vintage LTM portrait lenses...

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recently acquired a Canon 85/2 LTM (Chrome) from VictorM... beautilfully made lens and the results aren't half bad either...

here are a couple of samples from a test roll.. both shot at f2, Acros100 rated @200... i was able to focus with reasonable accuracy when mounted on a R2A...

please feel free to post portraits shot with your vintage LTM portrait lenses...

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Very nice.. From what I have read, the focusing accuracy drops off a bit after 20 feet or so for F/2. But for head shots, I see no problem

I have a 135 F/4.5 Hektor, But I just got it, so I will post a picture when I get my next roll developed.
 
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Nice shots. Play with lighting. It's critical in portraiture.

arbib, wouldn't focus accuracy be more critical at shorter distances where DOF is less? (rather than greater than 20ft.)
 
FrankS said:
Nice shots. Play with lighting. It's critical in portraiture.

arbib, wouldn't focus accuracy be more critical at shorter distances where DOF is less? (rather than greater than 20ft.)
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You are right, Thanks, FrankS, I get confused sometimes on techy stuff now and then :bang: 😕 😱 🙂
 
Hey, you've already used that lens more than I have! Now, as Frank says, play with light. Window light is a good place to start, especially in a small, preferably white room.
 
I have managed to get very sharp images at close-up rangewith a wide open Canon 85mm/1.9. I got far more sharp images when using a tripod than without one. Most ofmy photos were taken beside a window. The quality of light is special somehow. Just what Frank and Viktor suggested above.

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