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Cooke Kinic f1.9/1" - a lunch break walk
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:53 pm
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Surprisingly great weather today, so I grabbed my Lumix GH1 + Cooke Kinic 1" lens attached. All shots fully open...

(thanks to Sebastien for bringing me that lens to my attention!)

BEWARE: Swirlies overdose!





























Deformation of off-axis airy discs due to vignetting, causing swirls:


Contra Luce Study:


100% crop:


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Russian lenses like Helios 58/2 and 85/1.5 are far behind this lens for the bokeh Shocked


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I wouldn't say "behind" - just different! It is quite an interesting effect, but I would not want too much of that... Wink


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kds315* wrote:
I wouldn't say "behind" - just different! It is quite an interesting effect, but I would not want too much of that... Wink


Yes, I think so. I´m dizzy.

Wink

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even if I am not a fan of swirly, I am impressed by the induced motion and the contra light performance is not for smile at all Shocked


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Indeed, the contra luce performance, center shaprness + contrast and lack of CA is amazing for such an old lens (it is the later coated one I have, though).


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Oh my god! I have had just some glass of whisky already !! Smile

I can confirm that the bokeh may cause a difficulties while looking at these pictures !! Shocked

I had a problem to not fell off the chair! Smile

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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:56 pm
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Maybe you should have looked first Stan?? Wink Wink


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Alice going down the rabbit hole Shocked

Klaus did you ever fit that Canon 25mm c mount to the GH1?


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Interesting lens for sure. Not my cup of tea, but like poilu says, it gives remarkable performance.


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F16SUNSHINE wrote:
Alice going down the rabbit hole Shocked

Klaus did you ever fit that Canon 25mm c mount to the GH1?


Not possible unfortunately Andy, except for macro.
The rear barrel is way to thick to allow for that (same with my 0.85 Fuji)
unfortunately and a bunch of others I had already...
(and machining them down is not always wanted or posiible depending
how the lens is mechanically made - 37mm is the max. rear diam.)

@Orio: well I have to try "old style" portraits too, with a less "messy"
background the lens will behave much differently.

Cheers,


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Really amazing effect ! Shocked super samples, Klaus !

Cheers
Tobias


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I haven't seen something like this before, pretty wild rotation feeling Smile


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An extreme and interesting effect.
The usage of this lens is similar to the usage of a fisheye lens.
For particular occasions, it's great but it's a very special glass.
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