David
Joined: 13 Apr 2011 Posts: 1869 Location: Denver, Colorado
Expire: 2013-01-25
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Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:50 am Post subject: Sun Optics 85-210 Test -- ISO 500 |
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David wrote:
I forgot to switch my camera to ISO 100, so there's a little noise in these shots. Here are some tests from the Sun Optics 85-210 I picked up last week.
I tried infinity focus and close, all at f8. I tried other apertures, but didn't keep the images. They were basically the same (softer toward f4.5)
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Nice details on a tree that's a mile or so away.
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Yay for grass!
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This is in the parking lot and the leaves are basically individually discernable, so that's nifty.
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Hey, where are you going?
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At 100% crop, we can see he's going over there.
Overall, an above-average performer and probably darn good by it's era's standards. I haven't decided if I'll keep it. THe T-mount adapter over-screws about 1/3 of a rotation on it, so it sits on the camera as an odd angle. That's tough only because there's a big pistol grip hanging off to the side. Oh yeah, and I have to hold the pistol trigger down to close the shutter. _________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/hancockDavidM |
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visualopsins
Joined: 05 Mar 2009 Posts: 10966 Location: California
Expire: 2025-04-11
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Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 2:19 am Post subject: Re: Sun Optics 85-210 Test -- ISO 500 |
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visualopsins wrote:
David wrote: |
Overall, an above-average performer and probably darn good by it's era's standards. I haven't decided if I'll keep it. THe T-mount adapter over-screws about 1/3 of a rotation on it, so it sits on the camera as an odd angle. That's tough only because there's a big pistol grip hanging off to the side. Oh yeah, and I have to hold the pistol trigger down to close the shutter. |
T2 adapter has 3 grub screws -- loosen those, turn lens vertical, re-tighten. That adjustment is the "2" part of "T2" -- the original T mount had no adjustment, supposedly -- nobody here has ever seen one (right?) -- because unlike M42, there is/was no standard rotational specification for T2 lenses or Telescopes or T-mount lab equipment, etc.... _________________ ☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮ like attracts like! ☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮
Cameras: Sony ILCE-7RM2, Spotmatics II, F, and ESII, Nikon P4
Lenses:
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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