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estudleon
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estudleon wrote:
Hi Dave.
If you can and want to, put a pic of the unknown lens. Can be interesant try to follow the dinasty of that "beauty". 
Regards, Rino.
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Leica R3 electronic summicron 2/50 elmarit 2,8/35
Konica Autoreflex 3 (2 black and chrome one), TC, T4. 2,8/24, 3,5/28 not MC and MC, 1,8/40, 1,4/50, 1,7/50 MC and not MC, 1,8/85, 3,2/135, 3,5/135, 4/200
Minolta XG9 2,8/35, 2/45, 3,5/135
Nikkormat FTn 1,4/50, 2,8/135
Fujica ST 801, 605, 705n. 3,5/19, 1,4/50, 1,8/55, 4/85, 3,5/135.
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Voigtlander. Bessamatic m, bessamatix de luxe, bessamatic cs, ultramatic and ultramatic cs.
Skoparex 3,5/35, skopagon 2/40, skopar 2,8/50, skopar X 2,8/50, super lanthar (out of catalogue) 2,8/50, dinarex 3,4/90, dinarex 4,8/100, super dinarex 4/135, super dinarex 4/200, zoomar 2,8/36-83, portrait lens 0, 1 and 2. Curtagon 4/28 and 2,8/35
Canon AV1, 1,8/50
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Yashica Minister III
Voightlander Vito, vitomatic I, Vito C, etc.
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LucisPictor
Joined: 26 Feb 2007
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Location: Oberhessen, Germany / Maidstone ('95-'96)
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LucisPictor wrote:
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A Marep 200 - never heard of it before and if this is typical, I never want to again. |
Why don't you call yourself "Irish Arsenal" and sell it as a special effect lens for a looooot of money? 
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no-X
Joined: 19 Jul 2008
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Location: Budejky, Czech Republic
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no-X wrote:
Some lenses, which are based on true Sonnar desing, produce similar "effect" with my Sigma SD14 when I use then with extension ring. No problem without extension ring 
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aoleg
Joined: 22 Feb 2008
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Location: Berlin, DE
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aoleg wrote:
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Flares at the slightest hint of a bright spot in the scene.
A typical example...
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I thought it was just exhaust gas
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agent_cooper
Joined: 06 Oct 2010
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Location: Germany
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agent_cooper wrote:
vivitar 2/24 RL edition. Soft, flary and lots of halos and coma. thank god i got rid of it
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CCCP: Helios 44-4, Helios 40-2.
ZUIKO: 2.8/35mm, 1.8/50mm
ZEISS C/Y: 2.8/25 MM, 1.4/50 MM, 1.4/85 MM, 2.8/135 MM.
TILT&SHIFT:Canon 3.5/24mm TS, Arax 2.8/80mm TS.
AF: Canon 1.8/85mm, Tokina zoom 2.8/11-16mm, Tokina zoom 2.8/28-70mm Canon zoom 70-300mm.
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ZeiEizh
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
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Location: Helsinki
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ZeiEizh wrote:
Tamron AF 75-300 cheapo. I thought there was a dim yellow light inside all the time.
2 crappy units were broken almost instantly and a third one i sold without never opening the parcel.
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MF-LENS: Mamiya Sekor EF 50mm f1,7; Vivitar 200mm f3,5; MTO ZM-5A 500mm f8 mirror. Rikenon XR 50 F2; Rikenon XR 135 F2,8 |
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Lloydy
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Lloydy wrote:
The only worthy fate of a very nasty Seikor 80-205 macro zoom.
I've also got an even nastier Galaxy 35mm thing that's too small to make anything useful with.
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woodrim
Joined: 14 Jan 2010
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Location: Charleston
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 2:01 am Post subject: |
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woodrim wrote:
| agent_cooper wrote: |
| vivitar 2/24 RL edition. Soft, flary and lots of halos and coma. thank god i got rid of it |
I'm surprised at this one. Which maker?
