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PaulC
Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 2318
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:05 pm Post subject: P6 flying home |
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PaulC wrote:
Well, Rolf Baier (Baierfoto) has finished servicing and repairing my Pentacon Six and it is in the mail back to me.
I really pushed the boat out on it, getting Baier's new pressure plate system to improve film flatness, and his frame-overlap protection system as well as fitting a fesnel viewing screen and regreasing and servicing everything. It cost several times what the camera did, but I'm hoping that I now have a top quality medium format system that will serve me for as long as I need.
Is it worth it? Time will tell. Perfectly flat negs, accurate curtains and Zeiss optics surely should add up to something like Hasselblad quality.
I'm itching to get my hands on it. Watch this space for results .... (or maybe the film gallery space; anyway, somewhere here). _________________ View or buy my photos at:
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
I cross my fingers to get success! Need really for P6 can't wait to see your reports! _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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mo
Joined: 27 Aug 2009 Posts: 8979 Location: Australia
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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mo wrote:
Sounds good Paul,can't wait to see your photos. _________________ Moira, Moderator
Fuji XE-1,Pentax K-01,Panasonic G1,Panasonic G5,Pentax MX
Ricoh Singlex TLS,KR-5,KR-5Super,XR-10
Lenses
Auto Rikenon's 55/1.4, 1.8, 2.8... 50/1.7 Takumar 2/58 Preset Takumar 2.8/105 Auto Takumar 2.2/55, 3.5/35 Super Takumar 1.8/55...Macro Takumar F4/50... CZJ Biotar ALU M42 2/58 CZJ Tessar ALU M42 2.8/50
CZJ DDR Flektogon Zebra M42 2.8/35 CZJ Pancolar M42 2/50 CZJ Pancolar Exakta 2/50
Auto Mamiya/Sekor 1.8/55 ...Auto Mamiya/Sekor 2/50 Auto Mamiya/Sekor 2.8/50 Auto Mamiya/Sekor 200/3.5 Tamron SP500/8 Tamron SP350/5.6 Tamron SP90/2.5
Primoplan 1.9/58 Primagon 4.5/35 Telemegor 5.5/150 Angenieux 3.5/28 Angenieux 3,5/135 Y 2
Canon FL 58/1.2,Canon FL85/1.8,Canon FL 100/3.5,Canon SSC 2.8/100 ,Konica AR 100/2.8, Nikkor P 105/2.5
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PaulC
Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 2318
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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PaulC wrote:
My next dilemma will be whether to risk taking it to India. Would a 5D, a Pentacon Six and an ME Super be too much? Would I always regret not getting medium format slides? Is the humidity there too risky for the lens and the curtains? _________________ View or buy my photos at:
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
PaulC wrote: |
My next dilemma will be whether to risk taking it to India. Would a 5D, a Pentacon Six and an ME Super be too much? Would I always regret not getting medium format slides? Is the humidity there too risky for the lens and the curtains? |
I have no idea about curtains, I hope some of our members able to say about that. Lens should survive with some fungus Seriously a humidity remover chemical is available.
http://www.henkel-cee.com/cps/rde/xchg/SID-0AC83309-FC115EAC/henkel_cee/hs.xsl/2850_2801_CEE_HTML.htm
I am using this one, you can buy any plastic box when you are already in India and keep your gear in box with above humidity remover. As usual you able to keep 30-40% humidity in box , I think that will be safe to avoid fungus infection. _________________ -------------------------------
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Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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PaulC
Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 2318
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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PaulC wrote:
Yeah, silica gel would help. _________________ View or buy my photos at:
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
PaulC wrote: |
Yeah, silica gel would help. |
Large amount ! Some small bags is nothing there. _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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F16SUNSHINE
Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 5486 Location: Left Coast
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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F16SUNSHINE wrote:
It would need to be very, very dank air that would create a problem over a short visit.
I bet a bit of care would ward off any fungus.
That's a lit of kit with 3 systems though.
