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enliten
Joined: 20 Sep 2011 Posts: 201 Location: Perth, WA
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:26 am Post subject: Tokina 80-200mm F4.5 (M42) |
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enliten wrote:
RMC Tokina 80-200mm F4.5 serial #8098312
Hey guys. I just picked this lens up at my local op shop...
Anybody have any experience with this lens?
I'll post some pics up when I get some time |
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Excalibur
Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5019 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:39 am Post subject: Re: Tokina 80-200mm F4.5 (M42) |
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Excalibur wrote:
enliten wrote: |
RMC Tokina 80-200mm F4.5 serial #8098312
Hey guys. I just picked this lens up at my local op shop...
Anybody have any experience with this lens?
I'll post some pics up when I get some time |
Ah just checked mine and it's Tokina 80-200mm RMC "F4" . _________________ Canon A1, AV1, T70 & T90, EOS 300 and EOS300v, Chinon CE and CP-7M. Contax 139, Fuji STX-2, Konica Autoreflex TC, FS-1, FT-1, Minolta X-700, X-300, XD-11, SRT101b, Nikon EM, FM, F4, F90X, Olympus OM2, Pentax S3, Spotmatic, Pentax ME super, Praktica TL 5B, & BC1, , Ricoh KR10super, Yashica T5D, Bronica Etrs, Mamiya RB67 pro AND drum roll:- a Sony Nex 3
.........past gear Tele Rolleiflex and Rollei SL66.
Many lenses from good to excellent. |
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iangreenhalgh1
Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 15685
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
I have this lens in Nikon mount, very solidly built, all-metal, aperture is stuck so can only shoot it wide open so I only briefly tested it but I found it to be rather good at f4.5, sharp and with good contrast and CA control for a zoom lens, I am tempted to try to fix it as it seemed a good one. _________________ I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it! |
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heartcat
Joined: 31 Dec 2009 Posts: 371
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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heartcat wrote:
I've got this lens and it's a great lens, especially for a zoom. I've developed a bit of a thing for Tokina lenses and this one has the quality and performance I love from Tokina, sharp from wide open with great, natural colour straight out of the camera. It also has a close focus feature which is really nice. It's not too big and bulky either, I really like the size.
I didn't get mine that long ago and haven't really used it a lot so far but I really like it. Here are a few of my favourite photos with it so far.
Coincidentally, I was just about to pop mine on my camera and take a walk around the neighbourhood to snap a few photos of the last of the fall colour.
Enjoy your lens! I hope that your experiences with it are as positive as mine have been so far. _________________ Canon 50D; CZJ Sonnar 135mm 3.5; SMC Takumar 55mm 1.8; Helios 44-2 58mm 2; Jupiter 37-A 135mm 3.5; Jupiter 11A 135mm 4; Pentacon 135mm 2.8; Nikkor-P 105mm 2.5;(Tokina) Vivitar 35mm 2.8; Tokina RMC 28mm 2.8; Vivitar 19mm 3.8; RMC Tokina 80-200mm 4.5; RMC Tokina 35-70mm 3.5; Panagor 90mm 2.8; Asahi Pentax extension tubes; 2xAuto Prinz teleconverter M42 |
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revers
Joined: 13 May 2010 Posts: 574 Location: In the country just north of Toronto Canada
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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revers wrote:
Very nice images heartcat.
I have a Tokina 35-105 that is equally impressive. _________________ Ron
Olympus OM-D E-M5, 14-42 & 45/1.8.
Panasonic G1, GF1, 14-45, 45-200 & various legacy lenses.
Canon S5, Sony 1.7 Tele-converter & Raynox DCR 150 Macro converter. |
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luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6627 Location: San Francisco, USA
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
Does that Tokina 80-200/4.5 look like this ?
http://forum.mflenses.com/soligor-c-d-80-200-4-5-pk-competition-for-vivitar-series-1-t10528,highlight,%2Bsoligor+%2Bc+%2Bd.html
I've been wondering who made mine. _________________ I like Pentax DSLR's, Exaktas, M42 bodies of all kinds, strange and cheap Japanese lenses, and am dabbling in medium format/Speed Graphic work. |
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heartcat
Joined: 31 Dec 2009 Posts: 371
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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heartcat wrote:
Thank you, Ron. I had been watching for a 35-105mm, but ended up with a 35-70mm. I think the greater focal range would have been preferable and a better walkaround length. I'd love to see some samples from it some time. _________________ Canon 50D; CZJ Sonnar 135mm 3.5; SMC Takumar 55mm 1.8; Helios 44-2 58mm 2; Jupiter 37-A 135mm 3.5; Jupiter 11A 135mm 4; Pentacon 135mm 2.8; Nikkor-P 105mm 2.5;(Tokina) Vivitar 35mm 2.8; Tokina RMC 28mm 2.8; Vivitar 19mm 3.8; RMC Tokina 80-200mm 4.5; RMC Tokina 35-70mm 3.5; Panagor 90mm 2.8; Asahi Pentax extension tubes; 2xAuto Prinz teleconverter M42 |
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revers
Joined: 13 May 2010 Posts: 574 Location: In the country just north of Toronto Canada
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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revers wrote:
heartcat wrote: |
Thank you, Ron. I had been watching for a 35-105mm, but ended up with a 35-70mm. I think the greater focal range would have been preferable and a better walkaround length. I'd love to see some samples from it some time. |
I took the 35-105/3.5-4.3 close focus on vacation this year as my walk-about.
