope

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Since it's an M42 lens

boreal notch Nov 9, 2022, 1:59 AM

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shares just the mount, right

burnt frost Nov 9, 2022, 1:59 AM

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Yeah I guess

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I'm gonna try my takumar 135mm tomorrow

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This one's not bad

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Just a bit blurry and noisy

boreal notch Nov 9, 2022, 2:02 AM

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hit focus, just needs a faster shutter

burnt frost Nov 9, 2022, 2:47 AM

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boreal notch hit focus, just needs a faster shutter

Yeah I'll try it more tomorrow when I get more daylight

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F/4.5 isn't very wide

burnt frost Nov 12, 2022, 12:29 PM

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Focal MC auto 28mm 2.8

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The adapter unfortunately is a 1.3x converter in order to work

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So it looks more equivalent to a 50mm lol

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Probably more

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Though I have to say this lens looks quite sharp for something from Kmart

burnt frost Nov 12, 2022, 6:14 PM

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@boreal notch I did the math and my 28mm is a 55mm on my Sony

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Pics coming soon

boreal notch Nov 12, 2022, 6:15 PM

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Excellent

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You basically have a normal lens

burnt frost Nov 12, 2022, 6:22 PM

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boreal notch You basically have a normal lens

It's very good at close focusing

burnt frost Nov 12, 2022, 7:10 PM

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Focal MC 28mm F2.8 on my Sony a500

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@boreal notch

boreal notch Nov 12, 2022, 7:12 PM

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Nice narrow depth of field, seems like

burnt frost Nov 12, 2022, 7:12 PM

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Yeah, the first was at 3.2 I think

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I really like this

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plain tangle Nov 12, 2022, 10:02 PM

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somethjng to be said about the character of vintage glass. people spend lots of time tweaking images to look like what older glass gives right away!

burnt frost Nov 12, 2022, 11:08 PM

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plain tangle somethjng to be said about the character of vintage glass. people spend lots of...

I'm gonna be honest, this one lens is just a really good lens considering I got it from a free table

boreal notch Nov 18, 2022, 1:00 AM

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bought a 35mm f2.8 AI lens, seems to do the job

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/996332179657338950/1042891586150871080/IMG_4831.jpg

burnt frost Nov 18, 2022, 1:15 PM

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boreal notch bought a 35mm f2.8 AI lens, seems to do the job

Wake up babe new vintage lens post

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Love the background separation on the first photo

boreal notch Nov 18, 2022, 1:17 PM

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That’s at f2.8, I was impressed

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Easily done since close-focus is like a foot

plain tangle Nov 18, 2022, 1:56 PM

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boreal notch

i keep looking at the AI micro and macro lenses for my Nikon.

boreal notch Nov 18, 2022, 1:58 PM

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The macro stuff interests me, it’s just expensive

burnt frost Nov 18, 2022, 3:57 PM

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boreal notch That’s at f2.8, I was impressed

I've got a 35mm 2.8 for Minolta that's probably between 60 and 70mm or something that I'm tempted to try

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Since crop frame and the adapter being a 1.3x teleconverter

boreal notch Nov 18, 2022, 3:57 PM

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Not too slow even with the converter

burnt frost Nov 18, 2022, 4:03 PM

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boreal notch Not too slow even with the converter

Nah should be a fast lens

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If I feel motivated enough to brave the cold I'll take some piccies today

boreal notch Nov 18, 2022, 4:05 PM

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Yeah today isn’t great

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I’m staying very inside

burnt frost Nov 18, 2022, 8:52 PM

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boreal notch Yeah today isn’t great

It's a chilly wind

boreal notch Nov 18, 2022, 9:10 PM

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Snow is thankfully not here

burnt frost Nov 18, 2022, 9:27 PM

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boreal notch Snow is thankfully not here

Not here either, it's just absurdly windy and cold

boreal notch Nov 18, 2022, 11:46 PM

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the reds really work in here

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great image

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50 f1.4 AI, all the way open

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depth of field is like a kiddy pool

plain tangle Nov 19, 2022, 4:20 AM

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I love my Voigtlander 58 1.4

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a truly vintage lens made currently

boreal notch Nov 19, 2022, 4:37 AM

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The Voigtlanders seem really nice

plain tangle Nov 19, 2022, 4:50 AM

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They are the are

boreal notch Nov 19, 2022, 6:01 AM

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The bokeh is lovely

hexed rock Nov 19, 2022, 11:59 AM

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I've adapted a few, to varying results, the mamiya lenses on the fuji didn't go very well because of stacked adapters

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but better on the nikon

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this might be the 300 F5.6 and / or the 150 F4

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Probably the 80mm 2.8 on the xpro or was it the 150?

