yashinon ds 50mm 1.9

[rbelyell]

hi all

after seeing shrek's fall series and the bokeh achieved w this lens, i got a copy on ebay and took some test shots on my sigma sd14, all shot wide open, the first 2 at iso 100 and last 2 at 400. i didnt get anywhere near the swirling bokeh effect the lens is known for. whats that they say about 'try try again'?? PLEASE CLICK ON EACH PHOTO FOR BEST RESOLUTION.






thanks for looking and comments!

[Prometheus]

Hm, that's interesting

As a pictures goes I like the dog the best.

Usually I think, for me personally, it takes time to discover the characteristics of a lens, maybe you'll find the "swirly" of you keep shooting with it.

I only have one Yashinon lens but love it, the DX 50/1.7

[ManualFocus-G]

Yep, the same thing happens with Helios 44. I think you often need to focus on something small and have a cluttered background to get the swirls.

[rbelyell]

yes to both of you--one definitely has to shoot many shots to uncover facets of a lens, like peeling an onion.

and in looking over your shots shrek, it does seem like the background was much busier than mine, and maybe into the sun?

all in all i was very surprised at the sharness wide open--i hadnt expected that at all, and thought 1 was very sharp and 4 at 400 more than i thought it would be...
tony