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Biotar 75mm f1.5 FAT type Exakta mount
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:30 pm    Post subject: Biotar 75mm f1.5 FAT type Exakta mount Reply with quote
I bought this lens to member rawhead today in local shop, before I send it to Japan. I made some test shoots to check everything is okay.

Straight convert from RAW to JPEG, no processing, shoots are handheld wide open, temple was dark inside.
Canera is SONY NEX-3 ISO1600.

Click on each images to get higher resolution 1600px wide images!

You can see processed images here, I think difference is not much.

http://forum.mflenses.com/biotar-75-t45793.html

Pictures from lens itself.

http://forum.mflenses.com/biotar-75-exakta-t45798.html

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It looks a great lens!


PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's not only great on my oppinion, it's just incredibly good, sharp wide open with lovely rendering/bokeh Shocked .......


PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
great series, first time I see Attila shooting only wide open Very Happy


PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice Attila! Wide open is great!
If I may ask, how expensive is it?


PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
If any lens fully deserves it's reputation, it's the Biotar 75. Cool


PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
poilu wrote:
great series, first time I see Attila shooting only wide open Very Happy


Smile yes , not so common.


PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
bob955i wrote:
If any lens fully deserves it's reputation, it's the Biotar 75. Cool


Yes, I agree I never seen better one and if we count this is come from eastern block ... not Leica, not Carl Zeiss etc


PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kram wrote:
Very nice Attila! Wide open is great!
If I may ask, how expensive is it?


It was 325 GBP + paypal fee + shipping cost to rawhead. Less than half current Ebay "try" prices.


PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh what a lens, I must get one some day!


PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Oh what a lens, I must get one some day!


yes, better to have one Biotar 75 , than many others , I agree.


PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Attila wrote:
iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Oh what a lens, I must get one some day!


yes, better to have one Biotar 75 , than many others , I agree.


Looking on e-bay I see these going for much more than that. Good buy!


PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Attila, good score and nice of you to help Dr. Rawhead.
Very Happy
I want one!!!
Embarassed


PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The closest approximation to this lens would be 85mm F 1.5 Summarex, or 85mm F 1.5 Helios?


PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
anscochrome wrote:
The closest approximation to this lens would be 85mm F 1.5 Summarex, or 85mm F 1.5 Helios?


I never try Summarex , definetly not for Helios, this is lot sharper wide open and bokeh also different I have/ had Helios in multiply copies in all variants.

I read on net Summarex a bit soft wide open and poor in contrast too, this is sharp and not poor in contrast wide open.

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
anscochrome wrote:
The closest approximation to this lens would be 85mm F 1.5 Summarex, or 85mm F 1.5 Helios?


IIRC, Dr. Rawhead also just scored a 85mm F 1.5 Helios.
Happy New Year indeedy!
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