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JohnBee
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 Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 12:23 pm Post subject: Does the PENTACON 4/300mm G.D.R have MC? |
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JohnBee wrote:
Hello fellow MF enthusiasts...
I've been thinking of getting an MF 300mm lens to couple with a TC and the PENTACON 4/300mm has come-up as an option. And I was wondering if anyone knew whether or not this lens had coatings or... how it compared to the MC CJZ Sonnar 4/300?
Thanks in advance for your help with this.
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Rolf
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| Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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Rolf wrote:
Don´t know about coatings.
Bought one of this lenses recently. Very heavy and a lot of glass. Below a link to some test shots I made with 450D. Never used the lens since that time.
http://www.foto-bochum.net/Historical-Equipment/Lens-Pentacon-f4300/8012731_tivnt#521171225_jrvDq
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JohnBee
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JohnBee wrote:
Hi thanks for responding,
Any comment on CA and/or flaring?
I looked at your images(very nice btw), but I was not able to find original sized ones to pixel peep with. |
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| Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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Boomer Depp wrote:
The latter versions of the lens had multi-coating and were marked MC.
A comparison to various old and modern 300mm lens....http://www.pbase.com/sparky14/300mm_lens_test
The lens is a bit soft wide open and lacking contrast as seen in the pix below,stopping down to f8 or f11 the images are considerably sharper.
and a few I've taken with the lens....100% crops of 100% crops
and a few taken this week...100% crops
another 100% crop of a 100% crop
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What a lovely hummingbird.  |
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verdurina
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verdurina wrote:
hi!
I have same petacon model, not 300mm but 200mm f4 ...with green text...
I think that is not multicoated. Have a lot of blue fringing when is under strong light!
I am not experienced but this is what I see in my first shot!
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| Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
| verdurina wrote: |
hi!
I have same petacon model, not 300mm but 200mm f4 ...with green text...
I think that is not multicoated. Have a lot of blue fringing when is under strong light!
I am not experienced but this is what I see in my first shot! |
Hello
There were two different versions of the Pentacon 200/4 - there was the version with a preset aperture and lots of aperture blades (these were made in zebra styling and black with green text and black with red text) and an "auto" model which had 6 blades. The newer 6-bladed version is a bit sharper with less CA (in my experience), while the older model might have better bokeh.
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verdurina
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verdurina wrote:
my pentacon is:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kokkodrillo/4615209297/in/set-72157623955356801/
15 iris blades
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Boomer Depp wrote:
Yours looks like the version after the zebra version and before the later multi-coated auto and electric versions.
http://www.praktica-users.com/lens/mlenses/morp4_200.html
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Agree.
Back on topic, lovely shots with the 300mm version!
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Boomer Depp wrote:
Thanks...I've been trying to make a habit of exercising a different lens every couple of days the past couple of months....the lenses get so bored sitting on a shelf...they like to go out and play,too.... 
Next up to play and will be the Telemegor 5.5/400....then next week it'll be the behemoth Pentacon 5.6/500's turn to do it's thang...
a few more taken earlier this week with the 4/300....
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