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Attila
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 Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:47 am Post subject: Topcor 1.4 5.8cm Tokyo Kogaku |
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Attila wrote:
I had a chance to try this stunning lens , may I can own it also as trade with Bill , many thanks to generous offer.
Pretty amazing, I think best from all 1.4 Japanese lenses what I did try.
#1 is heavily cropped , #2 around F2, #3 wide open.
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:07 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Pretty decent IQ, great results! Try some more wide open pics to see if any improvement, love the bokeh, notwithstanding.
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Attila
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:08 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
| Katastrofo wrote: |
| Pretty decent IQ, great results! |
Zeiss Planar level I don't think so she is less.
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:11 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
The Topcor 2.8/100 is going for crazy money over here right now, can remember ebay auctions going for around $80USD, but not
any more. The whole line seems wonderful to me. |
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Attila
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:15 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
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The Topcor 2.8/100 is going for crazy money over here right now, can remember ebay auctions going for around $80USD, but not
any more. The whole line seems wonderful to me. |
Still all cheap if you look it's quality agree they are above on many others, they have place in elite team.
I rate this lens above than Konica, Minolta, Pentax , Nikkor etc . I had once 100mm too , was also better than Konica Hexanon 100 and you know I love Konicas.
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:19 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Yes, it is sad that now they only make lenses for the Horseman cameras. |
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Attila
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:21 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
yes, but at least they are still in business.
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:25 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Yes, have been thinking about a Horesman camera.  |
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iangreenhalgh1
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:30 am Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
I love the Topcors I have, they really are stunning lenses.
I would love a Horseman 4x5 and some Topcos to fit it, they are available from Japan secondhand pretty cheap but postage and customs destroy the deal for me.
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Attila
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:31 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
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fermy wrote:
Ha, it may be Zeiss Planar level (although I am a bit sceptical that this will hold if one is really critical or conditions are not ideal: coatings improved significantly from 60 to 70), but it's also Zeiss Planar price and inferior mount. The pictures do look great though.
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Excalibur wrote:
H'mm you digital guys are better off than a film user....I don't really want to buy and old Topcon camera to try their lenses  Anyway in the 1960's I don't remember many pros or amateurs using em...but then maybe my memory is faulty or they were very popular in the USA 
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| Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
| fermy wrote: |
| Ha, it may be Zeiss Planar level (although I am a bit sceptical that this will hold if one is really critical or conditions are not ideal: coatings improved significantly from 60 to 70), but it's also Zeiss Planar price and inferior mount. The pictures do look great though. |
I had Topcor 100 what made for US Navy, years before , I remember I bought at autumn and sold after test , due I couldn't afford to keep it, at boring late autumn light , she did perform like Zeiss T* and surely was above all other Japanese lenses what I did try.
I have a Zeiss sonnar 18cm L39 from 1941 , millitary lens it has also same or minimal less coating than Zeiss 180mm T*.
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kopi234 wrote:
I can see it now why this F1.4 is very expensive.
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kds315* wrote:
Pretty amazing lens, especially considering its age!!
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| Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
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| I can see it now why this F1.4 is very expensive. |
Not more than average 1.4 from a good brand like Nikon.
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