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06-15-2019, 06:44 PM - 3 Likes   #15631
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QuoteOriginally posted by CharLac Quote
Post flood bokeh
I really like the lighting in that third shot. Nicely done

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More pictures from Strongbow Appletone Party (with FA 77).









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I think the plant is a species of viburnum (V acerifolium?)

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Spiratone (Sankor) 135/2.8 - 16-blade bokeh

I love the look of this lens. It is not sharp, it has lots of CA, but it is a beautiful zebra-tank. It uses are very limited to controlled environment/novelty.

However, those 16 blades come up pretty nicely in bokeh-ball department. Why do modern lenses lack the many blades?

Below and in order: wide open f2.8 | @ f5.6 | @ f8

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In the yard, between rain showers. Just showing the difference between f2.8 and f4


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06-16-2019, 09:12 AM - 3 Likes   #15641
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QuoteOriginally posted by Riggomatic Quote
In the yard, between rain showers. Just showing the difference between f2.8 and f4


SMC-K 120mm f2.8 at f4




SMC-K 120mm f2.8 at f2.8
Nice, Riggomatic.

I'd love to compare the K 120 and the M 120 side by side. I just got my M 120/2.8 last Monday, and Wednesday I used it at the infamously-named music venue here in Spring Green. Of roughly 360 exposures, I used the M 120 a tenth of the time, about the same as my K 50/1.4. About 50% of the exposure were made with my K 85/1.8, not surprising, and my K 24/2.8 got the second-most use, for about 30% of the exposures. (Next time I may use my old Nikkor 24/2.8 instead, which I remember as having better IQ than the K 24/2.8--though I won't be able to move around quite as freely with the Nikkor given its somewhat tenuous interfacing with the K-3ii.)

I was using the M120 in lieu of my K 135/2.5, a lens I LOVE; but I wanted to see how the M 120 did since it was new and also about half the weight of the K 135. I generally liked what I saw. I'm not convinced it's quite as sharp as the K 135, but it's close, and may be a bit more user-friendly since it's not quite as tight framing-wise. Not sure I can compare the bokeh, but I did like what the M 120 produced.

Here's another image from that night, this one of Jake'O, who's just so much fun to watch and listen to. This was shot at ISO 3200, 1/50 sec., probably at f/2.8; the M 120 was easy to focus quickly and accurately, even with my 62-year-old right eye (thank goodness for the K-3ii's adjustable diopter). The bokeh seems nice and smooth to me, thanks in part to the 8 blades of the M 120/2.8. I cropped a tiny bit off the right and bottom of the frame, but Jake'O's right hand is up there in the corner, which shows how sharp the M 120 can be:
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06-16-2019, 09:37 AM - 11 Likes   #15642
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QuoteOriginally posted by grey goat Quote
Nice, Riggomatic.

I'd love to compare the K 120 and the M 120 side by side. I just got my M 120/2.8 last Monday, and Wednesday I used it at the infamously-named music venue here in Spring Green. Of roughly 360 exposures, I used the M 120 a tenth of the time, about the same as my K 50/1.4. About 50% of the exposure were made with my K 85/1.8, not surprising, and my K 24/2.8 got the second-most use, for about 30% of the exposures. (Next time I may use my old Nikkor 24/2.8 instead, which I remember as having better IQ than the K 24/2.8--though I won't be able to move around quite as freely with the Nikkor given its somewhat tenuous interfacing with the K-3ii.)

I was using the M120 in lieu of my K 135/2.5, a lens I LOVE; but I wanted to see how the M 120 did since it was new and also about half the weight of the K 135. I generally liked what I saw. I'm not convinced it's quite as sharp as the K 135, but it's close, and may be a bit more user-friendly since it's not quite as tight framing-wise. Not sure I can compare the bokeh, but I did like what the M 120 produced.

Here's another image from that night, this one of Jake'O, who's just so much fun to watch and listen to. This was shot at ISO 3200, 1/50 sec., probably at f/2.8; the M 120 was easy to focus quickly and accurately, even with my 62-year-old right eye (thank goodness for the K-3ii's adjustable diopter). The bokeh seems nice and smooth to me, thanks in part to the 8 blades of the M 120/2.8. I cropped a tiny bit off the right and bottom of the frame, but Jake'O's right hand is up there in the corner, which shows how sharp the M 120 can be:

Thank you. I probably wouldn't have the K-120, but found it listed on ebay as an M-120, and very reasonably priced to boot.


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