Elgeet Cine Navitar 3 inch f1.9

kymarto · Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 4:25 am Post subject: Elgeet Cine Navitar 3 inch f1.9

I've had this lens for a long time, but after being disappointed with the small image circle (barely MFT) I hardly used it. At some point, revisiting it, I realized that there was a very restrictive rear circular baffle. Once I filed that away, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it would cover all but the extreme corners of APS-C at infinity. The lens had an extreme problem with flare, which I reduced considerably by taking it apart (Petzval) and painting the inside barrel with matte black paint. It has turned out to be stunningly sharp and contrasty, with a nice amount of swirl. The bokeh is smoother than that of its little brother, the 2 inch Cine Navitar f1.5, and the performance is better. This lens would be excellent for MFT if you don't mind losing the swirly edges of the image circle.
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You have an amazing collection of unusual lenses, kymarto.
I enjoy your vision and the processing you do to your images.

In the future, I'd be curious to see pictures of the lenses themselves along with your photo essays.

16:9 · Joined: 04 Apr 2014 Posts: 311 Location: UK

The duck shot is particularly effective. Great mod, too - do you mind if we use one of these images (credited) in the Delta catalogue?

kymarto · Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:25 am Post subject:

kds315* · Expire: 2021-03-09

Very nice ones Toby! Like 1 small