Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 28mm f3.5

Oldhand · Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 1:46 am Post subject: Sankyo Kohki W-Komura 28mm f3.5

I recently acquired this lens as a parts piece because of fungus.
I had a project in mind for it which would benefit from low contrast and soft images.

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When it arrived, I discovered that the infected areas were relatively easy to clean, and not being able to help myself, I went ahead and cleaned the lens.
It performs rather well in the few shots that I have taken with it.
Here are some shot at widest aperture, with the last at f11.
Komuras seem to love red!
Tom

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benadamx · Joined: 25 Feb 2019 Posts: 329

have a bunch of komura preset teles now (135/200/300), always pleasantly surprised by the rendering (16-blade aperture doesnt hurt!), this one seems nice as well

Oldhand · Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 6:38 am Post subject:

blotafton · Joined: 08 Aug 2013 Posts: 1552 Location: Sweden

Lloydy · Expire: 2022-01-01

I've had one of these for a few years, Minolta mount, and it's just not sharp at all. I keep trying it - hoping it's magically healed itself Rolling Eyes

- but I think it's got a decentered element or something. It's in my repair box - is it an easy lens to strip down Tom ? It looks as though its worth fixing.

This is the best of a series of test shots at different apertures on my Sony A7II. I focused about halfway along the building, but nothing is sharp. I think this was f11 ?

kiddo · Joined: 29 Jun 2018 Posts: 1120

These komura suffer from sticky olades and probably your's got some oil on the glass, you should check em (all of the komura I've gote to, had same issues, just like some MC rokkors).

Oldhand · Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 9:21 pm Post subject:

Oldhand · Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 3:06 am Post subject:

Some quick downtown snaps show that the lens is capable at distance as well.
All up, I think it is a pretty good package.
Tom

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Oldhand · Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 7:25 am Post subject:

Here are some more considered shots from our yard and garden this afternoon.
Tom

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Crop from above
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Lightshow · Joined: 04 Nov 2011 Posts: 3669 Location: Calgary

Night and day difference between the two.

Sciolist · Expire: 2021-04-16

Nicely done Tom. #3 is right up my street. Did you catch a shaft of light or is there a bit of pp ? Whatever, it's lovely.

And one other thing. That's your garden? *sigh*. I need to move.

Oldhand · Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:44 am Post subject:

Oldhand · Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 9:25 pm Post subject:

Not a great picture, but another from the garden, changed to mono in LR.
The lens is a surprise.
I was not expecting this level of sharpness from it.
In fact I wanted something softer and more painterly, and bought it for that.
It is a much better lens than I imagined it would be
Tom

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uddhava · Expire: 2021-06-21

Nice photos, lens seems nice. Congratulations!

Lloydy · Expire: 2022-01-01

Looks like it's time to get the tools out. Rolling Eyes

Your picture are excellent Tom, as ever. Wink

Oldhand · Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:33 am Post subject: