Tests with Canon 135 f3.5

[holgaguy]

Just got back some test shots with my "new" 135/3.5 that I bought from a fellow RFF member. They were shot using my Fed 2, AGFA Photo Vista 100, 60/f16
please tell me what you think
Thanks
holgaguy

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Colors look good, but there's a weird doubling effect. Is that the lens or your scans?

 

[holgaguy]

There were scanned by the photo lab that did the developing. i don't know what you mean by doubling effect

 

[projectbluebird]

I see a lot of digital artifacting, but that is probably from resizing the scan in a lossy format. Otherwise, they look great! Monterey is one of my favorite places in California.

Are those colors from the lens, or the film? I just picked up a copy of this lens on the cheap, maybe this will make me get out and use it!

 

[David Murphy]

Syl. They look lovely to me! I'm the guy that sold you the lens! I want it back now! 🙂

BTW his lens is a black Canon 135/3.5 -- obviously late era Canon RF production and the quality shows it.

 

[Erik L]

Syl. They look lovely to me! I'm the guy that sold you the lens! I want it back now! 🙂

BTW his lens is a black Canon 135/3.5 -- obviously late era Canon RF production and the quality shows it.

i have a chrome early one. is there any real difference?

 

[Spider67]

Did you have any problems mounting the lens. I often heard that Canon lenses did not always catch the FSU RF-cams?
I also bought on and I am waiting for results!

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

I see a lot of digital artifacting, but that is probably from resizing the scan in a lossy format.

Yeah, after looking more closely, I see you're right, it's low-quality jpeg type distortion. Sorry, holaguy!

 

[Sonnar Brian]

The new RFF software introduces these JPEG artifacts as it compresses attachments as they are being uploaded. The older RFF software did not do this.

Best to upload images to another site, and post links to them for critical evaluation of images. The RFF attachments cannot be used for this.

 

[januaryman]

I was just going to say congratulations on being able to handhold a 135 at 1/60 with no obvious camera shake. You must have nerves of steel... I sometimes have problems with a 50 at 1/30

 

[SteveM(PA)]

My chrome 135 3.5 jams (in a bad way) on my fsu's.

If you do a gallery search, a number of my pics with this lens come up. I didn't know I took that many 🙂

 

[holgaguy]

Did you have any problems mounting the lens. I often heard that Canon lenses did not always catch the FSU RF-cams?
I also bought on and I am waiting for results!

Well it goes on great, but taking it off well,I had to wait till the roll was done to unhook it from the inside. I just got a new good 39 to m adapter so i think i'll just use it on my CV Bessa T
holgaguy

 

[M like Leica M6]

My 3.5/135 is wonderful, but it needed some help. It did not focus to infinity on my M6 with an adaptor. Now as it comes back from repair it's fine on the M6 but impossible to focus on my Canon Vt deluxe. Apart from that it's a superb lens. I paid 60$ for the lens and 60 Euros for the calibration - in the end it is an incredible bargain for such a performer.