JaeM

Here's a set I'm slowly collecting / modifying.
Pentax SMC Takumars:
17mm f4 24mm f3.5 35mm f2 50mm f1.4 - 7 element 50mm f1.4 - 8 element 55mm f1.8 85mm f1.8 105mm f2.8 135mm f2.5 200mm f4 I've de-clicked them, had 3d printed focus and aperture gears fitted and lightly grub screwed, shimmed them all for infinity focus with EOS adapters, and have 80mm fronts on all but the 17mm. Yes, they're a bit slow at either end, but with an A7s, plenty of fun to be had.
 

Here's a set I'm slowly collecting / modifying.
Pentax SMC Takumars:
17mm f4 24mm f3.5 35mm f2 50mm f1.4 - 7 element 50mm f1.4 - 8 element 55mm f1.8 85mm f1.8 105mm f2.8 135mm f2.5 200mm f4 I've de-clicked them, had 3d printed focus and aperture gears fitted and lightly grub screwed, shimmed them all for infinity focus with EOS adapters, and have 80mm fronts on all but the 17mm. Yes, they're a bit slow at either end, but with an A7s, plenty of fun to be had.
 

They're bloody well made - solid enough to hold my Iscoramas
They're also less common as a set than Zeiss and Leicas, which local DPs have in abundance near me.
Plus they're characterful and cheap, and reasonably consistent.
I've got a wide range of Helios, Tair, Zenit bla bla blas that make a 'set', but they're very wacky, and not consistent at all.
Cameras are for christmas, Lenses are for life.

Here's a set I'm slowly collecting / modifying.
Pentax SMC Takumars:
17mm f4 24mm f3.5 35mm f2 50mm f1.4 - 7 element 50mm f1.4 - 8 element 55mm f1.8 85mm f1.8 105mm f2.8 135mm f2.5 200mm f4 I've de-clicked them, had 3d printed focus and aperture gears fitted and lightly grub screwed, shimmed them all for infinity focus with EOS adapters, and have 80mm fronts on all but the 17mm. Yes, they're a bit slow at either end, but with an A7s, plenty of fun to be had.
 

They're bloody well made - solid enough to hold my Iscoramas
They're also less common as a set than Zeiss and Leicas, which local DPs have in abundance near me.
Plus they're characterful and cheap, and reasonably consistent.
I've got a wide range of Helios, Tair, Zenit bla bla blas that make a 'set', but they're very wacky, and not consistent at all.
Cameras are for christmas, Lenses are for life.

Here's a set I'm slowly collecting / modifying.
Pentax SMC Takumars:
17mm f4 24mm f3.5 35mm f2 50mm f1.4 - 7 element 50mm f1.4 - 8 element 55mm f1.8 85mm f1.8 105mm f2.8 135mm f2.5 200mm f4 I've de-clicked them, had 3d printed focus and aperture gears fitted and lightly grub screwed, shimmed them all for infinity focus with EOS adapters, and have 80mm fronts on all but the 17mm. Yes, they're a bit slow at either end, but with an A7s, plenty of fun to be had.
 

Hi there - here's a link to download this test:
http://vimeo.com/jaemorrison/iscorama54test01
 
I was interested in seeing what Apertures were sharp with different Achromats & Diopters.
 
Rather than waste even more time cutting a boring video,
I've just uploaded a boring image sequence for you to download and step through frame-by-frame. 
 
The Achromats and Diopters tested were:
 
Redstan +.25 Achromat
Tokina +.4 Achromat
Voightlander Focar A
Voightlander Focar B
And some stacked combinations of the above.
 
Apologies if the test isn't ideal (h264 certainly isn't) - thought it was worth sharing as I've learnt a lot from people posting stuff here.
 
Cheers,
Jae.
 

Hi there - here's a link to download this test:
http://vimeo.com/jaemorrison/iscorama54test01
 
I was interested in seeing what Apertures were sharp with different Achromats & Diopters.
 
Rather than waste even more time cutting a boring video,
I've just uploaded a boring image sequence for you to download and step through frame-by-frame. 
 
The Achromats and Diopters tested were:
 
Redstan +.25 Achromat
Tokina +.4 Achromat
Voightlander Focar A
Voightlander Focar B
And some stacked combinations of the above.
 
Apologies if the test isn't ideal (h264 certainly isn't) - thought it was worth sharing as I've learnt a lot from people posting stuff here.
 
Cheers,
Jae.
 

Hi there - here's a link to download this test:
http://vimeo.com/jaemorrison/iscorama54test01
 
I was interested in seeing what Apertures were sharp with different Achromats & Diopters.
 
Rather than waste even more time cutting a boring video,
I've just uploaded a boring image sequence for you to download and step through frame-by-frame. 
 
The Achromats and Diopters tested were:
 
Redstan +.25 Achromat
Tokina +.4 Achromat
Voightlander Focar A
Voightlander Focar B
And some stacked combinations of the above.
 
Apologies if the test isn't ideal (h264 certainly isn't) - thought it was worth sharing as I've learnt a lot from people posting stuff here.
 
Cheers,
Jae.