What (Old) Telephoto lens?

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11 Aug 2012 - 9:29 PM

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joshwa (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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12 Aug 2012 - 11:01 AM

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Found another lens, and the correct m42 adapter, this is the Pentacon 30mm, f/3.5 with the "close-up" adapter:


This is it with the correct adapter (that focuses to infinity)

brian1208 (e2 Member)

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12 Aug 2012 - 2:02 PM

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Talking of close-ups Josh, I'm begiining to get my sigma 180mm f5.6 APO Macro working via the Kipon adapter. I've never worked with such a razor-thin depth of field, I need to use the monopod + use the single fn2 tap to get 10x magnified EVF to stand any chance of accurate focus. (I also seem to be getting better results if I set the IS1 focal length to 350mm rather than 180mm).

This lens probably aught to be retained for tripod use only, but its fun to push the limits a bit

A white butterfly's eye from inside a web in which it was wrapped (the spider is just a faint blur in the background so I just cropped in tight)



and a lucky shot of a Bumble Bee leaving a Penstemon (a bit of distance does help with this lens)

Paul Morgan (e2 Member)

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13 Aug 2012 - 3:24 PM

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I wouldn`t want to go beyond 200mm using legacy, unless its a compact mirror lens.

Paul Morgan (e2 Member)

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13 Aug 2012 - 3:38 PM

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Tokina have a couple of mirrors out or on the way.

http://admiringlight.com/blog/new-tokina-300mm-someone-who-gets-it/

It even includes a depth of field scale

brian1208 (e2 Member)

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13 Aug 2012 - 4:46 PM

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Quote: I have been thinking about a 200 or 300mm legacy lens for a while now. Apart from Ebay, where are the best places to source legacy telephoto lenses from?

Cheers,

Simon.

I use Mifsuds for all my legacy lens purchases

ffordes also provide a good service I believe?

srh

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14 Aug 2012 - 10:15 AM

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Thanks for the suggestions on dealers so far. If anyone has any other recommendations, then please post them up.

I have my eye on a couple of Canon 200mm f4 fd mount lenses, so I will give it some thought over the next day or two. Very tempted though!

Cheers,

Simon.

jamescoates

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16 Aug 2012 - 3:13 PM

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Where do people buy their adaptors from?