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Then I shot a whole summer vacation using only 2 cames and 1 lense on each, one of them was a vintage lens, but not adapted, but manual focus all the same, it was a 105mm F2.5

burnt frost Nov 19, 2022, 2:21 PM

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Does old Minolta AF glass count PepeLaugh

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This is plenty good obviously

plain tangle Nov 19, 2022, 2:33 PM

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boreal notch The bokeh is lovely

really is, totally worth the $400

plain tangle Nov 19, 2022, 2:35 PM

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burnt frost This is plenty good obviously

i think vintage now adays is anything outside the 90’s lol Boy i feel old!

hexed rock Nov 19, 2022, 2:40 PM

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the 105 F2.5 has a very distinct personnality

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some people like it some don't

burnt frost Nov 19, 2022, 2:44 PM

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plain tangle i think vintage now adays is anything outside the 90’s lol Boy i feel old!

Lol

slow pumice Nov 20, 2022, 2:15 AM

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You guys like helios?

plain tangle Nov 20, 2022, 4:49 AM

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ive been thinking of picking up an m39 jupiter for my Leica. i love the m42 50-2

burnt frost Nov 20, 2022, 1:06 PM

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slow pumice You guys like helios?

Yes please

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I love using my 44M

burnt frost Nov 23, 2022, 1:04 PM

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Very nice

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I have two usable FD lenses

misty jacinth Nov 24, 2022, 1:33 AM

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Oh yes, this is the thread for me

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Haven't had much of a chance to utilize the Yashica yet so all 3 of these go on my a7 from time to time

burnt frost Nov 24, 2022, 4:14 PM

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misty jacinth Oh yes, this is the thread for me

Welcome to the club PepeHappy

misty jacinth Nov 24, 2022, 4:17 PM

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simpeyes

burnt frost Dec 2, 2022, 10:19 PM

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@boreal notch More helios pics soon

boreal notch Dec 2, 2022, 10:20 PM

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Excellent

burnt frost Dec 2, 2022, 10:21 PM

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boreal notch Excellent

Lots of xmas lights bokeh

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@boreal notch behold

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Discord really compressed the shit out of it

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PepeMods

boreal notch Dec 2, 2022, 10:29 PM

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Defocus balls are oblong, neat

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Nice pronounced effect, what’s this focal length?

burnt frost Dec 2, 2022, 10:29 PM

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boreal notch Nice pronounced effect, what’s this focal length?

58mm @ f/2

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Add crop factor

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Here's an unedited one

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Probably oblong because of the swirly bokeh effect

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Which honestly isn't nearly as pronounced as I'd like

boreal notch Dec 2, 2022, 10:31 PM

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I think it’d be garish if overdone

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This is reasonable

burnt frost Dec 2, 2022, 10:31 PM

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I mean it looks decent lol

burnt frost Dec 2, 2022, 10:32 PM

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boreal notch This is reasonable

Here's one I took the other day

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It was through a window

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So it looks a touch odd

boreal notch Dec 2, 2022, 10:32 PM

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Gotta clean the sensor, but it’s a neat look

burnt frost Dec 2, 2022, 10:33 PM

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Clean the sensor?

boreal notch Dec 2, 2022, 10:46 PM

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Yeah

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Zoom in on one of the balls, you’ll see a speck of dust

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If you have a dusty sensor or rear lens element, the dark spot will show up in defocus balls

burnt frost Dec 2, 2022, 10:57 PM

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boreal notch If you have a dusty sensor or rear lens element, the dark spot will show up in d...

It could be on the lens

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I don't think I have dust on the sensor

boreal notch Dec 5, 2022, 3:11 PM

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Good results, though

plain tangle Dec 5, 2022, 4:42 PM

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im having a helluva time with my vivitar 28-80 macro. focus is excessively hit and miss close up

boreal notch Dec 5, 2022, 4:46 PM

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Colors came out well

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I’ve sued my 180 AI-s for similar stuff, big time crop but it’s workable

boreal notch Dec 5, 2022, 5:17 PM

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Chickadee?

