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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
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Not exactly a lens, but it is a camera that I have often admired.
The next logical step for me from my FTb and EF.
Not sure whether my big hands will like it, but I am looking forward to using it when it comes.
I can't work out why there is so little interest in this camera in the marketplace ..........
OH
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[/quote] I own an A-1 and I've owned as many as four at the same time -- it was just a coincidence, I hadn't planned on it happening. The A-1 was my second "real" camera, and I can recall after I bought it that, because it was so overdone with electronics and all that tit was probably a camera that wouldn't withstand the test of time. Boy was I ever wrong! The A-1 has proved its mettle over the years. Lots of pros have ended up using it, in fact, mostly because of its reliability, I suspect. As for the shutter "problems" -- what, it needs a drop of oil on a gear train every 20 or 30 years. So what?
OH, I hope you have lots of fun with yours. Since you're an EF user, think its metering pattern when you use the A-1, and not the FTb's and you'll be okay. It has a similar bottom-centerweighted pattern as the EF's. But you know, given you like the bigger Canons, I would have thought your next move would have been to an original F-1. It's the next logical step. Although you can't find 'em for as cheap as the others.[/quote]
Thanks Michael and devinw, Mir and Luis.
Yes an F-1 would be nice, but I am not sure what it will add in functionality over my FTb and EF.
Also there is so much interest in F-1's now that the prices have climbed.
The motor drive sounds interesting. I have a Nikon FE with motor drive, which I find awkward in use and I suspect that the A-1 will feel similar in the hands.
Maybe an auto winder will feel different, and add something to the heft of the camera as well.
Cheers
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mackeral
Joined: 21 Oct 2012
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Location: United States
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mackeral wrote:
Now to do some research on how to adapt it.
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kievuser
Joined: 27 Jan 2008
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kievuser wrote:
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| Part of the problem with the A-1 is that like the other Canons of this lineage (AE-1, etc.) It is an all electronic camera with a shutter thats known to suffer from old age problems. Its a sturdy semi- pro body but its not a Nikon FM. |
The A-1 was my second SLR that I used for many years.It is a beautiful camera IMO. It still looks very much like a mechanical camera.
My A-1 with some exotic lenses.
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kievuser
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kievuser wrote:
Rarely seen Chinese 35mm cine primes made in 1970's. 
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Minolfan
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Minolfan wrote:
Not really sensational:
CZJ Pancolar 50mm 1.8 in M42 (dried focusing  );
Konica Hexanon AR 50mm 1.7 (in very good state).
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Rick1779
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Rick1779 wrote:
Mamiya Sekor C 80/1.9
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Firehand
Joined: 30 Jun 2015
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Firehand wrote:
Canon FD L 24-35mm f/3.5
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Jiaming
Joined: 09 Mar 2016
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Jiaming wrote:
Not something rare but I'm glad that I finally have a Meyer!
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uddhava
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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uddhava wrote:
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Not something rare but I'm glad that I finally have a Meyer!
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Boris_Akunin
Joined: 22 Aug 2013
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Boris_Akunin wrote:
Canon nFD 35mm f/2
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miran
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miran wrote:
[insert-drooling-smiley-here] 
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DigiChromeEd
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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DigiChromeEd wrote:
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Or this one  
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Boris_Akunin
Joined: 22 Aug 2013
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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Boris_Akunin wrote:
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Will this one do?
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miran
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miran wrote:
Haha 
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Boris_Akunin
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Boris_Akunin wrote:
I'm setting up my 35mm comparison at the moment (nFD35/2 vs MD35/1.8 vs MD35/2.8), this is the close-up scene (~1.2 distance):
(shot with the nFD35/2 at f/4, click for full resolution)
Any suggestions?
I don't expect much focus shift, I wonder if I should bother to refocus for every aperture.
I will shoot a series refocused for the corners to test for field curvature. I'll put a grey card in there for white balance (I'll use one of the lenses as a reference) and I'll leave the exposure up to my Minolta Autometer IV-F.
I'll probably fill the empty spaces in the back with books or CDs to have more places for LoCA to show up.
I might also shoot a series with the lenses set to ~0.4m and/or to infinity.
EDIT:
I think this will do:
(Shot with the nFD35/2 at f/2. Not bad, is it?)
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Minolta: X-500 | XD | MD35/2.8 | MC50/1.4 | MD200/4 | MD75-150/4
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stevemark
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stevemark wrote:
* Nikon Nikkor AF 2.8/35-70mm
* Tamron 3.5-4.5/35-70mm (model 09A)
* Olympus Zuiko 3.5-4.5/35-105mm
* Pentax M 2.5/200mm
To my complete surprise, the tiny Tamron delivers better results than the fast, large & expensive Nikkor, both at f3.5 as well as at f8. Probably the Tamron is even better than the MD-III Minolta 3.5/35-70mm!
