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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:36 am
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:36 am
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I got this camera last week.
It's a very interesting camera on a concept and mechanic plans.
It seems built like a tank. German gear. Wink

I find it beautiful.

.. and the lens... is a Schneider-Kreuznach Edixa Xenar 2.8/50mm.
It's in M42 mount.
I gave it a trial on the 5D MkII and results were very average.
I looked closer at the lens and saw it was very dirty and dusty inside.
It opens very easily, rear and front, and I cleaned it entirely.
Next photos with the 5D MkII were Shocked Shocked Shocked

What a lens !!! Cool






































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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:47 am
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First sample of the 5DMkII + Xenar 2.8/50mm.

Please click on pictures to open full size and see the IQ. Wink

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2- Crop


Very Happy


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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:37 am
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That looks like a really nice strong mechanical camera.... and the images from the lens are beautiful....I like the greens they are not so strong/intense and it captures the white and yellow beautifully as well.


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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:09 am
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mo wrote:
That looks like a really nice strong mechanical camera.... and the images from the lens are beautiful....I like the greens they are not so strong/intense and it captures the white and yellow beautifully as well.

Hello Moïra ! Very Happy
I agree with you.
Did you click on pictures to see the IQ ?
I'm really impressed with the cropped image quality.


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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:27 am
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Edixas are great cameras and Xenar lens too! Congrats!


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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:24 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:24 pm
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Do you know how to chose speeds in the shutter selector?

It has a doble expusure way too.

Nice cam and very good pics.

Rino


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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 5:38 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 5:38 pm
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57 €.
Is it a good price ?

Rino, I wondered and am still wondering.
<i noticed shutter speed changes with the upper ring but also with the outside one where we read 1/2/4/8/0.


On the left side, I didn't manage to change isos :


Another thing : under the cam there's a black button on the right and I don't know the use (maybe to unscroll the film when finished ?).


Help would be very much appreciated.
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 5:49 pm
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57 €.
Is it a good price ?

Only lens price was above 100 EUR.


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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 6:53 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 6:53 pm
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Attila wrote:
57 €.
Is it a good price ?

Only lens price was above 100 EUR.

That's what I felt...
So, I can call it a bargain.
Thank you Attila. Very Happy


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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:51 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:51 pm
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IQ=Superb,there is some great depth in the first.
Does butkus have the instruction manual for the camera?


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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:11 pm
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mo wrote:
Does butkus have the instruction manual for the camera?

Here it is :
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/edixa/edixa-mat/edixa-mat.htm
Thanks a lot Moïra, I didn't know this very interesting site.

This cam date is 1967.


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Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:32 am
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mo wrote:
IQ=Superb,there is some great depth in the first.
+1
The photograph is amazing! Seems like the lens is the perfect match for the 21MP sensor.


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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 4:13 am
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Olivier wrote:
mo wrote:
Does butkus have the instruction manual for the camera?

Here it is :
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/edixa/edixa-mat/edixa-mat.htm
Thanks a lot Moïra, I didn't know this very interesting site.

This cam date is 1967.

It is a very handy site to know... Very Happy He does a great job with all these old manuals.


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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:48 am
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Yes Moïra.
Thank you very much for the tip ! Very Happy

Thank you Cistron. Smile
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