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Visionar 109mm f1.6 cine projector lens on NEX
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:21 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:21 pm
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I did fix onto a Sony NEX Canon EOS (with aperture) + EOS-M42 adapter.

Here result with PP first picture is wide open , second ~ F2 , third F4-F8.


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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:24 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:24 pm
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These are just wonderful, such a high class vintage look, the skin is so smooth and milky, like fine white marble or alabaster.

Lens has that vintage look of sharp yet very smooth, for me, this is the perfect rendition for portraits, especially of ladies.


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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:26 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:26 pm
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Many thanks Ian!


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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:08 am
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:08 am
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Excellent portrait lens, look at that s m o o t h bokeh! Of course, subject matter helps these, too. Smile

Looks like a winner to me!

Bokeh reminds me of the old Goerz Dagor lenses on 4x5 and 8x10 cameras.


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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:15 am
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:15 am
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It was a happy try , I think lens has nice special finger print, thanks Bill!


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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:27 am
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:27 am
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Wonderful pictures !


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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:39 am
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:39 am
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Lovely. Did it not do as well with color? Ive seen her before, is that your daughter?


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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:49 am
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:49 am
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nice results Attila, can you share picture of the set up?
Thanks


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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:10 am
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:10 am
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woodrim wrote:
Lovely. Did it not do as well with color? Ive seen her before, is that your daughter?


Good with colors too, I will publish some later if you are interest. Model is my wife Smile


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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:18 am
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:18 am
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IAZA wrote:
nice results Attila, can you share picture of the set up?
Thanks

Yes, I will do later.


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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:38 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:38 pm
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Surprisingly well for a projection lens Attila!


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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:32 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:32 pm
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kds315* wrote:
Surprisingly well for a projection lens Attila!

+1, stunning Very Happy


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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:21 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:21 pm
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with maximum stopped down about 5mm diameter circle in blades, lens is razor sharp , but still with superb smooth bokeh like most 35mm lens at wide open.


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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:33 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:33 pm
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A very beautiful woman. Lucky man.


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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:48 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:48 pm
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Thank you!


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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:33 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:33 pm
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Excellent color photos Attila! A projection lens with iris? Did
you attach one to it or mount it into a lens barrel w. iris?


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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:36 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:36 pm
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Thank you! I bought a NEX-EOS adapter with aperture blades and tape fix it on projector lens back.


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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:31 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:31 pm
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The colour shots are lovely and interesting to see how sharp it is stopped down, the bokeh is still wonderfully smooth too.

I still prefer the wide open BW ones though, the smoothness of them appeals to me.

You obviously have a very excellent portrait lens on your hands now though, to compete with your Biotar 75, Pancolar 80 etc.


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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:30 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:30 pm
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Attila wrote:
Thank you! I bought a NEX-EOS adapter with aperture blades and tape fix it on projector lens back.


Thanks, I thought it was something the like!


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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:10 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:10 pm
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IAZA wrote:
nice results Attila, can you share picture of the set up?
Thanks



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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:43 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:43 pm
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Looks pretty handy, my 168mm version is much bigger, 3cm or so greater diameter barrel and very heavy. This looks nice and handy to use.


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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:36 am
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:36 am
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Nice photos Attila


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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:07 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:07 pm
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Hi there

the Visionar was developed by Carl Zeiss Jena in the sixties as a 6 lens/element Gauss type for 35mm Film/cinema projection (exactly 18,1 x 23,2 mm) and thus will nearly fill the Nex´s sensor. It was a series of powerful lenses, mostly manufactured at Carl Zeiss Jena or at Rathenower Optische Werke ROW up to the very impressive 1,9/200 which has a 4.1" front element.
The resolution of those lenses (fully open, no aperture) reached 10µm from center to 10mm off and then declines to 20 µm at 15 mm (circle of 30 mm) and is therefor suitable for a lot of CCD or CMOS sensors with similar pixel size ( or via binning) in astronomy.
This was published by Carl Zeiss Jena in the anual Yearbook 1960 part 1 on page53ff.

Obviously it also renders a beautiful bokeeh with other objects.

Attila, one question, how did you manage to "link" the lens, which has no focuser, to the NEX body ?

Cheers
Georg

Divisional Director at Carl Zeiss Vision, retired.


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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:34 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:34 pm
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Great portraits, #3 of B&W and #4 of colour are perfect !

Georg, welcome to the group and nice to meet you!


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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:51 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:51 pm
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The lens looks fine, but it's hard to know for sure since your model could make any lens look good.
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