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Neat, never seen one here

burnt frost Dec 5, 2022, 8:34 PM

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@boreal notch I have an old vivitar 35-80 attached to my Sony via an MD mount adapter

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Might take it out for a spin at some point

boreal notch Dec 5, 2022, 8:47 PM

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The 35-x lenses are neat, not a common zoom anymore

burnt frost Dec 5, 2022, 9:36 PM

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boreal notch The 35-x lenses are neat, not a common zoom anymore

Not really

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The vivitar one sucks

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So I have a Minolta 35-70

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Worked much better

burnt frost Dec 7, 2022, 11:12 PM

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@boreal notch more helios posting

boreal notch Dec 7, 2022, 11:12 PM

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the barrel distortion is actually pretty pleasing i think

burnt frost Dec 7, 2022, 11:12 PM

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Yeah

burnt frost Dec 7, 2022, 11:13 PM

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boreal notch the barrel distortion is actually pretty pleasing i think

Minolta 35-70 3.5 at 1:4 macro

boreal notch Dec 7, 2022, 11:15 PM

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legitimate macro mode, neat

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you never see that anymore

burnt frost Dec 7, 2022, 11:16 PM

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I have 2 Sigmas for my Sony that use 1:2

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What's nice is the lens is 3.5 all the way through

boreal notch Dec 7, 2022, 11:18 PM

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3.5 used to be a default mid-fast aperture, i know Nikon did a lot with it

burnt frost Dec 7, 2022, 11:18 PM

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I'm finding an example pic of that 1:2

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@boreal notch Here's a 1:2 with my Sigma 28-80

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It's hard to get DOF right with it

burnt frost Dec 8, 2022, 12:31 AM

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Just learned the 35-70 has fungus growing in it

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It's actually not noticeable enough in photos lol

boreal notch Dec 8, 2022, 12:44 AM

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Oh well, I wouldn’t worry about it

burnt frost Dec 8, 2022, 11:47 AM

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That's a lot of fog?

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Ah

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It doesn't seem to be doing anything for the focus

plain tangle Dec 11, 2022, 6:16 PM

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Looks gods with it in there for sure

plain tangle Dec 13, 2022, 8:49 PM

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anyone have issues with old AI lenses connecting to new(er) nikons?

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new being DSLRs in general, in this case a D700

burnt frost Dec 19, 2022, 12:16 PM

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Back with something different

cold socket Dec 19, 2022, 1:45 PM

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what in the actual fuck is that

burnt frost Dec 19, 2022, 2:28 PM

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cold socket what in the actual fuck is that

It's a lens off an old bell and Howell projector

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Actually focuses pretty okay

plain tangle Dec 19, 2022, 5:21 PM

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burnt frost Back with something different

what caliber is it? 🤣

burnt frost Dec 19, 2022, 6:45 PM

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plain tangle what caliber is it? 🤣

You want a rifle?

plain tangle Dec 19, 2022, 7:07 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/the-simpsons-mr-burns-evil-laugh-evil-laugh-gif-4076853

Tenor

Mr. Burns Excellent excellent excellent

▶ Play video

plain tangle Dec 19, 2022, 7:50 PM

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sweet

boreal notch Dec 20, 2022, 2:11 AM

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50mm f1.4 AI on a Zfc/FTZ

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just wish the zoo animals had actually been out during the light show

plain tangle Dec 20, 2022, 3:41 AM

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That is some gorgeous bokeh!

boreal notch Dec 20, 2022, 3:47 AM

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i've been really happy with it so far, it's just slightly asymmetric when off center and i like the effect

burnt frost Dec 20, 2022, 12:07 PM

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@boreal notch here's a half decent shot with the lens

rn_image_picker_lib_temp_bce1f4bd-3a96-4b47-99d2-c2e601e06b81.jpg

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The annoying thing I've found out is for starters the lens is insanely light hungry, hopefully I'll have some daylight after school

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And there's fungus growing in all the elements and the lens is basically impossible to take apart from what I can tell

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Good news is that the focus range is actually kinda good

burnt frost Jan 1, 2023, 6:45 PM

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This is all my dad's but it's a rare 53mm lens for the Argus C3

raw sage Jan 12, 2023, 12:57 PM

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Hey all, so I just got an adapter for using vintage lenses on a Nikon DSLR body and so far I'm impressed with the results, I need to do extensive testing outside but so far I'm having lots of fun with these 70s prime lenses.

As expected, these only work in manual mode, however, as I don't know how to expose manually without the help of a photometer yet, I was trying to figure out how to set the ISO (maybe to a fixed 1/50 shutter speed?) automatically just so the exposure in the photographs looks the same as both the video and the preview, which are automatically exposed correctly. I tried turning on the ISO Auto settings in the ISO sensitivity tab with no results, ISO remains manual, I think. Does anyone know how can I do this?

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Nope, only manual, every other mode says that there's no lens attached

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It probably does have it, lemme check it out...

plain tangle Jan 12, 2023, 1:17 PM

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The D3 is a nice beast! i have both its siblings the D300 and D700

raw sage Jan 12, 2023, 1:19 PM

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raw sage It probably does have it, lemme check it out...

