Re-purposed old 17-35mm EX HSM to Sony

DMillier wrote:

xpatUSA wrote:

DMillier wrote:

Finally remembered to use the 17-35mm + dumb adaptor while out shooting Monk Bretton Abbey ruins (Barnsley, Yorkshire) yesterday. It works!

This was shot at 17mm on my A7rii (aperture permanently locked to f/8). I think as a free lens retrieved from the attic, it can do a job.

Lots of geometric and perspective distortion correction required in post. It would have been a heaviliy distorting lens uncorrected on film in its day.

Very nice!

OT, but my M42s are pretty good too, especially on the G9.

I have a little collection of M42 lenses: 28mm Vivitar, 35mm Chinon, 58mm Helios, 135mm Vivitar, 200mm Chinon. I'm working on a new series on my website "Serious photography on the cheap" about cheap cameras and lenses. Something to include in future.

I'm going to do a 16" x 16" print of the above image, see what it looks like printed.

Looks great! Bargain free lens for full frame!  17mm @ f/8 is all I need for an ultra wide.

This lens has mixed reviews online, especially on forums where people think it is poor. Admitted f/8 is probably the sweet spot and square shots remove the corners, but the 16" print is just as sharp as the 6" print and the 10" print.

And I love having a quality printer again after so long.  There is just something about the aesthetics of a paper print. Especially on smooth matte paper where there are no nasty reflections at any angle which you means you can look deep into the print's details. And the print in black and white with a subtle warm tone is "quiet" - it doesn't shout at you for attention.