Makinon 2.8/35-70mm & macro 1:5 beastie boy on 5DmkII

Pancolart · Expire: 2013-11-18

Again Minolta MD was initial mount. All removed, direct aparture ring and lever connection established. M42 mount from another lens inserted. Lens goes over infinity - i could correct that phisically but i left it there for potential Nikon usage. On Canon you only have to use macro mode a bit to move all sistem foward.

Remark: though lens seemed very good at firs glance, nearly every element needed to be cleaned from grease condensation. First shots only to give impression of impression Smile

. Separated macro ring is a cool thing.

Hi there from my daughter.

ManualFocus-G · Expire: 2014-11-24

What a great effort to clean AND convert that old lens! Results are interesting, that busy bokeh can be put to good use Smile

LucisPictor · Expire: 2013-12-03

Great job and a cute daughter! But the bokeh is horrible!!

Minolfan · Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 3439 Location: Netherlands

Your daughter is worh a lens with a less distracting bokeh!

Pancolart · Expire: 2013-11-18

Thanks!

Bellow showing difference between lens wide-open and close few steps. I like this kind of softness. The bronze statue is Alma Karlin.

Alun Thomas · Joined: 20 Aug 2018 Posts: 661 Location: New Zealand

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One of these just arrived at my place, in not quite as good a condition as your copy. At 2.8 and infinity, my copy seems unusable. The only redeeming feature I can find is an affinity for bubble bokeh in some situations. I had to clean several elements, perhaps the reassembly was not 100% correct...