Nope, it doesn't seem like it does, there was a focus setting that seemed to be that but it changed nothing

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I'll keep experimenting with the auto ISO setting, especially when it's dark out

raw sage Jan 12, 2023, 1:37 PM

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Oh, so apparently only the D7000 range and higher allow for aperture priority when coupled to a manual lens after entering the lens specs, that's odd...

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I'll see if there's a workaround with the ISO since for video the exposure is always right (and granted, the image gets noisy at low light conditions, as expected)

raw sage Jan 12, 2023, 5:06 PM

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Alright managed to find a workaround, turning on the Manual Movie Settings tells me exactly what's going on while viewing the screen, it's limited to a shutter speed of 1/30 or slower but I'm fine with it as these lenses I have are quite fast

plain tangle Jan 12, 2023, 8:05 PM

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i love them both! hard to imagine parting with either. the D3 is a monster and worth it!

burnt frost Jan 22, 2023, 9:51 PM

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No lol

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Those look like your average vintage telephotos

mortal kite Jan 29, 2023, 3:18 AM

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So far my favorite FD lens is the 135mm 2.8. Paired with my S5 IBIS it’s incredible! Why do you think?

regal gazelle Feb 4, 2023, 11:11 AM

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Helios 44M-4 58mm F2 on Olympus E-M10 mk1 (without a proper adapter lmao)

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Some samples - I'm a bit of a noob so please excuse the bad everything

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burnt frost Feb 4, 2023, 8:02 PM

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They look pretty good for something this wacky

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They do look a bit dark, could've just been the light outside

regal gazelle Feb 4, 2023, 11:22 PM

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Yeah it was really early morning and cloudy

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thanks

burnt frost Jul 9, 2023, 1:56 PM

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Yes

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I have a handful of recent ish photos on my laptop I may post

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But I didn't bring anything with me on this trip so I can't do anything new

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@boreal notch wake up we're back to vintage lens posting

burnt frost Jul 9, 2023, 2:39 PM

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Is this another F mount Fuji DSLR?

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We have an S1

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Two of them actually

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Cool

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Ours were obviously used in a studio setting. Very worn out, label with settings on the back

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I also have a flash grip and very well used SB-26 (or 25 I can't remember)

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It's got a diffuser taped to it

burnt frost Jul 10, 2023, 11:18 PM

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@soft garnet some super tak 50 1.4 shots

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Both are kinda eh

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But the second one highlights how razor sharp this lens is

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Here's one with a Chinon Auto 35mm F2.8

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It's alright, I'm not a huge fan

boreal notch Jul 10, 2023, 11:54 PM

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Poor girl looks like you shot her dog in front of her

burnt frost Jul 11, 2023, 10:56 AM

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boreal notch Poor girl looks like you shot her dog in front of her

That's my sister PepeLaugh she was giving me her death glare

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Yes. They've also been processed in LRC so they are edited

queen wharf Jul 11, 2023, 10:56 AM

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Have any of you used the Pentacon 50mm f1.8?

burnt frost Jul 11, 2023, 11:19 AM

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boreal notch Poor girl looks like you shot her dog in front of her

Oh wait you're talking about the one of my grandmother

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Idk what happened there

queen wharf Jul 11, 2023, 2:10 PM

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Damn nice

boreal notch Jul 11, 2023, 3:55 PM

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burnt frost Oh wait you're talking about the one of my grandmother

No it’s the one of the girl holding the… cheese?

burnt frost Jul 11, 2023, 3:57 PM

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boreal notch No it’s the one of the girl holding the… cheese?

It's a rummikub tile PepeLaugh

half niche Jul 12, 2023, 3:53 PM

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hoya

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gx8 + super takumar 50 1.8

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great lens

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picture of it

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too close for portraits imo

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and this is with an original rokkor 45 1.8 on my xpro

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dark af

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dirty bokeh cause I was fishing

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a good portrait lens for m43 is the sigma 30 1.4 native

burnt frost Jul 12, 2023, 9:05 PM

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half niche and this is with an original rokkor 45 1.8 on my xpro

Not bad

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I'd like it more if it was brighter

half niche Jul 13, 2023, 4:10 AM

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burnt frost I'd like it more if it was brighter

scene had 1 lightsource
and it was at midnight

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it's as bright as it'll get without it being noisy

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the picture's properly exposed, the scene's not

boreal notch Jul 13, 2023, 4:14 AM

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Shot a couple weekends ago

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Had the Nikkor AI 50/1.4 out for a walk

