MF Adapted Lens Image Samples - Post Your Best!

Couple more from the Zeiss. I really love this lens.

Great shots Kyle, I love the second one.

I got a chance to bust out the Nikkor 105 2.5 today while playing with my new 50L. Here's its christening duck - cropped a little to show how bloody good this thing is.

very nice Perry!

That's even better than I expected...I can't wait for some good weather to try mine.


Kyle, cool processing on those shots too.

Yeah it's AWESOME. The noink is up there with the 135L IMO....I like how ducks are such a great indicator of quality on POTN .

But the 50L is somethin' else, (though off topic) .

Thanks for the compliments you two.

Nice shot Perry - Nikon's Ai-S lenses really are something. I am hoping to pick up a 135/2 Ai-S at some point.

Thanks for the duck perry, but please please give us some portraits

Lars Finkelstein wrote in post #7430629
Thanks for the duck perry, but please please give us some portraits

I'll try. It's hard to get the 85L off the camera when shooting portraits though.

Some more...

Zeiss 16/2.8

Damn this thread is intriguing!

Maybe some of you adapted lens guys can help me out. I am currently working with two 30D's and I'm looking to add some speed to my bag. I'm mostly using zoom lenses today and want to try a minimalist approach for walking around - force myself to slow down. Ideally I would pick up the 24mm F/1.4L and the 50mm F/1.4 but funds are limited. As such I was looking at just grabbing the 50mm now, then I got looking into some of the alternative lenses...

I'm a bit hesitant to jump fully into the MF arena, but I'm drawn to the simple, vintage optics that are out there. I'm hesitant about the MF due to the difficulty factor (I'm sure practice makes perfect) along with the small viewfinder on my 30D.

The interesting part is.... I could pick up a very nice Olympus 24mm F/2.8 and Takumar or Minolta Rokkor 50mm for not much more than the EF 50mm F/1.4 goes for here in Canada. Would I be nuts to give up AF and go with these MF lenses, or would I be crazy to pass up those quality optics at that price point?

Cheers.

Not much more? Unless you're getting the Rokkor 58 1.2 you should be able to get them for quite a bit less...

I decided to do some shots over the course of the next few weeks with these mf lenses. It's still raining here so you get pets indoors..

this is with the nikon 200 F4 ai mf (for the price...avg. $80 usd...it's a nice sharp lens worth having)

These are on F4 and with the 100% crop. This lens is very sharp but (for inside) the minimum focus distance can be a pain. For walk around though it's nice. I was going to get rid of it, but it's so sharp wide open I'm keeping it.

inside with fill flash, iso 200 no editing, just converting to jpeg in lightroom

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Nice shots Permie . Your pets are very cooperative .

perryge wrote in post #7433124
Not much more? Unless you're getting the Rokkor 58 1.2 you should be able to get them for quite a bit less...

Not with the exchange rate from the US. It would work out to be about the same all said and done. Just not sure if the MF is the way to go or not. I don't want to drop the coin and not enjoy using them. I've been playing around with my 17-40 MF to see, but it's hard to tell since F/4 really dims out the viewfinder.

perryge wrote in post #7433154
Nice shots Permie . Your pets are very cooperative .

lol, the dog is trained to stay still until he hears the shutter sound (then he gets a treat)

Dorman wrote in post #7433158
Not with the exchange rate from the US. It would work out to be about the same all said and done. Just not sure if the MF is the way to go or not. I don't want to drop the coin and not enjoy using them. I've been playing around with my 17-40 MF to see, but it's hard to tell since F/4 really dims out the viewfinder.

There's an SMC Tak 55 1.8 on sale here in Toronto for CAD$25, and you should be able to find a 24 2.8 for about $100, I got my 28 3.5 for $70. The Rokkor isn't worth it unless you get the 58 1.2 (there's one here for $500) but I got a Rokkor 50 1.7 for $12, which I sold to a local forum member to dismantle.