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calvin83
Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 7567 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 1:44 am Post subject: EBC X-Fujinon 55mm F1.6 DM on NEX 5N |
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calvin83 wrote:
Biometar type lens with 5 elements in 4 groups. Sharpness seems very good to excellent from F2.8 with high contrast. The only major weakness is the build quality as the body is made of plastics instead of metal.
Photos converted from RAW to JPG with resize and minimal sharpen use the standard camera profile.
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DigiChromeEd
Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Posts: 3460 Location: Northern Ireland
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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DigiChromeEd wrote:
Looks good to me! _________________ "I've got a Nikon camera, I like to take a photograph" - Paul Simon |
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calvin83
Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 7567 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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calvin83 wrote:
DigiChromeEd wrote: |
Looks good to me! |
Thanks. This lens do perform well in digital with good flare resistance.
BTW, The new Kiwi adapter for X-Fujinon lens do have a pin to stop down the aperture. _________________ https://www.instagram.com/_lens_fever/
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iangreenhalgh1
Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 15679
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
I had one of these, good lens, nice bokeh. The build quality is actually not bad compared to the later X-Fujinons, those are really cheap and plasticky, I took a couple of them apart, really flimsy. _________________ I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it! |
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diddy
Joined: 28 Mar 2012 Posts: 288
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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diddy wrote:
Very good selection of pictures! #4 is my favorite. |
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Fujinonuser
Joined: 06 Jan 2011 Posts: 128 Location: Germany
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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Fujinonuser wrote:
Thank you for sharing these excellent shots with us. I would like to direct your attention to the deeply saturated greens and nicely differentiated reds in No. 7. I haven't seen that with other lenses. |
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Bille
Joined: 03 Jan 2013 Posts: 381
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Bille wrote:
calvin83 wrote: |
BTW, The new Kiwi adapter for X-Fujinon lens do have a pin to stop down the aperture. |
Interesting news... Do you have a photo?
The workaround is easy (http://billead.com/fujinon/#howto) but it wont hurt to have a proper adapter instead. |
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calvin83
Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 7567 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 12:02 am Post subject: |
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calvin83 wrote:
Fujinonuser wrote: |
Thank you for sharing these excellent shots with us. I would like to direct your attention to the deeply saturated greens and nicely differentiated reds in No. 7. I haven't seen that with other lenses. |
Thanks. I have not notice the green/red differentiation but only the deeply saturated greens.
Bille wrote: |
calvin83 wrote: |
BTW, The new Kiwi adapter for X-Fujinon lens do have a pin to stop down the aperture. |
Interesting news... Do you have a photo?
The workaround is easy (http://billead.com/fujinon/#howto) but it wont hurt to have a proper adapter instead. |
You can see the stop pin of this new "LMA-FJ-EM II" adapter.
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Bille
Joined: 03 Jan 2013 Posts: 381
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:28 am Post subject: Re: EBC X-Fujinon 55mm F1.6 DM on NEX 5N |
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Bille wrote:
Thanks for the photo.
calvin83 wrote: |
The only major weakness is the build quality as the body is made of plastics instead of metal.
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I have heard this before, but things need to be put in perspective about build quality. Construction of the lens is a plastic / aluminum composite, better than any of the later first generation AF lenses from Minolta, Canon or Nikon. My - admittedly mint - copy of the 55/1.6 feels quite solid, no issues.
For reference:
http://www.dantestella.com/technical/lightcheap.html |
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calvin83
Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 7567 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:51 am Post subject: Re: EBC X-Fujinon 55mm F1.6 DM on NEX 5N |
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calvin83 wrote:
Bille wrote: |
Thanks for the photo.
calvin83 wrote: |
The only major weakness is the build quality as the body is made of plastics instead of metal.
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I have heard this before, but things need to be put in perspective about build quality. Construction of the lens is a plastic / aluminum composite, better than any of the later first generation AF lenses from Minolta, Canon or Nikon. My - admittedly mint - copy of the 55/1.6 feels quite solid, no issues.
For reference:
http://www.dantestella.com/technical/lightcheap.html |
Metal body will make me feel better although it will make the lens more heavy. This is just my own preference on MF lens.
I heard this lens used a plastic housing to hold the front lens group( http://www.bigeye.url.tw/big5/d_fuji5516.htm ). It will be really announcing if there are fungus inside the front lens group.
BTW, plastics can be durable as stell: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120607141644.htm _________________ https://www.instagram.com/_lens_fever/
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Pontus
Joined: 18 Dec 2011 Posts: 1471 Location: Jakobstad, Finland
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:52 am Post subject: |
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Pontus wrote:
iangreenhalgh1 wrote: |
I had one of these, good lens, nice bokeh. The build quality is actually not bad compared to the later X-Fujinons, those are really cheap and plasticky, I took a couple of them apart, really flimsy. |
The build quality of the X-fujinons can be anything from very very good (19/3.5) to quite bad for some of the standard lenses. The metal screw in hood of the 19mm is extremely nice and the lens feels like a proper high end lens, which it is. _________________ Follow this link for my FOR SALE list (partially updated 19.11.2015) |
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Arkku
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1416 Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:29 am Post subject: |
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Arkku wrote:
re. adapters, the one for the new Fujifilm X-mount (i.e., X-Pro1, X-E1, X-M1) also has the stop-down pin. |
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Pancolart
Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 3705 Location: Slovenia, EU
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:29 am Post subject: |
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Pancolart wrote:
Nice presentation. Strong front glass curvature gives wide-open photos distinctive signature. Quite a special lens. _________________ ---------------------------------
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iangreenhalgh1
Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 15679
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:37 am Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Why would the curvature of the lens' front surface affect the rendering? _________________ I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it! |
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Pancolart
Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 3705 Location: Slovenia, EU
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:07 am Post subject: |
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Pancolart wrote:
iangreenhalgh1 wrote: |
Why would the curvature of the lens' front surface affect the rendering? |
Tough question. I can only assume it does. Changing it with flat one gives strange results. _________________ ---------------------------------
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woodrim
Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 4060 Location: Charleston
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Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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woodrim wrote:
Arkku: PM sent. _________________ Regards,
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TrueLoveOne
Joined: 30 Sep 2012 Posts: 1839 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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TrueLoveOne wrote:
That's a nice lens!! Never seen one here in the Netherlands though, i wonder if they've been sold here...... _________________ My Flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chantalrene/
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