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There is one yellow car in this town and I saw it on day one here

queen wharf Jul 13, 2023, 9:57 AM

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Anyone know what are some fast 25mm (or closeish to that) vintage lesnes

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Hopefully more commonly found ones

queen wharf Jul 13, 2023, 11:03 AM

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I am planning that yes

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What’s the name of the 25mm f2.8 pancake

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and is there anything faster than 2.8 or not really

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ah

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the issue is the price

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Yeah, lots of money to get 1 stop better than the kit lens (and yes I know there is differences beyond apperature and f lenght)

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But the kit on the E-500 is actually really good

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The reason I’m looking for vintage glass here is

I can get it for much cheaper and have a fast prime (even tho it’s mf only)
I can also use it on my Zenit with film

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Unfortunately, the pancake doesn’t really do much for either of those

burnt frost Jul 13, 2023, 1:23 PM

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half niche it's as bright as it'll get without it being noisy

I'm aware

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It is a very nice photo, especially as just a simple portrait for another person

queen wharf Jul 13, 2023, 2:29 PM

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Yeah fair enough, that’s why I was askinf

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I guess I’ll get a 50mm then and deal with the longer effective length when using it on a DSLR

half niche Jul 13, 2023, 2:44 PM

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queen wharf and is there anything faster than 2.8 or not really

not for cheap

queen wharf Jul 13, 2023, 2:44 PM

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half niche *not for cheap*

fair enough , thanks

ancient sandal Sep 15, 2023, 8:53 PM

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im mostly using adapted helios, often even as main lens cuz i just love it. And also i got pentacon 50/1.8 and Meyer 135mm f2.8 orestor tho sadly has jammed nd64 and nd1000 on it both, jammed after fall

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 6:42 AM

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Here is photos taken with a 35mm f2.8 vintage nikon lens that i adapted onto my d300s to get 50mm cuz of crop sensor

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If you are looking for a budget 35mm for portrait photography this lens is amazing for around $130

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 2:54 PM

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brisk dove If you are looking for a budget 35mm for portrait photography this lens is amazi...

personally i wouldnt consider 35mm a portrait lens but except that it seems pretty good

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 2:54 PM

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Huh

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Its part of the trinity tho right

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 2:54 PM

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like, portrait lens is mostly 85mm

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i wouldnt consider 35mm a portrait lens but lens for whole body in the frame etc why not but for purely portrait 35mm is way too distorted

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 2:56 PM

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Point

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But many have said the 35mm is part of the best primes ever made

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 2:57 PM

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the minimum i would consider portrait is 50mm imo w 85 being best (also 105 and max i would consider portrait would be prolly 135? i guess)

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 2:57 PM

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brisk dove But many have said the 35mm is part of the best primes ever made

yea 35mm is my fav focal length too

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i just love 35mm

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 2:57 PM

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We all do, dont we?

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 2:57 PM

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daily using as main 35mm 1.8 macro IS the new RF one

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 2:57 PM

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Damn

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 2:58 PM

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truly insane lens imo, for the money the image quality it produces is really perfect, more than you can ask for really

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 2:58 PM

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ancient sandal the minimum i would consider portrait is 50mm imo w 85 being best (also 105 and ...

What makes this funny is that 35mm is literally just 50mm on a crop sensor. I took thise photos on my d300s so technically it is 50mm

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 2:59 PM

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brisk dove What makes this funny is that 35mm is literally just 50mm on a crop sensor. I to...

oh then yea, 35 on crop i would consider wider portrait thats true

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but not on fullframe, there its really way too wide

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 2:59 PM

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But 35mm on my full frame d3 not a chance. Wayyy tooo wide

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 2:59 PM

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brisk dove But 35mm on my full frame d3 not a chance. Wayyy tooo wide

i love 35mm on fullframe

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 2:59 PM

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Same

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 2:59 PM

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its perfect length imo for regular daily use

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but not for just face portrait, that would be just true pain

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:00 PM

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Especially for astro photography and landscape photography

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U get all the details

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:00 PM

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brisk dove Especially for astro photography and landscape photography

isnt like 12-24 or just 24 better for astro?

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:00 PM

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ancient sandal isnt like 12-24 or just 24 better for astro?

