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Honestly: how good is 30 year old glass? · 05:31 PM

I am not sure how good, but I think this shot, taken in April of 2006 (second week I had my DS), shows what good quality old glass can do...

I was walking past this beautiful Clematis on a vine/lattice, stopped and popped off a single shot. Taken with the Pentax-M 50/1.4 lens (no aperture ring).

Another of my "drive-by shootings"...

Cheers,
Marc

clarenceclose · 01-04-2007, 06:05 PM

A touch dark but looks like a nice sharp lens.

ericc · 01-04-2007, 06:45 PM

Originally posted by clarenceclose

A touch dark but looks like a nice sharp lens.

A tad dark for me too, but I'm on a calibrated monitor and everything appears dark. Marc, are you sure that's not a silk flower?

Jonas B · 01-04-2007, 07:02 PM

But... where is the picture?

EDIT: Ah, now i see. Seems as i looked at the post the same moment it was edited and the picture changed.

Well, 30 year old lenses are as good as new ones, generally speaking. I think you have compressed/sharpened the jpg too much. There are halos I guess we shouldn't blame the lens for. Nice picture!

regards,

**Marc Langille** · 01-04-2007, 07:03 PM

Originally posted by ericc

A tad dark for me too, but I'm on a calibrated monitor and everything appears dark. Marc, are you sure that's not a silk flower?

However, I didn't realize I could add another corrected image in a subsequent reply!!!

DOH...

However, let me know what you think of the edited version that's now in my original post. I apologize for not catching that and adding a corrected one later on...

**Marc Langille** · 01-04-2007, 07:04 PM

Originally posted by Jonas B

But... where is the picture?

I am not terribly brilliant at this time...

Jonas B · 01-04-2007, 07:06 PM

Originally posted by 35mmfilm_user

I am not terribly brilliant at this time...

Lol, I never am.

clarenceclose · 01-04-2007, 08:02 PM

Much brighter. It almost looks like a silk flower, as Ericc said.

roentarre · 01-04-2007, 08:58 PM

That pair of flowers look bright and vivid to me.

I am bidding on multiple M lenses as well. Fun to own and play with them

little laker · 01-06-2007, 12:09 AM

I like it

I think that older glass is often superior to some of our choices today.

I use a older than 35+ year old Pentax-M 50/1.2 lens from an old Pentax MV (I think that it was the kit lens, but I'm not sure)
It's all that I even brought on my last hike https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/post-your-photos/2053-i-risked-winter-storm-today.html

wjwncpro · 01-06-2007, 12:41 AM

Before I got the DS, the last time I shot 35mm (Minolta XD-11) was over 25 years ago. I feel like a kid again with an M or K lens on my DS...

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01-04-2007, 07:03 PM	#5
Marc Langille Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NW Arkansas, USA Posts: 4,710 Original Poster	I've corrected the image darkness... Originally posted by ericc A tad dark for me too, but I'm on a calibrated monitor and everything appears dark. Marc, are you sure that's not a silk flower? However, I didn't realize I could add another corrected image in a subsequent reply!!! DOH... However, let me know what you think of the edited version that's now in my original post. I apologize for not catching that and adding a corrected one later on...

01-04-2007, 07:04 PM	#6
Marc Langille Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NW Arkansas, USA Posts: 4,710 Original Poster	Jonas: sorry, my bad... see above post... Originally posted by Jonas B But... where is the picture? I am not terribly brilliant at this time...

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01-04-2007, 06:05 PM	#2
clarenceclose Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,506	A touch dark but looks like a nice sharp lens.

01-04-2007, 06:45 PM	#3
ericc Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Oklahoma Posts: 412	Originally posted by clarenceclose A touch dark but looks like a nice sharp lens. A tad dark for me too, but I'm on a calibrated monitor and everything appears dark. Marc, are you sure that's not a silk flower?

01-04-2007, 07:02 PM	#4
Jonas B Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Göteborg, Sweden Posts: 810	But... where is the picture? EDIT: Ah, now i see. Seems as i looked at the post the same moment it was edited and the picture changed. Well, 30 year old lenses are as good as new ones, generally speaking. I think you have compressed/sharpened the jpg too much. There are halos I guess we shouldn't blame the lens for. Nice picture! regards,

01-04-2007, 07:06 PM	#7
Jonas B Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Göteborg, Sweden Posts: 810	Originally posted by 35mmfilm_user I am not terribly brilliant at this time... Lol, I never am.

01-04-2007, 08:02 PM	#8
clarenceclose Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,506	Much brighter. It almost looks like a silk flower, as Ericc said.

01-04-2007, 08:58 PM	#9
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	That pair of flowers look bright and vivid to me. I am bidding on multiple M lenses as well. Fun to own and play with them

01-06-2007, 12:09 AM	#10
little laker Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,697	I like it I think that older glass is often superior to some of our choices today. I use a older than 35+ year old Pentax-M 50/1.2 lens from an old Pentax MV (I think that it was the kit lens, but I'm not sure) It's all that I even brought on my last hike https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/post-your-photos/2053-i-risked-winter-storm-today.html

01-06-2007, 12:41 AM	#11
wjwncpro Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: All over the USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 193	Before I got the DS, the last time I shot 35mm (Minolta XD-11) was over 25 years ago. I feel like a kid again with an M or K lens on my DS...

Honestly: how good is 30 year old glass?

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