Fixed aperture lens?
Feb 21, 2015 14:08:00 #
What blackest just said about a preset lens is what makes sense to me from the little bit of research I have done.
Not sure why twowindsbear thinks it will be a bear to handle. I don't care about autofocus I find I am not trusting it, and used to shoot manual, using a grey card when I did faces way back when. Maybe things are just that much easier these days, but I wouldn't know the difference at this point. Ah-hahahahha.
Perhaps a preset lens opening will be a challenge. Guess I will have to wait and find out! :mrgreen:
Not sure why twowindsbear thinks it will be a bear to handle. I don't care about autofocus I find I am not trusting it, and used to shoot manual, using a grey card when I did faces way back when. Maybe things are just that much easier these days, but I wouldn't know the difference at this point. Ah-hahahahha.
Perhaps a preset lens opening will be a challenge. Guess I will have to wait and find out! :mrgreen:
Feb 21, 2015 14:25:44 #
It all depends. I enjoy shooting in full manual mode which disables all those features. That's the beauty of the lcd live preview. What you see is what you get.
Many of the older lenses (like the Mamiya lenses I can use on my Nikon with an adapter) are not as sharp but have a certain character that gives a unique look to portraits. For example this pic of geraniums was taken with a Nikon D3100, manual settings of f8, 1/500 sec, iso400. It was taken at a distance of about 10 ft. with manual focus Mamiya 210mm f4 lens, Mamiya 2x teleconverter, and fotodiox Mamiya lens to Nikon f-mount adapter.
Bob
Many of the older lenses (like the Mamiya lenses I can use on my Nikon with an adapter) are not as sharp but have a certain character that gives a unique look to portraits. For example this pic of geraniums was taken with a Nikon D3100, manual settings of f8, 1/500 sec, iso400. It was taken at a distance of about 10 ft. with manual focus Mamiya 210mm f4 lens, Mamiya 2x teleconverter, and fotodiox Mamiya lens to Nikon f-mount adapter.
Bob
twowindsbear wrote:
I think you'll find that this lens is 'good' to 'pretty good' optically, but somewhere between 'pretty' and 'very' inconvenient to use on your camera - because the lens is not auto focus, is not compatible with all of the camera's automatic exposure modes, and most of all, has a preset lens opening.
Feb 21, 2015 15:22:59 #
I took this photo with a Spiratone 20mm F2.8 manual focus Nikon mount lens on my D610. This is one of my favorite lenses that I inherited from my father's estate.
Feb 21, 2015 15:29:58 #
Except for the new cars on the street, it looks like a B&W film photograph taken 80 years ago. Very nice pic.
jsmangis wrote:
I took this photo with a Spiratone 20mm F2.8 manual focus Nikon mount lens on my D610. This is one of my favorite lenses that I inherited from my father's estate.
Feb 21, 2015 17:46:15 #
Bobspez wrote:
Except for the new cars on the street, it looks like a B&W film photograph taken 80 years ago. Very nice pic.
Originally shot in color and converted to B/W in post. It was an incredible old house. I did a photoshoot with a model inside and took the outdoor shots while I was waiting for her. The house was for sale and closed the day after we shot.
Feb 21, 2015 18:03:44 #
wolfiebear wrote:
What blackest just said about a b preset /b le... (show quote)
I should have said '. . . inconvenient compared to a more modern lens that's fully compatible with all the features of your camera. . .'
Feb 21, 2015 20:08:07 #
twowindsbear wrote:
I should have said '. . . inconvenient compared to a more modern lens that's fully compatible with all the features of your camera. . .'
I guess if you need to be quick on the draw a modern automatic lens is the answer however with a manual lens you tend to know exactly what you set it at. A bit slower but you are making the shot. There tends to be some character to the old lenses.
Feb 21, 2015 23:30:35 #
wolfiebear wrote:
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I have other (recommended) lenses coming too, but I was looking for something that I could have really blurry effects with, aside from being in focus on the head, and right at about 135 mm.
It was not expensive. . . maybe something to play with and then sh*t-can. Dunno till I get it. Maybe I even found an old gem. Doubtful. . .but anything is possible.
I have other (recommended) lenses coming too, but I was looking for something that I could have really blurry effects with, aside from being in focus on the head, and right at about 135 mm.
It was not expensive. . . maybe something to play with and then sh*t-can. Dunno till I get it. Maybe I even found an old gem. Doubtful. . .but anything is possible.
I think you have lens that has oil on the aperture blades, they stick at the
widest opening. If you are mechanically inclined you could disassemble and clean with the blades with naphtha (lighter fluid). But, use it as is. I have two lenses I used in that condition for several years; get good results with proper exposure.
