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Sandy Hancock · 04-27-2018, 05:02 PM - **13 Likes**

I did a foolish thing. A guy in the UK was selling an interesting-sounding lens, and I jumped on it.

As the name suggests, the Schneider Cinelux-Ultra 2/125mm is a projector lens for 70mm cinema film. It has been adapted to Pentax 645 mount by The Bokeh Factory (Tom Widlak in Poland). Wide open is the only aperture you get, and it is designed to give light, not receive it.

I'm hoping it will make a nice soft-focus portrait lens. In the meantime, learning its quirks is going to be a fun ride.

Neuse River Sailor · 04-27-2018, 05:27 PM

Looks good to me! The in-focus flowers look like they are hovering freely above the background. It makes for a very interesting 3d effect.

**twilhelm** · 04-27-2018, 05:46 PM - **2 Likes**

K1000 M 50 1.7 @ 5.6
Foma fomapan 400

Jonathan Mac · 04-27-2018, 11:14 PM - **7 Likes**

IMG_6398a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

repaap · 04-28-2018, 01:40 AM

Crazy fun bubbles!

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

I did a foolish thing. A guy in the UK was selling an interesting-sounding lens, and I jumped on it.

As the name suggests, the Schneider Cinelux-Ultra 2/125mm is a projector lens for 70mm cinema film. It has been adapted to Pentax 645 mount by The Bokeh Factory (Tom Widlak in Poland). Wide open is the only aperture you get, and it is designed to give light, not receive it.

I'm hoping it will make a nice soft-focus portrait lens. In the meantime, learning its quirks is going to be a fun ride.

**pepperberry farm** · 04-28-2018, 04:30 AM - **4 Likes**

D1N0 · 04-28-2018, 05:35 AM - **2 Likes**

Bird doody bokeh:

kyteflyer · 04-28-2018, 06:30 AM

Originally posted by Aslyfox

unfurling

[ hand held pretty much SOC ]

Love this, nice bokeh!

**WPRESTO** · 04-28-2018, 06:34 AM - **11 Likes**

Taken at a butterfly "zoo" with a 200mm SMCA macro*, a lens that can do almost everything right.

*EXIF data is not correct. I didn't reset for this lens.

**aslyfox** · 04-28-2018, 06:38 AM

Originally posted by kyteflyer

Love this, nice bokeh!

Thank you

I am enjoying this thread

jcdoss · 04-28-2018, 07:44 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Taken at a butterfly "zoo" with a 200mm SMCA macro*, a lens that can do almost everything right.

I had no LBA two weeks ago. Then I realized that I did not have this lens. I'm infected again. Thanks for stirring it up with this fantastic shot, Presto.

**paulh** · 04-28-2018, 08:36 AM - **18 Likes**

My wife borrowed my K10D and F80-200 to capture these "doggies in the bluebonnets" shots.

No bokeh here - just wanted to show the scene, which only reveals about 25% of the local bluebonnet fields:

**WPRESTO** · 04-28-2018, 09:42 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by jcdoss

I had no LBA two weeks ago. Then I realized that I did not have this lens. I'm infected again. Thanks for stirring it up with this fantastic shot, Presto.

EBAY commonly has two or three on offer, commonly from Japan, commonly in excellent condition, and commonly $2000 and up. I got mine for $750 a long time ago. I remember the price because it was far more than I had ever paid for a lens.

Checked EBAY a little while back. About six or seven on offer ranging from about $2400 to $3300.

zzeitg · 04-28-2018, 11:46 AM - **7 Likes**

Samyang 24mm (sorry for the morose bumble-bee :-))

**aslyfox** · 04-28-2018, 12:30 PM - **3 Likes**

[ still the best in its class

]

SOC

04-28-2018, 04:30 AM - 4 Likes	#11151
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,781	K-3 with SMC A 35-105mm f3.5

04-28-2018, 08:36 AM - 18 Likes	#11157
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,319	My wife borrowed my K10D and F80-200 to capture these "doggies in the bluebonnets" shots. No bokeh here - just wanted to show the scene, which only reveals about 25% of the local bluebonnet fields: Last edited by paulh; 04-28-2018 at 11:51 AM.

04-28-2018, 09:42 AM - 1 Like	#11158
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,144	Originally posted by jcdoss I had no LBA two weeks ago. Then I realized that I did not have this lens. I'm infected again. Thanks for stirring it up with this fantastic shot, Presto. EBAY commonly has two or three on offer, commonly from Japan, commonly in excellent condition, and commonly $2000 and up. I got mine for $750 a long time ago. I remember the price because it was far more than I had ever paid for a lens. Checked EBAY a little while back. About six or seven on offer ranging from about $2400 to $3300. Last edited by WPRESTO; 04-28-2018 at 12:01 PM.

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04-27-2018, 05:27 PM	#11147
Neuse River Sailor Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery Posts: 531	Looks good to me! The in-focus flowers look like they are hovering freely above the background. It makes for a very interesting 3d effect.

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repaap Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,242	Crazy fun bubbles! Originally posted by Sandy Hancock I did a foolish thing. A guy in the UK was selling an interesting-sounding lens, and I jumped on it. As the name suggests, the Schneider Cinelux-Ultra 2/125mm is a projector lens for 70mm cinema film. It has been adapted to Pentax 645 mount by The Bokeh Factory (Tom Widlak in Poland). Wide open is the only aperture you get, and it is designed to give light, not receive it. I'm hoping it will make a nice soft-focus portrait lens. In the meantime, learning its quirks is going to be a fun ride.

04-28-2018, 05:35 AM - 2 Likes	#11152
D1N0 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: --- Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,802	Bird doody bokeh:

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kyteflyer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,444	Originally posted by Aslyfox unfurling [ hand held pretty much SOC ] Love this, nice bokeh!

04-28-2018, 06:38 AM	#11155
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jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,802	Originally posted by WPRESTO Taken at a butterfly "zoo" with a 200mm SMCA macro*, a lens that can do almost everything right. I had no LBA two weeks ago. Then I realized that I did not have this lens. I'm infected again. Thanks for stirring it up with this fantastic shot, Presto.

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