tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14158877527524740432024-01-15T05:43:44.837+02:00Shooting with a Pentax K10DPlaying around with a stock 18-55 and a Sigma 70-300 ...<br>
Now, with an SMC Takumar 105 and a CZJ Flektogon 35 too ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-7249736551687475912011-12-11T23:47:00.000+02:002011-12-11T23:47:37.621+02:00Cleaning from fungus: Canon FD 55 f/1.2 SSCAfter a little absence because of my new sport activity, i'm back with a new cleaning tutorial. The patient awaiting for disinfection and cleaning is a nice Canon 55mm f/1.2 SSC, in FD mount.
Although i neglected to take a picture of the infection, the fungus has spread around the inner border of the front element (at least). The molds are quite light, the infection is just at the beginning, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-33947155183234919382011-10-01T16:18:00.000+02:002011-10-01T16:18:49.543+02:00SMC Pentax-A 100 f/2.8 Macro: Some samples ...A few months ago i borrowed this lens from a friend of mine, to take some sample pictures to sell it (he doesn't have a Pentax body for testing).
As soon as i mounted the lens on the camera, i was disappointed, as i discovered that the camera was unable to control the diaphragm of the lens. After a simple inspection, i discovered that the electrical contact for the auto operations on the mount Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-18888883047405650472011-06-24T22:23:00.000+02:002011-06-24T22:23:26.409+02:00M42 Focusing HelicalMy quest for photographic accessories has leaded to a nice M42 focusing helical. Since i had some "spare" enlarger lenses available and didn't want to go out with a bellows on my camera, i finally decided to buy one following the advice of Calvin from MFLenses.
The helical i bought is an M42-to-L39 type, with an L39-to-M42 ring on the rear side, so that i'm able to use it on both my DSLRs (and, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-27818220912131473862011-06-08T20:23:00.000+02:002011-06-08T20:23:47.758+02:00Cleaning from fungus: SMC Pentax-M 50 f/1.7Going on with the lens rescue series, an SMC Pentax-M 50/1.7, one of the best Pentax lenses, is the new patient.
As you can see here, back-lighted by a LED flashlight, a fungus has widely infected the lens.
Since the fungus will reveal to have infected all the elements in the lens, a fully elements removal is required. As usual, before going on, the classic legalese disclaimer:
AS USUAL, I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-86262468518594929642011-05-13T23:43:00.000+02:002011-05-13T23:43:13.912+02:00Cleaning from fungus: SMC Takumar/6X7 150 2.8Hi all,
My assignment for my second MF lens cleaning has been an SMC Takumar 150 f/2.8 for a Pentax 6x7, left to my care from one of my preferred sellers at the Toulouse monthly flea market. The lens is built according to the usual standards of the Takumar lenses, with a full-metal barrel, and is a huge piece of glass and metal.
Whereas the barrel shows signs of usage, the diaphragm is working Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-23138198055200439892011-04-24T00:42:00.001+02:002011-05-01T23:51:42.517+02:00Cleaning haze: Tamron SP90 f/2.5 (52B) ...Being a rainy day, i decided to spend some time cleaning a lens of my preferred seller, a Tamron SP90/2.5 Macro (the 52B model, with a 49mm filters thread) ... The lens was affected by some kind of internal haze and some strange internal reflections, which made me almost skeptical about the success of the operation (read why at the end of this post)...
Do you want to know more ? If no, then Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-69996709630470074492011-04-17T13:23:00.000+02:002011-04-17T13:23:21.189+02:00MF Lenses Mania: Voigtländer Color-Ultron 50/1.8A few months ago, an sudden LBA crisis leaded to the buy of a nice Voigtländer Color-Ultron 50 f/1.8, with an M42 mount.
Despite its name, this sample comes from Singapore, according to the copyright on the mount.
Up to now, i haven't been unable to get some spare time for taking sample pictures but, yesterday i decided it was time to go ...
Taking advantage of the sunny day, i brought thisUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-59919349469842593722011-03-31T23:59:00.000+02:002011-03-31T23:59:22.084+02:00Macro Takumar 50 f/4 ...Or, in other words, the consequences of my last LBA crisis ...
A few weeks ago i had the chance to play with the SMC Macro Takumar 50/4 of a friend. After looking at the results, i decided that this one was (one of) the lens(es) i was looking for ... Thus, the acquisition of a Macro Takumar 50/4.
