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ManualFocus-G
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 Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 8:47 pm Post subject: Canon FD 70-210mm f/4 |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
I bought this one recently presuming it would be similar to the EF 70-210/4 which I had great fun with.
I understand this was considered a great zoom lens in its time, but I struggled with it on the Nex, where critical focus with shallow depth of field was required. Fine with a viewfinder, but a bit tricky with the LCD screen in the sun 
As a result, some of the photos aren't perfectly focused. I believe the lens is nice and sharp from wide open, but suffers vignetting wide open, even on APS-C! There is a fair amount of CA around as well...
f5.6 @ 210mm
f4 @ 100mm
100% crop
f4 @ 210mm
100% crop
f5.6 @ 210mm
100% crop
100% crop
f5.6 - macro @ 70mm
f4 @ 70mm @ ISO 800
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Excalibur
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| Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
****I understand this was considered a great zoom lens in its time****
HuH...news to me 
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| Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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trifox wrote:
HI Graham - I love the pictures anyway! 
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ManualFocus-G
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| Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Ha, thanks Stan...just some quick test shots
Excalibur, has this lens got a bad rep then? I'd only seen good reviews previously. I think it's probably good compared to other zooms of this vintage which show horrible purple fringing and might be softer wide open...
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trifox wrote:
I agree with Graham.
ehmm = I would say that Excalibur's comment is inappropriate
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| Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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Ha, thanks Stan...just some quick test shots
Excalibur, has this lens got a bad rep then? I'd only seen good reviews previously. I think it's probably good compared to other zooms of this vintage which show horrible purple fringing and might be softer wide open... |
Well my copy is not very sharp at the 210mm end, but macro is quite good....I don't use mine as IMHO Tamron and Kiron are better (not forgetting the Vivitar series1 zooms).
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ManualFocus-G
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
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Ha, thanks Stan...just some quick test shots
Excalibur, has this lens got a bad rep then? I'd only seen good reviews previously. I think it's probably good compared to other zooms of this vintage which show horrible purple fringing and might be softer wide open... |
Well my copy is not very sharp at the 210mm end, but macro is quite good....I don't use mine as IMHO Tamron and Kiron are better (not forgetting the Vivitar series1 zooms). |
Excellent, thanks for the info
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Excalibur wrote:
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Ha, thanks Stan...just some quick test shots
Excalibur, has this lens got a bad rep then? I'd only seen good reviews previously. I think it's probably good compared to other zooms of this vintage which show horrible purple fringing and might be softer wide open... |
Well my copy is not very sharp at the 210mm end, but macro is quite good....I don't use mine as IMHO Tamron and Kiron are better (not forgetting the Vivitar series1 zooms). |
Excellent, thanks for the info |
Well Graham I was so surprised reading the "great lens" part, I forget to praise your shots.......and they are VG.
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