jase Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 12 hours ago, jonpais said: I've already booked a flight to Hong Kong for next month to pick one of these bad boys up. care to get me one as well? :D jonpais 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidzrevil Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 First shot is nikkor auto 105mm f2.5 second shot is the nikkor auto 50mm f2 on speedbooster xl. Both lenses have a diffusion filter slapped on them. These are straight out the camera... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 That 50mm f/2 tho! Did you every try the Summicron-R 50mm f/2 or are you afraid to fall in love with the more expensive Leica lenses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidzrevil Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 12 minutes ago, Cinegain said: That 50mm f/2 tho! Did you every try the Summicron-R 50mm f/2 or are you afraid to fall in love with the more expensive Leica lenses? Im loving the nikkor 50mm f2 out of all the nikkor 50s ! Especially since I hear it mirrors the design of the leica 50mm f2 summicron. I have never tried a leica lens but I am seriously tempted. Leica lenses will make you go bankrupt just looking at them im terrified to try one out ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Although the Summicron-R 50mm f/2 is a nice actually quite affordable starter. But it's the rest of a matching set that's going to get you in trouble. :P Think the Nikon 28mm f/2.8 AI-s is the only somewhat older Nikon prime I have. It's dang good. Those older classics look pretty solid there too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidzrevil Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 @Cinegain they 28mm f2.8 is a beast ! I got its older & slower brother the nikkor auto 28mm f3.5. Both of these lenses create great images and I love how the speedbooster sharpens them up. Im probably gonna invest in some fujinon or zeiss tevidon primes. Im still very curious about the rendering of c-mount lenses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Agreed! C-mount is interesting, you'll find some budget options here for example: https://rocksphoto.aliexpress.com/store/group/Camera-Lenses/701997_500545195.html . They sure do have quirky character... but more in a sort of toy lens kinda way, not really super interesting bokeh or anything. Am sure the Fujinon and Zeiss have some stellar ones tho, never really looked into that much. What are the benefits over other regular 35mm covering vintage primes? Smaller & quirkier? Am always scared for the vignetting 'n stuff and throwing away precious sensor info cropping in hurts my soul, lol. For me the Russian Zenits are the best for some weird character at fair prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Yeah I love that 50mm f2 Nikkor. That's slick as shit. @kidzrevil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ash Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Bioskop.Inc "The only other consideration might be to go the Medium Format lens route & I've been really impressed by some of these lenses recently - anyone have experience with MF lenses? (Looking for budget conscious lenses btw)" I have been having a look at the same prospect as Pentacon six to Canon or Nikon adaptors are easy to find Zeiss Jena Pentacon six medium format for video https://frankglencairn.wordpress.com/vintage-zeiss-glass-on-modern-cameras/ Mamiya 67 lenses on a Nikon D810 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djFh2-rwqeg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted August 6, 2017 Super Members Share Posted August 6, 2017 The Jena Pentacon Six is very soft. At least mine. The Mamiya 645 lenses ive used are knifes with mojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoScoops Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I wish I'd held on to my Mamiya Z 110m just for adapting. Incredible lens that isn't all that large by 6x7 standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ash Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 5 hours ago, Mattias Burling said: The Jena Pentacon Six is very soft. At least mine. The Mamiya 645 lenses ive used are knifes with mojo Matt Hickey sounds pleased with his "Mamiya conversion" the rendering on his cats at 4.2 is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted August 6, 2017 Super Members Share Posted August 6, 2017 43 minutes ago, Aussie Ash said: Matt Hickey sounds pleased with his "Mamiya conversion" the rendering on his cats at 4.2 is awesome. Yeah they where cool for my dog as well. Aussie Ash and kidzrevil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidzrevil Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 @Mattias Burling I had to take another look at your kipon medium format speedbooster overview and I am amazed at the look of those shots. Its beyond full frame, the rendering looks like a painting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted August 7, 2017 Super Members Share Posted August 7, 2017 4 hours ago, kidzrevil said: @Mattias Burling I had to take another look at your kipon medium format speedbooster overview and I am amazed at the look of those shots. Its beyond full frame, the rendering looks like a painting ! They are very fun for sure. I love to zoom in on the picture above and see how she has a long hair stuck in the side of her mounth. It drifts in and out of focus on its way down since its such a SDOF and it is tack sharp. I mean its a hair. Thats resolution and detail imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioskop.Inc Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 On 06/08/2017 at 3:49 PM, Mattias Burling said: The Jena Pentacon Six is very soft. At least mine. The Mamiya 645 lenses ive used are knifes with mojo Thanks, that's exactly what i wanted to hear & from what I've seen, the Mamiya's look amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kieley Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 I got the Tokina RMC 17mm 3.5 lens, as well as a cheap-ass Pixco Focal Reducer: f/3.5 f/5.6 I love the look and feel of this lens, even wide open. It has crazy lens flares that I kinda love: I usually see this lens going for like +/-$200-ish on ebay, this one was in pristine condition, listed "buy it now" for $115, and I had been thinking of getting a vintage wide prime to go with my other FD lenses, so I jumped on it. NO REGRETS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Matt Kieley said: I got the Tokina RMC 17mm 3.5 lens, as well as a cheap-ass Pixco Focal Reducer: f/3.5 f/5.6 I love the look and feel of this lens, even wide open. It has crazy lens flares that I kinda love: I usually see this lens going for like +/-$200-ish on ebay, this one was in pristine condition, listed "buy it now" for $115, and I had been thinking of getting a vintage wide prime to go with my other FD lenses, so I jumped on it. NO REGRETS! I also have that lens and love it. It mixes well with the newer AT-X zooms as well. If you can find a good price on one, the 24-40mm f2.8 is one of my favorites. Watch with that Pixco outdoors though... you may get the blue blob flare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kieley Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 41 minutes ago, mercer said: Watch with that Pixco outdoors though... you may get the blue blob flare. I just did a test for the blue spot. It seemed to only happen with the aperture stopped down to f/16. When I used an ND and shot wide open it didn't seem to be there. The spot only seemed to appear the more I stopped down. F/16, no ND: f/2.8 w/ Hoya ProND 4-stop: I'm sure the better speed boosters won't require you to shoot wide open, but for the price, this is a good enough solution for me. mercer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, Matt Kieley said: I just did a test for the blue spot. It seemed to only happen with the aperture stopped down to f/16. When I used an ND and shot wide open it didn't seem to be there. The spot only seemed to appear the more I stopped down. F/16, no ND: f/2.8 w/ Hoya ProND 4-stop: I'm sure the better speed boosters won't require you to shoot wide open, but for the price, this is a good enough solution for me. Nice, I had a cheap one and it not only caused a blue spot, but also a blue veiling flare wide open. And I am a lazy operator, I only shoot wide open with a fader ND. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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