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PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:37 pm    Post subject: wow @ Volna-9 Reply with quote
I have to say, I'm pretty thrilled with the Volna-9 I picked up on ebay. I wasn't expecting it to be much more than a fun extra lens, but I've been using it instead of my Canon 100mm macro since I first tried it a few weeks ago. Impressive!









PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Inddeed it looks good, first pic is just amazing.


PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
the last makes it for me!


PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Urrrgh where do you guys find these fuggly spiders?! Shocked

Superb shots however! Very impressive closeups and nice colours Smile


PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great pictures - love the butterfly, but those other monsters .........


PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:42 pm    Post subject: Re: wow @ Volna-9 Reply with quote
haley wrote:
I have to say, I'm pretty thrilled with the Volna-9 I picked up on ebay. I wasn't expecting it to be much more than a fun extra lens, but I've been using it instead of my Canon 100mm macro since I first tried it a few weeks ago. Impressive!










Welcome! Some fantastic examples!

Volna-9 catch many advanced member heart even if they have best lenses ! Shocked


PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That spider shot is ace.
Good choice on the Volna - it's one I plan to get.


PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Excellent shots - congrats!
(that first image is great, but the bokeh doesn't work for me
- except for the -intended- effect)


PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Volna-9 has a fine reputation on this forum dating way back. I first saw it recommended by Orio, who is familiar with the best


patrickh


PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
congrats! I dream to shot one like those Shocked


PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Excellent shots...I'm not doing very well with my macro snaps I have everything in my favour i.e. film camera with excellent focusing screen and MF Vivitar 55mm macro lens, and I focused and saw the spider's eyes clearly....but the picture came out blurred.
I thought the shutter speed was fast enough at 1/250 sec, so it can either be me or the mirror (or whatever) is out, so for me it's WYSIWYDG (what you see is what you don't get).


PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Excellent shots, the spider is awesome.

Bokeh is a matter of taste; I personally find the star-shaped out of focus highlights distract from the butterfly. Not that it ruins a fine lens - if the photo was of someone in a nightclub or bar I'd say the bokeh stars would add to the photo. I would prefer more neutral bokeh for "art by nature" photos though.


PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Excellent indeed!


PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow.......


PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I like them all except the 1st. The bokeh is too much for me.


PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The samples are nice but I agree with the bokeh complaints. That bokeh in pic #1 is WAY too busy for my taste.


PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hello Haley and Welcome. Very Happy

Very nice pictures.
I like russian lenses very much.


PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Volna-9 is a beautiful lens with a multifaceted personality.


PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bokeh in first picture is somehow ugly, but I like it a bit, somehow...
The spider pic is very nice.

I wan't this lens. Smile


PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, the first is definitely a show of the extreme end of bokeh with the Volna. I think I would grow tired of it were I to see it that pronounced all of the time, but I will admit to being rather fond of it here and there. I've only used my 100mm Canon a few times since getting the Volna.

I have the discovery of this forum to thank for turning me on to the lenses I have already picked up and the future ones I *need* that will no doubt break my bank account.


PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Haley,
Your AF lenses are also great.
Do you appreciate the EF 85mm f1.8 ?
I suppose you have both 17-40 and 24-70 to mount on your 5D and the 450D. Which one do you prefer ? I would tend toward the 24-70 for my 40D, even if I would lack the wide side.


PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Olivier, I actually used a Tokina 12-24 f4 for a few years even though it wasn't made for a full frame body. However, it was a great lens for the price, and I would have kept it for use on the 450D IR, but it's one of the lenses that gives a hot spot on infrared bodies, so I sold it and bought the 17-40 to use as my default IR lens since I assume I'll do mostly landscapes in IR. I keep meaning to use it on the 5D more often. I tend to stick with the 24-70 as a walk around lens and prefer it b/c of the 2.8. I'll get around to buying the 16-35 one day, and I suspect that it will move into my favorite spot over the 24-70. Truth be told, though, you're more likely to catch me with a macro lens or, lately, the Helios 44-3.

I honestly do not appreciate the 85 1.8 as much as I should. I originally bought it for shooting bands and in other low light environments (for which it is amazing). As much as I do realize that it is a beautiful lens, it is my least used. I intend to change that, but isn't that always the case? Each bag only fits so many lenses; someone's bound to be left behind.
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