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peterqd
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 Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:58 am Post subject: The Great Cheapo Lens Challenge - 1 (Optomax 2.8/28) |
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peterqd wrote:
The Crap Lens Challenge is now reincarnated! 
The credit for dreaming this up goes to Lloydy. The idea is that a cheap lens is being sent all round the globe for members to make the best possible images they can with it. It's just for fun, it's not a competition, nobody is judging and there are no prizes.
Anybody who wants to join in is still welcome - just PM me your real name and postal address.
This thread is for the pictures taken using an old beaten-up Optomax f2.8 28mm with M42 mount and preset aperture, which Graham (ManualFocus-G) has donated. Let's make sure he gets it back at the end!
 
If you need an adapter for M42 lenses please let me know and we'll try to sort one out for you.
Everyone is to submit their best picture in each of these categories:
1 A building
2 A close up
3 A landscape
4 A portrait type picture ( could be a person or a statue or some object that will be isolated by narrow depth of field )
5 A street shot (or country lane if you like)
Any kind of post-processing is allowed, including a touch of sharpening, but no crops please. Remember the idea is to see what the lens can achieve. Please resize all pics to max 1024 px wide.
Please aim to get all your pictures taken and the lens posted on within a week, weather permitting, so we don't keep people waiting too long. I'll be keeping in touch so I can track where the lens is at any time.
22 members have signed up so far:
This is the order the lens will follow.
The lens is currently with the name in red.
ManualFocus-G pictures [23 November 2011]
DigiChromeEd [12 January 2012]
stingOM [28 January 2012]
Farside
GrahamNR17 [12 March 2012]
NewStuff
Lloydy [10 April 2012]
William [28 April 2012]
Xpres [17 May 2012]
peterqd [24 May 2012]
iangreenhalgh1 [3 June 2012]
LucisPictor
pst
dragom
hoanpham
Jesito
iangreenhalgh1
kukhuvud
mmelvis
David
cooltouch
visualopsins
mo
ManualFocus-G
I have everybody's postal address and I'll be sending a PM to each person with the next address to send the lens on to. Apart from that, all information will be confidential.
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mo
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:57 am Post subject: |
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mo wrote:
Nicely done Peter!...come on guys we need a few more volunteers from Down under!
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Fuji XE-1,Pentax K-01,Panasonic G1,Panasonic G5,Pentax MX
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Jesito
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:10 am Post subject: |
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Jesito wrote:
I'll be glad to join, if I'm still in time
Regards.
Jes.
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Jesito's backsack:
Zooms Sigma 70-300, Tamron 35-135 and 70-210 short, 70-210 long, 28-70 CF Macro, 35-70, 35-80, Vivitar 70-210 KA, Tamron 70-250.
Fixed Industar-50, , Tamron 24mm, Tamron 135mm, Sands Hunter 135mm, Pancolar 50mm, Volna-3, many Exakta lenses
DSLR SIGMA SD9 & SD14, EOS 5D, Sony A700 and NEXF3, Oly E-330, E-400, E-450, E-1
TLR/6x6/645 YashicaMat, Petri 6x45, Nettar, Franka Solida, Brilliant
SLR Minolta X300, Fuji STX II, Praktica VLC3, Pentax P30t, EXA500, EXA 1A, Spotmatic(2), Chinon CM-4S, Ricoh, Contax, Konica TC-X , Minolta 5000, 7000i, 3Sxi, EOS 500 and CX
Rangefinders Chinon 35EE, Konica C35 auto, Canonet 28, Yashica Lynx, FED-2, Yashica electro 35, Argus C3 & C4, Regula Cita III, Voigtlander Vitoret (many), Welta Welti-I, Kodak Signette 35, Zorki-4, Bessa-R & L, Minolta Weathermatic, olympus XA2
Compact Film Konica C35V, Voigtlander Vitorets, Canon Prima Super 105, Olympus XA2 and XA3
Compact Digital Olympus C-5050, Aiptek Slim 3000, Canon Powershot A540, Nikon 5200, SIGMA DP1s, Polaroid X530, IXUS55, Kodak 6490, Powershot G9 and G10
CSCCanon EOS-M, Samsung NX100 and NX210, Lumix G5, NEX-F3 |
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peterqd
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 9:28 am Post subject: |
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peterqd wrote:
William and Jesito are added to the list - thanks guys. Still room for more, how about you guys in Indonesia and Malaysia, or some more in US and Oz/NZ?
Map to be updated later.
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stingOM
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:58 am Post subject: |
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stingOM wrote:
Wow, that is fun.
How about another fellow Irish added to the list? I am in Clare.  |
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peterqd
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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peterqd wrote:
| stingOM wrote: |
Wow, that is fun.
How about another fellow Irish added to the list? I am in Clare. |
QUOTE: "Anybody who wants to join in is still welcome, especially if you live in a nice sunny place! Just PM me your real name and postal address please and I'll slot you in."
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stingOM
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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stingOM wrote:
| peterqd wrote: |
| stingOM wrote: |
Wow, that is fun.
How about another fellow Irish added to the list? I am in Clare. |
QUOTE: "Anybody who wants to join in is still welcome, especially if you live in a nice sunny place! Just PM me your real name and postal address please and I'll slot you in." |
Thanks Peter. Sunny,  well may be I am disqualified already!! 
Tour de crappy lens: 2011 on its way to me then! |
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peterqd
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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peterqd wrote:
| stingOM wrote: |
| peterqd wrote: |
| stingOM wrote: |
Wow, that is fun.
