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uddhava
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 Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 6:38 pm Post subject: Schneider-Kreuznach Edixa-Xenar 2.8/50 |
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uddhava wrote:
I recently bought this lens along with an Edixa Mat-reflex camera. Here are a few samples on Canon T3. Contrast and sharpening added.
Here is the camera and lens.
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serkol
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:38 am Post subject: |
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serkol wrote:
Very nice tone and color! |
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uddhava
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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uddhava wrote:
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| Very nice tone and color! |
Yes, I think it is a nice lens. Thank you for the comment. |
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iangreenhalgh1
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Looks great to me, congrats.
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uddhava
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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uddhava wrote:
| iangreenhalgh1 wrote: |
| Looks great to me, congrats. |
Thank you, Ian.
BTW, I found an another Edixa camera for sale with a ISCO lens. I think it was an ISCOTAR or ISCOLOR 2.8/50.
Do you know anything about those lenses? |
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mo
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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mo wrote:
Great photos,Are you a painter or do calligraphy? I note the bottles in #7 #8.
I have an Edixa Flex camera, it came with a ISCO-Gottingen westanar 4.5/150 which sadly has lost some contrast because of glass issues. I think the Edixa range of cameras has an interesting collection of lens makers.
You need to find the old photographic magazines that list the camera gear with their lenses and cameras,and look up all the Edixa cameras and its lenses.There probably is a link somewhere on the net that will have the info its just finding it. 
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uddhava
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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uddhava wrote:
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Great photos,Are you a painter or do calligraphy? I note the bottles in #7 #8.
I have an Edixa Flex camera, it came with a ISCO-Gottingen westanar 4.5/150 which sadly has lost some contrast because of glass issues. I think the Edixa range of cameras has an interesting collection of lens makers.
You need to find the old photographic magazines that list the camera gear with their lenses and cameras,and look up all the Edixa cameras and its lenses.There probably is a link somewhere on the net that will have the info its just finding it. |
Thank you. Yes I am a painter. I am working with colored inks lately.
Thank you for the suggestion for finding information about the camera and lenses. |
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
This is a beautiful lens.
I have a similar, but maybe older - at least from the serial numbers.
The expanding DOF scale is ingenious and practical.
I hope you don't mind if I share a couple of images.
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
A few more images from this very nice lens.
Mine seems to perform best at close to middle distances and starts to limp a bit as the distance increases towards infinity.
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Crop of above:
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uddhava
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| Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:00 am Post subject: |
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uddhava wrote:
Nice photos!
Interesting observation about the lens, although my eyes begin to limp closer to infinity!
I will need to get a better viewfinder or screen to test that.
I will have to try my lens out more. I think all of my lenses are good, but I haven't used
them enough to learn their qualities(But still I increase my collection). Also maybe I don't know what to look for exactly.
Sharpness, ...etc? |
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 8:11 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
Thank you for the compliment.
This lens seems to be very sharp in the ranges that I described, but my copy seems to fall away as infinity approaches.
Colour is very good and there is little if any CA.
It is a fine lens and quite a pleasure to use in practice.
Unlike most other 50mm lenses, focusing all takes place within the outside barrel of the lens so there is no extension of the front of the lens- nor any rotation for that matter - which assists with polarising filters etc.
I really like this lens
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asterinex
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asterinex wrote:
a zeiss contender ! Lovely pics here. |
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uddhava
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| Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 9:26 am Post subject: |
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uddhava wrote:
| Oldhand wrote: |
Thank you for the compliment.
This lens seems to be very sharp in the ranges that I described, but my copy seems to fall away as infinity approaches.
Colour is very good and there is little if any CA.
It is a fine lens and quite a pleasure to use in practice.
Unlike most other 50mm lenses, focusing all takes place within the outside barrel of the lens so there is no extension of the front of the lens- nor any rotation for that matter - which assists with polarising filters etc.
I really like this lens
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Thank you for this more detailed evaluation. I can use this if I want to compare my different lenses.
I too like this lens. I was happy that I found it at a price that was reasonable for me. I feel this lens
is a little special or a cut above the average lenses I have.
