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Pancolart
Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 3693 Location: Slovenia, EU
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:03 am Post subject: |
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Pancolart wrote:
Found another 2/28mm again serial 22 (i begin to think Mitake was kind of predecessor to KIRON)
This is GoKevins's FORMULA 5 by MITAKE: Click here to see on Ebay.de
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Pancolart
Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 3693 Location: Slovenia, EU
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:25 am Post subject: |
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Pancolart wrote:
Transferring from other topic. Beautiful Photax-Paragon 2.8/100mm:
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Lloydy
Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 7785 Location: Ironbridge. UK.
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:39 am Post subject: |
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Lloydy wrote:
Paragon and Super Paragon were the lenses sold by the Photax / Interfit group of stores. Most of the Paragon's that I've seen have been Cimko - with the unequal diamond focusing mark.
I think Photax sourced decent lenses for re-branding rather than buying the cheapest available whatever the quality. I have a 135 / 2.8 that is excellent, and a 28 / 2.8 that was equally good but I swopped it for something else. _________________ LENSES & CAMERAS FOR SALE.....
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Pancolart
Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 3693 Location: Slovenia, EU
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Pancolart wrote:
Indeed only few Photax / Super Paragon lenses can be contributed to Mitake.
Here nice photos of both 35mm and 135mm Mitake sold as Kamero:
Link: http://foto.ua/forum/threads/60403-Kamero-Auto-135mm-1-2-8-Kamero-Auto-35mm-1-2-8-M42 _________________ ---------------------------------
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cyberjunkie
Joined: 24 Mar 2010 Posts: 282 Location: Chiang Mai, Bologna, Amsterdam
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:20 am Post subject: Weltblick f/1,8 35mm |
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cyberjunkie wrote:
Reviving this old very interesting thread
Just bought for quite cheap an M42 Weltblick 1:1,8 35mm, with 58mm filter thread and A/M switch.
It makes a nice couple with the Porst 1,8/135mm in PK mount i already have.
I confirm i have seen it marked as Weltblick, Porst, Formula 5, Kenlock, Eyemik, Spiratone Pluracoat.
I doubt it was ever sold as Mitakon.
I have mixed feelings about Mitake-made lenses.
The more recent ones, made in China, have no appeal.
The older ones, made in Japan, were a mixed bag, as far as i understand (i judging from the pictures i found on the Web).
Some were prime price bottom quality optics, others were better.
IMHO, the faster ones are the most desirable.
The large aperture and the right amount of aberrations can give the kind of rendition that sets them apart from modern time kit zooms... and without spending a fortune
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Oldhand
Joined: 01 Apr 2013 Posts: 6008 Location: Mid North Coast NSW - Australia
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:46 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
I tried a Formula 5 - 28mm f2.8 back in the 1970's and it was rubbish.
It sold cheaper than the Tamron adaptall 28mm f2.8 and so I thought - why not?
Well, sadly it was so bad that I returned it and swapped for the Tamron.
The retailer was understanding on the matter and still had a sale I suppose.
This left a bad taste for the Formula 5 brand from that point, and I never considered another.
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buerokratiehasser
Joined: 12 Jun 2011 Posts: 470
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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buerokratiehasser wrote:
UNI AUTOMATIC, now there is a creative relabel.
I have a 2.8/35 branded as SUPER carenar, having this distinctive broad-barrel look. Very heavy.
It fell down and took some damage but had not been very impressive anyway. As in, hard to get a really crisp shot with 1:1 pixel peeping.
Can we perhaps agree that whoever made that bottle sold it to everyone? |
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visualopsins
Joined: 05 Mar 2009 Posts: 10532 Location: California
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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visualopsins wrote:
http://forum.mflenses.com/spiratone-12-5-f24mm-and-12-8-f24mm-t32788.html
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Spiratone Plura-Coat by Mitake 1:2.5 f=24mm, M42 (fixed), A-M Switch, 0.3m CFD:
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e6filmuser
Joined: 12 Nov 2010 Posts: 567 Location: Reading UK
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 11:24 am Post subject: |
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e6filmuser wrote:
Eyemik MC 200mm f3.5 Non-Macro
I wanted a 200mm lens to possibly use as a tube lens for macro focus stacking. For that purpose, I needs not to be of the highest quality. However, it would be good if it also functioned well as a prime lens. Having taken some shots of brick walls, which showed good performance, I decided that these Pussy Willow catkins might be more pleasing and more testing.
Not being a close-focusing lens, these were at, or close to, its closest focus. I have cropped the images by about 50-75% and given them normal processing. I tried the lens on my A7R, which shows its worst shutter bounce effects with lenses of around 200mm. All were at f8 in sunlight, hand-held.
The first was at high ISO, 1/4000 sec, the second and third at low ISO, 1/320 and 1/800.
In the images, the best parts are the ones to look at, as the branches were not all parallel to the focal plane.
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e6filmuser
Joined: 12 Nov 2010 Posts: 567 Location: Reading UK
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 11:30 am Post subject: |
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e6filmuser wrote:
Today I took some more pictures, again mostly at about the closest focus distance and at f5.6. I have used normal processing.
I took these after reading some very poor reports here on Eyemik and other lenses, all apparently made by Mitake.
I post the full frame and then, when I think it will show the detail better, a crop, two stages for the pheasant. The last one is just cropped slightly for composition.
I used the A7R body.
I conclude that, although not my best lens, it gives a decent performance.
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wolan
Joined: 30 Jun 2015 Posts: 576 Location: Zurich
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 11:59 am Post subject: |
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wolan wrote:
Sorry which lens you used to take the last picture with the cat? _________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/149089857@N03/ |
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benadamx
Joined: 25 Feb 2019 Posts: 329
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Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 2:12 am Post subject: |
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benadamx wrote:
i just got a matching pair of exaktar lenses, 35mm/2.8 and 135mm/2.8, build looks quite a bit similar to others in this thread.. (35mm is missing the rubber grip on the focus ring, but the 135mm has it intact)
... could they be mitake? so far they seem to be.. unimpressive, and the auto-only aperture is annoying with an adapter, so i've only been shooting wide open so far. |
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Pancolart
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Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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Pancolart wrote:
Nah, just an early Samyang. _________________ ---------------------------------
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