The Pentax 2.5/200mm is very sharp, even at f2.5, but one has to be aware of its beautiful "glow" (=> red/magenta longitudinal CAs) when shooting at f2.5.
I hope it will a beautiful portrait lens, but i'm not sure yet: Focusing is quite stiff - i'll have to dismantle and re-lubricate the lens. The Minolta MC-X generation of lenses focuses much, much smoother - and that's often quite important for real shooting!
I'll put a few sample on artaphot - but first (today!) i'm gonna publish now the test results of eight Topcor lenses from f=20mm to f=200mm
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IAZA
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IAZA wrote:
bought few months ago. the coverage isn't satisfying me...at m4/3 still has vignete, not easy to adapt though. challenging, but I have no time at the moment
som berthiot 40-70/1,6
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rybolt
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rybolt wrote:
PA Curtagon. It works better than expected!
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Boris_Akunin
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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Boris_Akunin wrote:
Another Canon nFD 50/1.4.
This one's in better condition than the other one and it came with the (fairly rare) original hood.
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rybolt
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rybolt wrote:
This was a bad idea from the very beginning.
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miran
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miran wrote:
The latest additions to my Minolta collection:
1. Second copy of Minolta MD 50mm/2.0, this time a nice and clean one with barely any signs of use. Meanwhile I'm selling one with minor fungus for 10€
 Minolta MD 50mm/2.0 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
2. Minolta MD W.Rokkor 28mm/3.5: I'm not sure what's the purpose of this lens when the 28/2.8 seems to be at least as good while being faster and only fractionally larger. Should do a comparison between the two "slower" 28s.
 Minolta MD W.Rokkor 28mm/3.5 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
3. Minolta MD Macro 50mm/3.5: This is the MD-III version, feels a little light and plasticky in the hand but performs great as far as I can see. This copy is very nice and came with everything including the original leather case.
 Minolta MD Macro 50mm/3.5 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
4. Minolta MD Zoom 35-135mm/3.5-4.5: A very good zoom as demonstrated in another thread already.
 Minolta MD Zoom 35-135mm/3.5-4.5 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
5. Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor 100-200mm/5.6: This one's purpose is just make the numbers. It can probably make photos too but probably not very good. Will have to test, there might be a surprise waiting, but I wouldn't count on it.
 Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor 100-200mm/5.6 by Miran Amon, on Flickr
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memetph
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memetph wrote:
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Mamiya Sekor C 80/1.9
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Congrats . Is there an adapter on the market? |
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cooltouch
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cooltouch wrote:
My latest acquisition is a Tamron 28A 28-135mm f/4-4.5. I bought it off eBay for a ridiculously low amount. It came with a Nikon adaptall-2 mount. The price of the lens, including shipping, was just about what a lot of people are asking for just the Nikon adaptall-2 mount. Condition-wise, I'd give it a solid EXC. There's no real visible wear anywhere, except a tiny amount around the bayonet mount. It's a push pull zoom, so the zoom collar slips a bit, but so what. Almost all my push-pull zooms have zoom collars that slip.
A couple of sample shots, taken with my Sony NEX 7 @ ISO 100. I've downsized the images to 1600x1067, but they're still big enough to give you a good idea of the lens's sharpness.
It's a heavy little lump, but the focal range is such a useful one for a film camera that I don't mind the weight.
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leemik
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leemik wrote:
I had major G.A.S. and bought a few things that finally all came in at the same time..
Kodak Retina II with Ektar 47/2.. Extracted the lens and shutter/iris and adapted it for Sony e-mount.. I left the helicoid behind because I'm using my own... The Kodak helicoid looked way too complicated to take out anyways
Lomo 35mm f/1.2 16KP OKP1-35-1 from Russia.. What a tiny lens!
Adapted to Sony e-mount using the helicoid from a Vivitar 2x Macro Teleconverter.. The lens vignettes a little on APS-C at infinity..nothing horrible.. probably just darker corners on 16:9 mode..
Lomo 92mm f/2 LETI-60M "Helios-92" ..Adapted to canon EOS using the helicoid from another Vivitar 2x Macro Teleconverter.
..and finally a Petri 50mm f/2 Kuribayashi C.C. in Petri Bayonet mount ... adapted to Sony e-mount
bubbly bokeh!
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