When are you going and where if you don't mind my asking? _________________ Moderator |
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fish4570
Joined: 06 Jan 2010 Posts: 4514 Location: At the confluence of the Locust Fork of the Warrior River and Black Creek, Alabama
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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fish4570 wrote:
go get 'em ... _________________ Paul
I chase Light
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mo
Joined: 27 Aug 2009 Posts: 8979 Location: Australia
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:48 am Post subject: |
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mo wrote:
When it is very humid/after rain here the silica beads need replacing as fast as once a week possibly earlier.I assume India would be far more humid than where I am. Of course it all depends when you are going...which season wet or dry? _________________ Moira, Moderator
Fuji XE-1,Pentax K-01,Panasonic G1,Panasonic G5,Pentax MX
Ricoh Singlex TLS,KR-5,KR-5Super,XR-10
Lenses
Auto Rikenon's 55/1.4, 1.8, 2.8... 50/1.7 Takumar 2/58 Preset Takumar 2.8/105 Auto Takumar 2.2/55, 3.5/35 Super Takumar 1.8/55...Macro Takumar F4/50... CZJ Biotar ALU M42 2/58 CZJ Tessar ALU M42 2.8/50
CZJ DDR Flektogon Zebra M42 2.8/35 CZJ Pancolar M42 2/50 CZJ Pancolar Exakta 2/50
Auto Mamiya/Sekor 1.8/55 ...Auto Mamiya/Sekor 2/50 Auto Mamiya/Sekor 2.8/50 Auto Mamiya/Sekor 200/3.5 Tamron SP500/8 Tamron SP350/5.6 Tamron SP90/2.5
Primoplan 1.9/58 Primagon 4.5/35 Telemegor 5.5/150 Angenieux 3.5/28 Angenieux 3,5/135 Y 2
Canon FL 58/1.2,Canon FL85/1.8,Canon FL 100/3.5,Canon SSC 2.8/100 ,Konica AR 100/2.8, Nikkor P 105/2.5
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my_photography
Joined: 03 Nov 2008 Posts: 2772 Location: Pearl of the Orient
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:00 am Post subject: |
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my_photography wrote:
Any thing specific you wish to shoot that needs 3 systems? _________________
Zeiss: CJZ Flektogon 20/2.8, CJZ Flektogon 20/4, , CJZ Pentacon 29/2.8, CJZ Flektogon 35/2.4, CJZ Pancolar 50/1.8, Tessar 50/2.8, Biotar 7.5cm/1.5, CJZ Pancolar 80/1.8, CJZ Sonnar 135/3.5, CJZ Pentacon 135/2.8 CJZ Sonnar 200/2.8
Other Germany: Meyer Primoplan 50/1.8, Meyer Trioplan 100/2.8
Takumar: SMC 50/1.4 Super Tak 55/2, Super Tak 85/1.9, S-M-C 135/3.5, Super Tak 150/4
Russian: Zenith 16/2.8, Mir-24M 2/35, Volna-9 50/2.8, Helios 44M (58/2), Helios 44M-3 MC (58/2), Helios 40 (85/1.5), Tair 11A (135/2.8 )
Others: Sears 28/2.8, Sankor 35/2.8, Enna M�nchen Tele-Ennalyt 135/3.5
Zoom Sigma Zoom 28-85/3.5-4.5
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wilson.c
Joined: 18 Jan 2010 Posts: 364 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:22 am Post subject: |
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wilson.c wrote:
I would get lots of those silica beads as you are talking about average humidity of over 75% during the summer months and x-Large zip-lock bags. We face the same problems here in Hong Kong with the heat and humidity. Hence my stuff is in a electric dry box all year round or it would be useless lumps of glass and brass!
I would guess the short trip of a week or two won't hurt things, but the killer would be condensation. Your hotel room would be air-conditioned, when you take your camera outside in the heat and humidity, condensation forms. Care must be taken when you return home making sure everything drys out. I guess Arizona would be a good place Just check the weather to see what it's like when you are going. Summer months are the worst!
That's alot of gear to be lugging around. My last trip to Turkey with my old 5D and three lenses in a camera backpack, I ended up with a sore back (ouch).
