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testing my lenses - part 1 - Panagor 55mm 2.8 macro
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first up Panagor 55mm 2.8 macro lens in OM mount









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Beautiful macros.
Had the bigger brother Panagor 2.8/90.
Was a great lens.


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Wolverine, I modified the names of your threads to include the lens name, to make it search-friendly.


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MF-addicted wrote:
Beautiful macros.
Had the bigger brother Panagor 2.8/90.
Was a great lens.


I'll second that, still to this day I'm not sure why I sold it, not been able to find a decent replacement yet either. Crying or Very sad


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noddywithoutbigears wrote:
MF-addicted wrote:
Beautiful macros.
Had the bigger brother Panagor 2.8/90.
Was a great lens.


I'll second that, still to this day I'm not sure why I sold it, not been able to find a decent replacement yet either. Crying or Very sad

try vivitar 90mm/2.8 , same lens as panagor 90mm/2.8


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...beautiful colours.


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Excalibur wrote:
...beautiful colours.


+1

Although, for me, something about the bokeh which makes me just slightly uneasy. Im definitely loking out for one though Smile Vivitars seems to be going on ebay for around £120 and up in the UK at the moment. Maybe the Panagors are more sensibly priced.

Thanks for sharing.


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Very nice. Nice bokeh.


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new samples with E-M5






crop of the photo above




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Astonishing! First leaf on water approaches fine fractal art.


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that was taken in Zagreb Botanical garden, in tropical greenhouse


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In my opinion the second set are much sharper and very good they are too. Were both sets taken with the same camera?


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The second set is very good!


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Impressive lens! I have the Panagor 55mm f/3 version. But unfortunately I can't use it, as I do not have a body to fit it on. It has Nikon non-ai fit. The lens is brandnew.

Anybody know if the mount can be changed to m42 or so?


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Looks to be an excellent lens. Smile


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killwilly wrote:
In my opinion the second set are much sharper and very good they are too. Were both sets taken with the same camera?


no. first set is taken with Olympus E-520 and second set with Olympus E-M5


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TrueLoveOne wrote:
Impressive lens! I have the Panagor 55mm f/3 version. But unfortunately I can't use it, as I do not have a body to fit it on. It has Nikon non-ai fit. The lens is brandnew.

Anybody know if the mount can be changed to m42 or so?


can't you use it on NEX?