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This month through your adapted lenses - March 2017
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Robert Schroeder
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Not the most exciting of pictures, but I'm adding a story to make up for it ;-)
The countryside is called Blaues Ländchen (blue country); in earlier times, sheep farming and cultivating flax were widespread and making cloth was a major source of income, and because the woad plant is quite common there, people used the blue dye that can be extracted from its leaves for dying the cloth – thus the name!
Cheers,
Robert
The countryside is called Blaues Ländchen (blue country); in earlier times, sheep farming and cultivating flax were widespread and making cloth was a major source of income, and because the woad plant is quite common there, people used the blue dye that can be extracted from its leaves for dying the cloth – thus the name!
Cheers,
Robert
Luddhi
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Looks like a very relaxing region. But knowing how splendid as the German countryside is, I must admit I'd like to be closer to the forests & rivers.
Yes, that's a Komine. I have 2 of these which I think I paid less than $20 for each. The one has very minor cleaning marks in the coating on the front element that you can only see when you get a strong reflection off of it, but it has no affect in it's outstanding performance. Other than that, they are both in excellent condition.
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with the long helicoid the Kodak Cine 63mm f2.7 allows me to get pretty close to my subjects
Kodak Cine 63mm f2.7 1/200sec ISO200 on Olympus E-P5
Kodak Cine 63mm f2.7 1/200sec ISO200 on Olympus E-P5
It seems to be one of your favorite lenses, as all your photos from it are superb. Beautiful image!
It was the first day of Spring here in the US, but there is still about 8-10" of snow left over from the blizzard last Monday night into Tuesday afternoon. Had about 20" with 40mph winds.
It was the first day of Spring here in the US, but there is still about 8-10" of snow left over from the blizzard last Monday night into Tuesday afternoon. Had about 20" with 40mph winds.
Luddhi
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It is certainly a very well built lens. Mine has the 8 blade aperture and is also in excellent condition. Wide open it is a little soft but at ƒ/4 and above it gives a good result. I only have the one—my other 135mm is the Carl Zeiss Sonnar 135mm ƒ/3.5. I often prefer the rendering of the Zeiss, depending on the type of shot, and it focuses a bit closer but the Vivitar is lighter, better built and I think even a little easier to use.
The one that has the marks in the coating works better than the one that has no marks, not much, but enough to see the difference wide open. It's an M42 mount so I now use it with one of these adapters and it allows much closer focusing. But I see the price went up $11 since I bought mine. But I may have purchased mine on Amazon.
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the Kodak Cine lenses 63mm and 102mm are extremely sharp and give a wonderful bokeh with texture (not just creamy) and hint of swirl. I find them relatively easy to focus (long throw helicoid) and are somehow compact (I like small). They are however rarely adapted since they barely cover 4/3 sensors, and we know that those cameras are not for real men ;-)
So the Canikon guys have to miss out on these
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I have the same adapter/helicoid and works really well. Mine is branded Fotasy and sold in USA by Rainbowimaging for $26 http://www.ebay.com/itm/M42-Lens-to...029066?hash=item4d46c8888a:g:WfcAAOSwwo1Xei-G
Luddhi
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/KECAY-42MM-...220149?hash=item1c7f068d75:g:NpYAAOSwTM5Ywjsv
I have a similar adapter, a Pixco, for my a6000 but that camera is away being repaid so I'm stuck with the old Canon 50D (and not really enjoying it!). But I have had some great fun with that adapter and the Sonnar and expect to have some fun with the Vivitar once the Sony is back
Yes, I have the one from Fotasy too. My Kecay is a little smoother, both are nice and firm when twisting them, but it most likely do to variation. Rainbowimaging blocked me from making purchases from them because I returned an adapter (not the helicoid) that fit loose on one side and allowed the lens and adapter to wiggle. It wiggled on both my EM5 Mll and EM10. I guess they felt I was nit picking. There is plenty of other sellers out there
http://www.ebay.com/itm/KECAY-42MM-...220149?hash=item1c7f068d75:g:NpYAAOSwTM5Ywjsv
I have a similar adapter, a Pixco, for my a6000 but that camera is away being repaid so I'm stuck with the old Canon 50D (and not really enjoying it!). But I have had some great fun with that adapter and the Sonnar and expect to have some fun with the Vivitar once the Sony is back
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yes, you are :-D
Now, if you say that M4/3 is better than APS-C then you might start a war. I can say that I get better photos from iPhone (which I don't have BTW) as long as it is not a universal claim. Heck, it might be even true as some find using a large complicated camera way too cumbersome and really get better photos from a "technically" (pixel peeping) inferior sensor like a mobile phone. I have seen it happen, a few times.
With Micro 4/3 there is this stigma that a small camera can't be good, a bit like a small car can't be good? "Real men" drive big cameras ;-) Let's stop it here, no point going down that rabbit hole like on the other DPReview forums where mine is bigger than yours... Images speak for themselves, right?
Luddhi
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Sure, just tell it like it is
To be fair I think part of the advantage of µ4/3 is that it is much more comfortable to carry around—and hold in odd positions to get the shot. And, of course, you are therefor more likely to have the camera with you .
Canon's new sensors are catching up and are very good, but there still that step behind as others keep improving also. I was heart broken when they got too comfortable in there place in digital and every one else caught up and left Canon playing catch up. Don't get me wrong, Canon has outstanding cameras, they just aren't for me any more. They have the capability to have the same technology as everyone else, but they choose not to give it to you, not even in a firmware update. They want you to buy a new camera. And I'm not willing (nor able to) carry around a large professional DSLR anymore. I have no regrets switching to m4/3's a year and a half ago, and to be honest, I was absolutely blown away by m4/3's. It was, and still is, the perfect system for me. And I get to use all my vintage lenses from 40 years ago, and most of them perform better and are easier to use than they were back then. I even look to buy more if the price is right. I have Oly's Pro 12-40 and 40-150, and the 75 f1.8 and other very sharp lenses from Sigma and Panasonic, it's that they not as much fun. They have there uses when you need lighting fast auto-focus. I know vintage lenses aren't for everybody, but that's what I love about this forum. It's people with all makes of cameras, all makes of lenses, some that I never heard of, mixing and matching and taking photos and sharing it all. Let's keep it up
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As we've diverged a little bit can I ask a question to all you M4/3 camera owners. Is there a small M4/3 camera out there (pocket size) which could take a small adapted lens ? I'm thinking smaller than my A6000 and able to take an M39 adapter and say Jupiter8 or something of a similar size (and perhaps a bit wider FL).
I can do without an EVF although a OVF of some sort would be nice.
I can do without an EVF although a OVF of some sort would be nice.
I'm sorry, but I have an EM10 and EM5 Mll, so I don't know if there is something much smaller than your A6000. Panasonic may have something, but isn't your A6000 on the small size? It's an excellent camera, why not adapt the lens to that? I would think the Jupiter would be ok with larger sensor of the A6000, but not owning either the camera or the lens, I'm not sure. I'm sure someone here has done this. I think most of the "pocket size" have a fixed lens, but it's possible I'm just not recalling one that has interchangeable lenses. There's just so many cameras available.
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