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Comment by pschlute posted on Urban Portrait at 16/05/2009 - 21:28
Wow. Oggy what are next week's lottery numbers going to be ?
Comment by pschlute posted on Guess The Lens at 16/05/2009 - 20:00
Wow, what an image !
Comment by pschlute posted on Morning Mist at 16/05/2009 - 14:05
Road_Dancer wrote:
I don't suppose you've got a link to the type of split focus screen you've got?
On topic, I'm pleased as punch with the 50mm F2 I got on eBay for about £15 including postage.
Oh, yes, and did I mention it was £15 quid!
Do an ebay search for split prism. I think the seller I bought from was virtual village.I don't suppose you've got a link to the type of split focus screen you've got?
On topic, I'm pleased as punch with the 50mm F2 I got on eBay for about £15 including postage.
Oh, yes, and did I mention it was £15 quid!
My best ebay purchase has to be this lens http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/primes/normal/K55f2.html
I won it for £1.00 plus £4 postage !
Comment by pschlute posted on 50mm lenses at 16/05/2009 - 14:03
Max
I think you should try and prioritise what you want from the 50mm you eventually plump for.
As Mannesty suggests the FA50mm 1.4 (autofocus and exposure) is fantastic value for it's price and will the easiest to use. I dont have one, but I hear nothing but praise for it.
If you go down the manual focus route, get an A- 1.4 or 1.7, and try out a split-prism screen with it.
The K + M lenses require more work getting the exposure right but are an absolute joy to use. Split prism is the way to go with these too. Again the 1.4 or 1.7 are both cracking lenses.
The 1.2 is a heavy (and expensive) beast. You will pay more for one of these old lenses than a FA50 1.4 new !
I think you should try and prioritise what you want from the 50mm you eventually plump for.
As Mannesty suggests the FA50mm 1.4 (autofocus and exposure) is fantastic value for it's price and will the easiest to use. I dont have one, but I hear nothing but praise for it.
If you go down the manual focus route, get an A- 1.4 or 1.7, and try out a split-prism screen with it.
The K + M lenses require more work getting the exposure right but are an absolute joy to use. Split prism is the way to go with these too. Again the 1.4 or 1.7 are both cracking lenses.
The 1.2 is a heavy (and expensive) beast. You will pay more for one of these old lenses than a FA50 1.4 new !
Comment by pschlute posted on 50mm lenses at 16/05/2009 - 13:57
What Stefan suggests is a good idea. Try manual focus yourself with your current lens. However, modern AF lenses dont have the smooth and long focus throw that the older lenses have. It is easier to manualy focus a manual lens.
But to be honest if you are to go down the manual focus route I suggest you get a split prism focus screen for your camera. Katzeye are expensive but i have had good results with a Chinese made one off ebay.
You will find it more than useful even with a AF lens. I tend to manually focus most of the time now. The smaller and darker view with a crop digital sensor makes manual focus harder than it was on a 35mm camera without a focus aid like split-prism.
But to be honest if you are to go down the manual focus route I suggest you get a split prism focus screen for your camera. Katzeye are expensive but i have had good results with a Chinese made one off ebay.
You will find it more than useful even with a AF lens. I tend to manually focus most of the time now. The smaller and darker view with a crop digital sensor makes manual focus harder than it was on a 35mm camera without a focus aid like split-prism.
Comment by pschlute posted on 50mm lenses at 14/05/2009 - 22:31
Although I love the M and "K" series lenses, you will find the A-series easier to use. With the aperture set on A you can use all the auto settings P;Av;Tv. With an M or "K" lens you have to use manual mode.
The good news is quality wise they are as good as each other. A bigger aperture does not in itself mean better quality (depending how you define quality). In terms of sharpness the 1.4 and 1.7 seem to be the most popular, and of course both will need stopping down to around 5.6-8 to achieve the sharpest image. Having said that, they will both produce outstanding results wide open. The 1.4 generally fetch higher prices.
The best value are the 2.0 which are not so popular, but still produce excellent results.
The good news is quality wise they are as good as each other. A bigger aperture does not in itself mean better quality (depending how you define quality). In terms of sharpness the 1.4 and 1.7 seem to be the most popular, and of course both will need stopping down to around 5.6-8 to achieve the sharpest image. Having said that, they will both produce outstanding results wide open. The 1.4 generally fetch higher prices.
The best value are the 2.0 which are not so popular, but still produce excellent results.
Comment by pschlute posted on 50mm lenses at 14/05/2009 - 22:09
I think the "titanium" refers to the colour, not the actual metal.
Looks nice though.
Looks nice though.
Comment by pschlute posted on Titanium Camera at 14/05/2009 - 21:39
Excellent. You have really captured the action.
Comment by pschlute posted on Getting some cash back at 14/05/2009 - 21:25
Nice image, well done to both of you !
Comment by pschlute posted on The Thames & Me at 14/05/2009 - 21:23
I like all your b+w portraits. This one beats them all I think.