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Konishiroku Hexanon f2.8 35mm on NEX-3
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:49 am
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:49 am
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This is in the early F mount and is just simply stunning, incredibly sharp and contrasty with loads of 3d and character, can't imagine a better 35mm lens. Best part is it cost me 25ukp in mint, unused as new condition. How much is a Summicron? pmsl


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I like the shots (#1) of the Fed, and (#3) of the Mamiya very much. Are you shooting film with those, too? Very Happy


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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:36 am
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+1!!


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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:39 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:39 pm
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Stunning pictures! #5 is my favorite.


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Great samples with nice rendering, my fav is also the mamiya cam shot....I thought that early Hexanon F mount could not be adapted on DSL-R/nex!...


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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:37 pm
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pich900 wrote:
Great samples with nice rendering, my fav is also the mamiya cam shot....I thought that early Hexanon F mount could not be adapted on DSL-R/nex!...


Register distance is same than latest AR lenses, mount diameter is small like Exakta. I have genuine F->AR adapter , sadly very rare , even simple electrical tape can fix F lens to AR adapter. They are premium quality lenses and 35mm , 50mm not uncommon in USA.


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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:44 pm
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Cheers guys, as Attila says, I used electrical tape to attach it to an AR-NEX adapter, one day i will find a TC or bellows I can take the F mount from to make a proper adapter.

I do indeed shoot film in the Fed and the Mamiya, although the Mamiya is only in my care for a short while, it belongs to a good friend.


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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:48 am
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:48 am
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One more I shot yesterday.

For 25ukp this has to be the biggest bargain I've bought.



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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:50 am
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:50 am
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Magnificent scene and finish!


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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:56 am
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:56 am
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Thankyou for pointing me to Konishiroku lenses, now I need to collect all of them!


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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:33 am
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:33 am
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Ian, if possible, would you mind posting a photo of the lens? And I agree. It is amazing the bargains that can be gotten on these Konica's. Hopefully the price will stay reasonably low until we collect them all. Cool


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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:42 am
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:42 am
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It's identical to this one:





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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:30 pm
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:30 pm
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Light was awful, lots of fog, but lens still shines.


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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:32 pm
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Pretty magic in bad light!


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Thanks for posting a photo, Ian. On photo #13, the highlights of the yellow bushings have an odd artifact. Is this due to the camera sensor; an HDR program or something like that? On my monitor, the colors seem hyper, almost psychedelic; which is fine if that is what you want. I just want to understand the variables involved. Thanks, again, for sharing this with us.


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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:32 am
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:32 am
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Yes, I noticed that too, it was present out of camera, and on some of the gas bottles shots, the NEX was in vivid mode as usual, not sure what went on.


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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:44 pm
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Ah, ok, the vivid mode. Thanks. It could be that "yellow channel" got over tweaked by the combination of the conditions. I've experienced similar looks with photoshop. But, excellent shots none-the less. Thanks, again.


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Yes, I also had the reds overload on a couple of shot of red gas bottles. Not sure what combo of circumstances made it happen, first time it has.

Thanks for noticing, I always value feedback, keep it up!
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