Feb 22, 2015 00:52:39 #
Interesting thought. I can't wait to get it now, just for th wake of curiosity.
Feb 22, 2015 04:34:09 #
cgchief wrote:
I think you have lens that has oil on the aperture blades, they stick at the
widest opening. If you are mechanically inclined you could disassemble and clean with the blades with naphtha (lighter fluid). But, use it as is. I have two lenses I used in that condition for several years; get good results with proper exposure.
widest opening. If you are mechanically inclined you could disassemble and clean with the blades with naphtha (lighter fluid). But, use it as is. I have two lenses I used in that condition for several years; get good results with proper exposure.
Why don't you read the thread before chiming in with irrelevant comments. She doesn't even have the lens yet and it has been determined that it is a preset lens not one that is stuck wide open.
Feb 22, 2015 05:56:55 #
wolfiebear wrote:
FIXED, not CONSTANT . . . .it is a customized manual focus, 135mm, fixed at F3.5. . .came from an old photographer's studio they bought out, according to what they said.
I have a 135mm, f2.8 that is left over from film days. Great lens. Keep collecting and keep shooting.
Feb 22, 2015 11:58:20 #
mcveed wrote:
Why don't you read the thread before chiming in with irrelevant comments. She doesn't even have the lens yet and it has been determined that it is a preset lens not one that is stuck wide open.
Heck, I don't even have the new NIKON body yet, LOLOLOL.
I decided to get a NIKON instead of (or on top of?) the 5D Mark ii I already got a couple of weeks ago, because it fits my hand so much better. .. But the other part is that I really love old stuff. . . stuff that other folks part with for the sake of the "latest-greatest-fanciest-priciest-biggest, etc" . . . I've always been that way, "making gold out of something old" probably because I was not given much other than the necessities as a child, urging me to become more resourceful than I might have otherwise been.
So if it was good enough for somebody before, I should be able to use it too! It is NOT that I am against fancy new things. >>>I LOVE THEM TOO<<<. .. . it's just that I get giggling pleasure from finding new life in something once discarded or not wanted. Perhaps it's sort of a spiritual thing . . . the rebirth of self, as it were.
I might keep the 5D Markii body and the 28-135 (fun range) . . . .or I might not. I'm just having a good time learning and collecting at this point. It's all grand and it's all great fun!
Feb 22, 2015 12:35:22 #
The D-750 you ordered is a great camera. I think it is a great choice. It is even a great video camera.
Bob
Bob
wolfiebear wrote:
b u Heck, I don't even have the new NIKON body... (show quote)
Mar 6, 2015 15:20:17 #
Well, this little Palindar lens finally arrived today.
MYSTERY SOLVED . It is just a fully manual lens . . . I do believe, now, that is what they meant by PRE SET. (You have to "pre set" the F stop. . .. no metering)
But I like it. It actually seems like a very nice little old school lens. It's small. . .it's velvet smooth and feels really good in my bitty hands. :mrgreen:
(The big, bulky auto focus lenses can be hard for me. . . can't reach the back focus button. . .etc . . . )
It did not cost a mint, but I think it was money well spent (for me)
MYSTERY SOLVED . It is just a fully manual lens . . . I do believe, now, that is what they meant by PRE SET. (You have to "pre set" the F stop. . .. no metering)
But I like it. It actually seems like a very nice little old school lens. It's small. . .it's velvet smooth and feels really good in my bitty hands. :mrgreen:
(The big, bulky auto focus lenses can be hard for me. . . can't reach the back focus button. . .etc . . . )
It did not cost a mint, but I think it was money well spent (for me)
Mar 6, 2015 15:20:22 #
Well, this little Palindar lens finally arrived today.
MYSTERY SOLVED . It is just a fully manual lens . . . I do believe, now, that is what they meant by PRE SET. (You have to "pre set" the F stop. . .. no metering) No problemo.
But I like it. It actually seems like a very nice little old school lens. It's small. . .it's velvety smooth and feels really good in my bitty hands. :mrgreen: It did not cost a mint, but I think it was money well spent (for me)
(The big, bulky auto focus lenses can be hard for me. . . can't reach the back focus button. . .etc . . . )
MYSTERY SOLVED . It is just a fully manual lens . . . I do believe, now, that is what they meant by PRE SET. (You have to "pre set" the F stop. . .. no metering) No problemo.
But I like it. It actually seems like a very nice little old school lens. It's small. . .it's velvety smooth and feels really good in my bitty hands. :mrgreen: It did not cost a mint, but I think it was money well spent (for me)
(The big, bulky auto focus lenses can be hard for me. . . can't reach the back focus button. . .etc . . . )
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