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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Zeiss Master zoom 16,5-110mm T2.6


PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
luisalegria wrote:
On Pentax DSLR - Pentax (K) 24/2.8 or more likely the AF Pentax kit 18-55
Yeah, theres a reason its the kit lens, and to tell the truth for 95% of anything I would want to use it for its perfectly fine. It would be more about taking pictures than gear.


One taken with the Pentax 18-55 kit lens. My Granddaughter Reagan.



I do not think you can get better than this. I know I can't. I use this lens and the 50-500 Bigma to cover from 18mm to 500 mm and everything in between.


PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Beautiful image, Mr Dawg.


PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 4:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks Gary!

So many turn their noses up at the mention of a Kit lens but I have found these lens can perform very well indeed.

And they do not cost a lot!


PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh my goodness, Big Dawg! Those eyes! What a beauty. She is probably breaking hearts already. The luminosity of this image is just stunning.


PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That is the best it gets Bigdawg, what an enchanting little face Smile

Great shot of a little angel that all grandads like me will absolutly love Smile

Steve. Smile


PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I shot this a few years back and haven't done better since. But I keep trying.


PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well done Big Dawg.
It just goes to show how good modern lens design is when a kit lens like this can produce such outstanding results.
It is not just the sharpness but the beautiful creamy bokeh that impresses.
Five stars from me
OH


PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The image is striking, but unless I'm mistaken, there is some post-processing going on there as well, so some of the technical qualities might not be attributable to the lens?


PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 2:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
perhaps Distagon 35mm 1.4 Smile


PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
+1 Big Dawg, that is one incredibly well executed portrait. One of the best I've seen.


PostPosted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 3:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
MartinV wrote:
The image is striking, but unless I'm mistaken, there is some post-processing going on there as well, so some of the technical qualities might not be attributable to the lens?


Yes there is some post processing going on here but without the base photo being exceptional the post processing would fail. The Bokeh is enhanced with a vignette filter and it was converted from color to B&W. Very little sharpening and some contrast added. Still all in all the materials for a super fine photo were there all along. That is because of the lens.


PostPosted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 7:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'd say 55 or 50/1.2 Nikkor. Night time- can't beat 1.2-2. Daytime- options of that creamy dreamy 1.2 look or razor-sharp 2-2.8+ lens. And focal length about right to be able to stretch it for any task save super-wide or macro (though with a reverse ring, it's not too bad).

As much as I love my 45/2.8, 2.8 just isn't really enough to make it truly versatile.


PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
magpi wrote:
Hmm, for me probably the Samyang 85/1.4


Having had to do quite a bit of camera related work lately, I've changed my mind - for a mix of portraits and products (and I suspect much more besides), I think the one lens I really can't do without is my Vivitar (Komine) 90mm 2.5 macro (a more unusual 180mm with 2:1 max magnification on MFT.) For me, it's ideal. Plenty of sharpness stopped down, a nice working distance for macro, and the wide open softness lends itself well for portraits.


PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
If I am given ONLY ONE LENS from my park and my camera and going to a place that has no lenses at all... I will surely choose Tamron 16-300 PZD Smile Yes yes, I know this is cheating, this forum is about MF lenses, but that's true - T16-300 is surprisingly good "can do it all" lens. If you like to see it's results - here are they http://www.alphatraveller.org/gallery/index.php?/category/82

Well, ok... MF lens... I guess it will be Cosinon 55/1.4, a wonderful lens that gives beautiful pictures. Some shots from C55/1.4 - http://www.alphatraveller.org/gallery/index.php?/category/97


PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 1:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
rudolfkremers wrote:
cooltouch wrote:
An interesting thought experiment. When asked for a favorite lens, invariably I also think of a favorite camera that I would use it with. And if I were limited to just a single lens, I would want one that has proven itself to me to be a winner in a variety of settings. And what I keep coming up with is not just a lens. It is a camera. Simply because the lens in this camera is not interchangeable.

So, it would be a Zeiss Super Ikonta B with the coated 80mm f/2.8 Opton Tessar in a Synchro Compur shutter. My favorite Pocket Hasselblad.


I prefer the square format of the "B" because I don't have to worry about recomposing for verticals and I don't have to think about cropping unless I really want to -- I like square photos.


I have this camera and lens in very good condition. I've been too time limited to try it out though. Your pics are very encouraging I must say.
Are they hard to learn to use well? What film do you use?


Sorry, I missed your response. No, the Super Ikonta is not hard to learn how to use. It typically has a very good rangefinder, part of which rests on the lens standard and part of which is internal to the camera. The only thing I'd recommend that you make sure works properly is for the lens's focusing ring to turn smoothly. Sometimes, with the advancement of age, the grease in the helicals can become the consisitency of wax and will need to be replaced. The Super Ikonta BX (which I've owned) comes with a selinium cell meter, which may or may not work. I've owned a BX and its meter didn't work. Not a problem, I just carry a good quality hand-held light meter when I've been out and about with that camera.


