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torbod
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 Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:42 pm Post subject: Vega-11U enlarger lens for macro |
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torbod wrote:
I got one of these little gems today. Mint condition, small and cute as a range finder lens.
So, the results are stunning, wait and see. I just put a thread converter ring on the native M39 mount nad attached it to my Sony to M42 adapter. This gives a reproduction rate of roughly 1:2.
On 4cm macro tubes it is roughly 1:1 magnification.
Something happens when stopping down past f/4 on macro tubes. There is a brighter spot in the center, can it be a back reflection on the sensor? Without extra macro tubes this does not happen. Can this be avoided if it is mounted backwards?, perhaps the outer lens is better coated?
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-Very sharp
-Nice colors and contrast as long as the bright center blob is avoided
-Absolutely no trace of CA or PF.
-Very creamy and soft transition from focus to OOF areas.
Cute thing
Many blades in the iris
CA torture test shot from when I tested it before buying
Closeup with 1cm tube @ f/4
Macro with 4cm tube wide open
Now go out and buy one, they are very cheap.
Cheers
/T
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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ChromaticAberration wrote:
Nice, how would you compare its size and performance against the industar 50-2?
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torbod
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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torbod wrote:
| ChromaticAberration wrote: |
| Nice, how would you compare its size and performance against the industar 50-2? |
I have no clue, I have never seen the Industar IRL.
This is tiny, you see the M42 thread in the image. So it is roughly 42 mm across and 45 mm long. The Industar is a pancake, right?
That one is tiny but has a focusing helicoil, which the Vega doesn't.
Anyway, it feels like a high end toy in the hands.
/T
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IAZA
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:08 am Post subject: |
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IAZA wrote:
interesting... How cheap it is?
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jjphoto
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:57 am Post subject: |
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jjphoto wrote:
| IAZA wrote: |
| interesting... How cheap it is? |
They are always available on fBay for about $20-30 BIN.
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RioRico
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:04 am Post subject: |
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RioRico wrote:
Yes, it is a gem, but not exactly 'little' -- at 190g, it's about twice the mass of the EL-Nikkor 50/2.8 (100g), Leitz Varob 50/3.5 (90g), even the big Komuranon-E 50/3.5 (110g). And it's much chunkier than the Industar-50/3.5 (60g) and I-50-2 (70g).
I got my Vega-11U on eBay for US$17 shipped a few months ago. Alas, I didn't bring it with me on my current long journey. (The 45 lenses I brought are more than enough!) I'll be back at my home base in a few weeks and will exercise it a bit.
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torbod
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:48 am Post subject: |
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torbod wrote:
| RioRico wrote: |
Yes, it is a gem, but not exactly 'little' -- at 190g, it's about twice the mass of the EL-Nikkor 50/2.8 (100g), Leitz Varob 50/3.5 (90g), even the big Komuranon-E 50/3.5 (110g). And it's much chunkier than the Industar-50/3.5 (60g) and I-50-2 (70g).
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There are several different versions of the Vega-11U.
My late version from the 90-th is only 90 grams, so It's certainly in pair with the small ones you list.
/T
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