Yes

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:00 PM

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i hate mine 12-24 sooo much

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:00 PM

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But if you dont have them then 35mm is pretty decent

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:00 PM

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the sigma EX one

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:00 PM

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Sigma makes good telephoto

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Their glass is good past 85mm

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Trust

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:01 PM

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its sooo trash photo quality wise imo, and also its broken bit

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:01 PM

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I now am the owner of a 170-500mm sigma lens

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:01 PM

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its 4.5-5.6 but no matter the focal length i cant get under 5.6 and maximum i get is f29 which gives lens error tho xdd

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:01 PM

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brisk dove I now am the owner of a 170-500mm sigma lens

oh nice

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:01 PM

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Best lems for wildlife on a budget

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No funding for that 70-200mm f2.8

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Yes

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The on for film bodies

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Really nice, budget glass

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:02 PM

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best budget lens for wildlife at the moment is definitely the 100-400 5.6-8

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:02 PM

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ancient sandal best budget lens for wildlife at the moment is definitely the 100-400 5.6-8

True that

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:02 PM

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for rf

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:02 PM

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Come to tanzania and find it thoo

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:03 PM

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but i wouldnt buy it because of the aperture tbh

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:03 PM

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ancient sandal for rf

Imm so jealous of canon r users

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:03 PM

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w high mpx its alr imo

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:03 PM

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Im a nikon simp but the color reproduction on canon sensors is undefeated

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:03 PM

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tho 150-600 should be better

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:03 PM

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ancient sandal tho 150-600 should be better

Thats mighty expensive

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Its like £3000

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:03 PM

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also i heard that sigma is gonna make new 150-600 BUT with rf mount and fixed pulse issue

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according to some canon leaks site

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:04 PM

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Lol

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:04 PM

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if thats true, then GOD YES PLEASE

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:04 PM

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brisk dove Imm so jealous of canon r users

@ancient sandal read a nikon simp complment canon lol

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:04 PM

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brisk dove Im a nikon simp but the color reproduction on canon sensors is undefeated

Also this

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:04 PM

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brisk dove <@622144594972508191> read a nikon simp complment canon lol

potato simping for camera

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:04 PM

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Shh

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Ive been shooting nikon since i was 8

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Leave me alone

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:05 PM

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i was shooting film since 5

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or 4

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not sure rn

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:05 PM

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Despite having begginer canon bodies like the 1000d and the 450d

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:05 PM

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and started digital with fuji when i was 7

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:05 PM

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ancient sandal i was shooting film since 5

I was also shooting film at 5

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:05 PM

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niiice

brisk dove Sep 16, 2023, 3:05 PM

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ancient sandal and started digital with fuji when i was 7

I started digital on the same camera i use today, the d300s

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Man its such a good alrounder

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If you told me to choose between a d300s or a d7500 im taking the d300s all day long

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A lovely old camera

ancient sandal Sep 16, 2023, 3:07 PM

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niiice

queen wharf Sep 24, 2023, 11:56 AM

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Yeah

burnt frost Sep 24, 2023, 5:13 PM

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I have a vivitar 200m f2.5 for M42 I got from a local guy but honestly I haven't been doing much in the hobbyist side of things

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Yeah

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Shit was pretty clean too

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I haven't really had a chance to use it with anything

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Afaik

burnt frost Sep 24, 2023, 5:33 PM

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I swear to God it's 2.5

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monkaS

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Actually maybe not

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Could be a 3.5

half niche Sep 25, 2023, 3:02 PM

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dont think a 2.5 exists

lavish crystal Oct 8, 2023, 12:34 PM

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I got an Asahi Takumar 200mm M42 mount earlier this week

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very fun and smooth to use

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yep

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i use it on a Canon M50 mk2

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[unedited] similar use i had for this magpie on a walk the other day

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ive got a whole collection of M42 mounts, the takumar 200 was simply the most recent to join

half niche Oct 9, 2023, 12:24 PM

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i need advice

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how to adapt to 5dmk2

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I can get a 5dmk1 for like $50
5dmk2 for like $80 rn

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and should I get mk2?

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@soft garnet

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why so

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primarily M42 and Minolta's SR/MC/MD mount

burnt frost Oct 9, 2023, 3:53 PM

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half niche and should I get mk2?

For $30 more I'd say the mkii is definitely worth it

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I say this as a weekly user of the 7dii

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@half niche have you looked into a full-frame EOS 6D or 6Dii?

