Vintage car show, Topcon 1.8/58 on NEX-3

iangreenhalgh1 · Expire: 2014-01-07

I just love this lens, it was a cloudy dull day but the lens still shines. Smile

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Attila · Expire: 2025-11-18

Very nice result, shinny subject and shorter distance certainly help a lot.

patrickh · Expire: 2011-11-18

Great coverage Ian. Again, so many cars from my younger days! That is an extremely desirable lens

patrickh

iangreenhalgh1 · Expire: 2014-01-07

Cheers guys, the Topcor 1.8/58 is fairly common and if you keep your eye out, they can be had for good prices. I paid about 30ukp for this one I think.

ForenSeil · Joined: 15 Apr 2011 Posts: 2726 Location: Kiel, Germany.

Looks very good indeed. Nice bokeh imho.

iangreenhalgh1 · Expire: 2014-01-07

Bokeh is always smooth, even at f4 which is what a lot of those shots were.

Bokeh, colours, sharpness, those are all top of the line. Contrast is very good but benefits from a little tweak in photoshop.

I don't think there is a better 50-ish lens than this in the price bracket this can be had for, I think it's better than the Pancolar 1.8/50, Hexanon 1.7/50, Rokkor-PF 1.7/50 and all the others I've tried.

Katastrofo · Expire: 2013-11-19

Your NEX 3 never looked so good. Smile

Awesome lens, period.

Excalibur · Expire: 2014-04-21

Well lucky for you digital users...but for a film user, it's too inconvenient to use a Topcon mount, adapters to use on Canon, Konica etc are rare and expensive (cost more than the lens).

pepes · Joined: 22 Aug 2012 Posts: 612 Location: Slovakia

Very nice shots. Nice bokeh and beautiful old cars.