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Oldhand
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 Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:50 am Post subject: Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover - Diamonds in the Rough |
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Oldhand wrote:
I'm sure that we all have stories to tell about the gem that popped up from under a surface of grime or at the bottom of a pile of junk.
This is a thread that you can add to if you would like to share your experience.
Now here is mine.
I bid for, and was lucky enough to win this not too wonderful looking camera.
It went for not much at all.
I have been after an M42 50mm Yashinon lens for some time, but they all seem to go for more than I want to pay. So, maybe a camera will have one attached. The camera doesn't really matter too much if the lens looks OK.
Here is the original listing:
Here it is with a minimal clean:
Not too shabby at all.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:09 am Post subject: |
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Aanything wrote:
A filter mounted on the lens is always a good sign.
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philslizzy
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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philslizzy wrote:
I've see lots of Contax RTS's in boot sales and charity shops and I always get excited hoping there may be a Planar attached but there's always only a Yashinon. This one. So its worth getting then?.
I've seen one attached to a Contax RTS with pretty reasonable covering, along with a Hanimex 135 2.8, 2x converter, Vivitar 283 and other stuff for about £20. I'll bob over on Saturday it may still be there.
Do I need another system? or another 50??
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
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I've see lots of Contax RTS's in boot sales and charity shops and I always get excited hoping there may be a Planar attached but there's always only a Yashinon. This one. So its worth getting then?.
I've seen one attached to a Contax RTS with pretty reasonable covering, along with a Hanimex 135 2.8, 2x converter, Vivitar 283 and other stuff for about £20. I'll bob over on Saturday it may still be there.
Do I need another system? or another 50?? |
I have seen some very good results from this kind of Yashinon 50mm f1.9 lens taken by others.
I will give a it a run and see if this one measures up.
Stay posted.
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ManualFocus-G
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
| philslizzy wrote: |
I've see lots of Contax RTS's in boot sales and charity shops and I always get excited hoping there may be a Planar attached but there's always only a Yashinon. This one. So its worth getting then?.
I've seen one attached to a Contax RTS with pretty reasonable covering, along with a Hanimex 135 2.8, 2x converter, Vivitar 283 and other stuff for about £20. I'll bob over on Saturday it may still be there.
Do I need another system? or another 50?? |
The lens attached to an RTS won't be the Yashinon 50/1.9 as it's an M42 lens. It will likely be the Yashica ML 50/1.7, ML 50/2 or a cheaper Yashica DSB lens.
The M42 Yashinon 50/1.9 is actually pretty good, although you need to stop it down a bit. It can create swirly bokeh on occasion 
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
This Yashinon DS Auto 50mm f1.9 is auto only - no manual aperture control switch - so I will need to use it with an M42 to PK adapter that depresses the auto aperture pin (- on my Pentax K-10D - I don't shoot much film these days).
The multi coating reminds me very much of the Canon SC coatings of around the same time.
I might get some time tomorrow for some tests.
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barryreid
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| Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:38 am Post subject: |
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| I've see lots of Contax RTS's in boot sales and charity shops |
I must be going to the wrong boot fairs! Fair enough, I got my first 50/1.7 Planar in a charity shop but have never seen a Contax body and I would grab any non-motorised Contax body (or a Yash FR-I for that matter) if the price was right, as they are all lovely to use. Plus any ML lens will be an acceptable performer, at worst.[/i]
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philslizzy
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philslizzy wrote:
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| I've see lots of Contax RTS's in boot sales and charity shops |
I must be going to the wrong boot fairs! Fair enough, I got my first 50/1.7 Planar in a charity shop but have never seen a Contax body and I would grab any non-motorised Contax body (or a Yash FR-I for that matter) if the price was right, as they are all lovely to use. Plus any ML lens will be an acceptable performer, at worst.[/i] |
Ni I'M going to the wrong ones as they never have a Planar! The bodies are usually in terrible shape as the covering goes 'manky'. Anyhoo, I'm off to see if the YMCA still has that bag of stuff behind the counter.
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
OK, here are some results for the Yashinon-DS 50mm f1.9 on Pentax K-10D
Some quick and hasty samples.
I missed focus on one or two and it is slightly behind the subject so if it isn't sharp, look higher in the image.
100% crop
and @100% crop of the above
And something completely different
100% crop of corner
This lens is not just good, but I might venture to say - it is outstanding...........
.... and as cheap as chips ...............
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 1:50 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
Here are some more images from the Yashinon 50mm f1.9
Once again on Pentax K-10D
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Lightshow
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Lightshow wrote:
I picked up an ML 50/1.4 last weekend, I have not had a chance to try it out yet.
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CBokeh
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| Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 9:07 am Post subject: Re: Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover - Diamonds in the Rough |
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CBokeh wrote:
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Here it is with a minimal clean:
Not too shabby at all.
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Oldhand, did you do anything special to get the black parts so black or did you simply wipe off the dust? |
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 9:20 am Post subject: Re: Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover - Diamonds in the Rough |
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Oldhand wrote:
| CBokeh wrote: |
| Oldhand wrote: |
Here it is with a minimal clean:
Not too shabby at all.
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Oldhand, did you do anything special to get the black parts so black or did you simply wipe off the dust? |
Nothing special, just a wipe over with a damp cloth and better lighting when I photographed them.
I am amazed constantly by the quality of the cameras that were produced in the 60's and 70's.
I am really liking this lens.
Best $16 I ever spent
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