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Fretless Pete
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 Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:00 am Post subject: Vivtar TX 135 f2.5 |
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Fretless Pete wrote:
This could be a short thread - a search didnt reveal this lens, but then there were 30 pages to search through - which wasnt gonna happen
I've had a few 135mm primes - including Panagor f2.8 , Auto Chinon PMC f2.8 but this is the 135mm i chose to keep.
Its just sublime, and i somehow ended up with this for free. No complaints
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cooltouch
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cooltouch wrote:
Wow! Looks more like you were using your Tamron 90 macro. Great shot. And a pretty impressive lens.
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ManualFocus-G
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:46 am Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Beautiful, looks like a fantastic lens!
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martinsmith99
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:58 am Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
Well done on getting a fantastic lens for free!
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Fretless Pete
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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Fretless Pete wrote:
Kind words - thanks !
I love both the sharpness and the bokeh. A rare combination sometimes 
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Attila
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
#1 extremely nice picture ! Congrats!
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Fretless Pete
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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Fretless Pete wrote:
Many thanks Attila - very kind of you to say
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pressureworld
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pressureworld wrote:
I have the same lens and I absolutely love it!
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LucisPictor
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| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:47 am Post subject: |
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LucisPictor wrote:
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... and Tamron 2.5/135. nothing special. all sharp and all have worst bokeh. if you have Tair-11 2.8/135 - you understand this
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Yes, the Tair-11 has a killer bokeh, but the bokeh that my Tamron 2.5/135 produces is not bad at all, esp. if you stop it down to f4. But I also like it wide open.
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Big Dawg
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Big Dawg wrote:
A Nice lens indeed and a great photo.
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madamasu
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madamasu wrote:
A wonderful picture, and the I like the bokeh too - at least in this picture.
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Fretless Pete
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Fretless Pete wrote:
I should use it a bit more 
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Fretless Pete
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Fretless Pete wrote:
Just realised i took this Lily with the Vivitar
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estudleon
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estudleon wrote:
I like the lens and the pics very much.
About the bokeh, sometimes one pic like me or not by others items, the bokeh is a second or third element that I pay attention.
Look at the Cartier-Bresson pics. See the bokeh of the elmar that he almost always used and well, not monster one.
Anyway the bokeh of the vivitar not seems bad to me.
Rino.
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Excalibur
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Excalibur wrote:
Well if Vivitar can design a 135mm f2.5 lens to get results like this, then maybe my recently bought Viv (Komine) 135mm f2.8 can show similar, when I fully check it out.
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