As you can guess from the picture, this is not the common 1:2 ratio, but it is the preset Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-90897058407578539452011-03-21T01:00:00.000+02:002011-03-21T01:00:59.324+02:00Porst WW 35 f/1.8 MC: New lens on the ... camera ...It has been a few weeks since i bought my last 35mm, a Porst WW 35/1.8 MC in M42 mount.
Finally, i have been able to test it for a while, in one of my preferred places in Toulouse.
The lens has been a nice surprise. It doesn't have the same contrast as a Flektogon 35/2.4, at least wide open, indeed it is quite easy to focus, probably because of the reduced DOF. On my K10D, with a Katzeye Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-17951941932469245082011-03-11T01:50:00.001+02:002011-03-11T01:53:46.666+02:00Another sale: Meyer Görlitz Orestegon 29 2.8Well, another lens i have to sell ... A mint Meyer Görlitz Orestegon zebra in M42 mount:
Here is a sample picture taken with an extension ring of 5mm to shorten the minimum focusing distance:
I will update this post later with a thorough description of the lens.
Luckily, i can play with it for a few days before it goes to a new home ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-83105239309987430612011-03-02T00:50:00.001+02:002011-03-02T23:55:46.068+02:00Another one on sale ...... An SMC Takumar 50 f/4 Macro, M42 mount, of course, with both original caps:
And a sample picture, shot with the lens wide open:
Thus, the set of lenses to sell has grown ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-64890665781132224022011-03-01T02:30:00.000+02:002011-03-01T02:30:06.386+02:00Some lenses for sale ...This is my first post the first of the month. I hope that such scaring will not appear here really often (some of you know that i'm seriously affected by LBA) ...
A friend of mine, a professional seller, recently asked me to sell some of his lenses, because he no longer have the time to take sample pictures of the lenses he's selling nor he has the time to setup a site for sales ...
Thus, we Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-72359795563359804872011-02-13T22:32:00.001+02:002011-02-13T22:37:47.638+02:00Another one: Schacht Travenar 90 f/2.8Another one lens ? Yes.
In my collection ? No.
This one, too, belongs to the same seller who borrowed me the Porst 55/1.2. I got it to cleanup some cleaning traces and a few spots of fungus.
This time, i haven't made a tutorial because the lens is really easy to service. But, if you really want to know how to proceed, feel free to leave a comment here requesting more info, and i will either Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-91949536326818116382011-02-09T23:39:00.000+02:002011-02-09T23:39:01.796+02:00Porst Color Reflex MC Auto 55 f/1.2: More sample pictures ...... But from another copy of this lens (believe it or not, i still didn't have the time to play with mine) ...
Following my previous post about this lens, one of my Flickr contacts showed some interest in it. So, i managed to get a second copy of this lens for testing. Here are some results:
Wide open, in direct sunrise lightning:
Wide open, in direct sunlight, to test for CA, purple Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-8872192297485573712011-02-05T23:37:00.000+02:002011-02-05T23:37:12.818+02:00SMC Pentax-M 35 f/2: More sample pictures ...Thanks to the sunny day, i have been finally able to bring outdoor the lens i borrowed. So, here are some sample pictures:
At f/2:
At f/5.6:
Again, at f/2:
At f/4:
The last one at f/4:
Actually, the lens has revealed to be more easy to focus, in my last test probably i had issues because of the low light. There is some CA wide open, but it shouldn't be too difficult to fix. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-36188066871855885562011-01-31T22:58:00.000+02:002011-01-31T22:58:53.197+02:00Another prime: SMC Pentax-M 35 f/2 ...I borrowed this lens from a friend of mine (actually, one of my preferred lens dealer) because he was looking for someone to test it before selling ...
Thus, last weekend, i got a mint SMC Pentax-M 35/2.
This is the first time i have one of these on my camera (before, this focal length has been almost the exclusivity of my FA-31, my Flektogon 35/2.4 and my SMC Takumar 35/2) ...
The lens looksUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-85279238908555827212010-12-17T21:45:00.000+02:002010-12-17T21:45:27.973+02:00Fast lens mania: Porst Color Reflex MC Auto 55 f/1.2 ...Hi all,
Thanks to LucisPictor from the MFLenses forum, the Porst 55/1.2 he sold has found a new home and, since i ever wanted one of those hyper-fast lenses, now my K10D (and soon, my EOS 5D Mark II) is enjoying the fast glass ...
