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kuuan
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 Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 11:15 am Post subject: first takes Komura LTM 3.5/105 |
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kuuan wrote:
the first trial shot taken with a rather old Komura LTM 3.5/105 on Ricoh GXR M ( had shown the lens two days ago in the equipment gallery: http://forum.mflenses.com/komura-ltm-3-5-105-and-2-8-135-t68917.html )
this lens looses a lot of contrast when shot against light, it requires a hood! Well, I didn't use any, I never do, but I am used to and again used my left hand for the same purpose.
stopped down to about f8 at infinity, sharpened after resize
100% crop of jpeg out of cam, no sharpening, no pping:
jpeg out of cam, sharpened after resize:
100% crop of jpeg out of cam, no sharpening, no pping:
jpeg out of cam, sharpened after resize:
after quite aggressive pping including downing clarity ( to emphasize the dreamy effect this lens lends to )
one more after pping
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!Karen wrote:
I like the soft and dreamy flower shots. 
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
Very low contrast as expected, but nice and dreamy indeed!
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JJB wrote:
They do have a nice soft quality.
I have a 135/3.5 Komura that was branded under Soligar that looks very very similar to yours in style. There was a dramatic difference in IQ when I used a hood. You might want to give it a try to expand the versatility of this lovely lens.
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kuuan
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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kuuan wrote:
thank you guys for looking and commenting!
JTB I did use my left hand to 'make' a lens hood, I'd think with even better effect than any actual lens hood could give. Using the mirrorless cam, that is live view, I could exactly see how very much this lens needs that and that simulating a lens hood had a big impact. ( I am using a rel. small waist bag for carrying my camera and lenses, my arms free and never pain in the shoulder after a full day carrying my gear - that is I love my gear to be light and small and to fit into a small bag, therefore I hardly ever use a lens hood but simulate one with my left hand whenever I deem, and in live view see, that it's necessary )
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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Nordentro wrote:
I do that a lot too, use the hand as a hood 
The lens seems to give decent results IMO 
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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woodrim wrote:
| Nordentro wrote: |
I do that a lot too, use the hand as a hood
The lens seems to give decent results IMO |
Me too.
It is lacking contrast more than I would have expected, but the effect is beautiful in these type pictures. It is definitely an earlier Komura and probably very well built. I have the 2.5/105 and like it very much... as well the 2.8/135.
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JJB wrote:
| woodrim wrote: |
| Nordentro wrote: |
I do that a lot too, use the hand as a hood
The lens seems to give decent results IMO |
Me too.
It is lacking contrast more than I would have expected, but the effect is beautiful in these type pictures. It is definitely an earlier Komura and probably very well built. I have the 2.5/105 and like it very much... as well the 2.8/135. |
Clearly, you gentlemen have steadier hands than I do. My compliments! At my present level of experience, I need to keep both hands on the camera.
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Mamiya Sekor SX 28/2.8, 50/2, 55/1.4, 135/2.8
Minolta: 50/1.7, 35-70/3.5, 35-105/3.5-4.5
Olympus Zuiko: 28/3.5, 50/1.8, 85/2
Rikenon: 55/1.4
Soligor: 135s made by Tamron, Komura, Tokina
Takumar/Asahi/Pentax: Pentax M 35/2.8, SMC Takumar 35/3.5, 50/1.7 (Pentax) 55/1.8 (Super Tak), 105/2.8, 200/4
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Yashica: ML 28/2.8, 50/2
Yashinon: 50/1.4
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kuuan
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:54 am Post subject: |
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kuuan wrote:
thank's Lars and Woodrim. Had bought some rigid metal lens hoods before, have a few original ones, but if I used any, which has been very rarely, then it has been the cheapest type, a plastic, collapsible one.
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| Nordentro wrote: |
I do that a lot too, use the hand as a hood
The lens seems to give decent results IMO |
Me too.
It is lacking contrast more than I would have expected, but the effect is beautiful in these type pictures. It is definitely an earlier Komura and probably very well built. I have the 2.5/105 and like it very much... as well the 2.8/135. |
Clearly, you gentlemen have steadier hands than I do. My compliments! At my present level of experience, I need to keep both hands on the camera. |
having to take the left hand off the camera to put it to the front of the lens, which also stabilizes but most likely less so, is a disadvantage. But whenever a hood is required more often than not there is enough sunlight to enable a fast shutter speed, as was the case yesterday, and additional stability hardly was required.
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kuuan
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kuuan wrote:
second time used this lens, this time on Ricoh GXR M in Saigon
pics taken with another version of this lens: http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=34326&highlight=&sid=e285b09fbc29c234e85968d8472398c0
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