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I've shot a lot of work on the mkii lol

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These are just a few examples

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Personally my biggest issue with it has to be noise, but I don't think that's going to be a problem for someone who wants to adapt M42 glass

boreal notch Oct 9, 2023, 4:05 PM

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You’ve cut off the tennis player’s feet

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How is she supposed to win matches with no soles

burnt frost Oct 9, 2023, 4:05 PM

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boreal notch How is she supposed to win matches with no soles

She's too good lol

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Actually though, I think the yearbook version of this has it cropped to be horizontal so it stretches across the entire spread

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Which in retrospect is much better than what I did

half niche Oct 9, 2023, 5:05 PM

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burnt frost Personally my biggest issue with it has to be noise, but I don't think that's go...

focusing noise?

burnt frost Oct 9, 2023, 5:10 PM

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Yeah high ISO

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I regularly push 3200 so it gets rough

half niche Oct 9, 2023, 5:10 PM

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still quite a bit better than APS-C tho, no?

burnt frost Oct 9, 2023, 5:10 PM

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The 7D is APS-C

half niche Oct 9, 2023, 5:11 PM

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Boba you've misread the conversation

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we're talking about 5D

burnt frost Oct 9, 2023, 5:11 PM

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Well shit

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PepeLaugh

half niche Oct 9, 2023, 5:12 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/let-that-sink-in-elon-sink-elon-twitter-twitter-sink-gif-26995443

Tenor

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anw the budget $50 5dmk1's off the table

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cameras come and go like birds in spring in Facebook marketplace

boreal notch Oct 22, 2023, 6:48 PM

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180/2.8 ED AIs on the Zfc

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makes these mountaintop shots fun

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half niche Oct 29, 2023, 12:07 AM

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YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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nice

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what was the score

rare egret Oct 30, 2023, 7:30 PM

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This photo was taken using the Minolta beercan lens mounted on a Sony a7ii

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And here's a Rolleiflex SL26 80mm on the same body. Note the starbursts from the metal reflections

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Nah, this is just a cheap-ish adapter with a manual focus ring. I'll probably get the Sony adapter soon with auto focus for the Minolta

burnt frost Oct 31, 2023, 6:15 PM

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rare egret This photo was taken using the Minolta beercan lens mounted on a Sony a7ii

Hell yeah

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Love the beercan

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@soft garnet some more Helios 44M

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That first shot is just chef

burnt frost Oct 31, 2023, 6:58 PM

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I've got like 3 more

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I need to take one and give CLA a shot

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Most of them are pretty stiff

boreal notch Nov 1, 2023, 12:14 AM

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Fun with the Nikkor 20/2.8 AIS

half niche Nov 11, 2023, 2:01 PM

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@soft garnet on S1?

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oh yeah

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thats nice

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man

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I should finance an S5mk1

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#🐒・gear-talk-archived

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the tiniest amount of corner softness and barrel distortion

mortal kite Dec 16, 2023, 1:43 PM

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very nice! good to see a fellow S5 user adapting lenses! My all time favorite setup is the S5 with the Canon FD 135mm 2.8

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This was taken with the FD 135mm at 2.8, Body is a Lumix S5

half niche Dec 16, 2023, 3:36 PM

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wow, that's sharp, need me a 135 2.8

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135 2.8 @ 2.8 on an a7

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https://live.staticflickr.com/5781/23070627165_ac386f23c0_o.jpg

mortal kite Dec 16, 2023, 7:48 PM

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half niche https://live.staticflickr.com/5781/23070627165_ac386f23c0_o.jpg

Love it! The blue is so pleasing!

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The FD135 2.8 is not bad for portraits either!

brisk dove Dec 23, 2023, 3:04 PM

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Super-Takumar 55mm f2 adapted on Nikon d3

brisk dove Dec 23, 2023, 3:52 PM

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Images taken with this kit

eternal sphinx Dec 28, 2023, 9:20 PM

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burnt frost

Very cinematic

boreal notch Dec 30, 2023, 12:00 AM

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OM 135/2.8 on a Z6

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Seems to do okay

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Need to try it outdoors

half niche Dec 30, 2023, 8:56 AM

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boreal notch

nice, love that lens

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love OM mount, such cool lenses with cool form factors

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some swear they're the best lenses you can get for film

hushed epoch Jun 17, 2022, 12:40 PM

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Ah

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F/8 looks pretty sharp

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How do you like it ?

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Nice

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Example of what I found

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Idk why but second one, it feels very comfy and interesting, nice even if not as sharp as anything new

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Aye, I care more about characteristic of it like second photo

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It just looks pleasing to my eyes idk why, it don't feel heavy or hurt as much as some new lenses

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So because that Helios 44M-4 got modified for Nikon F bagnet then it won't have worse quality of image as it would have with M42 adapter ?

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I don't mean only colors or something, that sharpness feeling like it feels kind of light for my eyes, don't know how to call it

hushed epoch Jun 17, 2022, 12:59 PM

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hushed epoch I don't mean only colors or something, that sharpness feeling like it feels kind...

You also have that while looking at these and some modern lens photos ?