As for film, I've used most any medium format film I can get my hands on. Tri-X and Fujichrome Provia are two of my favorites. I also like Kodak Portra a lot. I prefer Portra 160, but 400 is excellent as well.


PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
If I had to pick one fixed prime lens it would be my Canon TS-E 24mm, which is an awesome lens. I'd like to be able to pack a 1.4x Extender with it too, but I guess that's not allowed...


PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
cooltouch wrote:
rudolfkremers wrote:
cooltouch wrote:
An interesting thought experiment. When asked for a favorite lens, invariably I also think of a favorite camera that I would use it with. And if I were limited to just a single lens, I would want one that has proven itself to me to be a winner in a variety of settings. And what I keep coming up with is not just a lens. It is a camera. Simply because the lens in this camera is not interchangeable.

So, it would be a Zeiss Super Ikonta B with the coated 80mm f/2.8 Opton Tessar in a Synchro Compur shutter. My favorite Pocket Hasselblad.


I prefer the square format of the "B" because I don't have to worry about recomposing for verticals and I don't have to think about cropping unless I really want to -- I like square photos.


I have this camera and lens in very good condition. I've been too time limited to try it out though. Your pics are very encouraging I must say.
Are they hard to learn to use well? What film do you use?


Sorry, I missed your response. No, the Super Ikonta is not hard to learn how to use. It typically has a very good rangefinder, part of which rests on the lens standard and part of which is internal to the camera. The only thing I'd recommend that you make sure works properly is for the lens's focusing ring to turn smoothly. Sometimes, with the advancement of age, the grease in the helicals can become the consisitency of wax and will need to be replaced. The Super Ikonta BX (which I've owned) comes with a selinium cell meter, which may or may not work. I've owned a BX and its meter didn't work. Not a problem, I just carry a good quality hand-held light meter when I've been out and about with that camera.


As for film, I've used most any medium format film I can get my hands on. Tri-X and Fujichrome Provia are two of my favorites. I also like Kodak Portra a lot. I prefer Portra 160, but 400 is excellent as well.


I should get the camera back from the repair shop next week or so. Pretty excited and bought some portrait 400 in anticipation Smile


PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 10:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
barryreid wrote:
If I had to pick one fixed prime lens it would be my Canon TS-E 24mm, which is an awesome lens. I'd like to be able to pack a 1.4x Extender with it too, but I guess that's not allowed...


Why not? This is all just a mind game anyway. Besides, a teleconverter is not unlike a filter to a lens -- it's not a standalone lens, just a supplement to one.

rudolfkremers wrote:
cooltouch wrote:
An interesting thought experiment. When asked for a favorite lens, invariably I also think of a favorite camera that I would use it with. And if I were limited to just a single lens, I would want one that has proven itself to me to be a winner in a variety of settings. And what I keep coming up with is not just a lens. It is a camera. Simply because the lens in this camera is not interchangeable.

So, it would be a Zeiss Super Ikonta B with the coated 80mm f/2.8 Opton Tessar in a Synchro Compur shutter. My favorite Pocket Hasselblad.


I should get the camera back from the repair shop next week or so. Pretty excited and bought some portrait 400 in anticipation Smile


Wait till you see the photos that Super Ikonta provides. It's a great camera.


PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 2:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sigma 200-500mm F2.8 APO EX DG ? http://www.sigmaphoto.com/product/200-500mm-f28-apo-ex-dg

found at jsmoral.com

:0)


PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 2:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
In terms.... of something that is actually good. lol.

As cool as a Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM is ......... Or even the canon 200mm 1.8..

The Carl Zeiss' 50mm Planar f/0.70? hmm

I would love to have the Canon S-type 50mm f/0.95... or the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/.95. if I had to pick.


PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nordentro wrote:
perhaps Distagon 35mm 1.4 Smile


this would be my choice too


PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
vroger wrote:
In terms.... of something that is actually good. lol.

As cool as a Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM is ......... Or even the canon 200mm 1.8..

The Carl Zeiss' 50mm Planar f/0.70? hmm

I would love to have the Canon S-type 50mm f/0.95... or the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/.95. if I had to pick.


Yup, those are all primo fast lenses. Also the Canon 85mm f/1.2 SSC Aspherical and later L series.

You know, that Sigma zoom reminds me of another old Canon classic that is pretty rare these days: the FD 150-600mm f/5.6. Not nearly as fast as the Sigma, but it was the first super-zoom of this type, far as I know. I remember seeing all those Canon ads in National Geographic magazine back in the 1980s, where this lens was displayed. Back then, the lens could be bought for a few thousand bucks. Now, its value is up there with that Sigma's, if not higher.
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