Being quite busy actually (as usual, before holidays), i don't have too much time for a full review. Instead, i'm just publishing a picture taken with this lens wide Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-60901849084188455582010-12-03T01:11:00.000+02:002010-12-03T01:11:36.577+02:00Cleaning from fungus: Zuiko Auto-W 35 f/2Hi all,
Going up with the rescue series, this time is the turn of an Olympus Zuiko Auto-W 35/2, a really nice lens ...
The (now) happy owner of this lens, a co-worker, left this nice piece of glass in my care, to get rid of a small spot of evil fungus that was developing on the elements ...
Before going on with the reading, be aware of this: it worked for me, it doesn't mean that it will Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-45001184644473186302010-09-25T16:01:00.004+02:002010-09-25T16:31:50.437+02:00Airbus Family Day 2010To celebrate its 40-th anniversary, Airbus held an "open doors" day on Sunday 19 September. The Toulouse-based facilities were open the whole day, allowing the people working on site to share with their families and friends their own work.For once, the cameras were freely allowed on the whole site, thus offering the possibility to bring home some nice shots, so i brought with me my K10D and my Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-43152127869438318892010-07-02T00:15:00.006+02:002010-07-02T01:13:46.931+02:00Macroing with a Flektogon: the beginning ...One of the most sought Zeiss lenses is undoubtedly the MC Flektogon 35 f/2.4.Widely available a few years ago, it has actually reached a cult status (and the related stellar price), mostly because of the increasing number of people using manual lenses on their digital cameras. Nevertheless, its IQ cannot be questioned anymore, excellent sample pictures are widely available on the internet. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-61712254474865247712010-05-15T20:14:00.018+02:002010-05-16T01:11:11.109+02:00Fast glass mania: EBC Fujinon-T 135 f/2.5Built like a tank with a full metal barrel, this lens has two issues that prevent from using it on "regular" M42-compatible bodies: an "auto-only" diaphragm control and a small lug nut on at the bottom of the lens, used by Fuji bodies for diaphragm coupling.Luckily enough, it is quite easy to overcome them.At first, the diaphragm control pin issue can be fixed either using a small plastic Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-66512489030453590602010-04-18T21:35:00.006+02:002010-04-18T23:27:50.198+02:00A Japanese classic: Kiron 105 f/2.8 Macro ...... With a Pentax-KA mount, allowing the control of the diaphragm through the camera body dial and full "Av" exposure mode ...Manufactured by the Tokio based firm Kino Precision (who also manufactured other excellent lenses branded either Kiron or Vivitar) during the early 1980s, this macro lens is able to reach a 1:1 reproduction ratio at the focusing distance of 35cm. It was sold also under theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-648422331295934142010-04-13T00:19:00.005+02:002010-04-13T02:10:10.982+02:00Stepping out with a Fujinon ...... Notably, an EBC Fujinon 55 f/3.5 Macro, in M42 mount ...It took me a few weeks before being able to use it, since its diaphragm blades were stuck wide open and the lens was an "auto-only" M42, requiring the rear pin to be pushed for closing the diaphragm ...The first issue was quite easily solved, but for the second one i had to ask Alex from mflenses.com for a tailored M42 to Pentax-K Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-80549780879056051752010-04-11T17:58:00.003+02:002010-04-11T18:11:24.227+02:00A walk with a Flektogon ...... The "classic" MC Electric 35/2.4, with M42 mount ...Last week-end was really sunny, so i had a good reason for going out with the "old friend" (it was one of my first M42 lenses enjoyed by my K10D) ...All the pics shot at f/5.6 or f/8, straight from the raw files without PP, except EV adjust:Enjoy the pollen on the left petal of the flower, if you don't suffer of hay fever ;-) ...Clicking on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415887752752474043.post-12827136822016970062010-04-04T21:33:00.004+02:002010-04-04T23:01:52.042+02:00Toulouse LFBO Hall D Open Day ...... Well, not really interesting for the new Hall D in itself, which is, any way, very nicely built with a modern look:The most sought attraction of the day were, of course, the Concorde and the A380 available for visiting:Useless to say, at those distances, my FA-31 Limited is by far too long for catching the whole aircrafts. Nevertheless, it has been really useful for the details:For those who Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0