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Maybe that's why some like vintage lenses

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not overly sharp or not heavy for eyes but still nice

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@soft garnet what about exposure metering or choosing iso and such stuff and can I edit it normally if I shoot RAW ?

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So it should work normally if I use ap ?

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no need for manual or what ?

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a

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so i just have to focus and change aperture through lens rings ?

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Nice

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So that's it

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Oh

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Looks nice and sharp enough for me

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it have that something, how much edited ?

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sure

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so how did you like this lens ?

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lol you got something flying in background haha

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aye

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will see in a while, must turn on my laptop

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damn

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ye

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f/1.4 ?

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My edit so it looks more vintageish, I suck lmao

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lol

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zamn

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have you seen my other photos ?

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So I guess I will buy this lens, idk why but it makes me print images more than my Sigma 17-50 unless it's about sharpness or something else HappyCat

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so check out, have fun while I go eat

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aye

hushed epoch Jun 17, 2022, 5:03 PM

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Zone focus, right ?

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@soft garnet

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Yeah, was it faster and more accurate than af ?

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@soft garnet shot at F/2 with Helios ? Looks sharp enough and pretty characteristic

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Ah

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Would you recommend Helios on D5200 for events and portraits and more "semi pro" photography ?

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@soft garnet or is it not good idea and just use my Sigma 17-50 instead switching it sometimes ?

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What the fuck lmaoooo

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Ah... So it's not worth buying for something like 64 EUR ? I don't work as photographer for now, maybe randomly someone asked me for photo few times but that's all

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@soft garnet also why 5D costs like 200 EUR in Polandia wtf

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So should I buy that Helios or I will just waste money ?

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I don't think so

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NIKON - Helios 44M-4 58mm f / 2

Manual lens modified for Nikon digital SLR cameras, fits all DX and FX models, can also be attached via FTZ adapter for Nikon Z cameras.

The conversion does not interfere with the lens optics, it is safe for cameras, thanks to the conversion, the lens has a full range of blades up to infinity and does not require the use of adapters with a lens that spoil the optical properties of the lens.

The lens has been selected in terms of sharpness and obtaining the best optical quality. Throughout all these years, I am able to select the appropriate model and I do not issue weak models.
PHOTO SEVEN - The Second Life of the Lens

Modifications and adaptation to Nikon cameras is performed professionally and accurately, I also perform the service of reworking many models of 28mm, 35mm, 135mm, 200mm and Helios lenses.

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focus peaking ?

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Yeah...

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It only has small lamp that flashes in yellowish color when it's darker unless I set higher ISO

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nope

hushed epoch Jun 17, 2022, 6:35 PM

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Must decide...

serene marsh Jun 18, 2022, 6:31 PM

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hushed epoch Must decide...

What did u get👀

hushed epoch Jun 18, 2022, 9:08 PM

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Didn't decide yet

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@serene marsh help please

serene marsh Jun 19, 2022, 4:56 AM

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hushed epoch <@888876256274309180> help please

TAKE THEM ALL

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Sorry i am not good at making decisions lol

hushed epoch Jun 19, 2022, 10:05 AM

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LOL

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No money

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@serene marsh from where are you ? I just checked your Instagram and holy shit that's awesome

serene marsh Jun 19, 2022, 10:57 AM

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Warszawka👋

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Thx^_^ most done with pentacon 50mm 1.8 on a lumix

hushed epoch Jun 19, 2022, 11:02 AM

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serene marsh Warszawka👋

Oooo

hushed epoch Jun 19, 2022, 11:03 AM

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serene marsh Thx^_^ most done with pentacon 50mm 1.8 on a lumix

So would you recommend Helios 44M-4 for my Nikon D5200 ?

serene marsh Jun 19, 2022, 11:09 AM

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Samples on the internet look awesome,I never had this helios . whit this old lense its good to test before buying. Or have the possibility to return if not satisfied (aome sellers on allegro guarante that but some dont:()

hushed epoch Jun 19, 2022, 11:11 AM

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Yeah

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How old are you btw. ? If I can ask that

serene marsh Jun 19, 2022, 11:21 AM

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Super old.35😬

hushed epoch Jun 19, 2022, 11:21 AM

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Damn

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18 here

serene marsh Jun 19, 2022, 11:21 AM

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Lucky u😂

hushed epoch Jun 19, 2022, 11:21 AM

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KEKL

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Depends as I will get my first job on holidays to collect more money for upgrade

serene marsh Jun 19, 2022, 11:24 AM

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Good luck, sounds fun! Hah

hushed epoch Jun 19, 2022, 11:59 AM

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HappyCat

#Vintage lenses adapted on digital cameras