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Tair 11A 135mm 2.8 Photos
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PostPosted: Sat May 11, 2013 9:50 pm    Post subject: Tair 11A 135mm 2.8 Photos Reply with quote
Here is the beginning of some photos using the Canon SL1 and the Tair 11A 135mm/2.8


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PostPosted: Sat May 11, 2013 10:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
A well respected lens and spectacular photos, the second one has a lovely 3d dimension to it.
Wise decision to keep them, I have the Tair 11a on my wanted list


PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 12:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great shots!


PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Try not stopping down quite as much; the lens has wonderful bokeh.


PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
congrats for sl1, seems a nice mini rebel, results look great !


PostPosted: Tue May 14, 2013 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
woodrim wrote:
Try not stopping down quite as much; the lens has wonderful bokeh.

Agreed, but isn't it refreshing that someone does not always shoot wide open, just because they can.


PostPosted: Tue May 14, 2013 7:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
woodrim wrote:
Try not stopping down quite as much; the lens has wonderful bokeh.


Sure, I'll get some more shot as wide as I can Smile


PostPosted: Tue May 14, 2013 9:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Martin is correct. My suggestion was not to necessarily shoot wide open, but to take better advantage of the lens' wonderful bokeh characteristics when the situation applies. While this lens performs admirably at wide open, it of course improves when stopped down some. I've found its sweet spot to be around f/5.6, and going down further isn't necessary unless great depth of field is needed and desired. However, when wanting to isolate a subject from the background, one would open up more while still providing enough depth to give focus to all critical parts. Fortunately, the Tair has a nice round iris which will not be offensive with specular highlights.


PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 3:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
This is a superb lens. Here are a few shots from my copy, all at f/5.6:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurentiucristofor/5986836966


http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurentiucristofor/5986277499


http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurentiucristofor/5986277427


PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 3:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Laurentiu Cristofor wrote:
This is a superb lens. Here are a few shots from my copy, all at f/5.6:



Whoa! Beautiful shots!


PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 4:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
nutellaface wrote:
Laurentiu Cristofor wrote:
This is a superb lens. Here are a few shots from my copy, all at f/5.6:



Whoa! Beautiful shots!


+1

I will be looking at doing some dragonfly macro shots soon.


PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 4:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
nutellaface, parabellumfoto: Thank you. I was lucky to catch that dragonfly sitting on such a clean branch. If a lens takes good dragonfly pictures, it is a lens worth having Smile


PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Laurentiu Cristofor wrote:
nutellaface, parabellumfoto: Thank you. I was lucky to catch that dragonfly sitting on such a clean branch. If a lens takes good dragonfly pictures, it is a lens worth having Smile


I just got my T Mount adapter for my 200mm Soligor and I am not impressed. It is very soft wide open and focussing is difficult. I doubt I'll be using it to shoot dragonflies. I still need to test it out stopped down. It is very soft!

It doesn't compare to this lens. I will post the best samples tomorrow on a new thread.


PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
parabellumfoto wrote:

I just got my T Mount adapter for my 200mm Soligor and I am not impressed. It is very soft wide open and focussing is difficult. I doubt I'll be using it to shoot dragonflies. I still need to test it out stopped down. It is very soft!


I don't think I ever heard anyone being impressed about a Soligor lens. The Russian lenses are generally excellent and a very safe bet as long as they are in good condition and have not been abused. Look at a 100mm macro also - they work very nicely for dragonflies and especially with damselflies.


PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 8:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Laurentiu Cristofor wrote:
parabellumfoto wrote:

I just got my T Mount adapter for my 200mm Soligor and I am not impressed. It is very soft wide open and focussing is difficult. I doubt I'll be using it to shoot dragonflies. I still need to test it out stopped down. It is very soft!


I don't think I ever heard anyone being impressed about a Soligor lens. The Russian lenses are generally excellent and a very safe bet as long as they are in good condition and have not been abused. Look at a 100mm macro also - they work very nicely for dragonflies and especially with damselflies.


Thanks Laurentiu,


I have tried a few more indoor shots. At f8-11 it definitely sharpens up a bit. Maybe I need to learn how to use it. Focussing is very difficult on my Nikon D3200. Colour looks nice on it just as it does on this Tair. I don't think it is as anywhere near as good as this Tair lens though.


PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 1:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
parabellumfoto: Better to compare like focal lengths. Why not try a Rokkor 200mm to go along with your other lenses?


My Tair (actually two now) is the 133mm.

Close up


Bokeh


Action


Into the Sun


PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
woodrim wrote:
parabellumfoto: Better to compare like focal lengths. Why not try a Rokkor 200mm to go along with your other lenses?


My Tair (actually two now) is the 133mm.




Hi Woodrim,

You are making me very jealous now! Embarassed Mad

LOL

Very stunning shots! There's a long prime Tair on eBay at the moment so I'm go back and see if I can find it. I dug up an old thread about Nikkor 200mm f4 and the photos OldHand took were very stunning as well. Very sharp compared to what I have so I might stick with Nikon. If I do get a NEX I can still use my Nikon lenses.


PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 10:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Woodrim,

Superb shots! Don't you have some pics of the Tair 11A you own? I was digging at ebay this afternoon and saw copies with 10 and 20 blades iris. Is there any difference between the A series of this lens?

Thank you, i really loved the photos you've posted,

Renato


PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 11:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you very much, Renato. Mine is the Tair-11, not 11A, so is labeled as 133mm where the 11A is 135mm. I suspect it was just a difference in how they rounded the number up to 135 just to be like all the others.



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