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martinsmith99
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 Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:33 pm Post subject: Wray-Pullin Anastigmat 4.5/135 |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
I've seen a few of these on efray that often don't make the starting bids. This one was listed vaguely but I thought I would take a chance so I bidded £0.99 (gbp) and was successful.
The lens arrived and has a 39mm thread mount which I hoped for as I have an M39>M42 adapter and a set of bellows waiting. I tried it out on the bathroom window handle (one of my fav tests for new lenses) and was rather disappointed. There was a lot of haze inside the lens making the image look like this:
I'm not the most experienced at taking optics apart but for the cost and the risk I thought I'd give it a go. Both ends of the lens unscrew easily and no tools are needed. I cleaned both sides of each element with lighter fluid and a lens cloth and also the iris, which incidentally has 10 blades so it forms a fairly smooth circle at any aperture.
The next test shot looked like this:
Impressed with the progress I took it out across the fields with it mounted on a tripod. Unfortunately it was windy and getting dark so opportunities were limited. Anyway, here's a few examples:
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Crop (I didn't notice the little bug until I was editing)
3. (just testing distance shots)
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Finally a pic of the lens mounted on bellows, attached to my 40D:
Thanks for looking!
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| Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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Jesito wrote:
Extremely interesting experiment, Martin.
The results (IMHO) are stunning. I like the sharpness shown on the second picture and the nice bokeh of #6. Also the well saturated colouring in all the pictures are saying you did a real good job with the lens!.
Congrats, thanks for sharing!.
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scsambrook
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| Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:37 pm Post subject: Wray Pullin |
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scsambrook wrote:
Great stuff - will it focus back to infinity ok on your bellows?
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martinsmith99
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| Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
Thanks Jes - Most of the shots were either F8 or F11. The bokeh is it's strong point. Contrast needs a bit of help. I may try to make or obtain a hood for it.
Stephen - This lens will actually focus past infinity. I've since added the largest and smallest extension tubes from a set of M42 tubes I have and it will focus to infinty and a little more. Unfortunately, a 135 on a crop camera is quite limiting, but fine for the kind of uses I want.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Congrats! Superb result!!
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Mal1905 wrote:
Great results - Numbers 6 and 7 are my favourites from the bunch - however, 6 would be better if the sensor debris spots weren't so visible 
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| Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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scsambrook wrote:
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| Great results - Numbers 6 and 7 are my favourites from the bunch - however, 6 would be better if the sensor debris spots weren't so visible |
I guess he will fix that before he sends the mounted exhibition print off to the Royal Photographic Society ...
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| Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Wow great stuff martin! I love trying something new, and this is no exception. The bokeh on that fence shot is unbelivable, and well worth the hard earnt 99p you stumped up for it! 
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LucisPictor wrote:
Amazing bokeh! And the golden colour is fantastic!
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Nesster wrote:
Super results, these old lenses can be so wonderful - and not too difficult to clean. Thanks for keeping this one alive, and for showing the great results possible.
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martinsmith99
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:07 am Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
| scsambrook wrote: |
| Mal1905 wrote: |
| Great results - Numbers 6 and 7 are my favourites from the bunch - however, 6 would be better if the sensor debris spots weren't so visible |
I guess he will fix that before he sends the mounted exhibition print off to the Royal Photographic Society ... |
LOL! It's amazing how quickly these build up.
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Farside wrote:
Surprising results for 99p.
I wonder what image circle at the back that gives.
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