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tb_a
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tb_a wrote:
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Topcor RE Auto Zoom 87-205/4.7. Not much info about it out there but, hey, it’s Topcor. I read an old post in another forum it was actually made by Sun?
I’ll post samples in a new thread shortly. |
At least it was licenced from Sun. There are contradictionary informations around. I don't know what's right.
I have this lens myself but don't use it. Don't expect too much from it.
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caspert79
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caspert79 wrote:
Topcon lenses are a mixed bag anyway.
Some are excellent, others are average at best.
By the way, the current Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4 is a Topcon design. |
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tb_a
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| Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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tb_a wrote:
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Topcon lenses are a mixed bag anyway.
Some are excellent, others are average at best.
By the way, the current Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4 is a Topcon design. |
Well, the Topcon 58/1.4 and it's Voigtlaender copy are actually enhanced Biotar/Xenon designs (7/5) like the Zeiss Pancolar 55/1.4 or the Nikkor-S 55/1.2 or the Contarex Planar 55/1.4, etc.. I don't really know which was first, most probably the Contarex in 1959.
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Lucse
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Lucse wrote:
Today my MD W.Rokkor 17mm f/4 arrived.
It was a gamble when I bought it because I only saw a few very fuzzy pictures of it ... taken in the dark from a distance (in an advertisement).
Besides the poor quality of the pictures the lens was hidden between the other lenses of a set.
But that was probably the reason why nobody else had seen this lens in that ad.
On request the man told me that the lens was fine, apart from a few "very weak" scratches in the frontglass.
Well, the lens I got was not beauty. Far from being even.
It's not really damaged, but it must have seen a lot of action, that's for sure.
But the worst thing is that the scratches in the frontglass are anything but faint. They are big and there are more than a few.
The good news, however, is that the lens is clean inside and that everything works as it should.
I tested it and the pictures look good, but the scratches start to appear very vaguely from f/8 onwards.
(But to able te see this I did photograph a white wall).
So, all in all it could have been better but it isn't a total loss either I guess. |
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Gott23
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Gott23 wrote:
The Flektogon 20/4 arrived and it is well.. quite interesting to say the least... Shot some night and some portrait with it but it needs some practice..
I also had a Pentacon 29/2.8 arrive that was meant to be working and looked optically great in the ad; turns out the aperture was screwed.. So eBay refund time... To console myself I ended up using that cash to buy an old Zenit 3M, attached to which is a first (metal) version of the Helios 44 - 13 blades from what I've read?
That inspired me to dig out the Helios I had stored, which has lain resting for quite some time as using it on the DSLR was a bit of a pain... Turns out it was a 44-2, and just having a quick feel of it on the A6000 - it is sharp as in the centre... even wide open... |
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Lucse
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Lucse wrote:
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... To console myself I ended up using that cash to buy an old Zenit 3M, attached to which is a first (metal) version of the Helios 44 - 13 blades from what I've read?
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They made those silver versions also with 8 blades.
I hope you are lucky and it will be the 13-bladed version that arrives. |
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caspert79
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caspert79 wrote:
Konica Hexanon 57mm f/1.2 and 57mm f/1.4 are on the way. |
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aidaho
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| Konica Hexanon 57mm f/1.4 |
Would be great to see some long distance infinity shots (or full body portraits) wide open.
The bokeh is pretty enticing, but so far, every full size photo I stumbled upon in the wild wasnt remotely sharp.
Perhaps your copy will break the mould.
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Artboy
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Artboy wrote:
Tokina ATX SD 80-200mm f2.8 Nikon AI mount.
Won it for US$11 and the shipping cost US$27.50  |
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benadamx
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benadamx wrote:
heheheheheh
it's pristine! might have even been NOS, still has original unopened lenscloth.. might even be a decent lens? going to be a few days before I can try it out in full daylight, but sharpness stopped down under poor indoor lighting seemed potentially decent. |
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e6filmuser
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e6filmuser wrote:
Nikon Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 AI-s will be with me within a week. I was led to it, indirectly, by a post in this forum.
