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Post by lloydy on Mar 26, 2013 19:15:05 GMT -5
That lens was also sold under the Leica name, along with a 70-210 I think? Mine has to be the best short zoom I've ever tried. they fetch good prices as well.
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Post by lloydy on Mar 26, 2013 16:46:04 GMT -5
What lens is hiding under the Sakar cap? Is it a Sakar or is that the very nice Rokkor 35-70? I've got the Rokkor 35-70 / 3.5 Macro and it's stunning, as good as many primes. And the non macro version is supposed to be as good in sharpness.
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Post by lloydy on Mar 26, 2013 16:40:33 GMT -5
Take care of the foot, having both working is a good thing so don't wreck the surgeons work! Get the laptop working, and polish some cameras.
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Post by lloydy on Mar 22, 2013 13:20:53 GMT -5
The Chinon 50 1.7 is a very nice lens. That is worth saving.
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Post by lloydy on Mar 22, 2013 13:12:12 GMT -5
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Post by lloydy on Mar 22, 2013 13:07:41 GMT -5
I have a couple of XD-7's ( XD-11 in the USA ? ) and I love them, there's so many good lenses for them. I was always a Canon man back in the day, I should have been a Minolta man, they are far better.
That one should scrub up nicely, at least the rubber grip is still in one piece.
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Post by lloydy on Mar 16, 2013 5:18:06 GMT -5
yes, that could be interesting Mickey. I shall get the big tripod out and test the thing properly, and take hyperfocal into account. I'm pretty sure it is faulty, why else would a lens like this in excellent cosmetic condition be in a box of junk and sold for £5 at a camera fair? They see me coming a mile off. |
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Post by lloydy on Mar 13, 2013 18:40:12 GMT -5
No it isn't Mickey, unfortunately. I'm used to that with the amount of old lenses I use on my Sony NEX and Pentax K10.
This lens is Minolta MD fit and I've tried it on the two Minolta XD7's I've got, without film, and the excellent focusing screen in both these cameras show that it definitely isn't reaching infinity, so I've pretty much ruled out the MD to NEX adapter and the NEX.
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Post by lloydy on Mar 12, 2013 18:29:46 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice Stephen, I understand what you're saying here - more or less - but I think there is a fault rather than just a 'bit of softness at infinity'. I use it on my Sony NEX with focus peaking and focus assist - magnification, and I get good results with all my lenses using this method. This lens shows focus with the focus peaking, but that is not 100% easy to detect to the naked eye from the screen. Up to anything before infinity it is stunning -  This is hand held at 1/200, the clock is a good distance away and I think the zoom was at 200mm  But this picture was shot at 1/250 on a solid tripod, I can't remember the aperture but I shoot at the closed end wherever possible, especially landscape on a tripod.  Nothing at all is in focus from front to back,I think this was towards the 200mm end, certainly not the 80mm end anyway.  It's not just blurred, it's got a smudged appearance - not so obvious in this picture but some look as though they are amateur water colours! I'll test it better tomorrow with something in the foreground and a building in the distance, run through apertures and zoom range. The sharpness and quality I get when it behaves is superb, and I really think it could deliver at infinity, especially seeing other peoples pictures on forums and flickr. The lens cost me £5 so I won't be too upset if it is knackered, but for £5 I would also spend a reasonable amount to get it fixed properly if it was a simple fix for a repair man. |
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Post by lloydy on Mar 12, 2013 13:17:59 GMT -5
My Tokina AT-X 80-200 / 2.8 won't reach Infinty focus, it's definitely not going past, it's not getting there. I have about 8 other Minolta MD lenses and they all reach infinity on my Sony NEX ( Fotga adapeter ) perfectly, and I've tried them on both Minolta XD7's and they are fine, but the Tokina is short on the XD7's as well. If the lens has been tampered with / adjusted before I don't think it's been reassembled with one thread of the helix out, infinity is close, but definitley not reached Is it a DIY option to set infinity on a lens such as this, or is it a job for a tech' with a collimator ? I have read about one touch zooms being difficult to adjust, they require the front and rear element packs to be adjusted to each other? Or can I slacken the barrel off, find infinity and then lock it back down? I've peeled the rubber off for a look, and there are lots of screws on view, and I don't want to wreck this lovely lens. Up to the point it loses focus this lens is superb and focus' really sharply.   I don't think the screws inside the slots have anything to do with infininty,or do they ?  |
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Post by lloydy on Mar 11, 2013 17:22:50 GMT -5
mmmmmm.....Spitfire, my local has that sometimes. And we share a taste in cameras, I've got quite a few on your list, and I've just picked up a Yashica FX-D that I need to re cover and do the light seals.
Beer and cameras, sounds good to me down here in Shropshire.
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Post by lloydy on Mar 6, 2013 3:50:12 GMT -5
It's an interesting technique, and one that I like when it's done 'through the viewfinder' rather than 'with a mobile phone app'. I've been admiring the work of Friendly Joe on Flickr for a long time www.flickr.com/photos/friendlyjoe/who takes some remarkable pictures this way, and he uses a cardboard tube on top of the TLR. There are certainly easier ways to get this kind of shot, like photoshop, but that misses the point. |
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Post by lloydy on Mar 4, 2013 17:00:55 GMT -5
A very interesting read, you have a good blog. I shall return to it.
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Post by lloydy on Mar 4, 2013 16:54:01 GMT -5
Blown the housekeeping budget!  |
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Post by lloydy on Mar 3, 2013 19:41:23 GMT -5
Lol...Resistance is Futile.  You're probably right....... |
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