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Panagor 2/35 in Konica AR mount
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:49 pm    Post subject: Panagor 2/35 in Konica AR mount Reply with quote

Hi folks

Picked this up mint, unused in leather case, seems like a really nice lens.

Sharpness test at f8:



100% crop:



Wide open at f2:



PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks you did find something! I never expect this result from a noname lens, congrats! I like wide open picture best!


PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice that i wonder who made the lens.


PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 7:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes this Panagor is very good 35mm lens.
http://forum.mflenses.com/panagor-35mm-12-m42-try-out-t41428,highlight,%2Bpanagor.html


PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 7:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good stuff! Panagor is a Kino brand a.k.a. Kiron.


PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yup, it's a Kiron, now I want the matching 2/28 as this 2/35 impresses me.


PostPosted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

These are all wide open, just wanted to see if the lens was useable at f2, seems to me that it is.



100% crop:









PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

it have very nice vivid colours! I like it, it seems to be less useful in panorama and architecture, but nature photos looks brilliant in my opinion!


PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

excellent find. really like the clothesline pic.


PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Agree with zakapior, I reckon this will be a nice walkaround standard lens on crop, although it looks poor wide open for landscapes. Reminds me of the 28/2 Kiron, thanks for sharing Smile


PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I only shot those wide open shots to see how sharp it was wide open, I can't see me ever shooting landscapes or architecture wide open, I will do some stopped down shots when I have time.

This is the only stopped down landscape pic I have taken so far, was supposed to be a sunset view but I was a tad too late:



PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When I say landscapes, I mean night shots at infinity e.g. city scapes etc. which can usually be handheld wide open at ISO 1600.


PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I always do my night shots on a tripod at f16, long exposures, but I take your point.