Those are different variety of pelicans than I have seen in California, where I was born and raised. Their eyes
(or the coloring around their eyes) are interesting. |
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
The Australian Pelican has those peculiar colourings.
They also have an enormous bill - maybe bigger than other pelicans relative to their size.
Here is another gratuitous shot of these pose-meisters:
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100% crop of above:
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ForenSeil wrote:
I also had, the best 50/2.8 lens I've ever had, much better than normal Zeiss Jena Tessars, Industars etc.
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Phenix jc wrote:
I've it too, v2 design, and it's a keeper.
So many great 50ish... 
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woodrim
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woodrim wrote:
I was using mine recently because I was getting ready to sell it. Only wide open because my adapter does not press in the auto lever.
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 4:34 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
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I was using mine recently because I was getting ready to sell it. Only wide open because my adapter does not press in the auto lever.
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Mine is M42 and has an auto/manual switch which resides just under the left hand side in use.
Even wide open this is a good lens.
That rose is simply lovely
Thanks for sharing. |
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uddhava
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| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:50 am Post subject: |
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uddhava wrote:
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I was using mine recently because I was getting ready to sell it. Only wide open because my adapter does not press in the auto lever.
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Mine is M42 and has an auto/manual switch which resides just under the left hand side in use.
Even wide open this is a good lens.
That rose is simply lovely
Thanks for sharing. |
Mine is similar to yours with the auto?manual switch.
Nice photos wide open though. |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Olivier wrote:
I have it too and it is the best 2.8/50mm that I have.
In fact I have 2 samples.
I think the Iscotar is the same design.
http://forum.mflenses.com/schneider-kreuznach-edixa-xenar-50mm-f2-8-t40152,highlight,%2Bedixa+%2Bxenar.html
http://forum.mflenses.com/schneider-kreuznach-edixa-xenar-50mm-f2-8-macro-samples-t41629,highlight,%2Bedixa+%2Bxenar.html
http://forum.mflenses.com/schneider-kreuznach-edixa-xenar-50mm-f2-8-t44696,highlight,%2Bedixa+%2Bxenar.html
http://forum.mflenses.com/schneider-kreuznach-xenar-50mm-f2-8-some-new-samples-t41854,highlight,%2Bxenar+%2B50mm.html
The camera : Edixa Mat Reflex d
http://forum.mflenses.com/edixa-mat-reflex-d-t39979,highlight,%2Bedixa+%2Breflex.html
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woodrim
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woodrim wrote:
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I was using mine recently because I was getting ready to sell it. Only wide open because my adapter does not press in the auto lever.
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Mine is M42 and has an auto/manual switch which resides just under the left hand side in use.
Even wide open this is a good lens.
That rose is simply lovely
Thanks for sharing. |
Arrrghhhh, is that what the little chrome pin is? I never saw a switch like that. Thanks. Gee, I wonder how it will do stopped down.
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
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I was using mine recently because I was getting ready to sell it. Only wide open because my adapter does not press in the auto lever.
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Mine is M42 and has an auto/manual switch which resides just under the left hand side in use.
Even wide open this is a good lens.
That rose is simply lovely
Thanks for sharing. |
Arrrghhhh, is that what the little chrome pin is? I never saw a switch like that. Thanks. Gee, I wonder how it will do stopped down. |
Yep that's it.
Actually, it is closer to the very bottom of the lens so easily missed.
I always move it with my left thumb - that's why I said lower left hand side.
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uddhava
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uddhava wrote:
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Arrrghhhh, is that what the little chrome pin is? I never saw a switch like that. Thanks. Gee, I wonder how it will do stopped down. |
I didn't find it either. I had to go back to the camera store where I bought it and ask him how to stop
the lens down.
Glad you can adjust it now. |
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uddhava
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| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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uddhava wrote:
A few more shots.
Sorry only from my back yard. I was too busy in the garden to walk to the park today.
Contrast added.
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
Springtime flowers - beautiful.
What a wonderful lens
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