Latest Posts › Photography Forums › General Photo Chit Chat › Photography Throwdowns › SHOOTING WITH VINTAGE LENSES OR COPIES THERE OF
- This topic has 79 replies, 7 voices, and was last updated 1y, 3mo ago by Tersha.
-
AuthorPosts
-
-
July 10, 2022 at 10:35 pm #501210Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesI know many of you have dipped your toes in the pools of Vintage Glass, I don’t know that we’ve had a throw down featuring these past marvels of optical engineering so here we go. Many of the classics have seen reboots like the on I’ll start things off with and those count too.
-
July 10, 2022 at 10:43 pm #501211Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesThis meyer optik trioplan 100mm f2.4 was made in 1972 but you can buy a current version today. Back when I got mine nobody wanted them, Originally built for an Exakta film camera, but I love how it looks on my OMD.
Here is a shot of a Mountain Wild Flower complete with visiting leaf hopper taken from nearly 20 ft away. Show cased by the dappled lights coming through the pine boughs. Some species of Geranium.
-
July 17, 2022 at 11:53 am #501428
I agree. Quite a sharp looking set up. Terrific flower shot.
-
July 17, 2022 at 1:36 pm #501437Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesThanks Dave
-
-
July 25, 2022 at 3:03 pm #501733Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster
- https://www.instagram.com/livingsta/
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/livingsta/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@dahliaambrose- Posts:10373
Allows Edits? YesSuper sharp Robert 🙂
-
July 11, 2022 at 4:14 pm #501233TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? YesLove the flower photo Robert, plus the Throwdown is a great idea. A good reason to get all my lenses out! 🙂
-
July 11, 2022 at 10:11 pm #501242Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesThanks Diane.
-
July 11, 2022 at 10:38 pm #501243Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? Yes-
July 14, 2022 at 3:44 pm #501345TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? YesCool shot Robert!
-
July 26, 2022 at 1:58 pm #501816Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesThanks Diane
-
July 12, 2022 at 6:39 am #501250JasenkaGParticipant
- https://instagram.com/the_queen_of_poppies
- Allows Edits: Yes
@jasenkag- Posts:3459
Allows Edits? YesGreat idea for a throwdown! I used Helios 44-2.
-
July 12, 2022 at 2:09 pm #501258Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesLove the Bokeh Jasenka
-
July 14, 2022 at 3:45 pm #501346TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? YesGreat set Jasenka, love the subjects plus the bokeh!
-
July 17, 2022 at 11:55 am #501429
Great series of images. Lens produces a wonderful look.
-
July 21, 2022 at 11:17 pm #501599Rob Wood (Admin)Keymaster
- https://instagram.com/lightstalking
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/lightstalking
- Allows Edits: Yes
@admin-2- Posts:14318
Allows Edits? YesVery moody stuff. I love it.
-
July 26, 2022 at 1:43 pm #501798Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster
- https://www.instagram.com/livingsta/
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/livingsta/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@dahliaambrose- Posts:10373
Allows Edits? YesLove the moody photos Jasenka 🙂
-
July 13, 2022 at 7:26 am #501284JasenkaGParticipant
- https://instagram.com/the_queen_of_poppies
- Allows Edits: Yes
@jasenkag- Posts:3459
Allows Edits? YesThanks, it’s a very affordable little gem!
-
July 13, 2022 at 12:32 pm #501299Federico AlegriaParticipant
- https://www.instagram.com/federico.alegria/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@federicoalegria- Posts:2347
Allows Edits? YesI knew opening this thread would be a great idea! Thanks Robert and Jasenka!
-
July 14, 2022 at 3:47 pm #501347TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? Yes-
July 14, 2022 at 3:56 pm #501349Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesVery nice Diane
-
July 17, 2022 at 11:56 am #501430
Thumbs up. Beautiful color and bokeh.
-
July 15, 2022 at 4:05 pm #501388TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? YesRed soldier beetles on ragwort … I was impressed by the sharpness of the lens on the beetles!
forgot to say which lens …Meyer-Optik Gorlitz Domiplan plus extension tube
- This reply was modified 1y, 8mo ago by Tersha.
-
July 16, 2022 at 10:25 am #501398Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesI agree Diane, on the sharpness, sometime I wonder why Ive spent money on new glass.
-
July 17, 2022 at 11:58 am #501431
I agree about the sharpness. Seems to be a wonderful lens.
-
July 21, 2022 at 5:57 am #501573JasenkaGParticipant
- https://instagram.com/the_queen_of_poppies
- Allows Edits: Yes
@jasenkag- Posts:3459
Allows Edits? YesLove this one, Tersha! Both the composition and colors are great.
