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themoleman342
Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2190 Location: East Coast (CT), U.S.A.
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:03 pm Post subject: Red Shawl - Takumar 2/58mm (Sonnar Type) - Sony a850 |
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themoleman342 wrote:
Anastasia wanted to debut the new shawl that she crocheted so I decided to make this series my first attempt to use the famed Takumar 2/58mm.
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And hey, why not 2 bonus pictures from the Distagon ZS 2/35mm:
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Thanks for looking!
~Marc |
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ChromaticAberration
Joined: 23 Dec 2010 Posts: 819 Location: Portugal
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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ChromaticAberration wrote:
Nice set but that bokeh makes me dizzy! _________________ Body: Fujifilm X-E1
Landscapes: Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS
Macro: Vivitar Series 1 105mm ƒ/2.5
Portrait: Helios-44 58mm ƒ/2.0
Low-light: SMC Takumar 50mm ƒ/1.4
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DigiChromeEd
Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Posts: 3461 Location: Northern Ireland
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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DigiChromeEd wrote:
Great series - my favourite is #8. I like the bokeh btw. _________________ "I've got a Nikon camera, I like to take a photograph" - Paul Simon |
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themoleman342
Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2190 Location: East Coast (CT), U.S.A.
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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themoleman342 wrote:
I was a bit surprised to see the radial effect coming from the takumar. The bokeh is very smooth close up, like most sonnars, but it gets a little busy at middle/long distances. The highlights are still not as strongly defined as they would be with a double-Gauss design. #8 is just a killer for any lens type.
Looking at samples from others I would say around 90% of them are close-ups so I think it gives an uneven impression that this Tak renders nothing but smooth. Good for me. I hate a simple, even blur. |
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yinyangbt
Joined: 08 Oct 2010 Posts: 1973 Location: Romania
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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yinyangbt wrote:
Nice set, nice colors and contrast , nice 3D effect _________________ Cheers , Teo
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Aanything
Joined: 27 Aug 2011 Posts: 2201 Location: Piacenza, Italy
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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Aanything wrote:
Regardless of subjective prefernces about bokeh, and considering that the ability of the photographer and the model surely helped, this really seems a top class lens' performance to me. _________________ C&C and editing of my pics are always welcome
Samples from my lenses
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ForenSeil
Joined: 15 Apr 2011 Posts: 2726 Location: Kiel, Germany.
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:24 am Post subject: |
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ForenSeil wrote:
Great series, as always!
But 58/2 and the bokeh looks/sounds actually more like a Biotar (and not Sonnar) formula _________________ I'm not a collector, I'm a tester
My camera: Sony A7+Zeiss Sonnar 55/1.8
Current favourite lenses (I have many more):
A few macro-Tominons, Samyang 12/2.8, Noritsu 50.7/9.5, Rodagon 105/5.6 on bellows, Samyang 135/2, Nikon ED 180/2.8, Leitz Elmar-R 250/4, Celestron C8 2000mm F10
Most wanted: Samyang 24/1.4, Samyang 35/1.4, Nikon 200/2 ED
My Blog: http://picturechemistry.own-blog.com/
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Orio
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 29545 Location: West Emilia
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
Top notch series, both the model and the shawl look gorgeous. _________________ Orio, Administrator
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themoleman342
Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2190 Location: East Coast (CT), U.S.A.
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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themoleman342 wrote:
Thank you for all of the comments.
Here's the lens: http://www.taunusreiter.de/Cameras/Pentax_Takumar_e.html - 3rd column under the heading that reads "(Preset) Takumar Lenses in M42 (1957-1962)." |
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Katastrofo
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 10405 Location: USA
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Stasia knows how to accessorize, matching lipstick! 4 and 10 are my faves, well done, Marc! |
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visualopsins
Joined: 05 Mar 2009 Posts: 10462 Location: California
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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visualopsins wrote:
#3 with awesome range of tones, & #10 are my favorites.
