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Meyer Optik Orestor 135mm - incredible
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:01 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:01 pm
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Following on from my first try of the Biotar, I thought I should give my Meyer Optik Orestor a go as well Smile I've always loved the Pentacon preset, but have been caught up in Sonnar madness of late Wink

All I can say is...wow Shocked What a lens this is...smooth bokeh, sharpness and pop...incredible Very Happy These were just shots of friends playing in the park, but I had to share the bokeh Laughing













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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:12 pm
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Great results! A lot better than what I could ever obtain with my (later) Pentacon version of the lens.


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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:09 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:09 pm
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Great results indeed! Can you show a picture from lens too ?


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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:19 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:19 pm
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Excellent shots and should be added to the best of lenses thread for Meyer 135mm.


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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:25 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:25 pm
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Excalibur wrote:
Excellent shots and should be added to the best of lenses thread for Meyer 135mm.


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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:30 pm
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:30 pm
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Thanks guys! Attila, the lens is the standard zebra type. I'm very pleased with the contrast this lens gives, although I believe I have a Pentacon version which is even better! Shocked


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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:34 pm
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Attila wrote:
Excalibur wrote:
Excellent shots and should be added to the best of lenses thread for Meyer 135mm.


+1

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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:42 pm
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Thanks guys! Attila, the lens is the standard zebra type. I'm very pleased with the contrast this lens gives, although I believe I have a Pentacon version which is even better! Shocked


I believe it too Zebra Pentacon is even better, hard to beat it's bokeh.


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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:48 pm
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Amazing results. Nothing wrong with this lens Wink


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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:08 am
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:08 am
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Perfect lens, ... the first shot already shows everything about it !

Cheers
Tobias


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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:40 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:40 pm
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tobbsman wrote:
Perfect lens, ... the first shot already shows everything about it !



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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:56 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:56 pm
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Very nice lense it is. That first shot is WOW!!


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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:26 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:26 pm
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HOLY FOCUS BATMAN! POW!

Awesome 1st image, probably one of the sharpest and nicest images i have ever seen. The rest are just plain old Superb abd awesome in comparrison.

What a lens! I have to 30mm Meyer Optik and they are indeed sharp!


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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:21 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:21 pm
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Good stuff G. I've been caught up in AF stuff, but I'll put this one in the bag this weekend methinks.


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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:33 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:33 pm
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Judging by a recent ebay listing, these have become popular again.

I'm surprised that the 200mm Pentacon Preset isn't as popular. Mine is better than either of the Meyer/Pentacon 135s I have.


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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:47 pm
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Nice Smile I like the people behind the bicycletire Wink


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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:24 am
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:24 am
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I agree. This lens makes things and people pop out - 3D like Smile


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Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:37 pm
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Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:37 pm
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martinsmith99 wrote:
I'm surprised that the 200mm Pentacon Preset isn't as popular. Mine is better than either of the Meyer/Pentacon 135s I have.


I've never been massively impressed by the 200/4 to be honest. Maybe I need to use it more!

The 135/2.8 is such a great lens though, I'd just forgotten to use it for a while! I won't make that mistake again Laughing

Thanks for all the kind comments everyone Smile


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Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:39 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:39 pm
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simply great shots. Had bought one, but was not aobut to focus infinity.
rgds
Paul


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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:54 pm
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I have just purchased one of these zebra models. I would be very pleased to have similar results.


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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:11 pm
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Very nice, now I fell guilty for neglecting mine.


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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:09 am
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:09 am
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brilliant results!

there's a reason why this lens is called "the bokeh monster"!


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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:11 pm
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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:11 pm
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Going to pick one up too. Heard a lot of good things about it (as well as the CZJ, which I bought a day ago as well). Really curious to do a side-by-side comparison.

What's the build like? Plastic? Tried searching all over the internet, but no success. I know there's one widely used lens that has a plastic build, but is an optical superstar. Is this the one? Surprised


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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:27 pm
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
martinsmith99 wrote:
I'm surprised that the 200mm Pentacon Preset isn't as popular. Mine is better than either of the Meyer/Pentacon 135s I have.


I've never been massively impressed by the 200/4 to be honest. Maybe I need to use it more!

The 135/2.8 is such a great lens though, I'd just forgotten to use it for a while! I won't make that mistake again Laughing

Thanks for all the kind comments everyone Smile


I was impressed by my 200mm zebra Orestor and wasn't impressed by latest Pentacon 200mm


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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:40 pm
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Great examples! I'm after the zebra pre-set version.
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