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_________________ Ron
Olympus OM-D E-M5, 14-42 & 45/1.8.
Panasonic G1, GF1, 14-45, 45-200 & various legacy lenses.
Canon S5, Sony 1.7 Tele-converter & Raynox DCR 150 Macro converter. |
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heartcat
Joined: 31 Dec 2009 Posts: 371
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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heartcat wrote:
Thanks for sharing, Ron! Great shots, great performer as I expected it would be.
I love that first one of the whale! What an amazing sight that must have been to see. Not to take this thread too far off course, lol, but where was it you went on vacation? I see you live north of TO. Fellow Canuck here by the way, Hamilton area. _________________ Canon 50D; CZJ Sonnar 135mm 3.5; SMC Takumar 55mm 1.8; Helios 44-2 58mm 2; Jupiter 37-A 135mm 3.5; Jupiter 11A 135mm 4; Pentacon 135mm 2.8; Nikkor-P 105mm 2.5;(Tokina) Vivitar 35mm 2.8; Tokina RMC 28mm 2.8; Vivitar 19mm 3.8; RMC Tokina 80-200mm 4.5; RMC Tokina 35-70mm 3.5; Panagor 90mm 2.8; Asahi Pentax extension tubes; 2xAuto Prinz teleconverter M42 |
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revers
Joined: 13 May 2010 Posts: 574 Location: In the country just north of Toronto Canada
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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revers wrote:
We took a bus tour to Cape Cod. _________________ Ron
Olympus OM-D E-M5, 14-42 & 45/1.8.
Panasonic G1, GF1, 14-45, 45-200 & various legacy lenses.
Canon S5, Sony 1.7 Tele-converter & Raynox DCR 150 Macro converter. |
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enliten
Joined: 20 Sep 2011 Posts: 201 Location: Perth, WA
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 1:55 am Post subject: |
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enliten wrote:
It looks very similar... Mine has a 52mm diameter (lenscappy thing), correct me if I'm wrong but yours says 55....
The printing on the side of the lens looks a little different as does the texture on the zoom / focus barrel.
I'll post some pics when I get the time, I'm going to try and take the lens out today. |
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enliten
Joined: 20 Sep 2011 Posts: 201 Location: Perth, WA
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:35 am Post subject: finally took some shots |
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enliten wrote:
So I finally got around to taking the lens out...
I wasn't really impressed with it, although I was hand holding... and shooting mostly wide open (I had some setting wrong on my camera I guess, it kept overexposing images when I stepped the aperture down.)
First image is of a damsel fly at 200mm
Same image 100% crop
100% crop of a tiny grass hopper which I just missed the focus on.
At 80mm
At 200mm
I uploaded these two just because I like them, they're nothing special though.
It's a fun little lens, but (the way I use it) doesn't seem to be particularly good quality.
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Laurentiu Cristofor
Joined: 23 Oct 2010 Posts: 524 Location: WA, USA
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:20 pm Post subject: Re: finally took some shots |
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Laurentiu Cristofor wrote:
enliten wrote: |
First image is of a damsel fly at 200mm
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That is actually a dragonfly This image seems to have a purple tint - I have found that with some old lenses I get such tint unless I set WB manually - my theory is that something about the coatings is confusing the camera AWB.
Do you have image stabilization in your camera body? Shooting 200mm handheld without IS can be tricky - part of the lack of sharpness could be due just to shake.
The other images are ok and the butterfly looks good - the lens appears to be sharp in that shot.
Try it a bit longer - it takes some time to figure out how to best use a new lens. Do post more results here when you have them! _________________ http://www.ipernity.com/home/2419272
https://laurphoto.blogspot.com/ |
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enliten
Joined: 20 Sep 2011 Posts: 201 Location: Perth, WA
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:09 am Post subject: |
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enliten wrote:
I don't have IS in body, I shoot with a canon 7d...
next time I take it out I'll try with a tripod and see how I go |
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heartcat
Joined: 31 Dec 2009 Posts: 371
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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heartcat wrote:
The results are not what I would have expected from that lens, based on my personal experiences, and I shoot hand held and have used the lens wide open at the 200mm end. Although I suppose there could be a quality issue with individual lenses produced. The one of the butterfly does look pretty good though, so it could be a matter of not getting the exposure right and of hand shake.
What was your shutter speed on the photos taken at 200mm? I find that in general trying to keep the shutter speed at least double the focal length of the lens helps to get crisper shots.
Hopefully using a tripod or just getting more experience with the lens will yield better results for you. _________________ Canon 50D; CZJ Sonnar 135mm 3.5; SMC Takumar 55mm 1.8; Helios 44-2 58mm 2; Jupiter 37-A 135mm 3.5; Jupiter 11A 135mm 4; Pentacon 135mm 2.8; Nikkor-P 105mm 2.5;(Tokina) Vivitar 35mm 2.8; Tokina RMC 28mm 2.8; Vivitar 19mm 3.8; RMC Tokina 80-200mm 4.5; RMC Tokina 35-70mm 3.5; Panagor 90mm 2.8; Asahi Pentax extension tubes; 2xAuto Prinz teleconverter M42 |
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