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rbelyell
Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 4269 Location: somewhere in the mountains of central NY
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Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:42 pm Post subject: summer trippin' with the biotar 75/1.5 |
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rbelyell wrote:
i've been trying to sell this particular lens because its pretty much my only non rangefinder. but i decided to pair it with my gxr m mount via a couple of adapters and use it as a portrait, tight landscape and low light lens on my recent summer road trip down south. it is a tremendous performer. most of you know i'm not a 'wide open' shooter, but you can tell the buttery bokeh on a couple of the flower shots where i was 'closer' to wide open--maybe f2 or 2.8. the rest of the time i was at 5.6 or 8. the lens is stunningly sharp, and when coupled with the lovely bokeh, is i think one of the best portrait lenses ive ever seen.
the first is from Savannah, Georgia, the middle few from Florida, and the last several starting with the 'frog and flower' are from Chattanooga, Tennessee, including a few from that city's excellent aquarium. keep in mind that the gxr is a little long in the tooth sensor-wise, so it has limited high iso, low light ability, and the aquarium shots are all well over the cameras iso 800 quality limit and were taken at f2.
i hope you enjoy!
tony
_________________ Epson RD1 + Elmarit 21/2.8; Summarit 50/1.5; Summarit 75/2.5; Elmar-c 90/4; Sankyo Komura 135/2.8, Hektor 135/4.5; Braun Paxina 29 6x6; Photax Boyer Paris; Holga 120 Pano
GREAT STUFF FOR SALE:
Contax T
Hasselblad XPan + 45/4, 90/4
Kodak Retina Reflex IV + full set of Schneider Krueznach lenses
Mercury 2 half frame 35mm
Kodak Pro slr/n
Fuji GM670+100/3.5+65/8!
Praktisix 6x6 medium format + ZeissBiometar 120/2.8
Bessa T 101 Anniversary Edition in Navy Blue
Mamiya Six Folder with Zuiko 75/3.5
Adaptall: Tamron SP 28-85 macro
Cameras: Canon IX
PM for more complete descriptions/pix. All in great shape!
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kuuan
Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 4572 Location: right now: Austria
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Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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kuuan wrote:
Tony this lens certainly is special and it shows, though it must be a bit big and heavy when used on a mirrorless camera.
beautiful colors as expected from the Ricoh, the rose pic is fabulous, a truly great one!
the last pic looks very decent for ISO 2500! I have been going until ISO 3200, it's noisy there but Ricoh noise looks good in B&W _________________ my photos on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kuuan/collections |
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cooltouch
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9097 Location: Houston, Texas
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Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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cooltouch wrote:
Wow, outstanding definition! I'm a bit different from you, though. With my very fast lenses, I like to exploit the shallow depth of field and blown-out bokeh. But of course the lens has to perform equally as well when stopped down. Which yours certainly does. Not being familiar at all with the 75mm Biotar, I went over to eBay and did a search. Yikes! And I thought my Canon 85mm f/1.2 Aspherical was an expensive optic!
So are most Biotars found in Exakta mount? M42? _________________ Michael
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57839 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Sell this must be kidding look at those birds ?! Great series, don't do it ! _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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hoanpham
Joined: 31 Jan 2011 Posts: 2575
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Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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hoanpham wrote:
the problem is when i am gathering fund and reach 60%, the fund blew out and have to start over
very nice. i would keep it, as long as i still can use a camera... |
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rbelyell
Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 4269 Location: somewhere in the mountains of central NY
Expire: 2014-01-31
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Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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rbelyell wrote:
i cant do it, no one seems to want it!
thanks guys! attila, i thought you would like the bird shots. they roam around where we stay in florida all the time, and you can get pretty close--5 or 6 feet. so all those are cropped.
yes andreas, it is a big lens on my tiny gxr! and i do think the gxr did well in the aquarium, but my x100 is just a low light champion that its IQ is my standard for judging low light performance...
yeah michael, theyre pretty expensive, but i dont think that IQ and speed can be had for much less. tbh, a fast lens for me is protection for low light situations, like the aquarium. i'm not creative enough to 'see' how to use the shallow DOF, and honestly, 99% of the time that 'look' just doesnt turn me on. for example that rose, which i think really shows off the bokeh, was probably shot at 2.8. i like that most of the subject is in or very close to in focus. i wouldnt have liked it nearly as much if only a couple of petals were focused. i really go for 'context', even in macro or close up. just my style...
tony _________________ Epson RD1 + Elmarit 21/2.8; Summarit 50/1.5; Summarit 75/2.5; Elmar-c 90/4; Sankyo Komura 135/2.8, Hektor 135/4.5; Braun Paxina 29 6x6; Photax Boyer Paris; Holga 120 Pano
GREAT STUFF FOR SALE:
Contax T
Hasselblad XPan + 45/4, 90/4
Kodak Retina Reflex IV + full set of Schneider Krueznach lenses
Mercury 2 half frame 35mm
Kodak Pro slr/n
Fuji GM670+100/3.5+65/8!
