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jamaeolus
Joined: 19 Mar 2014 Posts: 2913 Location: Eugene
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 7:52 pm Post subject: Schneider Apo-Componon HM MC 90mm 4.5 |
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jamaeolus wrote:
Snagged one of these for a hundred and a quarter. I have heard is excellent for use as a macro lens. Anyone have experince with this one? I'm waiting (impatiently!) for it to come in from abroad. _________________ photos are moments frozen in time |
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jamaeolus
Joined: 19 Mar 2014 Posts: 2913 Location: Eugene
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2018 12:15 am Post subject: |
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jamaeolus wrote:
OK came in yesterday and I got a (brief) chance today to try a couple of snaps. Tell me what you think.
A7Rii, nex to m42 helical, extension tubes. Minor tweaks in GIMP for contrast and brightness (to compensate for my penchant for underexposures).
A crop.
The 100% crop.
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jamaeolus
Joined: 19 Mar 2014 Posts: 2913 Location: Eugene
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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jamaeolus wrote:
Finally got a chance to spend enough time to see what it is really capable of.
the crop
Another
and the crop.
The 100% crops show this IMHO to be the sharpest lens I have ever used for macro. _________________ photos are moments frozen in time |
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jamaeolus
Joined: 19 Mar 2014 Posts: 2913 Location: Eugene
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Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 2:10 am Post subject: |
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jamaeolus wrote:
Finally a shot in the sunlight. This lens is insanely sharp. _________________ photos are moments frozen in time |
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kds315*
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 16498 Location: Weinheim, Germany
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Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
_________________ Klaus - Admin
"S'il vient a point, me souviendra" [Thomas Bohier (1460-1523)]
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
http://www.travelmeetsfood.com/blog Food + Travel BLOG
https://galeriafotografia.com Architecture + Drone photography
Currently most FAV lens(es):
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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Paulius
Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Posts: 321 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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Paulius wrote:
I'm using the enlarger's lenses since this spring on bellow, the shortest is 100 mm. The Schneider Componons are amazing, same as Rodenstock Rodagons and Gerogons, no matter Apo, or not. Ektars from Press cameras are great too. |
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jamaeolus
Joined: 19 Mar 2014 Posts: 2913 Location: Eugene
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:19 am Post subject: |
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jamaeolus wrote:
Yes that was the route that brought me to this lens. Tried some fuji, elgeet, rodagon lenses and started to read up. The APO componon is supposedly the best corrected of Schneiders enlarger lenses. This particular one does not have any controls it is just a barrel lens. So no aperture and no helical and 39mm threads on one side and no threads for filters. I would characterize it as the sharpest lens I have ever used. Though I'm sure Klaus has much better stuff in his lens vault and obviously much more skill than I can muster. _________________ photos are moments frozen in time |
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kiddo
Joined: 29 Jun 2018 Posts: 1101
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:22 am Post subject: |
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kiddo wrote:
That's amazing , i am using mostly c/y and MD mount, what helicoid would you recommend me to be able to use such a lens and my lenses on A7? Thanx |
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kiddo
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:38 am Post subject: |
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kiddo wrote:
That's amazing , i am using mostly c/y and MD mount, what helicoid would you recommend me to be able to use such a lens and my lenses on A7? Thanx |
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jamaeolus
Joined: 19 Mar 2014 Posts: 2913 Location: Eugene
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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jamaeolus wrote:
I use a FOTGA (IIRC!) nex m42 helicoid. They are maybe 40 dollars. Very useful as they dramatically decrease your MFD for a host of vintage glass.
like this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/for-M42-Screw-Lens-to-Sony-E-NEX-Adapter-Macro-Focusing-Helicoid-3N-5T-A7-A6300/272394937249?hash=item3f6c00e3a1:rk:5:pf:0 _________________ photos are moments frozen in time |
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Paulius
Joined: 25 Nov 2014 Posts: 321 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 12:02 am Post subject: |
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Paulius wrote:
I have one, but want to find some adapters for different sizes. |
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Focusthrow
Joined: 12 Sep 2017 Posts: 209
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 2:40 am Post subject: |
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Focusthrow wrote:
So sweeeeeet! jt |
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kiddo
Joined: 29 Jun 2018 Posts: 1101
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 5:16 am Post subject: |
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kiddo wrote:
Thanks for the tip; these enlargemnt lenses are3 M42 mount or do i need some rings to adapt it? Would it be better option to buy a leica mount helicoid directly so i could fit my Minolta and C/Y lenses,as the enlargement lens to it? |
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e6filmuser
Joined: 12 Nov 2010 Posts: 490 Location: Reading UK
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:37 am Post subject: |
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e6filmuser wrote:
I did use the 90mm a couple of times for macro but prefer the 40mm version.
The 90mm does have a large image circle, potentially useful for tilt. _________________ Dedicated to using manual focus lenses with digital. Equiped for photography from macro to panoramic & from ultra-wide to extreme telephoto. Mostly shooting outdoor macro. Experienced entomological taxonomist. |
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e6filmuser
Joined: 12 Nov 2010 Posts: 490 Location: Reading UK
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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e6filmuser wrote:
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I did use the 90mm a couple of times for macro but prefer the 40mm version.
The 90mm does have a large image circle, potentially useful for tilt. |
I found one of my earliest images. I was getting flare of the reversed (flat) front of the lens reflecting on the sensor, or vice versa, so I put a tilt adapter between the lens and the camera. The FOV was something like 4mm wide. Lens set and f11 or f16, flash illumination.
_________________ Dedicated to using manual focus lenses with digital. Equiped for photography from macro to panoramic & from ultra-wide to extreme telephoto. Mostly shooting outdoor macro. Experienced entomological taxonomist. |
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e6filmuser
Joined: 12 Nov 2010 Posts: 490 Location: Reading UK
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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e6filmuser wrote:
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The 90mm does have a large image circle, potentially useful for tilt. |
I took a long time to trace this (2013) article and image:
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1247442/#11863676
_________________ Dedicated to using manual focus lenses with digital. Equiped for photography from macro to panoramic & from ultra-wide to extreme telephoto. Mostly shooting outdoor macro. Experienced entomological taxonomist. |
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jamaeolus
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Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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jamaeolus wrote:
This image was taken with natural light in my greenhouse and I thought I would share.
another taken that same evening.
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jamaeolus
Joined: 19 Mar 2014 Posts: 2913 Location: Eugene
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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jamaeolus wrote:
I had this lens out yesterday. The crocosmia's are in bud the sprinkler had just quit and the late afternoon sun was shining. This was with a nex m42 close 3 different m42 m42 helicals and an m39 m42 threaded ring. _________________ photos are moments frozen in time |
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blotafton
Joined: 08 Aug 2013 Posts: 1534 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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blotafton wrote:
Looks good to me!
If I upgrade my film scanning setup this may be a good lens. My current one is a Canon EF 100mm 2.8 USM. |
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