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8310
Joined: 05 Jun 2010
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8310 wrote:
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My worst lens?
Probably the Sigma 10-20 autofocus: worst corner image quality that I ever met. |
Heh, that's actually my most frequently used lens on digital, often even the only lens I've packed along on a trip. Best lens I've ever bought new, even though I agree about the corner quality (solution: don't look too closely, stop down to f/11! =). |
+1
Also, at 12mm distortion is literally gone. It distorts quite a bit above and below 12mm, though.
My worst lens.... well, probably Revuenon Special 35mm/2.8. I also was everything else but convinced of my Meyer Telemegor 300mm/4, I was glad I could get rid of it again. |
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BenediktW
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Location: Solingen, Germany
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BenediktW wrote:
Haha, nice thread!
My worst lens was a Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm F3,5-5,6. It was supplied with my D50, and I really hated it. Lots of distortions, ugly smeary corners, disgusting colours. An awful crap lens.
My most disappointing MF lenses was a 17mm RMC Tokina F3,5. It jsut didn't get really sharp, and the Bokeh was like mashed potatoes.
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Nikon D90, Sony NEX-3
AF-Nikkors 24mm F2,8, 35mm F1,8 DX, 85mm F1,8, 28-105mm F3,5-4,5D IF
Nikon MF: Nikkor 20mm F4, Nikkor 50mm F2 Ai, Micro-Nikkor-P 55mm F3,5, Nikkor 135mm F2,8 Ai, Nikkor 200mm F4
Carl Zeiss Sonnar 135mm F2,8 [for sale], Vario-Sonnar 80-200mm F4 T* (C/Y) with Leitax for Nikon-F
Minolta MD-Rokkors: 28mm F2,8, 45mm F2
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Arninetyes
Joined: 24 Jun 2010
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Location: SoCal
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Arninetyes wrote:
Ignoring lenses that were fungus hotels or had been damaged before I got them...
...one lens stands out. Sometime back I bought a Nikon FM10, which came as a package with a 35-70/3.5-4.8 and a 70-210/4.5-5.6 manual focus lenses that were branded "Zoom Nikkor".
The 35-70 wasn't good. Besides being very slow, it was soft until stopped down to f/8 or more, then it was still soft in the corners. It was made of plastic, but not the plastic of modern, high-end AF lenses: it was cheap, toy plastic.
But the 70-210 was worse. Not only did it have many of the same issues as the 35-70, plus some of its own, but it was a sliding zoom that often jammed at 210mm.
The camera and both lenses were made by Cosina. I'd hope those lenses were the worst products they ever made, but somehow, I doubt it. |
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agent_cooper
Joined: 06 Oct 2010
Posts: 139
Location: Germany
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agent_cooper wrote:
| woodrim wrote: |
| agent_cooper wrote: |
| vivitar 2/24 RL edition. Soft, flary and lots of halos and coma. thank god i got rid of it |
I'm surprised at this one. Which maker? |
It was made by Komine and was my biggest disappointment. I paid over 200usd and i later replaced it by the much better zuiko 2/24
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CCCP: Helios 44-4, Helios 40-2.
ZUIKO: 2.8/35mm, 1.8/50mm
ZEISS C/Y: 2.8/25 MM, 1.4/50 MM, 1.4/85 MM, 2.8/135 MM.
TILT&SHIFT:Canon 3.5/24mm TS, Arax 2.8/80mm TS.
AF: Canon 1.8/85mm, Tokina zoom 2.8/11-16mm, Tokina zoom 2.8/28-70mm Canon zoom 70-300mm.
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Pancolart
Joined: 04 Feb 2008
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Location: Slovenia, EU
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Pancolart wrote:
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| vivitar 2/24 RL edition. Soft, flary and lots of halos and coma. thank god i got rid of it |
Check my post about deteriorating elements: http://forum.mflenses.com/vivitar-kiron-2-24mm-be-careful-t29844.html
I bet you had similar problems. Good sample makes good photos .
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