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D1N0
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D1N0 wrote:
Soon to arrive two legacy Pentax Zooms The SMC Pentax 45-125mm F4 and the SMC Pentax-m 80-200mm F4.5
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caspert79
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caspert79 wrote:
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| Konica Hexanon 57mm f/1.4 |
Would be great to see some long distance infinity shots (or full body portraits) wide open.
The bokeh is pretty enticing, but so far, every full size photo I stumbled upon in the wild wasnt remotely sharp.
Perhaps your copy will break the mould. |
I will give it a shot! |
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
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| caspert79 wrote: |
| Konica Hexanon 57mm f/1.4 |
Would be great to see some long distance infinity shots (or full body portraits) wide open.
The bokeh is pretty enticing, but so far, every full size photo I stumbled upon in the wild wasnt remotely sharp.
Perhaps your copy will break the mould. |
I can't imagine why anyone would want to take infinity shots at widest aperture.
f1.4 can be used in portraits although f2 is probably more useful.
I don't have a model handy, but here is a shot with the 1.4/57 Hexanon AR at full aperture.
Sharpness is very good
Tom
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frenched
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| Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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frenched wrote:
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| I can't imagine why anyone would want to take infinity shots at widest aperture. |
Agreed. Not best practice usually. Unless you’re going for something. . . I don’t know. But I did once use a hammer to drive a screw into a piece of wood. It worked. Kinda.
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Gott23
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Gott23 wrote:
So the Zenit 3M has arrived and I've check the Helios 44.. Its a 13 blade, but in m39 mount.. Serial number 106668..
Going to test it on the Dslr later.... |
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Gott23
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Gott23 wrote:
So a quick walkaround and the realisation this thing doesn't focus to infinity...o.0 Up close though I imagine it'll be great.. dull day so hard to get much in the way of highlights but its character shows..
These are all unprocessed.
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D1N0
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| Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 4:24 pm Post subject: arrived |
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D1N0 wrote:
 SMC Pentax 45-125mm F4 and SMC Pentax-M 80-200mm F4.5 by The lens profile, on Flickr
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tb_a
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tb_a wrote:
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| So a quick walkaround and the realisation this thing doesn't focus to infinity...o.0 |
Obviously wrongly adapted. Zenit/M39 is 45.2 mm register distance; i.e. M42 is too long (45.46 mm).
Correct adaption for infinity focus on mirrorless cameras would be on a M39/LTM to camera adapter with additional M39 16.4 mm distance ring betw. adapter and lens.
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Gott23
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Gott23 wrote:
| tb_a wrote: |
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| So a quick walkaround and the realisation this thing doesn't focus to infinity...o.0 |
Obviously wrongly adapted. Zenit/M39 is 45.2 mm register distance; i.e. M42 is too long (45.46 mm).
Correct adaption for infinity focus on mirrorless cameras would be on a M39/LTM to camera adapter with additional 16.4 mm distance ring betw. adapter and lens. |
yeah it was literally chucked on a M39/EOS adapter to mainly check it worked; I'd read about the distance rings before - with actual Zenit ones being mentioned.. |
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uddhava
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uddhava wrote:
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So the Zenit 3M has arrived and I've check the Helios 44.. Its a 13 blade, but in m39 mount.. Serial number 106668..
Going to test it on the Dslr later.... |
Congratulations!
I bought two, both for a cheap price but neither had 13 blades.
They are both silvery though and perform well. |
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blotafton
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blotafton wrote:
Three Germans.
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
Two excellent, underrated and still available for cheap lenses.
I think that you will like these
Tom |
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D1N0
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| Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: arrived |
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Two excellent, underrated and still available for cheap lenses.
I think that you will like these
Tom |
I am especially happy with the 45-125. An uncommon range and an old takumar design.
From Pentaxforums.com.
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visualopsins
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| Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:11 pm Post subject: Re: arrived |
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visualopsins wrote:
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| Oldhand wrote: |
Two excellent, underrated and still available for cheap lenses.
I think that you will like these
Tom |
I am especially happy with the 45-125. An uncommon range and an old takumar design.
From Pentaxforums.com. |
Nice angle of view range on crop sensor equivalent to ~70-220mm on full frame view.
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M42 Asahi Optical Co., 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
M42 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.4/35
Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-70mm F3.5-4.5
Pentax K-mount 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)
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