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eddieitman
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 Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 3:41 pm Post subject: Konica AR 50mm F1.7 @ The animal sanctuary |
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eddieitman wrote:
Took these a few weeks ago when the wife and i visited the Animal sanctuary neer Brougham Castle (Carlisle).
I took the Konica Ar 50mm F1.7 that came from the US was described as being hazy, a quick dismantle and clean seemed to get rid of most of it and these are the results.
A very nice lens imho
Must say though we fell in love with the alpacas so gentle and nice.
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rbelyell
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rbelyell wrote:
very nice! great clarity and color. what more can one want from a lens? can one really get noticeably better results with a zeiss or leica? really?!
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NikonD
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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NikonD wrote:
hehe, LOVE the first one! |
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estudleon
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Location: Argentina
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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estudleon wrote:
| rbelyell wrote: |
| very nice! great clarity and color. what more can one want from a lens? can one really get noticeably better results with a zeiss or leica? really?! |
No, no better, really. But the hexanons are one of the best lenses you can find. Are Leica/zeiss IQ. I found my 1,7/50 old style hexanon With a rendering very similar to the summicron M 7 elements. Using slide to slide comparison.
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Konica 2,8/100
CZJ: 4/20, 2,4/35, 1,8/50 aus jena, 3,5/135MC, Pentacon 1,8/50
Pentax S-M-C-1,4/50
Helios 44-3
Mamiya 2,8/135
Misc. : jupiter 9
Stuff used:
A) SRL
Alpa 10 D - kern macro Switar 1,9/50 -black, Kilffit apochromat 2/100.
Asahi pentax spotmatic super takumar 1,4/50
Contaflex super B tessar 2,8/50 Pro-tessar 115
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.
Praktica MTL 5 and a lot of M42 lenses.
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
Rolleiflex SL35 and SL35 E. 2,8/35 angulon, 2,8/35 distagon, 1,4/55 rolleinar, 1,8/50 planar, 4/135 tessar, 2,8/135 rolleinar, x2 rollei, M42 to rollei adap.
Etc.
RF
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Voightlander Vito, vitomatic I, Vito C, etc.
Leica M. M2, M3 (d.s.) and M4. Schenider 3,4/21, 2/35 summaron 2,8/35 (with eyes). Summicron 2/35 (8 elements with eyes), 2/35 chrome, 2/35 black, 1,4/35 pre asph and aspheric - old -, 2/40 summicron, 2,8/50 elmar, 2/50 7 elements, 2/50 DR, 2/50 - minolta version, 1,4/50 summilux 1966 version, 1,4/75 summilux, 2/90 large version, 2/90 reduced version of 1987, 2,8/90 elmarit large version, 4/135 elmar. |
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Eugen Mezei
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Eugen Mezei wrote:
What do you mean by "old style"? How do I differentiate them?
I ask as I just bought me in into Konica.
I have the Hexanon 1,4/50 AR (16, not 22, does this mean old style?) and the pancake 40 mm. (And also the 24 mm 2.8-22.)
What do you think, is it worth to buy the 1,7/50 too? (Don't know if old or new style.) It was offered to me, but I don't know if it is worth having it besides the 1,4. |
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estudleon
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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estudleon wrote:
| Eugen Mezei wrote: |
What do you mean by "old style"? How do I differentiate them?
I ask as I just bought me in into Konica.
I have the Hexanon 1,4/50 AR (16, not 22, does this mean old style?) and the pancake 40 mm. (And also the 24 mm 2.8-22.)
What do you think, is it worth to buy the 1,7/50 too? (Don't know if old or new style.) It was offered to me, but I don't know if it is worth having it besides the 1,4. |
I had both 50 mm. The F/1,4 is a very good lens but no so good as the F/1,7.I call old style to the version which have pale blue/pale magenta reflections, and green "EE".
And I saw an old style with green numbers at the distance scale too.
I think that the 1,7/50 is a great lens and is woth to buy it.
The 40 is an animal of another specie. Very good too. But more warmish color rendering. It has a six elements too. But has a lot of plastic elements inside, not all metal one.
The 24 is marvelous too. Prone to flare needs a shade, doesn't it?
Buy all the hexanons that you can.
Rino.
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Konica 2,8/100
CZJ: 4/20, 2,4/35, 1,8/50 aus jena, 3,5/135MC, Pentacon 1,8/50
Pentax S-M-C-1,4/50
Helios 44-3
Mamiya 2,8/135
Misc. : jupiter 9
Stuff used:
A) SRL
Alpa 10 D - kern macro Switar 1,9/50 -black, Kilffit apochromat 2/100.
Asahi pentax spotmatic super takumar 1,4/50
Contaflex super B tessar 2,8/50 Pro-tessar 115
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.
Praktica MTL 5 and a lot of M42 lenses.
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
Rolleiflex SL35 and SL35 E. 2,8/35 angulon, 2,8/35 distagon, 1,4/55 rolleinar, 1,8/50 planar, 4/135 tessar, 2,8/135 rolleinar, x2 rollei, M42 to rollei adap.
