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PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

starbucklover69 wrote:
And another day with delivery. Nikon F with Nikkor-P Auto 105 f2.5 and Nikkormat with Nikkor 24 f2.8 AiS
and Admiral Panagor 55 f3 Macro




Nice find! The Panagor (Vivitar) is surprisingly good.


PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

starbucklover69 wrote:
And another day with delivery. Nikon F with Nikkor-P Auto 105 f2.5 and Nikkormat with Nikkor 24 f2.8 AiS
and Admiral Panagor 55 f3 Macro

pics



Like 1 Like 1 The Sonnar! (One of my favorite lenses!) https://www.destoutz.ch/lens_105mm_f2.5_215011.html Congrats


PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

visualopsins wrote:
starbucklover69 wrote:
And another day with delivery. Nikon F with Nikkor-P Auto 105 f2.5 and Nikkormat with Nikkor 24 f2.8 AiS
and Admiral Panagor 55 f3 Macro

pics



Like 1 Like 1 The Sonnar! (One of my favorite lenses!) https://www.destoutz.ch/lens_105mm_f2.5_215011.html Congrats


Its my third 105mm Nikon. I have the Ai and Ai-S. And my sixth Nikon F. One in black.


PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

caspert79 wrote:
Picked up a Rokkor 58mm f/1.4 MCii, nice lens.


Absolutely. Especially on high res APS-C (24 MP) and in b/w mode it is a very nice "character" portrait lens.
On 24 MP FF the lens is very useable as well, especially wide open in b/w mode. Stopped down it gets very sharp with a high contrast over th entire frame including corners. Certainly not worse than the well known MC Rokkor 1.4/50mm! Quite a bit better than the AR / MC-I 1.4/58mm in my opinion. It seems Minolta was re-computing the original AR 1.4/58mm around 1968 when they got their new in-house "large computer".

During that time they were developing a bunch of excellent lenses including the famous MC 1.2/58mm, the MC 2.8/16mm fisheye, the 2.8/21mm superwide, the fast 2.5/28mm and 1.8/35mm wideangles as well as the 1.7/85 portrait and the 4.5/300mm tele lens. Espeically the wideangles were the fastest retrofocus designs of their time.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

calvin83 wrote:
simple.joy wrote:

Wow, congrats - you have two? I have some experience with those lenses myself, so I'm well aware of their limitations and drawbacks. However - because I've started an article on C. Friedrich, which I want to continue working on some time in the future - I would really love to try a 75/2.8 S-Coronar, if possible. So if you ever decide to part with one, please keep me in mind! 👍

Yes. It seems I have pretty good luck on finding this lens but I am not able to find the other 50/75/100 S-Coronar! I will post some samples later after I finish adapting my other copy with a proper hood. This copy may goes to my friend since he is also collecting these. You will find one day if you can wait.


Thanks! I'm sure it's in good hands then. Hope it will be used. Pretty sure many of those lenses are not.


PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sigma 3.5/14mm - badly polluted / fogged as the other two samples of the lens I already owned ...



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2024 5:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

starbucklover69 wrote:
And another day with delivery. Nikon F with Nikkor-P Auto 105 f2.5 and Nikkormat with Nikkor 24 f2.8 AiS and Admiral Panagor 55 f3 Macro[url=http://forum.mflenses.com/userpix/20241/big_12287_20240126_202343_1.jpg]


The micro-prism spot screen in the Nikkormat works well with some fast lenses- A good pairing is the "S" 50mm f1.4, or even the 105 shown in your photo. Apart from a bit of practice with that screen, the FTN is still quite a viable camera. The shutter on mine is still accurate.

-D.S.


PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

caspert79 wrote:
starbucklover69 wrote:
And another day with delivery. Nikon F with Nikkor-P Auto 105 f2.5 and Nikkormat with Nikkor 24 f2.8 AiS
and Admiral Panagor 55 f3 Macro




Nice find! The Panagor (Vivitar) is surprisingly good.


Excellent I would say. Too bad mine became hazy.


PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

just a humble one, ISCO Isconar 135mm f4 (older, metal version), I have a thing for triplets so couldn't miss this one in my collection


PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

DrBB wrote:
just a humble one, ISCO Isconar 135mm f4 (older, metal version), I have a thing for triplets so couldn't miss this one in my collection


It’s not a bad lens at all. It has beautiful smooth bokeh. MFD is a bit long, but you can use an extension ring to get closer to your subject. Some examples: https://www.flickr.com/gp/55691955@N05/52R4C0hdW3


PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

caspert79 wrote:
DrBB wrote:
just a humble one, ISCO Isconar 135mm f4 (older, metal version), I have a thing for triplets so couldn't miss this one in my collection


It’s not a bad lens at all. It has beautiful smooth bokeh. MFD is a bit long, but you can use an extension ring to get closer to your subject. Some examples: https://www.flickr.com/gp/55691955@N05/52R4C0hdW3


Oh yeah, I saw them (although those are from 100mm version, but should be similar with 135mm), beautiful results. I have quite few triplets (mostly 50 & 135, but even 17mm c-mount one) and never stopped to be amazed how that simple design, made by hands of old professionals, can produce such a stunning results.