The shawl is beautiful! _________________ ☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮ like attracts like! ☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮
Cameras: Sony A7Rii, Spotmatics II, F, and ESII, Nikon P4
M42 Asahi Optical Co., Lenses:
Takumar 1:4 f=35mm, 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar), 1:2.4 f=58mm (Heliar), 1:2.2 f=55mm (Gaussian), 1:2.8 f=105mm (Model I), 1:2.8/105 (Model II), 1:5.6/200
Tele-Takumar 1:5.6/200, 1:6.3/300
Macro-Takumar 1:4/50
Auto-Takumar 1:2.3 f=35, 1:1.8 f=55mm, 1:2.2 f=55mm
Super-TAKUMAR 1:3.5/28 (fat), 1:2/35 (Fat), 1:1.4/50 (8-element),
Super-Multi-Coated Fisheye-TAKUMAR 1:4/17
Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4.5/20, 1:3.5/24, 1:3.5/28, 1:2/35, 1:3.5/35, 1:1.8/85, 1:1.9/85 1:2.8/105, 1:3.5/135, 1:2.5/135 (II), 1:4/150, 1:4/200, 1:4/300, 1:4.5/500
Super-Multi-Coated Macro-TAKUMAR 1:4/50, 1:4/100
Super-Multi-Coated Bellows-TAKUMAR 1:4/100
SMC TAKUMAR 1:1.4/50, 1:1.8/55
Other lenses:
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.4/35
SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:3.5 35~105mm, SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:4 45~125mm
Nikon Micro-NIKKOR-P-C Auto 1:3.5 f=55mm, NIKKOR-P Auto 105mm f/2.5 Pre-AI (Sonnar), Micro-NIKKOR 105mm 1:4 AI, NIKKOR AI-S 35-135mm f/3,5-4,5
Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51B), Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51BB), SP 500mm f/8 (55BB), SP 70-210mm f/3.5 (19AH)
Vivitar 100mm 1:2.8 MC 1:1 Macro Telephoto
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kuuan
Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 4572 Location: right now: Austria
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:25 am Post subject: |
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kuuan wrote:
very good series, besides a beautiful model it shows the lens performance very well, also the colors, greens and reds most early Takumars seem to do specially well.
themoleman342 wrote: |
I was a bit surprised to see the radial effect coming from the takumar. The bokeh is very smooth close up, like most sonnars, but it gets a little busy at middle/long distances. The highlights are still not as strongly defined as they would be with a double-Gauss design. #8 is just a killer for any lens type.
Looking at samples from others I would say around 90% of them are close-ups so I think it gives an uneven impression that this Tak renders nothing but smooth. Good for me. I hate a simple, even blur. |
right, same here. I hardly ever have used this lens for middle / long distances and was quite surprised of by the bokeh of some of your long distance photos. _________________ my photos on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kuuan/collections |
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miran
Joined: 01 Aug 2012 Posts: 1364 Location: Slovenia
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:58 am Post subject: |
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miran wrote:
Wow, look at that bokeh! Good thing the colour contrast draws enough attention, so the bokeh is actually a bonus and not a distraction. |
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hoanpham
Joined: 31 Jan 2011 Posts: 2575
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:44 am Post subject: |
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hoanpham wrote:
Bokeh is a bit distracting after my taste, but interesting. Off-center framing can be a challenge.
According to samples photos I have seen, the close range is superb. For portraits, that can cover head shots, and may be a little more, but that can be covered by an 85 sonnar.
Am I wrong in my assumption?
Is there other properties of the lens that can be interesting than the bokeh?
I have both 85 sonnar/planar, 90/2.8 sonnar. Zeiss 85/2.8 and 90/2.8 cost approx the same of this lens. |
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themoleman342
Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2190 Location: East Coast (CT), U.S.A.
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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themoleman342 wrote:
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Is there other properties of the lens that can be interesting than the bokeh? |
I would say yes. Things like color rendition, contrast (micro and macro), vignetting, distortion, acutence, etc. all make a lens "interesting." Digital processing, however, has made these aspects less important. PP can "correct" or alter everything listed. This wasn't as true in the days of film. Bokeh is still one thing that would be very time consuming to change or create. |
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