Images with Vintage Telephotos
Brian.
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#3 is outstanding
Certainly is
Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283
I must admit that I don't use it much. I do not remember using it since I bought a K30 in November 2012 - but it is not bad at all. Shortly after buying it, I took a couple of test photos in the garden.
and a 100% crop from that
and later another 100% crop (from an image I cannot now locate) .....
Maybe worth a look if you can put up with hand-holding a long (but very light) lens - or sorting out a long lens support for a tripod.
I must try it out again soon. It is better than I remember.
Andrew
Also, I've just happened across this thread with lots of zoo pictures (all taken with a Pentax K100D)
I really MUST start using this lens.
Andrew
I can't wait to give my 200mm Takumar Pre-set a real workout to see how that does.
Regards
David
The only problems I find with my Tamron is that it's prone to green fringing in high contrast areas
One of the things I like about the Model 490 is that it is not particularly prone to fringing, though you can see a little on the moon shot (bear in mind that this is just about a 100% crop).
I'm off on holiday tomorrow for a few days each side of Easter - I'll take the Tamron with me and give it a decent workout.
Andrew
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Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
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Keep 'em coming guys - I'm particularly interested to see some shots taken with a Takumar 200mm F5.6 pre-set lens if anyone has any.
Regards
David
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12 years
Sheffield,
England
Following on from recent threads started by D. Orloff, I'm interested to see some images from vintage manual focus telephoto lenses. I have two of these; a Tamron Model 670au Adapt-a-matic 300mm f5.6 and a superb mint Takumar 200mm F5.6 pre-set (mine is the earlier Takumar, not the virtually identical but later Tele-Takumar).
The Tamron was made for a very limited period between 1972/1973 and was the forerunner of the 'Adaptall' series of lenses. It is a beautifully made lens, but if some reviews on the internet are to be believed it was poor optically. I beg to differ; stopped down to F8 or F9 it's a magic performer.
The Takumar 200mm F5.6 pre-set is even better. Made between 1958 and 1962, the example I own looks as though it has only just been taken out of the box. Fabulous in AV Mode on a digital SLR, it has 10 aperture blades positioned just behind the front element that make an almost circular hole. It has infinitely variable aperture settings and this, together with the circular aperture, makes the bokeh superb. It's a lens that is an awkward focal length, but the IQ has to be seen to be believed. I have set myself a task of shooting wildlife images with this lens; not easy, but do-able.
My first batch of shots are all with the Tamron and all shot hand-held through a double-glazed window, so would be better / sharper if shot without any glass in the way. I'll post some with the Tak when I've shot them.
BTW, the Tamron cost £20 and the Tak cost £25; not bad VFM!!
Please post some taken with other vinatage telephotos so we can all see how these old lenses perform.
Best wishes
David
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