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Stuart,
What lens and camera did you use? Very narrow DOF, looks good.
What lens and camera did you use? Very narrow DOF, looks good.
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mac_wt
Cameras are like bunnies
I had a few moments so I tried to make a glamour shot of my Zorki 3M and the accesories I've been using the last few weeks.
Honu-Hugger
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Ahhh, The Power of Suggestion!
Ahhh, The Power of Suggestion!
I want to confess to my last two eBay purchases: an Espresso maker and a set of Demitasse cups! Are these considered camera related? All of that discussion a few days ago about Turkish Coffee et al. drove me to it -- I'm watching the mailbox as though I were waiting for a new lens!
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Ahhh, The Power of Suggestion!
I want to confess to my last two eBay purchases: an Espresso maker and a set of Demitasse cups! Are these considered camera related? All of that discussion a few days ago about Turkish Coffee et al. drove me to it -- I'm watching the mailbox as though I were waiting for a new lens!
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StuartR
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Just make sure you don't make a double before you have to shoot in low light. Your handholding ability will go from 1/8th to 1/60th!
Thanks Brian. It was taken with a Canon F1N and 50mm f/1.2L on FP4+. Sorry, not a rangefinder for this one!
Thanks Brian. It was taken with a Canon F1N and 50mm f/1.2L on FP4+. Sorry, not a rangefinder for this one!
F
former member
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Nice lens and looks sharp and contrasty wide-open. I would have guessed the Noctilux. Not far off!
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StuartR
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Yes, it is a great lens. I have a little writeup on it here if you are interested. It is not totally done, but you should get the idea. Some sample shots at 1.2, 2.5 and 5.6 as well: http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~srichardson/5012L.htm
I have not used the Noctilux, but I think I would prefer the Canon, if only because it is so much smaller and lighter. It only has a 52mm filter ring and weighs only 380 grams.
I have not used the Noctilux, but I think I would prefer the Canon, if only because it is so much smaller and lighter. It only has a 52mm filter ring and weighs only 380 grams.
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nwcanonman
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Those look like the metal hoods I got at "American Eagle"'s Ebay store. They work fine. I like the Yashica GTN, always classie'.
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
Stuart, it really seems to be a nice lens, the 1.2L. I like the "review" too. And the picture of the rose... it is indeed much different at f/1.2 than at f/2.5...
If i may, i'd correct something: you say, " aspherical elements that deflected flare and only allowed on-axis light" - that is not completely correct. Especially for a 50mm lens, the angle of view is large enough to include on the image lots of off-axis light.
The main advantage of aspherical elements is that one aspherical glass/air surface can replace two spherical ones(with even better correction for the spherical aberration), thus reduces the number of lens elements needed. By this you get less flare (less air/glass surfaces), less weight (probably that's why the 50mm L version is much lighter than the SSC which, i guess, did NOT use aspherics). And by reducing the number of elements, reduces the physical length of the lens AND therefore, the need for a Biiiig front element too.
Aspherical glass surfaces were, however, pretty tough to make; mostly they were grinding them with a trial-and-error method, so they were expensive and complicated. Also the calculus of ray trace becomes more difficult with them. Nowadays, computer age, it's not really a problem anymore, see all the el cheapo zooms using aspherics...
If i may, i'd correct something: you say, " aspherical elements that deflected flare and only allowed on-axis light" - that is not completely correct. Especially for a 50mm lens, the angle of view is large enough to include on the image lots of off-axis light.
The main advantage of aspherical elements is that one aspherical glass/air surface can replace two spherical ones(with even better correction for the spherical aberration), thus reduces the number of lens elements needed. By this you get less flare (less air/glass surfaces), less weight (probably that's why the 50mm L version is much lighter than the SSC which, i guess, did NOT use aspherics). And by reducing the number of elements, reduces the physical length of the lens AND therefore, the need for a Biiiig front element too.
Aspherical glass surfaces were, however, pretty tough to make; mostly they were grinding them with a trial-and-error method, so they were expensive and complicated. Also the calculus of ray trace becomes more difficult with them. Nowadays, computer age, it's not really a problem anymore, see all the el cheapo zooms using aspherics...
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former member
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Stuart, nice write-up. Canon did some amazing things with Optics. The 50mm "aspheric" lenses had the same number of elements as their "spherical" siblings. The Noct-Nikkor 58mm F1.2 has 7 elements in more groups than the 55mm f1.2 lens.
What really made aspherics "economical" was the use of molded optics, brought to market by Kodak in the late '70s. Too bad they end up to make zooms cheap and light and not make lenses faster!
What really made aspherics "economical" was the use of molded optics, brought to market by Kodak in the late '70s. Too bad they end up to make zooms cheap and light and not make lenses faster!
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
"Too bad they end up to make zooms cheap and light and not make lenses faster!" - I agree 105%.
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StuartR
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Wow guys. Thanks for the comments and advice. I will try to incorporate that information next time I get around to editing the commentary.
Sadly, it is mostly vacation work, as I stay pretty busy with research and teaching during the school year.
Sadly, it is mostly vacation work, as I stay pretty busy with research and teaching during the school year.
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former member
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Polaroid 180 "Instant" Camera and Coffee.
That F4.5 Tominon produces a Sharp picture. This one was fully serviced and has a new Bellows. It has a "double" set of shutter blades, the first actuated by the release, to keep light out of that 3000ASA film.
That F4.5 Tominon produces a Sharp picture. This one was fully serviced and has a new Bellows. It has a "double" set of shutter blades, the first actuated by the release, to keep light out of that 3000ASA film.
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Instamatic 48, fully coupled RF camera.
taffer
void
Camera and Coffee... and photo
Camera and Coffee... and photo
The Canon 7 with some make up (covered the deceased meter cell) and ex-Brian's J9, which looks at home on this camera.
Camera and Coffee... and photo
The Canon 7 with some make up (covered the deceased meter cell) and ex-Brian's J9, which looks at home on this camera.
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meet the family
meet the family
the whole family, together at last.
meet the family
the whole family, together at last.
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oscar,
what did you use for 'make up' on the 7.
joe
what did you use for 'make up' on the 7.
joe
FrankS
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Joe, very nice group!
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nwcanonman
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Joe,
All that coffee. It does make you want to "P" ! LOL.
Couldn't help myself ~ ; - )
All that coffee. It does make you want to "P" ! LOL.
Couldn't help myself ~ ; - )
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...groan...
GeneW
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Beautiful family, Joe!
Gene
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