Site Supporter Registered: November, 2010 Location: California Posts: 2,223 | | Review Date: April 28, 2012 | Recommended | Price: $300.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Beautiful, Sharp stopped down to 8 -11, Big and strong built, great for architecture | | Cons: | Relatively slow (f/4.5 wide open) | | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 10
Bokeh: 10
Handling: 10
Value: 9
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I bought this lens to complete my Adapt-a-Matic collection. Initially, I was not happy with the sharpness wide open. However, when stopped down to 8-11, it is just what you need. At f16, it is good and I have not noticed a negative effect. It has a beautiful big (82mm) front lens. This lens looks just too beautiful on the K5. I get some nice shots. However, I use it mostly for architecture and landscapes on a tripod, and it is just phenomenal. I will be posting some photos lately.
Adaptamatic21-4.5-Grapevine-1 by Palenquero, on Flickr
Adaptamatic21-4.5-AbstractShoppingCarts-1 by Palenquero, on Flickr
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Site Supporter Registered: June, 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Posts: 17,377 | | Review Date: May 27, 2009 | Recommended | Price: $30.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | build and size | | Cons: | speed f 4.5 | | Sharpness: 7
Aberrations: 8
Bokeh: 7
Handling: 7
Value: 9
Camera Used: K20d and SV
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This is an interesting m42 mount lens from a collecting stand point. It works well on my SV and K200d. Some of these m42 Adaptamatics are nice looking pieces. The are well made pre-computer designs. It has been said that they are the lens industry's last generation line designed before computer designs.
This photo was taken with an early SV on Kodak BW400cn film. The negative was scanned with an Epson V500 scanner.
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