myM8yogi
Well-known
They cost a pitance, they are freely available, and they are the lightest 135mm out there for a rangefinder, so show the rest of us why we should all have a J-11
Michael Markey
Veteran
Michael Markey
Veteran
Michael Markey
Veteran
myM8yogi
Well-known
Thanks for starting us off Mike!
Looks like you use it a lot for architectural details. Since 135mm is the longest practical lens for a rangefinder (I know there is some debate on this though), it is well suited to this application. I also expect people will post tight portraits and compressed landscape shots.
"Sports" would certainly be pushing the envelope...
Looks like you use it a lot for architectural details. Since 135mm is the longest practical lens for a rangefinder (I know there is some debate on this though), it is well suited to this application. I also expect people will post tight portraits and compressed landscape shots.
"Sports" would certainly be pushing the envelope...
Michael Markey
Veteran
The J11 was a loaner from Noel (Xmas) because I wanted to try the 135 fl for equestrian stuff.
I was very impressed with the J11 .
So light.
However I was put off by the assertion that good copies were hard to come by so I "bottled out" and bought a 135/4 Serenar instead.
I`m not sure that it`s going to be that effective for equestrian sports though.
Tracking is going to be more difficult than an SLR but I need to spend more time with the 135 fl on a rangefinder before I decide.
I was very impressed with the J11 .
So light.
However I was put off by the assertion that good copies were hard to come by so I "bottled out" and bought a 135/4 Serenar instead.
I`m not sure that it`s going to be that effective for equestrian sports though.
Tracking is going to be more difficult than an SLR but I need to spend more time with the 135 fl on a rangefinder before I decide.
kapitancho
Newbie
Here are all sizes:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kapitancho/5104952776/sizes/l/
This is a small version:
Taken with Zorki-4 + Jupiter-11 @ f/8, I think.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kapitancho/5104952776/sizes/l/
This is a small version:
Taken with Zorki-4 + Jupiter-11 @ f/8, I think.
myM8yogi
Well-known
Wow, what a strange building! Where is that?
I note another user finding architectural applications for the J-11.
Does anyone have any portraits, candids, or more traditional landscape shots?
I note another user finding architectural applications for the J-11.
Does anyone have any portraits, candids, or more traditional landscape shots?
kapitancho
Newbie
This is a new building in Sofia, Bulgaria. Nothing special about it. I just wanted to test the sharpness of my J-11 
Wayno
Well-known
This is a crappy scan that I did a long time ago from a print, but it's a super sharp lens (I guess most 135 lenses are).
pschauss
Well-known
kievman
Kievman
These shots Makes want to get a J-11 for my Kiev!!!!!!!!!!!! Kievman
myM8yogi
Well-known
Faultless composition Wayno. And great presence in that shot - I can feel the heat!
brachal
Refrigerated User
Here's an old one I like. Fed-3 and J-11 at the zoo.
brachal
Refrigerated User
And another one from a different trip to the zoo. Bessa-R and J-11.
myM8yogi
Well-known
Okay, of course [slaps forehead], 135mm is certainly a decent focal length at the zoo. Close animals are not something I shoot very often, but when I do I get lost in my own little world, and I'm very glad I had the capability.
After looking at all of the posts in this thread so far, I think I would be reasonably happy to crop a 135mm to 180-200mm field of view (especially for architectural shots).
I can just imagine shoooting an old J-11 in a zoo with someone next to me hunched over a 400mm white canon lens mounted on a monopod, fretting over the light not giving him enough "feather detail", or some such....
Thanks again to everyone so far!
After looking at all of the posts in this thread so far, I think I would be reasonably happy to crop a 135mm to 180-200mm field of view (especially for architectural shots).
I can just imagine shoooting an old J-11 in a zoo with someone next to me hunched over a 400mm white canon lens mounted on a monopod, fretting over the light not giving him enough "feather detail", or some such....
Thanks again to everyone so far!
myM8yogi
Well-known
Update - I bought a Canon ltm 135mm f/3.5 for about 70USD.
It meets my requirements at this focal length because it is cheap and relatively lightweight.
Decent results too.
It meets my requirements at this focal length because it is cheap and relatively lightweight.
Decent results too.
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myM8yogi
Well-known
And it works fine as the proverbial zoo lens too:
Coldkennels
Barnack-toting Brit.
Wow, that is one hell of a lens, myM8yogi. I'd consider getting one myself if I wasn't so pleased with my J11:
I've not used it enough yet, but considering it was only £40 and is practically immaculate, I think I got a pretty good deal!
I've not used it enough yet, but considering it was only £40 and is practically immaculate, I think I got a pretty good deal!
myM8yogi
Well-known
Absolutely no need for you to be looking elsewhere ColdKennels. Great shots. That J11 looks to be giving great image quality too... and I just love that sonnar bokeh in the second shot. Great find for 40 squid.
If I was going to be REALLY picky about my 135/3.5, it is far slower to focus than my other lenses, so pre-focussing becomes an essential skill. I've had the lens for about a month now, and that is pretty much the extent of how my technique has had to change. No worries really.
If I was going to be REALLY picky about my 135/3.5, it is far slower to focus than my other lenses, so pre-focussing becomes an essential skill. I've had the lens for about a month now, and that is pretty much the extent of how my technique has had to change. No worries really.