Praktisix 6x6 medium format + ZeissBiometar 120/2.8
Bessa T 101 Anniversary Edition in Navy Blue
Mamiya Six Folder with Zuiko 75/3.5
Adaptall: Tamron SP 28-85 macro
Cameras: Canon IX
PM for more complete descriptions/pix. All in great shape!
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'buy me a drink, sing me a song,
take me as i come 'cause i can't stay long' |
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RSalles
Joined: 12 Aug 2012 Posts: 1373 Location: Brazil - RS / South
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:32 am Post subject: |
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RSalles wrote:
Terrific shot in every sense.
Doesn't hurt to see it again,
Congrats, great lens and great combo with the GXR,
Cheers,
Renato
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Orio
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 29545 Location: West Emilia
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
#8 (rose) is perfect!! Congratulations!
Renato please keep the original format when quoting. This gallery has a 1024 pixels limit. _________________ Orio, Administrator
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rbelyell
Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 4269 Location: somewhere in the mountains of central NY
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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rbelyell wrote:
wow, thank you guys!
tony _________________ Epson RD1 + Elmarit 21/2.8; Summarit 50/1.5; Summarit 75/2.5; Elmar-c 90/4; Sankyo Komura 135/2.8, Hektor 135/4.5; Braun Paxina 29 6x6; Photax Boyer Paris; Holga 120 Pano
GREAT STUFF FOR SALE:
Contax T
Hasselblad XPan + 45/4, 90/4
Kodak Retina Reflex IV + full set of Schneider Krueznach lenses
Mercury 2 half frame 35mm
Kodak Pro slr/n
Fuji GM670+100/3.5+65/8!
Praktisix 6x6 medium format + ZeissBiometar 120/2.8
Bessa T 101 Anniversary Edition in Navy Blue
Mamiya Six Folder with Zuiko 75/3.5
Adaptall: Tamron SP 28-85 macro
Cameras: Canon IX
PM for more complete descriptions/pix. All in great shape!
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take me as i come 'cause i can't stay long' |
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kds315*
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 16497 Location: Weinheim, Germany
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
Great Tony, a keeper for sure!! _________________ Klaus - Admin
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http://www.macrolenses.de for macro and special lens info
http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos for UV Images and lens/filter info
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums my albums using various lenses
http://photographyoftheinvisibleworld.blogspot.com/ my UV BLOG
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X80QF f3.2/80mm
Hypergon f11/26mm
ELCAN UV f5.6/52mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f4/60mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f2/62mm
Lomo Уфар-12 f2.5/41mm
Lomo Зуфар-2 f4.0/350mm
Lomo ZIKAR-1A f1.2/100mm
Nikon UV Nikkor f4.5/105mm
Zeiss UV-Sonnar f4.3/105mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f1.8/45mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f4.1/94mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f2.8/100mm
Steinheil Quarzobjektiv f1.8/50mm
Pentax Quartz Takumar f3.5/85mm
Carl Zeiss Jena UV-Objektiv f4/60mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha II f1.1/90mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha I f2.8/200mm
COASTAL OPTICS f4/60mm UV-VIS-IR Apo
COASTAL OPTICS f4.5/105mm UV-Micro-Apo
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f4.5/85mm
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f5.6/300mm
Rodenstock UV-Rodagon f5.6/60mm + 105mm + 150mm
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Excalibur
Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5019 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
That 3rd shot of the Heron is popping out of my screen. _________________ 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.
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RSalles
Joined: 12 Aug 2012 Posts: 1373 Location: Brazil - RS / South
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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RSalles wrote:
Orio wrote: |
#8 (rose) is perfect!! Congratulations!
Renato please keep the original format when quoting. This gallery has a 1024 pixels limit. |
Orio,
1 million of excuses, as I pasted the URL from the big pic version!
I'll modify the post and put the right link right now,
Thanks,
Renato |
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