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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-09-2024, 03:10 AM
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I also found the 28mm f/3.5 Takumar disappointing, which is a shame as it took me years to get one (prices seem to have come down here recently). It wasn't super sharp and the rendering was rather dull. My K 28/3.5 is excellent, so I'm sure they're no the same optical design.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-27-2024, 06:20 AM
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The first one is a little over-saturated and over-contrasty for my taste but the second has a nice feeling of really being there. With that colour, contrast and light if you told me it was made with the newest modern lens available I wouldn't doubt it.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-15-2024, 10:30 AM
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That's the first time I've seen bokeh where the first word it brings to mind is "aggressive" :eek:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-14-2024, 06:07 AM
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Some people confuse the focal length with the filter size - I've seen "49mm lens for sale" at least once.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-06-2024, 06:20 AM
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02-01-2024, 04:49 AM
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01-30-2024, 07:21 AM
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01-24-2024, 06:29 AM
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Can I ask how/where you get your scans done? They seem very nice - good tones, sharp and not too much grain.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-29-2023, 03:46 AM
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Some more balloons with the 200/4. This morning a balloon went over the house very low and must have landed just beyond the end of the street. Unfortunately, due to a work meeting I couldn't head out and take some pictures.
01187222 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Balloon by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-28-2023, 07:37 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-06-2023, 04:17 AM
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I agree, this has a very nice feel to it. It has a lower contrast than I usually like for B&W but in this case that adds to a ghostly feel the image has.
Well that threw me at first, thinking "that can't be a photo of him"! :lol:
Then I look at my own avatar which looks like it might be a "cartoonised" version of a photo of me but it is in fact a crop of some street art I saw on a wall the last time I was in Paris.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-17-2023, 02:22 PM
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Wow - very, very nice. 12 hours?? That's dedication.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
09-28-2023, 01:10 AM
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Looks like a chain fence.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
09-26-2023, 03:54 AM
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09-20-2023, 05:17 AM
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06-16-2023, 04:17 AM
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06-12-2023, 07:08 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-27-2023, 01:22 AM
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Yeah, I don't think I'll be taking it apart any time soon. I don't really have any experience taking lenses apart and the few times I've tried it usually goes wrong. Being M42, if I put the aperture in manual mode it'll stop down before I take a picture.
Here are a few more with the 200/4 at the zoo
Giraffes by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Hiding koala by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Turtle by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-22-2023, 08:28 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-10-2023, 12:36 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-08-2023, 08:45 AM
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Some zoo photos from yesterday with the Takumar 200mm f/4
Giraffe by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Flamingoes by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
Brown bears by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
On another note, I've just noticed that the aperture of my S-M-C Tak 35/3.5 is slow to re-open after being closed, it's harder to tell if it's slow closing in the first place. Adapted this isn't a problem but it'll be a problem shooting on an M42 film camera. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-17-2023, 04:05 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-15-2023, 06:24 AM
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I had one a few years ago and felt it didn't justify the price and the 55mm Taks are better, so I sold it. I have a newer SMC variant waiting for me at my folks' place and will get that next month so I have no need of yet another copy. I wanted the 200mm that came in the package really, not the 50mm, but I've given it some use while I have it to see if I fare any better with it.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-14-2023, 05:57 AM
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03-29-2023, 01:27 AM
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