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wow, rslv, I REALLY like those and the processing you did on them.

That sonnar seems like a really nice lens.

Permagrin wrote in post #7468581
wow, rslv, I REALLY like those and the processing you did on them.

That sonnar seems like a really nice lens.

Agreed! Makes me want a Zeiss for my system specifically for portraits

a Norman Rockwell/Gordon Parks portrait...85/2 MF Nikkor on 30D, ISO 1000, 100/F4 100% crop reduced to 236ppi...

One of these shots belongs here. And I've posted it before, but it remains a favorite: A yellow-rumped warbler on a bird-of-paradise, shot with a 1DM3 and a 500mm Nikon F4.
The other is an Osprey taken with a 20D and an FD 800mm lens with the rare 1.26x Canon pro fd-eos lens adapter

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Permagrin wrote in post #7468581
wow, rslv, I REALLY like those and the processing you did on them.

That sonnar seems like a really nice lens.

Thanks. Both are really nice lenses. With a bit of patience they can be had for a quite reasonable price. Got mine off E-bay for ~$100-140 each in mint condition.

Post 1 of 3. I have spent more time with:

Schneider Kreuznach Curtagon 28mm f/4, M42

And I'm starting to appreciate it more. The previous picture was standing on my front porch when it was 21 degrees and with snow on the ground. Things change fast in the early Spring. I made these in the same yard, with temps in the 70's. The target du jour is a birch tree in our side yard. It will take a couple of posts, because I want to show a detail and also an image that shows the rather strange bokeh of this lens. The images attached to this post show the color reproduction of the lens. White balance was at 5000 degrees K with about 15 points of magenta. I did manipulate tone curves and burn in the sky a bit to increase contrast. The lens fit the entire histogram, even on a moderately sunny day, in the image. Some would call that a low-contrast lens, but it really doesn't seem that way. I didn't have to jack up the contrast any more than I do with any lens (I leave the setting quite low in the camera), but the lens is great for controlling contrasty scenes. And that is an old-world aspect that I admire. But the price one pays for that feature is some flare when pointed into the sun.

Both images made with a 5D, set in Av, with the lens set to f/8 or f/11, with evaluative metering. The first image (by mistake) used ISO1600 at 1/1600. The second used ISO400 at 1/250. Both required minus 1-2/3 stops compensation to avoid clipping the histogram.

Rick "not giving up on this one" Denney

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Post 2 of 3 for the Curtagon.

Here is an image that shows the closeup performance of the lens. The subject is at the minimum focus distance of 11 inches. 5D, ISO400, Av, 1/100 at f/11, -1/3 stop compensation. I did play with tone curves and sharpen for the displayed resolution as always. The 100% detail is straight out of the camera with no sharpening other than what the camera does. Bokeh in this image works pretty well.

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Post 3 of 3, Curtagon.

Finally, an image showing the bokeh of the lens. 5D, ISO400, 1/2000 at f/4, -1/3 compensation. At this wide aperture, I see lots of double-line bokeh and other false details, so this isn't the sort of image for which I would choose this lens first.

Rick "done with the Curtagon experiment for now" Denney

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Tonight I just picked up one of the early 105/2.5 Nikkors...with no metric numbers...along with a couple of 50/2.0 Nikkors and 2 Nikkormats...unfortuna​tely the body with the meter doesn't work but the other one withOUT the meter, the Nikkormat FS, does...it was my first SLR back in 1967, bought with the same 50 and 105...can't wait to put them to use and test the 105 against the 85...I might have to change my sig

Here's a shot with the 105 taken the other afternoon under a canopy...the 4+ stop brighter background is real tough for a lens to deal with, but this lens seems to have handled it quite well...shot @ F4, ISO 640 this is near full frame, just cropped at the sides to fit...

Couple with the Rokkor 58/1.2 wide open.

Also, I relisted my Leica 35-70/4 in the Marketplace for those interested...

-Kyle

binlerne wrote in post #7443252
I'm usually pretty shy about sharing my photos, but here's one I took with a Takumar 70-200 for a Pentax adapted to my XT. Film grain was added in.

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Share more, I like it.

Okay, I have some questions before I can fully jump into this realm.
I have my moms old Pentax SLR camera.
There's two lenses with it.
1. SMC Pentax-M 50mm f1.4
2. SMC Pentax-M 28mm f2.8

All Pentax lenses are M42 mounts, right? So if I were to find a M42 -> Canon EOS adapter, (AF or no AF Confirm?) I'd be golden for use on my Canon 30D. Right?
So like this one from ebay would work.
http://cgi.ebay.com …iewItem&item=11​0361056417

Anywhere in Vancouver, Canada I can get it from?

kwu wrote in post #7523788
All Pentax lenses are M42 mounts, right?

No. Starting with the Pentax KX, they changed the mount from the universal screw mount to the Pentax K mount. All their early screw-mount lenses are M42, just like a lot of other cameras up through that time. The M-series cameras were smaller, and were competing with the ultra-compact Olympus OM-1. The lenses for the M-series Pentaxes are all K mount.

You can adapt the K-mount, but the aperture control ring and maybe some other stuff poking out the back of the lens will interfere with the mirror on some Canons (including all the full-frame models). I don't know about the 30D, but someone will.

It was possible to get an adapter for the screw-mount lenses to fit K-mount cameras but not the other way around.

Rick "who owned a KX in the day, and still has an M-something-or-other floating around somewhere" Denney

with the Zeiss 85 f1.4 planar (nikon mount, also available in canon mounts). What I like about this lens is the bokeh, the color renditions (much warmer than the nikon lenses and less red than the canon lenses), it's not too heavy but very solidly made.

What I don't like: it's a tad soft at 1.4. Usable but not as sharp as I'd like for a lens of this price range. Sharpens up nicely at f2...very usable though. Also it does have some light fringing in high contrast situations. The last photo had it (both purple and cyan) but it was easily removed in photoshop.

at 1.4

Olympus 28/3.5, 350D, generic ebay adapter

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ajayclicks wrote in post #7539902
Olympus 28/3.5, 350D, generic ebay adapter

Probably the best bargain alternative lens out there. Sharper than the Zeiss Distagon in the corners. Everyone should have one!