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This month through your adapted lenses -- July 2019
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Pen-F, MC Rokkor-PF 58/1.4
I had not heard that the 58/1.4 could do soap-bubble-esque bokeh.
I'd tried a 58/1.4 once before on landscape/architecture and wasn't impressed. This time I spent much more time on single-subject/closer objects, and was happier with the results. Does this match up with others' experiences?
Pen-F, MC Rokkor-PF 58/1.4, On1 Photo Raw 19.5
I'd been satisfied with On1 and it's been my go-to Lightroom replacement after LR went subscription. But I wasn't happy with it on this pic; the colors look almost posterized, such as on the red flower on the left. So I gave Capture One 12 a try:
Pen-F, Rokkor-PF 58/1.4, Capture One 12
- and was much happier with the results. So now I'm left with kind of a dilemma. I much prefer On1's workflow for organizing/culling pics from a shoot, and I somewhat prefer their editing interface. But Capture One's UI code seems solider (less glitchy; On1's UI interaction, controls, etc. aren't as smooth and polished), and I can't deny the difference in results.
Pen-F, Rokkor-PF 58/1.4, Capture One 12
Pen-F, Rokkor-PF 58/1.4, Capture One 12
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I really really like the rendering of this baby. Also very sharp stopped down. How does it do in the corners? of course, I don't need one more 100-300 but was very pleasantly surprised.
The flare makes it authentic. Our own eyes flare too, it's reminiscent of being there and experiencing the sun nearby. I think it's possible to take a shot without, but the one that's unique and I may remember is this one and it will never repeat.
Super nice rendering. Who makes this Polaris?With Polaris 85 mm 1.8 @1.8
This is my favorite lens of all in spite of all the visible aberrations, limitations, etc. It's totally NOT deserving top spot. But it does. I am not sure why. Mine doesn't get that much onion ring. Double check the very edges of the lens rear and front element. Since these are very old and usually not receiving the proper love and attention, and pampering and patting and soft words they deserve, many times they accumulate dust in the very outer edges near the rim. And this exacerbates any onion ring (well, only out ring). If it's not that, then may be differences between the few versions of PF 58 1.4
Pen-F, MC Rokkor-PF 58/1.4
I had not heard that the 58/1.4 could do soap-bubble-esque bokeh.
I'd tried a 58/1.4 once before on landscape/architecture and wasn't impressed. This time I spent much more time on single-subject/closer objects, and was happier with the results. Does this match up with others' experiences?
Pen-F, MC Rokkor-PF 58/1.4, On1 Photo Raw 19.5
I'd been satisfied with On1 and it's been my go-to Lightroom replacement after LR went subscription. But I wasn't happy with it on this pic; the colors look almost posterized, such as on the red flower on the left. So I gave Capture One 12 a try:
Pen-F, Rokkor-PF 58/1.4, Capture One 12
- and was much happier with the results. So now I'm left with kind of a dilemma. I much prefer On1's workflow for organizing/culling pics from a shoot, and I somewhat prefer their editing interface. But Capture One's UI code seems solider (less glitchy; On1's UI interaction, controls, etc. aren't as smooth and polished), and I can't deny the difference in results.
Pen-F, Rokkor-PF 58/1.4, Capture One 12
Pen-F, Rokkor-PF 58/1.4, Capture One 12
This lens, if you stop down to 1.6 improves quite a bit too. But I like that it's soft at 1.4. Then I don't need to constantly swap lenses, as it becomes prety sharp by f2.8 and vignetting mostly gone.
Did you try using it for portraits (or rather, people) around twilight or night with low light illumination? Make the noise high, to see if you like the rendering. I use this lens most when it's night and there's all kind of dim lights around. For me it shines at night with low ambient light.
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Super nice rendering. Who makes this Polaris?I am not sure, tried to search internet for manufacturer but could not find a satisfactory answer. It is rumoured to be same lens as Minolta Rokkor 85 mm 1.7. May be some wiser forum member can enlighten us.
I do too - especially when considering how common and fairly low cost it is. I can't think of another fast (for a tele) constant aperture zoom with similar range that can be had for so cheap. I think i paid under 50.00 for mine, with a little fungus that turned out to be removable.
Ill have to look at some of the images that have in-focus areas near the edges and corners to answer with any certainty. With the range it has, I usually have the subject isolated where corner performance doesn't matter much. Usually I only notice when the corner performance is particularly terrible or I'm doing chart tests. I don't think I've done charts with this lens yet, though I probably should with recent acquisitions.
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Found I had an m42-c/y widget, the m42 adapter I have gets nowhere near infinity with any lens. On A7s.
That seems like a really poor interpretation by On1 in that image. My initial reaction was just that the saturation was way too high, but when you zoom in it's more than that. It seems like something that should be fixable via import settings or something, shouldn't it? That's hardly an acceptable result for an established product!
I tried it and Capture1 a while back. They were ok, but of the two I preferred Capture1, for similar reasons you mention. At the time I was checking out various software's noise reduction and sharpening capacity, but in the end I stuck with LR as I get a decent discount on the subscription through work.
I tried it and Capture1 a while back. They were ok, but of the two I preferred Capture1, for similar reasons you mention. At the time I was checking out various software's noise reduction and sharpening capacity, but in the end I stuck with LR as I get a decent discount on the subscription through work.
Wow that’s a little thin DOF. And people want more??
Macro shot with Nikkor OC 35 mm f2
Lovely colors. Probably the good photographer!
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