Hope this helps. _________________ Wilson
DSLR: Canon 5DMkII, 500D + Panasonic GF-1
SLR: Canon T90, Canon F1, Canon A1, Canon AE1 + Rolleiflex SL66 + Bronica ETRs
R'finder: Contax G1, G2 + Leica M6, M3 + Contax II
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M42: Angenieaux 90/1.8
Canon: FD 50/3.5 Macro, FD 80/1.8, FD 80-200L/4
Contax G: CZ Hologon 16/8, CZ Biogon 21/2.8, CZ Biogon 28/2.8, CZ Planar 45/2.0, CZ Sonnar 90/2.8
P-Six: CZJ Sonnar 180/2.8, CZJ Biometar 120/2.8
Contax: Distagon 28/2.8, Distagon 28/2, Planar 85/1.4, Makro-Planar 100/2.8
Others: CZ Sonnar 135/3.5 (Hasselblad V mount)
More little ones to be documented.
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PaulC
Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 2318
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:14 am Post subject: |
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PaulC wrote:
We're going in a fortnight (that's in two weeks' time, if you're American ) to Kerala, which is full of rivers and very humid at this time of year.
I wasn't reckoning on three systems. I was going to take the 5D Mk2 as the main business camera, the Pentax ME Super as a spare film camera rigged up for M42 lenses, which I could also use on a Canon DSLR (and I might have taken a little folder, cos, hell, they're fun and don't weigh anything).
I've got a friend there who is interested to see the tricks I can play with things like my IR filter, reversing ring and diopters, all of which require that I take a couple of M42 lenses (the 77mm Canon filter rings are too big), so I would be taking the Canon and at least four lenses anyway (two Canon L zooms and a Flek 35 and Sonnar 135. The Pentax body adds almost nothing in weight and I've got in some Velvia to try.
I guess it's pretty daft to think of adding on something as bulky as a P6, though I do want to play with it.
Wilson, my "home" is Qatar, which (almost) makes Arizona look chilly with a mild and temperate climate, so I have no doubt about getting everything thoroughly dry in the longer term. _________________ View or buy my photos at:
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visualopsins
Joined: 05 Mar 2009 Posts: 11010 Location: California
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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visualopsins wrote:
Mo-Fo wrote: |
When it is very humid/after rain here the silica beads need replacing as fast as once a week possibly earlier.I assume India would be far more humid than where I am. Of course it all depends when you are going...which season wet or dry? |
Silica gel can be "renewed" by drying it in an oven set no more than 120C (250F) for half an hour or so, depending on quantity. Beware, toxic fumes at higher temperatures. _________________ ☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮ like attracts like! ☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮
Cameras: Sony ILCE-7RM2, Spotmatics II, F, and ESII, Nikon P4
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M42 Asahi Optical Co., Takumar 1:4 f=35mm, 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar), 1:2.4 f=58mm (Heliar), 1:2.2 f=55mm (Gaussian), 1:2.8 f=105mm (Model I), 1:2.8/105 (Model II), 1:5.6/200, Tele-Takumar 1:5.6/200, 1:6.3/300, Macro-Takumar 1:4/50, Auto-Takumar 1:2.3 f=35, 1:1.8 f=55mm, 1:2.2 f=55mm, Super-TAKUMAR 1:3.5/28 (fat), 1:2/35 (Fat), 1:1.4/50 (8-element), Super-Multi-Coated Fisheye-TAKUMAR 1:4/17, Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4.5/20, 1:3.5/24, 1:3.5/28, 1:2/35, 1:3.5/35, 1:1.8/85, 1:1.9/85 1:2.8/105, 1:3.5/135, 1:2.5/135 (II), 1:4/150, 1:4/200, 1:4/300, 1:4.5/500, Super-Multi-Coated Macro-TAKUMAR 1:4/50, 1:4/100, Super-Multi-Coated Bellows-TAKUMAR 1:4/100, SMC TAKUMAR 1:1.4/50, 1:1.8/55
M42 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.4/35
Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-70mm F3.5-4.5
Pentax K-mount SMC PENTAX-A ZOOM 1:3.5 35~105mm, SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:4 45~125mm
Nikon Micro-NIKKOR-P-C Auto 1:3.5 f=55mm, NIKKOR-P Auto 105mm f/2.5 Pre-AI (Sonnar), Micro-NIKKOR 105mm 1:4 AI, NIKKOR AI-S 35-135mm f/3,5-4,5
Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51B), Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (151B), SP 500mm f/8 (55BB), SP 70-210mm f/3.5 (19AH)
Vivitar 100mm 1:2.8 MC 1:1 Macro Telephoto (Kiron)
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themoleman342
Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2190 Location: East Coast (CT), U.S.A.
