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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just bought a LU.PA. enlarger (Luigi Patui, italian producer from Udine) equipped with a Rodenstock Trinar 105mm f:4.5 (I think it should have a 39x1 mount like other Rodenstock of this type), but I still haven't checked.


PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

D1N0 wrote:
Tamron SP 35-210mm 1:3.5-4.2 26A. For a measly 1200 yen I couldn't let it wither in some Japanese closet. It's now on it's long way to the Netherlands. Let's see how long customs holds on to it this time....

I like this lens very much. The only drawbacks (for me, because I'm getting old and my back complains sometimes) are its size and weight. But it's a great all-purpose lens if you want to carry just one.


PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 11:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

invisible wrote:
D1N0 wrote:
Tamron SP 35-210mm 1:3.5-4.2 26A. For a measly 1200 yen I couldn't let it wither in some Japanese closet. It's now on it's long way to the Netherlands. Let's see how long customs holds on to it this time....

I like this lens very much. The only drawbacks (for me, because I'm getting old and my back complains sometimes) are its size and weight. But it's a great all-purpose lens if you want to carry just one.


I use an Op/Tech Camera strap, which reduces strain very much. It is a traditional strap, not a contraption, with an elastic and neoprene part. Very comfortable.

Bellows-Takumar including a Bellows This took four months to arrive because of the mess at our mail company Postnl. The trip from Japan to The Netherlands only took three days.
Bellows-Takumar 100mm 1:4 by The lens profile, on Flickr

Bellows-Takumar 100mm 1:4 by The lens profile, on Flickr

Bellows-Takumar 100mm 1:4 by The lens profile, on Flickr

Sold for scrap but only the filter I took of straight away was dirty and some fungus on the rear element that was easily wiped of.


PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 10:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's pretty cool.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 11:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

D1N0 wrote:
invisible wrote:
D1N0 wrote:
Tamron SP 35-210mm 1:3.5-4.2 26A. For a measly 1200 yen I couldn't let it wither in some Japanese closet. It's now on it's long way to the Netherlands. Let's see how long customs holds on to it this time....

I like this lens very much. The only drawbacks (for me, because I'm getting old and my back complains sometimes) are its size and weight. But it's a great all-purpose lens if you want to carry just one.


I use an Op/Tech Camera strap, which reduces strain very much. It is a traditional strap, not a contraption, with an elastic and neoprene part. Very comfortable.

Bellows-Takumar including a Bellows This took four months to arrive because of the mess at our mail company Postnl. The trip from Japan to The Netherlands only took three days.
Bellows-Takumar 100mm 1:4 by The lens profile, on Flickr

Bellows-Takumar 100mm 1:4 by The lens profile, on Flickr

Bellows-Takumar 100mm 1:4 by The lens profile, on Flickr

Sold for scrap but only the filter I took of straight away was dirty and some fungus on the rear element that was easily wiped of.


Like 1 Like 1 Nice portable rig!


PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 12:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

some nice luck at the flea market


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 4:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

They made some nice stuff in F/D.

The few good shape F/D lenses I've been able to work with showed a propensity for c-41, of all things.
The very slightly warm images bothered me not a whit.
Nice score!

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Still haven't come across an F/D zoom that I actually like...

-D.S.


PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 5:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

@benadamx : nice find!


PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 6:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


(Sellers Pic)

An unusual variant of the early standard lens for the Miranda T, one I had previously only read about and not seen anywhere for sale. (Paid a fair bit, but I'm a Miranda fan through and through...)


PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 9:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

D1N0 wrote:
invisible wrote:
D1N0 wrote:
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Bellows-Takumar including a Bellows This took four months to arrive because of the mess at our mail company Postnl. The trip from Japan to The Netherlands only took three days.
Bellows-Takumar 100mm 1:4 by The lens profile, on Flickr...f.


I have the same bellows & lens. I use it on my Sony A7 III. A very under rated lens. The bellows is very good too. Grab one if you see it.


PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 4:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Auto Takumar 55mm f2.
I guess it looks like Yashica 5cm f2.


PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 5:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

vivaldibow wrote:
Auto Takumar 55mm f2.
I guess it looks like Yashica 5cm f2.


Nice one! same optics as the later Super Takumar but with better looks and 10 bladed aperture!


PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

vivaldibow wrote:
Auto Takumar 55mm f2.
I guess it looks like Yashica 5cm f2.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 12:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

vivaldibow wrote:
Auto Takumar 55mm f2.
I guess it looks like Yashica 5cm f2.


They look a like but lots of differences in the details
Yashinon vs. Takumar by The lens profile, on Flickr


PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 12:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote



Kodak Ektapro SELECT Projection FF Zoom Lens 3.5/200-300mm
plastic-metal version, 232mm long, 916 gr. heavy, filter thread 86 mm, the coating is called MC by Kodak, 9 elements, angle of view 12 - 8 degrees


PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

caspert79 wrote:

Nice one! same optics as the later Super Takumar but with better looks and 10 bladed aperture!


Thanks. Didn't notice it has 10 blades!

Oldhand wrote:

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Thanks Tom.

D1N0 wrote:

They look a like but lots of differences in the details

I couldn't find where I placed my Yashica. Thanks for digging this out. They do like each other but with some difference.


PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

After a long time in customs. SMC Pentax-A Zoom 28-135mm 1:4. It didn't have scuffs and dents on the seller pics. Poor packaging and soccer at the distribution center will do this.

SMC Pentax-A 28-135mm 1:4 by The lens profile, on Flickr

SMC Pentax-A 28-135mm 1:4 by The lens profile, on Flickr

SMC Pentax-A 28-135mm 1:4 by The lens profile, on Flickr

You can see lens paint on the mount of the camera it came with.
Pentax-ME Super by The lens profile, on Flickr


PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rikenon 21mm f/3.8.


PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 11:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

caspert79 wrote:
Rikenon 21mm f/3.8.


Tokina?


PostPosted: Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

D1N0 wrote:
caspert79 wrote:
Rikenon 21mm f/3.8.


Tokina?


Yup!


PostPosted: Fri Nov 12, 2021 10:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

In coming today: 50/1.4 MC Rokkor-X PG. Rated PG ought to be good Laugh 1

Might not be the best 50 on the block, but it's affordable. Hoping it's a great copy Happy Dog I'm betting it will out resolve my skills Rolling Eyes


PostPosted: Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Knudsen wrote:
In coming today: 50/1.4 MC Rokkor-X PG. Rated PG ought to be good Laugh 1

Might not be the best 50 on the block, but it's affordable. Hoping it's a great copy Happy Dog I'm betting it will out resolve my skills Rolling Eyes


That's probably my favourite vintage 1.4/50mm lens. It's not one particular thing that makes the MC-X 1.4/50mm stand out, but the well balanced sum of its properties:

* optically among the best of its time
* better coatings than most of its time
* sturdily built
* extremely smooth focusing, comparable to Leica R lenses (and Super-Takumars)
* low price
* easy to use bayonet mount (unlike M42 or Canon FD or Topcor RE mount)

S


PostPosted: Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

stevemark wrote:
Knudsen wrote:
In coming today: 50/1.4 MC Rokkor-X PG. Rated PG ought to be good Laugh 1

Might not be the best 50 on the block, but it's affordable. Hoping it's a great copy Happy Dog I'm betting it will out resolve my skills Rolling Eyes


That's probably my favourite vintage 1.4/50mm lens. It's not one particular thing that makes the MC-X 1.4/50mm stand out, but the well balanced sum of its properties:


* optically among the best of its time
* better coatings than most of its time
* sturdily built
* extremely smooth focusing, comparable to Leica R lenses (and Super-Takumars)
* low price
* easy to use bayonet mount (unlike M42 or Canon FD or Topcor RE mount)

S


I have the MC, MD II and the MD III.

The last have the better IQ for my taste.

The three are great lenses .


PostPosted: Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

#1


7Artisans 1.4/35mm FullFrame E-Mount


PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 2:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice. Does the camera go to magnifier mode when you focus?