-
July 26, 2022 at 1:47 pm #501803Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster
- https://www.instagram.com/livingsta/
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/livingsta/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@dahliaambrose- Posts:10373
Allows Edits? YesLove the colours in this Diane 🙂
-
July 17, 2022 at 12:04 pm #501432
This shot taken with a Pentax SMC 55mm f/1.8. Produced from ’75-’77. First image is full frame at about its minimum focusing distance of 18″. Next two are crops of the same image.
- This reply was modified 1y, 8mo ago by Dave Watkins.
-
July 20, 2022 at 3:49 pm #501548TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? YesVey nice Dave, zucchini flowers are lovely and photogenic, the lens did well!
-
July 26, 2022 at 1:48 pm #501804Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster
- https://www.instagram.com/livingsta/
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/livingsta/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@dahliaambrose- Posts:10373
Allows Edits? YesWow! Gorgeous shots Dave 🙂
-
July 17, 2022 at 1:37 pm #501438Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesNice Dave, Zucchini Blossoms ?
-
July 18, 2022 at 12:59 pm #501492
Yep. It’s zucchini season. The time of year when people lock their doors because “WE ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH ZUCCHINI!” We’ll be putting up around 12 half pints of zucchini relish tomorrow.
-
July 17, 2022 at 2:20 pm #501441Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? Yes-
July 20, 2022 at 3:50 pm #501549TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? YesLovely feel to this Robert!
-
July 20, 2022 at 8:54 pm #501560Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesThanks Diane.
-
July 26, 2022 at 1:59 pm #501817Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesThanks Diane
-
July 26, 2022 at 1:48 pm #501806Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster
- https://www.instagram.com/livingsta/
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/livingsta/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@dahliaambrose- Posts:10373
Allows Edits? YesVery beautiful Robert 🙂
-
July 26, 2022 at 2:00 pm #501818Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesThanks Dahlia
-
July 20, 2022 at 3:45 pm #501545TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? Yes-
July 20, 2022 at 8:23 pm #501558Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesThis is very artistic Diane.
-
July 21, 2022 at 11:20 pm #501600Rob Wood (Admin)Keymaster
- https://instagram.com/lightstalking
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/lightstalking
- Allows Edits: Yes
@admin-2- Posts:14318
Allows Edits? YesSuperb shot!
-
July 26, 2022 at 1:49 pm #501808Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster
- https://www.instagram.com/livingsta/
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/livingsta/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@dahliaambrose- Posts:10373
Allows Edits? YesAmazing bokeh and beautiful photo Diane 🙂
-
July 20, 2022 at 8:51 pm #501559Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesHere’s one I bet you haven’t seen, This is a Maksutov 1000mm f2 taken off of a Soviet Tu-95MS Bear Bomber plane used for recon and resupply missions by the Chinese during the Vietnam conflict, A retail version which won the World Fair in Brussels in 1958 was also produced in a f10 format. Another difference was the focal graduations as the retail version was in meters and the military in kilometers. At just under 8 kilos it’s not really a hand held lens, my wife actually dropped it one night during some lunar photography, face up, with her special edition Olympus PEN E-P7 Mounted on it crushing the camera and destroying it . I’m using it Mounted on a OMD EM5. One of the down falls of this lens, as you may see in the pics, is the mounting boss on the extreme rear of the lens which doesn’t help with stabilization, and that’s a lot of weight out front. Ive got an Idea for a self made bracket to center the weight but haven’t done it yet.
I saw a forest fire off in the distance on the way home tonight, turns out it was caused by a plane cash about 40 miles from my Home, on the OMD this lens is a 2000mm equivalent. One of the cool things about it are the rifle style targeting sights.
I was planning on shooting the trees on the distant horizon and these cows came into view which can barley be seen with the naked eye. Look on the horizon above the targeting sights.
-
July 21, 2022 at 4:07 pm #501590TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? YesWow, that’s amazing … I’ve never seen a lens like that, and the rifle style targeting sights are so cool! The photos are pretty good, it must be a lot of fun experimenting with it.
-
July 26, 2022 at 1:51 pm #501810Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster
- https://www.instagram.com/livingsta/
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/livingsta/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@dahliaambrose- Posts:10373
Allows Edits? YesWow! 2000mm…did you try photographing the craters of the moon with this one Robert? Looks like a telescope 🙂
-
July 26, 2022 at 2:02 pm #501819Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesMy Wife and I did, and I think we got some good shots, but we couldn’t get the memory card out of the camera it was so severely crushed.
-
July 27, 2022 at 3:09 pm #501896Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster
- https://www.instagram.com/livingsta/
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/livingsta/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@dahliaambrose- Posts:10373
Allows Edits? YesOh no Robert! 🙁
-
July 26, 2022 at 11:02 pm #501858Rob Wood (Admin)Keymaster
- https://instagram.com/lightstalking
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/lightstalking
- Allows Edits: Yes
@admin-2- Posts:14318
Allows Edits? YesDamn, that forest fire shot is on point.