How about another fellow Irish added to the list? I am in Clare. |
QUOTE: "Anybody who wants to join in is still welcome, especially if you live in a nice sunny place! Just PM me your real name and postal address please and I'll slot you in." |
Thanks Peter. Sunny, well may be I am disqualified already!!
Tour de crappy lens: 2011 on its way to me then! |
Yep, you're added to the list - No 3 after Edgar.
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ManualFocus-G
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
And...we're off!!!
Didn't have time for a proper shoot this weekend, so instead simply ensured I always had a camera with this lens on me at all times!
1. A building
2. A close up
3. A landscape
4. A portrait type picture ( could be a person or a statue or some object that will be isolated by narrow depth of field )
5. A street shot (or country lane if you like)
 (note the bin teddy!)
Will post the lens off during the week to the next luck recipient
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Attila
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Hey Graham you looks a winner candidate , I like these samples from every aspects!
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ManualFocus-G
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Thanks Attila, I reckon this thread will end up with many varied, but well taken photos. There are lots of great photographers on this forum
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ManualFocus-G
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
P.s. Attila, get your name on the list please!
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Attila
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:35 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
| ManualFocus-G wrote: |
| P.s. Attila, get your name on the list please! |
I hate to loose ... kidding .
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peterqd
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:39 am Post subject: |
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peterqd wrote:
Thanks Graham! Off to a great start! Looks like the lens lives up to its title.
So you were at the Saints v Brighton match!
Farside has joined list (after StingOM). Welcome Dave! List and maps are updated.
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GrahamNR17
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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GrahamNR17 wrote:
| ManualFocus-G wrote: |
| There are lots of great photographers on this forum |
Not that I'm being smug or anything, but I think I'll change your mind on that one  |
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ManualFocus-G
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
| GrahamNR17 wrote: |
| ManualFocus-G wrote: |
| There are lots of great photographers on this forum |
Not that I'm being smug or anything, but I think I'll change your mind on that one |
And Peter, yes, I was there for the tonking of Brighton The stewards have wised up to the Sony Nex now though and wouldn't let me take photos during the game
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William
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William wrote:
Nice results Graham! I can't wait to see how much colour the K-5 can squeeze out of that lens. |
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Jesito
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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Jesito wrote:
Nice samples!
Not so bad lens, I've seen some worse
Or was the photographer who did the miracle?
Regards.
Jes.
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Jesito's backsack:
Zooms Sigma 70-300, Tamron 35-135 and 70-210 short, 70-210 long, 28-70 CF Macro, 35-70, 35-80, Vivitar 70-210 KA, Tamron 70-250.
Fixed Industar-50, , Tamron 24mm, Tamron 135mm, Sands Hunter 135mm, Pancolar 50mm, Volna-3, many Exakta lenses
DSLR SIGMA SD9 & SD14, EOS 5D, Sony A700 and NEXF3, Oly E-330, E-400, E-450, E-1
TLR/6x6/645 YashicaMat, Petri 6x45, Nettar, Franka Solida, Brilliant
SLR Minolta X300, Fuji STX II, Praktica VLC3, Pentax P30t, EXA500, EXA 1A, Spotmatic(2), Chinon CM-4S, Ricoh, Contax, Konica TC-X , Minolta 5000, 7000i, 3Sxi, EOS 500 and CX
Rangefinders Chinon 35EE, Konica C35 auto, Canonet 28, Yashica Lynx, FED-2, Yashica electro 35, Argus C3 & C4, Regula Cita III, Voigtlander Vitoret (many), Welta Welti-I, Kodak Signette 35, Zorki-4, Bessa-R & L, Minolta Weathermatic, olympus XA2
Compact Film Konica C35V, Voigtlander Vitorets, Canon Prima Super 105, Olympus XA2 and XA3
Compact Digital Olympus C-5050, Aiptek Slim 3000, Canon Powershot A540, Nikon 5200, SIGMA DP1s, Polaroid X530, IXUS55, Kodak 6490, Powershot G9 and G10
CSCCanon EOS-M, Samsung NX100 and NX210, Lumix G5, NEX-F3 |
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stingOM
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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stingOM wrote:
Great shots Graham!  |
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ManualFocus-G
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Thanks guys, but mine were snapshots...I think we'll see some much better results over the coming weeks!
I won't go into too much detail about how this lens performs, but I think you will be surprised by some of the bokeh shots it's possible to get with this old beater
I should add...the lens will be posted out on Wednesday to the next lucky recipient
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DigiChromeEd
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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DigiChromeEd wrote:
| ManualFocus-G wrote: |
Thanks guys, but mine were snapshots...I think we'll see some much better results over the coming weeks!
I won't go into too much detail about how this lens performs, but I think you will be surprised by some of the bokeh shots it's possible to get with this old beater
I should add...the lens will be posted out on Wednesday to the next lucky recipient |
Thanks Graham - I look forward to receiving it!
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Arkku
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Arkku wrote:
The lens is too good, how about you ship it in an unpadded envelope for more of a challenge? =) |
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peterqd
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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peterqd wrote:
| Arkku wrote: |
| The lens is too good, how about you ship it in an unpadded envelope for more of a challenge? =) |
Or, better still, why don't you join in and take some pictures with it up there in the frozen wastes!
You know what to do, just click on
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ManualFocus-G
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| Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Lens was posted to DigiChromeEd today, should be with him for the weekend
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dragom
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| Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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dragom wrote:
Am I still on time to join in? I'm from sunny Porto, Portugal. |
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