Dralowid
Michael
The old 800mm Telyt had a simple viewfinder in the handle so that apparently one could aim it quicker. These Telyts were hugely expensive when new and now sell for little.
Rayt
Nonplayer Character
Used Leica double sided rear caps for M so I can stack them.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
The 19mm f/4 Nikon PC-E lens just landed along with the WonderPana filter holder/lens hood/UV filter. Sure is a beast when you put it all together!
19mm PC-E by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
19mm PC-E by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Retro-Grouch
Veteran
Vince, you do go in for the strangest and most offbeat equipment. Good for you!
Vince Lupo
Whatever
I guess so, but this actually looks weirder than it really is. The lens is the Nikon 19mm f/4 PC lens that I bought for work (the paying kind!), but I discovered that Nikon didn’t offer any kind of lens hood for it. A bit of online sleuthing led me to Fotodiox, who made that giant hood / filter holder combo. It will definitely help protect that giant bulbous front element of the lens.
I’ve been thinking about this lens for a few years but it had been priced out of my reach. Fortunately this year I was able to do it.
Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
The 19mm f/4 Nikon PC-E lens just landed along with the WonderPana filter holder/lens hood/UV filter. Sure is a beast when you put it all together!
19mm PC-E by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
That is exactly what I would use if I were doing real estate photography.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
I do a lot of work for homebuilders, architects, property management companies and interior designers, so this will be a nice complement to my 24/3.5 PC Nikon lens. I've been using a 17-35/2.8 Nikon lens as the 'wider' option to the 24, but of course it doesn't have the movements. I'm confident my clients will appreciate the views from this new lens -- if nothing else, it sure looks impressive!
Retro-Grouch
Veteran
mrtoml
Mancunian
A cheap, well used Nikon D800E body to use with my Nikkor lenses.
JeffS7444
Well-known
I was going to say that looks like a "money lens", in the sense of paying for itself pretty quickly! Do you get a pretty good degree of movement without running out of image circle?
helen.HH
To Light & Love ...
another M ... as in lost my Mind... hehehe, M10
Vince Lupo
Whatever
I’m sure I do, but I haven’t used it yet. I have a job later this week that will enable me to put it to use, plus a couple of jobs next week. This is Nikon’s top-drawer PC lens so I have high hopes.
Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
I couldn’t bring myself to ever buy their 35mm PC lens because it wasn’t wide enough for either interior or exterior shots. The 28mm is better, but what you’ve got is the cat’s meow.
MrFujicaman
Well-known
Yet another Vivitar 365-this time just to get the VP-2 vari-power attachment. Since the flash itself is working, I'll just put it in storage.
steveyork
Well-known
800' of Fomapan.
Some chemicals -- F76+, Ultrafin, Paranol-S, TF4.
Voigtlander 35mm f/1.2 Norton (ver. 1)
85mm f/1.8 Nikkor-H non-ai
Sold nada.
Some chemicals -- F76+, Ultrafin, Paranol-S, TF4.
Voigtlander 35mm f/1.2 Norton (ver. 1)
85mm f/1.8 Nikkor-H non-ai
Sold nada.
ZivcoPhoto
Well-known
From Poland a beautiful, perfect glass, rigid 50mm F3.5 Zeiss Opton Tessar for my Contax cameras.
I’ve only tried it so far on an M10-P with Amadeo adapter, focusing is perfect as well as colors. I find it a far better lens than either my collapsible 1936 or collapsible 1947 CZJ Tessars - all F3.5 - but thats for another thread. Amazing 10 day shipping from Warsaw to Northern California!
Bob
I’ve only tried it so far on an M10-P with Amadeo adapter, focusing is perfect as well as colors. I find it a far better lens than either my collapsible 1936 or collapsible 1947 CZJ Tessars - all F3.5 - but thats for another thread. Amazing 10 day shipping from Warsaw to Northern California!
Bob
hap
Well-known
I have a zeiss rigid 50 2.8 tessar contax mount. I like it a lot. I think the 3.5 might have been a better lens but slower.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
Another one of those 'grail' cameras for me - I know I know, another weird one!
Hasselblad 1000f with an 80/2.8 Tessar, 250/5.5 Piesker Tele-Picon, and a 135mm Ektar to come. This camera outfit (not including the 250 lens) came with a full CLA from the fellow who works on them. Body is 1954, back is 1955 and Tessar is 1956. Gotta say it's a super-smooth camera - most things I read online say to pretty much 'avoid' these early focal plane shutter Hasselblads, but when have I let that ever stop me? According to Richard Nordin, author of the Hasselblad Compendium, the 1000f's are actually pretty reliable, so I'm not too worried.
1000f-1 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Hasselblad 1000f with an 80/2.8 Tessar, 250/5.5 Piesker Tele-Picon, and a 135mm Ektar to come. This camera outfit (not including the 250 lens) came with a full CLA from the fellow who works on them. Body is 1954, back is 1955 and Tessar is 1956. Gotta say it's a super-smooth camera - most things I read online say to pretty much 'avoid' these early focal plane shutter Hasselblads, but when have I let that ever stop me? According to Richard Nordin, author of the Hasselblad Compendium, the 1000f's are actually pretty reliable, so I'm not too worried.
1000f-1 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Retro-Grouch
Veteran
Another one of those 'grail' cameras for me - I know I know, another weird one!
Hasselblad 1000f with an 80/2.8 Tessar, 250/5.5 Piesker Tele-Picon, and a 135mm Ektar to come. This camera outfit (not including the 250 lens) came with a full CLA from the fellow who works on them. Body is 1954, back is 1955 and Tessar is 1956. Gotta say it's a super-smooth camera - most things I read online say to pretty much 'avoid' these early focal plane shutter Hasselblads, but when have I let that ever stop me? According to Richard Nordin, author of the Hasselblad Compendium, the 1000f's are actually pretty reliable, so I'm not too worried.
1000f-1 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
That's a beauty, Vince! And with the focal plane shutter, think of all the really cool lens hacks you can do! Is the lens mount the same as the C/M cameras? If so, there's a whole world of Pentacon/Praktisix lenses from Zeiss Jena to explore, via adapters. One of my all-time favorites is the 120/2.8 Biometar that I use on a Pentax 645. As beautiful optically and mechanically as anything from the "other" Zeiss.
Enjoy your new friend!
Retro-Grouch
Veteran
My latest trinket: A Horseman Convertible. Since I already have a Horseman 985 press camera, it's a logical choice (see how easy GAS is?). I can use my reflex back, the standard ground glass back, my Fuji brightline 65mm finder from the original Texas Leica, 6x7 or 6x9 holders, etc. etc. This camera was no doubt intended as the poor person's Superwide, but I had one of those and never bonded with it. Too wide, and too square! I think this will work out better for me, and it's here in time for my annual hike up Mt. Wheeler (13,000 ft.) in Taos. Light, compact, and simple, it weighs less than a rain jacket, snack, and a water bottle. I'm psyched!