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Laurence
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 Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:12 pm Post subject: Yashica ML 50:2 on Contax AX - Provia |
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Laurence wrote:
As with most 50mm lenses, the Yashica ML 50:2 creates lively and sharp images.
Just testing out various lenses in conjunction with the AX.
My ultimate goal is to have a basic 35mm system without all the "stuff" I've accumulated. 
The "crinkled flower" was shown before from another lens. However, this one truly showed me
some three dimensional effects.
Not to mention how sharp the ML50 is.
I don't know why I like to name images, I guess it's just one my idiocyncrasies. 
Fire Hydrant with Flower Garlands
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50:2
Provia
Crinkled Flower
Contax AX - Macro Mode
Yashica ML 50:2
Provia
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Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
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poilu wrote:
wow! this crinkled flower is amazing, superb series as always Laurence!
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Excalibur wrote:
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| wow! this crinkled flower is amazing, superb series as always Laurence! |
+10 as the white flower was more difficult because of getting the exposure right.
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Orio wrote:
+1 on everything said before me, so beautiful pictures once again.
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rbelyell wrote:
larry i dont know how you wring this knd of quality out of your equipment...i'm selling all my stuff and moving into drawing! 
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kds315* wrote:
Fantastic shot the "crinkled flower" Larry!
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Laurence
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Laurence wrote:
Thanks you guys. I missed this one somehow. I DO think that the 3D effect
is very prominent here.
For exposure, I spot-metered the beautiful gray in the lower right area of the flower.
It was obviously so close to a gray-card that I couldn't miss, although I felt it might
be just a little bit lighter than a true 16% gray, so I opened up 1/2 stop and hit it right
for the whites.
Actually, I forget offhand - is it 16% gray or is it 18% gray?
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Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
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Orio wrote:
| Laurence wrote: |
Actually, I forget offhand - is it 16% gray or is it 18% gray? |
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Schnauzer wrote:
Seems like a nice combination you are using Larry. I have the ML 50:1.7 and like it also.
Nice series as always.
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DigiChromeEd wrote:
Beautiful as always! I look forward to your posts. 
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Laurence
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Laurence wrote:
| Orio wrote: |
| Laurence wrote: |
Actually, I forget offhand - is it 16% gray or is it 18% gray? |
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Thanks Orio! I certainly could have looked it up, but I'm lazy. And it's okay to be "lazy" once in a while,
as long as I get my work done, right?
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CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
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Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
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Laurence
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| Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
| Schnauzer wrote: |
Seems like a nice combination you are using Larry. I have the ML 50:1.7 and like it also.
Nice series as always. |
Hey Ron: Yeah, I've seen online comparisons between the various Yashica/Contax ML 50 series lenses, and darn
if I could tell them apart. All extremely sharp, as is usual with 50mm lenses. One thing I DID notice is that the
1.7 seemed to have a little bit nicer bokeh, but it was all pretty close.
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CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Laurence
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Laurence wrote:
| DigiChromeEd wrote: |
| Beautiful as always! I look forward to your posts. |
Thanks for the kind words, Ed! I appreciate it, as well as I appreciate any polite critiques from the forum.
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Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Jesito wrote:
Congrats, Larry. Absolutely stunned with the quality of the flower shot.
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience. It's very illustrative to see how you meter. Never thought before in looking for a "natural" gray card to measure the light
The ML 50 f/2 is an excellent lens, it's the one I bring on my 139q always on.
Regards.
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Laurence
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
| Jesito wrote: |
Congrats, Larry. Absolutely stunned with the quality of the flower shot.
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience. It's very illustrative to see how you meter. Never thought before in looking for a "natural" gray card to measure the light
The ML 50 f/2 is an excellent lens, it's the one I bring on my 139q always on.
Regards.
Jes. |
Always great to hear from you Jes!
Yeah, I usually try to spot meter with a fairly high contrast subject OR if I really want to get the bright white color nailed. If there is
a "natural" gray card in the image that fits into the dimensions of the spot meter's view, then that's pretty handy. When there is no
area that looks like it would approach a gray card value, then I have to go with metering the darks and the lights separately, and
try to come up with an average. It's not quite as precise, so I will usually bracket the average spot reading, whereas with the "natural"
gray card there is no need to bracket.
Of course, all that could be solved by just chimping with a digital camera! But then again, I like film too.
Best to you, Jes.
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Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Hi,Larry!
As allways ,very instructive post .
Thank you for sharing . I learn a lot from your and some other colleages on the forum ,wich keeps me here.
Even if , when I see some great photos from you and some other talented fellows here I am saying myself : what am I doing with this camera in my hands?
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Is this the small pancake ML 2/50 we are talking about?
I have it as well as Minolta Rokkor-X 2/45 and Konica Hexanon 1.8/40 pancakes and I can't chose between them as they are all great but have different characters.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:51 am Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
| iangreenhalgh1 wrote: |
Is this the small pancake ML 2/50 we are talking about?
I have it as well as Minolta Rokkor-X 2/45 and Konica Hexanon 1.8/40 pancakes and I can't chose between them as they are all great but have different characters. |
I don't think it's a pancake type lens ian. Not sure though. It is about 2 inches in length, and I would think a true pancake might
be somewhat less than an inch long. This is all a guess, of course.
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Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Mine isn't a true pancake either, just a small normal lens, it is very similar in size to the Minolta and Konica pancakes though.
Sounds like you have a different lens to mine.
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: Yashica ML 50:2 on Contax AX - Provia |
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| Laurence wrote: |
Fire Hydrant with Flower Garlands
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50:2
Provia
Crinkled Flower
Contax AX - Macro Mode
Yashica ML 50:2
Provia
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Stunning shots that took my breath away!
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skida wrote:
I look at close ups like this and wonder why I bother. The crinkled Flower is absolutely breathtaking. Did you sit for days waiting for the bud to open? |
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trifox wrote:
Absolutely great!!
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