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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themoleman342 wrote:
I'd say if your afraid of taking equipment on any photogenic excursion, what is the point in having the equipment at all? Be careful surely, but don't miss the opportunity to get the slides that you really want. I'd probably take all three systems, but cut back on the number of lenses for each, taking really only the ones that I am confident in. Sometimes it is good to restrict yourself to a few really good primes. |
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mo
Joined: 27 Aug 2009 Posts: 8979 Location: Australia
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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mo wrote:
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Silica gel can be "renewed" by drying it in an oven set no more than 120C (250F) for half an hour or so, depending on quantity. Beware, toxic fumes at higher temperatures |
Thanks Sirus I knew about this and always keep my temp at about 100C over a longer time.I swear if the police busted in while I was drying my silica crystals it would look suspicious, especially when putting it into my little containers _________________ Moira, Moderator
Fuji XE-1,Pentax K-01,Panasonic G1,Panasonic G5,Pentax MX
Ricoh Singlex TLS,KR-5,KR-5Super,XR-10
Lenses
Auto Rikenon's 55/1.4, 1.8, 2.8... 50/1.7 Takumar 2/58 Preset Takumar 2.8/105 Auto Takumar 2.2/55, 3.5/35 Super Takumar 1.8/55...Macro Takumar F4/50... CZJ Biotar ALU M42 2/58 CZJ Tessar ALU M42 2.8/50
CZJ DDR Flektogon Zebra M42 2.8/35 CZJ Pancolar M42 2/50 CZJ Pancolar Exakta 2/50
Auto Mamiya/Sekor 1.8/55 ...Auto Mamiya/Sekor 2/50 Auto Mamiya/Sekor 2.8/50 Auto Mamiya/Sekor 200/3.5 Tamron SP500/8 Tamron SP350/5.6 Tamron SP90/2.5
Primoplan 1.9/58 Primagon 4.5/35 Telemegor 5.5/150 Angenieux 3.5/28 Angenieux 3,5/135 Y 2
Canon FL 58/1.2,Canon FL85/1.8,Canon FL 100/3.5,Canon SSC 2.8/100 ,Konica AR 100/2.8, Nikkor P 105/2.5
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PaulC
Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 2318
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:54 am Post subject: |
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PaulC wrote:
Mo-Fo wrote: |
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Silica gel can be "renewed" by drying it in an oven set no more than 120C (250F) for half an hour or so, depending on quantity. Beware, toxic fumes at higher temperatures |
Thanks Sirus I knew about this and always keep my temp at about 100C over a longer time.I swear if the police busted in while I was drying my silica crystals it would look suspicious, especially when putting it into my little containers |
It seems you are informed about aspects of chemistry about which I know nothing. Now, how can that be _________________ View or buy my photos at:
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mo
Joined: 27 Aug 2009 Posts: 8979 Location: Australia
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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mo wrote:
Paul you being a newspaper man should know.....I read the newspapers,watch TV.....damn I am being corrupted _________________ Moira, Moderator
Fuji XE-1,Pentax K-01,Panasonic G1,Panasonic G5,Pentax MX
Ricoh Singlex TLS,KR-5,KR-5Super,XR-10
Lenses
Auto Rikenon's 55/1.4, 1.8, 2.8... 50/1.7 Takumar 2/58 Preset Takumar 2.8/105 Auto Takumar 2.2/55, 3.5/35 Super Takumar 1.8/55...Macro Takumar F4/50... CZJ Biotar ALU M42 2/58 CZJ Tessar ALU M42 2.8/50
CZJ DDR Flektogon Zebra M42 2.8/35 CZJ Pancolar M42 2/50 CZJ Pancolar Exakta 2/50
Auto Mamiya/Sekor 1.8/55 ...Auto Mamiya/Sekor 2/50 Auto Mamiya/Sekor 2.8/50 Auto Mamiya/Sekor 200/3.5 Tamron SP500/8 Tamron SP350/5.6 Tamron SP90/2.5
Primoplan 1.9/58 Primagon 4.5/35 Telemegor 5.5/150 Angenieux 3.5/28 Angenieux 3,5/135 Y 2
Canon FL 58/1.2,Canon FL85/1.8,Canon FL 100/3.5,Canon SSC 2.8/100 ,Konica AR 100/2.8, Nikkor P 105/2.5
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