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The Olympus 150mm f/2 and Olympus 90-250mm f/2.8 FT lens.
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Lenses you always wanted but will never buy
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The Olympus 12-100 is a lens I ought to buy but as I have the 12-35 and 35-100 Panasonic lenses which I do not want to part with, the 12-100 cannot be justified.
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I would need to look outside of the m43 system, although cost and size will probably stop me from getting the 150-400 Pro.
The same reason would apply to any Zeiss Otus lens, 200 f2 Canikon lenses, 400 f2.8 and 600 f4.0, Leica and Nikon 50mm f0.95 etc.
If I won the lotto, all of the afore mentioned would suddenly seem a lot lighter!
The same reason would apply to any Zeiss Otus lens, 200 f2 Canikon lenses, 400 f2.8 and 600 f4.0, Leica and Nikon 50mm f0.95 etc.
If I won the lotto, all of the afore mentioned would suddenly seem a lot lighter!
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I love the starbursts you get from these lenses, but they are big, heavy, expensive and manual focus only. If only my small Oly primes like the 17mm F1.8 could do decent starbursts. There is a niche waiting to be filled here.
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You might be aware already, but the starbust effect is largely down to the number of aperture blades and whether it's odd or even... It's something that's sometimes tied to more expensive or manual lenses but it doesn't have to be. Stopping way down or just adding it in post is another alternative.
The Voigtlanders still have a look all of their own even without the starbursts tho, I've been tempted but yeah, I'm afraid the combination of size and MF would have it sitting at home more often than not. That 10.5mm is still pretty unique tho, we've got primes at wider FLs and plenty at 12mm+ but not so much at ~10mm. Yyr posts loads of great shots here with a Voigtlander IIRC.
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Harold66
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Looks like I am in the minority but I have to say that , at this point , i have everything that I need . Maybe it is just me but i do not feel an urge to get even a beautiful lens if I know I won’t use regularly
Two days ago I got another great lens ( Nocticron 42.5mm) that I got based on ONE criteria which probably would not matter to many here
Truth be told I have 4 lenses i could use for 99% of my work
Adversely’ i do not like to keep lenses I no longer have the use for so in fact I have three lenses which i am going to put on a sale as soon as I get to it
Two days ago I got another great lens ( Nocticron 42.5mm) that I got based on ONE criteria which probably would not matter to many here
Truth be told I have 4 lenses i could use for 99% of my work
Adversely’ i do not like to keep lenses I no longer have the use for so in fact I have three lenses which i am going to put on a sale as soon as I get to it
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That is a good place to be Harold
I think most of could say the same , while I dabble in a number of areas , wide to standard landscape and short-tele macro make up a lot of what I shoot
I am a bit of prevaricator in this area
, I have a selection of Sony FF mirrorless stuff I intend to sell. Since my happy return to the Nikon camp with the Z7. The stuff is cleaned checked and sitting in their bright orange boxes on a shelf next to me The only lens I am very keen on finding out about is the upcoming { who knows when } Nikon Z 14-24mm F/2.8 . I have the 14-30mm and it is a lovely light weight option. But the F mount 14-24mm was a revelation when it came out in 2007 { one of my very few pre-ordered items } . I have to think given 13yrs of new tech , larger mount and the mirrorless advantages for UWA that it will be a winner .
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Albert Valentino
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it is more than that. The rendering of the buret rays are also about if the blades are straight or curved. Many modern lenses are curved and tend to render poor sunstars. Older lenses and sim manual lenses, like Voigtlander or Laowa 7.5mm render excellent sunstars. Lenses like the Olympus 8-18 render horrible sunstars.
It's something that's sometimes tied to more expensive or manual lenses but it doesn't have to be. Stopping way down or just adding it in post is another alternative.
The Voigtlanders still have a look all of their own even without the starbursts tho, I've been tempted but yeah, I'm afraid the combination of size and MF would have it sitting at home more often than not. That 10.5mm is still pretty unique tho, we've got primes at wider FLs and plenty at 12mm+ but not so much at ~10mm. Yyr posts loads of great shots here with a Voigtlander IIRC.
There are some lenses I had high hopes for but either cancelled my orders (based on reviews) or returned them as they had issues or were simply not very good. Those are the Laowa 7.5, Panasonic 100-400 and both Panny 12-60.
Adding the Oly 12-100 really made my lens collection complete.
I took out the Panny 35-100 yesterday (original version). It was the first non-kit lens I bought. It's still a great lens that I haven't needed as much.
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Adding the Oly 12-100 really made my lens collection complete.
I took out the Panny 35-100 yesterday (original version). It was the first non-kit lens I bought. It's still a great lens that I haven't needed as much.
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Basically I don’t waste time wishing.
If I can afford then I do.
If I can’t afford I don’t wish ....
Easy. Nothing on my unslaked wish list. And more to the point - probably not as many as expected that I bought and wished that I had not done so.
If I can afford then I do.
If I can’t afford I don’t wish ....
Easy. Nothing on my unslaked wish list. And more to the point - probably not as many as expected that I bought and wished that I had not done so.
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Even if I found an amazing deal, I still couldn't afford it.
Impulses
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Sure, that's part of it, but the #/size of rays is down to the blade count... Oly 9-18 btw? Or PL8-18?
--It's something that's sometimes tied to more expensive or manual lenses but it doesn't have to be. Stopping way down or just adding it in post is another alternative.
The Voigtlanders still have a look all of their own even without the starbursts tho, I've been tempted but yeah, I'm afraid the combination of size and MF would have it sitting at home more often than not. That 10.5mm is still pretty unique tho, we've got primes at wider FLs and plenty at 12mm+ but not so much at ~10mm. Yyr posts loads of great shots here with a Voigtlander IIRC.
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jealous (-;
Harold66
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Hello Jim
Indeed it is
Micro 4/3, sony 35mm, Nikon z ... You seem to have lots of equipment
For me I never felt the need to have so many different systems
Indeed it is
Micro 4/3, sony 35mm, Nikon z ... You seem to have lots of equipment
For me I never felt the need to have so many different systems
Landscapephoto99
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Here, here! Couldn't agree more. Those 3 lenses would be nice but they are too big, heavy and expensive for me. The Laowa 7.5mm is worth every penny. I bought it as a Christmas present for myself and find that I use it all the time.
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This is going to be a little off topic, but how can you grab your m43 body when you have FF systems ?Hello Jim
Indeed it is
Micro 4/3, sony 35mm, Nikon z ... You seem to have lots of equipment
For me I never felt the need to have so many different systems
Between the FujiX system and GR3, my m43 is collecting dust at the moment, even though I have the finest Pane Leica lenses
Harold66
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Really ? You have to ask ?This is going to be a little off topic, but how can you grab your m43 body when you have FF systems ?Hello Jim
Indeed it is
Micro 4/3, sony 35mm, Nikon z ... You seem to have lots of equipment
For me I never felt the need to have so many different systems
well two reasons for instance
because the m4/3 produce similar or superior results to 35mm systems in most instances relevant to me while giving me lower cost, smaller size and less weight
because all aps and 35mm miss the ONE feature that m4/3 has
Good for you. In my case the dust would be on the cameras you just mentioned
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