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ManualFocus-G
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 Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:21 am Post subject: MC Rubinar 300/4.5 test |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
I, er, accidently purchased this one recently from a dealer at the same time as my Zeiss 35-70/3.4, as I'd heard it's a nice sharp mirror. To my surprise, it mounts the 5D with no extension tube required to clear the flash...as the 5D doesn't have a flash 
It's rather big compared to my other 300mm mirror :
It almost dwarfs the 5D with its hood on:
Some quick snaps on the way to find my car (I'd left it at a mates before a rather heavy night out   ). I forgot to take the hood (doh!) and all shots were handheld between ISO 250 and ISO 800.
#1
No crop as I missed the focus on his eye 
#2
100% crop
#3
100% crop
#4
#5
100% crop
#6
100% crop
Well it was never going to be as sharp as a proper telephoto, but it's much easier to use handheld, and looks far less suspicious for street shooting! It's quite heavy on the 5D but definately managable. I will test the macro properly on a tripod at some point, and will update the results. What really surprised me is the "pop" that is evident in some shots 
Overall, very pleased
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Attila
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| Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:55 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Looks a very capable lens , perfect for "paparazzos" 
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martinsmith99
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| Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
The bokeh on #4 is what puts me off mirror lenses. The other images are really good.
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aoleg
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| Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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aoleg wrote:
Looks very sharp for a mirror lens. About as sharp as Tokina 500/8, yet the Rubinar is obviously over a stop faster.
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fish4570
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| Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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fish4570 wrote:
wish i could hold like that. looks a good one ...
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ManualFocus-G
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
More shots here:
http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic,p,1044548.html
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pat donnelly
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:02 pm Post subject: This is why mirror lenses will always sell! |
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pat donnelly wrote:
Very impressive ability to hold the lens steady!
I usually use a shoulder stock and try to brace, but then my street profile gets raised somewhat .....
Missed the eye focus eh? I am not surprised! My 500s are all F8 and I miss a few too.
Nice sharp apparently contrasty lens! Expensive tho!
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pat donnelly
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:08 pm Post subject: France |
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pat donnelly wrote:
Great photos also!
You caught the girl in the air! Was she running away from you?
Olympic walking event: she is said to be running if she fails to have a foot on the ground all the time.
Mirror lenses are meant to have no CA at all, yet another reason to like and use them. I have a few 300mm lenses and want to use them on my ep1. I will post if I ever get to do that! |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: France |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
| pat donnelly wrote: |
Great photos also!
You caught the girl in the air! Was she running away from you?
Olympic walking event: she is said to be running if she fails to have a foot on the ground all the time.
Mirror lenses are meant to have no CA at all, yet another reason to like and use them. I have a few 300mm lenses and want to use them on my ep1. I will post if I ever get to do that! |
Thanks for the comments Pat She was certainly in a hurry, but then when your wielding a camera with a lens this size I think most people would run
On the 5D this remains an effective 300mm lens, so it is very easy to hand hold. I will test it against my Chinon 300/5.6 soon as that lens is much smaller and lighter to hold, but with a slower maximum aperture. I'd be interested to see whether I could use the same shutter speeds andretain sharp photos...
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pat donnelly
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| Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 6:07 am Post subject: |
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pat donnelly wrote:
The comparison would be an excellent one, as my 300s are inferior I suspect, but "good value".
I will try to take some when I can.
My money is on the larger, Russian lens! |
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N
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N wrote:
it's quite sharp! It captures a lots of details but that highlights bokeh is just too distracting in my opinion |
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JohnBee
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| Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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JohnBee wrote:
| N wrote: |
| it's quite sharp! It captures a lots of details but that highlights bokeh is just too distracting in my opinion |
Same here... I find the sharpness to be extraordinary considering the focal lengths they come in. And I've always wondered why someone(company) had not put some R&D into producing a donut free bokeh version of these lenses(surely someone could do something). If anything... a PP plugin or equivalent that could remove it?
Other than that, the IQ is amazingly good imo. |
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vulko wrote:
Yes, that bokeh with donuts sometimes ruines the picture. |
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Anu
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| Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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Anu wrote:
| vulko wrote: |
| Yes, that bokeh with donuts sometimes ruines the picture. |
On the other hand, sometimes they can look nice - this with a Soviet made 500/8:
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JohnBee
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| Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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JohnBee wrote:
| Anu wrote: |
| vulko wrote: |
| Yes, that bokeh with donuts sometimes ruines the picture. |
On the other hand, sometimes they can look nice - this with a Soviet made 500/8: |
HAHA!
Indeed...
Very nice effect in this way. |
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