Etc.
RF
Yashica Minister III
Voightlander Vito, vitomatic I, Vito C, etc.
Leica M. M2, M3 (d.s.) and M4. Schenider 3,4/21, 2/35 summaron 2,8/35 (with eyes). Summicron 2/35 (8 elements with eyes), 2/35 chrome, 2/35 black, 1,4/35 pre asph and aspheric - old -, 2/40 summicron, 2,8/50 elmar, 2/50 7 elements, 2/50 DR, 2/50 - minolta version, 1,4/50 summilux 1966 version, 1,4/75 summilux, 2/90 large version, 2/90 reduced version of 1987, 2,8/90 elmarit large version, 4/135 elmar. |
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Attila
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
So cute pictures, I think everybody will be a Konica fan soon once he is tried any of them. Honestly my top of the line lenses are T* Carl Zeiss there is no good lens just stunning ones. Konica behind them in my opinion like Leica which is also behind them in my opinion  Leica can make many stunning lens perhaps , but they make many less good ones too like Nikon, Konica, Minolta etc. Carl Zeiss Contax line has no variable quality they are all stunning, exceptional.
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estudleon
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estudleon wrote:
Perhaps almost all the CZ T* for contax are excelent lenses. But all of them?
Distagon 2,8/35 and 2,8/25 are stunning? 
In Leica M, the 3,4/21, 2,8/28 aspheric, 1,4/35 (aspheric first version), 2/35 (8 elements), 2/40 summicron. 2/50 (seven elements or the first with 6 elements), 1,4/75, 2/90 aspheric, 4/90 elmar for CL, 4/135 (almost apo). All of them are stunning.
Both are greats brands. Perhaps the Leica M a bit better.
Rino.
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Konica 2,8/100
CZJ: 4/20, 2,4/35, 1,8/50 aus jena, 3,5/135MC, Pentacon 1,8/50
Pentax S-M-C-1,4/50
Helios 44-3
Mamiya 2,8/135
Misc. : jupiter 9
Stuff used:
A) SRL
Alpa 10 D - kern macro Switar 1,9/50 -black, Kilffit apochromat 2/100.
Asahi pentax spotmatic super takumar 1,4/50
Contaflex super B tessar 2,8/50 Pro-tessar 115
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.
Praktica MTL 5 and a lot of M42 lenses.
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
Rolleiflex SL35 and SL35 E. 2,8/35 angulon, 2,8/35 distagon, 1,4/55 rolleinar, 1,8/50 planar, 4/135 tessar, 2,8/135 rolleinar, x2 rollei, M42 to rollei adap.
Etc.
RF
Yashica Minister III
Voightlander Vito, vitomatic I, Vito C, etc.
Leica M. M2, M3 (d.s.) and M4. Schenider 3,4/21, 2/35 summaron 2,8/35 (with eyes). Summicron 2/35 (8 elements with eyes), 2/35 chrome, 2/35 black, 1,4/35 pre asph and aspheric - old -, 2/40 summicron, 2,8/50 elmar, 2/50 7 elements, 2/50 DR, 2/50 - minolta version, 1,4/50 summilux 1966 version, 1,4/75 summilux, 2/90 large version, 2/90 reduced version of 1987, 2,8/90 elmarit large version, 4/135 elmar. |
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rbelyell
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:48 am Post subject: |
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rbelyell wrote:
i love contax T lenses also. but i would bet same scene, same time, cropped exactly the same, one could not tell the difference between contax t 50/1.7 and konica ar 50/1.7. same with zeiss planar 50/1.4, maybe even very very close between zeiss and konica 85’s. just my opinion, worth trying? the ar lenses seem to hsve the same 'pop' as the zeiss to my eye and similar clarity and color.
i do think nothing can touch the distagon 35/1.4, but that lens costs oner $1000 and the konica 40/1.8 costs $50!
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Epson RD1 + Elmarit 21/2.8; Summarit 50/1.5; Summarit 75/2.5; Elmar-c 90/4; Sankyo Komura 135/2.8, Hektor 135/4.5; Braun Paxina 29 6x6; Photax Boyer Paris; Holga 120 Pano
GREAT STUFF FOR SALE:
Contax T
Hasselblad XPan + 45/4, 90/4
Kodak Retina Reflex IV + full set of Schneider Krueznach lenses
Mercury 2 half frame 35mm
Kodak Pro slr/n
Fuji GM670+100/3.5+65/8!
Praktisix 6x6 medium format + ZeissBiometar 120/2.8
Bessa T 101 Anniversary Edition in Navy Blue
Mamiya Six Folder with Zuiko 75/3.5
Adaptall: Tamron SP 28-85 macro
Cameras: Canon IX
PM for more complete descriptions/pix. All in great shape!
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Monica03
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Monica03 wrote:
Pretty insightful post. Never thought that it was this simple after all. I had spent a good deal of my time looking for someone to explain this subject clearly and you’re the only one that ever did that. Kudos to you! Keep it up!!!
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