PostPosted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not a lens, but an adapter. The rediculous second hand prices that are usually asked refrained me from buying one, but now I found the LA-EA4 locally at a very attractive price. It means I can finally use all my AF lenses in AF mode.


PostPosted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ROW Tegonar 35/3.5 Syst. Laack - 3 more lenses left to complete my Altix collection Smile


PostPosted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 6:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spiratone 18mm/3.5 (Tokina 17mm/3.5 phi72mm) and 17mm/3.5 (Tokina 17mm/3.5 phi67mm).


PostPosted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 6:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

New Day new Delivery Laugh 1
Nikon F100 in good Condition , Aasahi Pentax S3 with Super Takumar 20 f4.5 and Lenshood and more and Olympus Pen-D





PostPosted: Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My latest lens is a Canon Zoom Lens FD 35-70mm 1:2.8-3.5.
It takes nice photos, but unfortunately does not reach infinity.
It is worse at 70mm and almost reaches infinity somewhere wider than 50mm.
At 35mm it also does not reach. It is not a problem with the adapter.
This is the newer version of the lens.

Is it fixable?

Examining further, when I turn the lens up and down I hear a clunking sound.


PostPosted: Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

another ROW Tegonar 35mm f3.5 (this one is without coating) Altix M22.5
CZJ Biotar 12.5mm f2 D-Mount (no idea what to do with this one)
E. Ludwig Victar 50mm f2.9 Exakta mount from '38


PostPosted: Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

DrBB wrote:
another ROW Tegonar 35mm f3.5 (this one is without coating) Altix M22.5
CZJ Biotar 12.5mm f2 D-Mount (no idea what to do with this one)
E. Ludwig Victar 50mm f2.9 Exakta mount from '38


the biotar might fit a m4/3 sensor?


PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's basically impossible that a d mount lens of that focal length will come even close to full coverage on m4/3. Perhaps the Pentax Q, but even that tiny sensor is larger than the 8mm film frame that lens was designed for.

kiddo wrote:
DrBB wrote:
another ROW Tegonar 35mm f3.5 (this one is without coating) Altix M22.5
CZJ Biotar 12.5mm f2 D-Mount (no idea what to do with this one)
E. Ludwig Victar 50mm f2.9 Exakta mount from '38


the biotar might fit a m4/3 sensor?


PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

BrianSVP wrote:
It's basically impossible that a d mount lens of that focal length will come even close to full coverage on m4/3. Perhaps the Pentax Q, but even that tiny sensor is larger than the 8mm film frame that lens was designed for.

kiddo wrote:
DrBB wrote:
another ROW Tegonar 35mm f3.5 (this one is without coating) Altix M22.5
CZJ Biotar 12.5mm f2 D-Mount (no idea what to do with this one)
E. Ludwig Victar 50mm f2.9 Exakta mount from '38


the biotar might fit a m4/3 sensor?

Should be OK with Nikon 1 camera.
https://pantip.com/topic/37394590


PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A lens that is very good for collecting.


PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

calvin83 wrote:
BrianSVP wrote:
It's basically impossible that a d mount lens of that focal length will come even close to full coverage on m4/3. Perhaps the Pentax Q, but even that tiny sensor is larger than the 8mm film frame that lens was designed for.

kiddo wrote:
DrBB wrote:
another ROW Tegonar 35mm f3.5 (this one is without coating) Altix M22.5
CZJ Biotar 12.5mm f2 D-Mount (no idea what to do with this one)
E. Ludwig Victar 50mm f2.9 Exakta mount from '38


the biotar might fit a m4/3 sensor?

Should be OK with Nikon 1 camera.
https://pantip.com/topic/37394590


Yeah, I dont expect too much fun with D-Mount, i have couple of m4/3 cameras but i don't believe this little biotar will perform well on them (same as my Trioplan 17mm in C-Mount, need to crop 27% of the photo to get somewhat usable image).

...but anyways, these 3 lenses were part of the same lot and I was after Victar (and the won all of them for like 21eur) so it's OK, Biotar will be nice future project, especially if i ever get some of those small sensor cameras


PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mamiya Sekor SX 135/2.8



PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2024 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NikonD wrote:
Mamiya Sekor SX 135/2.8



Very good lens, especially wide open.

Bought myself an M42 Sonnar 135mm f/4 and a Steinheil Tele-Quinar 135mm f/2.8.


PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2024 3:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The M42 mount of that CStype has a peculiar outer raised ridge which makes it difficult to fit adapters .

p.