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kypfer
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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kypfer wrote:
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I agree that the Lydith is good, but the Primagon is better. |
Personally I prefer the Lydith, so far, but as my Lydith is M42 and my Primagon is in Exakta fit they don't usually find themselves in the same bag, so I've not made a direct comparison … something I'll have to rectify |
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KEO
Joined: 27 Sep 2018 Posts: 756 Location: USA
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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KEO wrote:
kypfer wrote: |
KEO wrote: |
I agree that the Lydith is good, but the Primagon is better. |
Personally I prefer the Lydith, so far, but as my Lydith is M42 and my Primagon is in Exakta fit they don't usually find themselves in the same bag, so I've not made a direct comparison … something I'll have to rectify |
I like the Lydith too. I just find the Primagon to have a very unique and very wonderful character. That includes everything from the bokeh to the way the flaring looks.
One thing those two lenses have in common is that the rear element is held in place by three screws. Be very careful of them if you ever disassemble either of the lenses - they've been calibrated at the factory, and if you loosen any of the screws, you can mess up the alignment of the rear element. It's very tricky to get it back the way it should be.
There are some "bad" copies of both the Lydith and the Primagon out there that have that problem. Just a word of caution.
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tikkathree
Joined: 19 Jun 2010 Posts: 755 Location: Lovely Suffolk in Great Britain
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:41 am Post subject: |
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tikkathree wrote:
KEO wrote: |
kypfer wrote: |
KEO wrote: |
I agree that the Lydith is good, but the Primagon is better. |
Personally I prefer the Lydith, so far, but as my Lydith is M42 and my Primagon is in Exakta fit they don't usually find themselves in the same bag, so I've not made a direct comparison … something I'll have to rectify |
I like the Lydith too. I just find the Primagon to have a very unique and very wonderful character. That includes everything from the bokeh to the way the flaring looks.
One thing those two lenses have in common is that the rear element is held in place by three screws. Be very careful of them if you ever disassemble either of the lenses - they've been calibrated at the factory, and if you loosen any of the screws, you can mess up the alignment of the rear element. It's very tricky to get it back the way it should be.
There are some "bad" copies of both the Lydith and the Primagon out there that have that problem. Just a word of caution.
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Good tip! _________________ I used to think digital was fun but then I discovered film, then I found old lenses and then, eventually I found rangefinders.
EOS 5DII, loadsalenses
Canon G9 IR conv,
MF: TLR, 645 and folders
35mm: Oly OM Pro bodies 1, 2, 3 and 4; Soviet RF kit |
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tikkathree
Joined: 19 Jun 2010 Posts: 755 Location: Lovely Suffolk in Great Britain
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:42 am Post subject: |
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tikkathree wrote:
kypfer wrote: |
KEO wrote: |
I agree that the Lydith is good, but the Primagon is better. |
Personally I prefer the Lydith, so far, but as my Lydith is M42 and my Primagon is in Exakta fit they don't usually find themselves in the same bag, so I've not made a direct comparison … something I'll have to rectify |
Ah. I keep all my M39, M42 and Exa mount lenses on converters to Canon EF mount ready to shoot. _________________ I used to think digital was fun but then I discovered film, then I found old lenses and then, eventually I found rangefinders.
EOS 5DII, loadsalenses
Canon G9 IR conv,
MF: TLR, 645 and folders
35mm: Oly OM Pro bodies 1, 2, 3 and 4; Soviet RF kit |
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martinsmith99
Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 6943 Location: S Glos, UK
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2022 8:18 am Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
tikkathree wrote: |
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Nice!
Does it not hit the mirror on your 5Dii? It was hitting mine. |
Certainly not the new issue, let's just check the legacy version...nope, safe and sound. EXA mount and EOS adapter, not that there should be any difference there.
I seem to recall there being a trend for getting the mirror ground back to avoid legacy glass some years back. |
My Lydith is M42 and yes, it hits the mirror at infinity.
Grinding the mirror sounds a bit extreme and probably not worth doing on my old camera. Hopefully not an issue on later EOS bodies. _________________ Casual attendance these days |
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kypfer
Joined: 27 Sep 2017 Posts: 513 Location: Jersey C.I.
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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kypfer wrote:
tikkathree wrote: |
kypfer wrote: |
KEO wrote: |
I agree that the Lydith is good, but the Primagon is better. |
Personally I prefer the Lydith, so far, but as my Lydith is M42 and my Primagon is in Exakta fit they don't usually find themselves in the same bag, so I've not made a direct comparison … something I'll have to rectify |
Ah. I keep all my M39, M42 and Exa mount lenses on converters to Canon EF mount ready to shoot. |
One of my Pentax DSLRs is "semi-permanently" set up for M42, so the Lydith is usually in that bag, if not mounted on that camera.
My Exakta and M39 lenses are used with adaptors on my Samsung mirrorless (bought specifically for the purpose), so the systems are usually separated, though I have a hat-full of adaptors for the NX so it'd be easy enough to use the Lydith on that … just haven't got around to it |
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