Misc My new $35.00 lens!

My new $35.00 lens! · 01:45 PM

Woohoo! This is the first lens I actually purchased on my own. A forum member had it listed for $35.00 and it is a prime 135mm and I thought to myself, self, you know you like primes, so why not give it a shot, and I did! After a day of fiddling around, trying to figure out how this manual lens works on a K-5, I finally got the hang of it... and... I love it!!!!! (Thanks Gareth!

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Here are a random selection of photos from today and yesterday. All manually set and focussed... What do you think?

A very strange fungus
ISO 800, f/5.6 1/100

Old garbage in the woods
ISO 400 f/8 1/100

A funny pot
ISO 100 f/5.6 1/500

My favourite subjects
Tripper ISO 800 f/8 1/400

Kenzie ISO 1600 f/8 1/160

and with the TC, it automatically focuses with the teleconverter on, but the results are very mixed with lots of flaring and purple fringing... the Vivitar is much better on its own
ISO 400 f/8 1/35

riff · 11-19-2012, 02:30 PM

Excellent Tess, I like 'em!

AF is for ~~wimps~~ tourists don't cha know

**Fries** · 11-19-2012, 02:35 PM

That prime is in good hands. Love that last one. Really crisp image.

**Bob Harris** · 11-19-2012, 02:47 PM

I think you could use a broken bottle and have great captures. I'll give you $40 for the lens, lol.

**Bruce Clark** · 11-19-2012, 02:56 PM

Excellent work with that new lens. Something about fixed focal length brings out the challenge.

**crewl1** · 11-19-2012, 03:13 PM

Great work with that lens Tess. The funny pot is funny

GeoJerry · 11-19-2012, 03:17 PM

Nice! At the scale of my computer monitor I can't see much difference in image quality between these image and the others you've been posting on here before. Quite a bargain!

**eaglem** · 11-19-2012, 03:27 PM

It is certainly producing clear sharp images worthy of the K-5.

OrchidJulie · 11-19-2012, 04:13 PM

I have this lens, too, as soon as my M42 adapter arrives I will be putting it through its paces. Not, of course, as beautifully as Tess has done with hers (thanks for these beauties!), but I'm looking forward to trying it out!

Thanks, Tess! Inspirational!

(oops, I mis-read, mine is an SMC Takumar 135mm)

Jimbo · 11-19-2012, 04:19 PM

Get looking shots from that new lens. This is a older lens and it has a certain softnes to it that the new lenes do not. JIM

bluestringer · 11-19-2012, 04:26 PM

Very nice shots Tess. I don't have a 135 prime, maybe I should look around on ebay for one.

jimH · 11-19-2012, 04:57 PM

Tess, I don't know if it's the lens or your talent, but those photos are great!

audiobomber · 11-19-2012, 06:07 PM

Nice lens, great eye. Well done Tess.

The black collie looks like it's going to move any second now.

Stoogie · 11-19-2012, 06:20 PM

Very nice shots, it looks like that lens is in good hands

**Ash** · 11-19-2012, 06:38 PM

OK Tess, you've brought this $35 beauty to life here.
Fantastic results. Excellent colour, crisp sharpness and lovely bokeh.
Congrats and thanks for sharing.

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11-19-2012, 04:13 PM	#9
OrchidJulie Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Magic City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,960	I have this lens, too, as soon as my M42 adapter arrives I will be putting it through its paces. Not, of course, as beautifully as Tess has done with hers (thanks for these beauties!), but I'm looking forward to trying it out! Thanks, Tess! Inspirational! (oops, I mis-read, mine is an SMC Takumar 135mm) Last edited by OrchidJulie; 11-19-2012 at 04:13 PM. Reason: update

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Fries Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gauw Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,582	That prime is in good hands. Love that last one. Really crisp image.

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	I think you could use a broken bottle and have great captures. I'll give you $40 for the lens, lol.

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Bruce Clark Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ocean Grove, Victoria Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,458	Excellent work with that new lens. Something about fixed focal length brings out the challenge.

11-19-2012, 03:13 PM	#6
crewl1 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,807	Great work with that lens Tess. The funny pot is funny

11-19-2012, 03:17 PM	#7
GeoJerry Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,158	Nice! At the scale of my computer monitor I can't see much difference in image quality between these image and the others you've been posting on here before. Quite a bargain!

11-19-2012, 03:27 PM	#8
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,159	It is certainly producing clear sharp images worthy of the K-5.

11-19-2012, 04:19 PM	#10
Jimbo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,368	Get looking shots from that new lens. This is a older lens and it has a certain softnes to it that the new lenes do not. JIM

11-19-2012, 04:26 PM	#11
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	Very nice shots Tess. I don't have a 135 prime, maybe I should look around on ebay for one.

11-19-2012, 04:57 PM	#12
jimH Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Central Nebraska - USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,771	Tess, I don't know if it's the lens or your talent, but those photos are great!

11-19-2012, 06:07 PM	#13
audiobomber Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sudbury, Ontario Photos: Albums Posts: 6,806	Nice lens, great eye. Well done Tess. The black collie looks like it's going to move any second now.

11-19-2012, 06:20 PM	#14
Stoogie Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mission, B.C. Photos: Albums Posts: 166	Very nice shots, it looks like that lens is in good hands

11-19-2012, 06:38 PM	#15
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	OK Tess, you've brought this $35 beauty to life here. Fantastic results. Excellent colour, crisp sharpness and lovely bokeh. Congrats and thanks for sharing.