-
July 21, 2022 at 11:07 pm #501598Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesI honestly haven’t had a camera on it in 4 years it cant be mounted on my OMD Em1 and I only recently got the Em5 as it shares the flat face design of the pen series and I knew it would fit on the lens. I need to get the center mount adapter made so I can steady it up and I also want to try some home made rear mount apatures on it and get the CA settled down a bit. We were hoping to use it for astro photography.
-
July 26, 2022 at 1:52 pm #501811Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster
- https://www.instagram.com/livingsta/
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/livingsta/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@dahliaambrose- Posts:10373
Allows Edits? YesWould love to see what you capture Robert 🙂
-
July 25, 2022 at 4:06 pm #501740TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? Yes-
July 25, 2022 at 10:04 pm #501758Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesCool Idea Diane.
-
July 26, 2022 at 11:03 pm #501859Rob Wood (Admin)Keymaster
- https://instagram.com/lightstalking
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/lightstalking
- Allows Edits: Yes
@admin-2- Posts:14318
Allows Edits? YesDo you always get that style of bokeh with that lens @tersha? Looks very cool.
-
August 1, 2022 at 1:41 am #502019Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster
- https://www.instagram.com/livingsta/
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/livingsta/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@dahliaambrose- Posts:10373
Allows Edits? YesBeautiful bokeh and love the colours Diane 🙂
-
August 2, 2022 at 4:32 pm #502121TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? Yes-
August 3, 2022 at 1:09 pm #502150Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster
- https://www.instagram.com/livingsta/
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/livingsta/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@dahliaambrose- Posts:10373
Allows Edits? YesBeautiful Diane. Love the colours and the golden glow 🙂
-
August 27, 2022 at 10:26 pm #503081Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesThat’s pretty nice Diane Somehow I Missed this one.
-
August 27, 2022 at 10:38 pm #503082Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesThis is one that lives in my main kit, I don’t get it out often enough. Its a Minolta MD ROKKOR-X 45MM F2.0 1-2 MACRO I have 2 of these I got at a garage sale for $1, for both, with the companion Minolta ROKKOR 1-1 _ 1-2 extension tubes, I Really like these little gems.
With the Extension Tube, Alfalfa Clover , these little clusters of blossoms are about 10mm diameter globes made up of many tiny blossoms.
And with the extension tube removed, some boring old rye grass.
-
August 28, 2022 at 4:14 pm #503097TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? YesThe clover shot is beautiful Robert, and the rye grass is really sharp, what a lovely lens!
-
August 28, 2022 at 8:43 pm #503100Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesThanks Diane.
-
August 30, 2022 at 1:43 am #503145Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster
- https://www.instagram.com/livingsta/
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/livingsta/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@dahliaambrose- Posts:10373
Allows Edits? YesLooks gorgeous Robert 🙂
-
August 30, 2022 at 10:54 am #503164Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesThanks Dahlia
-
August 28, 2022 at 4:15 pm #503098TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? Yes-
August 28, 2022 at 8:44 pm #503101Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? YesBut it takes such a pretty picture.
-
August 30, 2022 at 4:07 pm #503179TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? YesMmmm, it’s Kida irresistible!
-
August 31, 2022 at 9:17 am #503201Rob Wood (Admin)Keymaster
- https://instagram.com/lightstalking
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/lightstalking
- Allows Edits: Yes
@admin-2- Posts:14318
Allows Edits? YesGorgeous, @tersha
-
August 30, 2022 at 1:49 am #503149Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster
- https://www.instagram.com/livingsta/
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/livingsta/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@dahliaambrose- Posts:10373
Allows Edits? YesPretty flowers and beautiful photo Diane 🙂
-
December 7, 2022 at 3:56 pm #507659TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? Yes-
December 7, 2022 at 5:24 pm #507662Robert AppleModerator
- https://www.instagram.com/robert.apple.98/
- https://photography667a.myportfolio.com/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@robertapple- Posts:8822
Allows Edits? Yes@tersha That’s a unique result, I think the Lensbaby Velvet tries to duplicate this effect as well, what’s interesting is originally there wasn’t really a separate lens back then as it was permanent part of the camera, I got to see one at the Kodak traveling museum in Windsor Colorado at the Kodak film plant many years ago, This is their photo from their collection of the device.
-
December 8, 2022 at 4:19 pm #507708TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? YesThanks `Robert, that’s all really interesting, and the photo from the collection is fascinating! I’ve never used a Lensbaby, and often wondered about getting one. I’ve had this lens for a while, but struggle to get good detail on the part in focus, I’ve decided to work at it, as I like the effect. I was using a star aperture plate, btw.
-
December 8, 2022 at 4:20 pm #507709TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? Yes -
December 9, 2022 at 4:29 pm #507733TershaKeymaster
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/diane_rose/
- Allows Edits: Yes
@tersha- Posts:17201
Allows Edits? Yes
-
-
AuthorPosts
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.