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Yeah, those caps are quite useful on manual lenses, just sandpaper off the logoThis logo will ensure you always get a good lens.
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The crap shoot normally starts once strapped onto my camera!
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Result!
No result!
The screws came undone eventually but there was little or no adjustment available. I think infinity focus has been moved by a few yards, but no more.
When I get brave I will try and make a thinner shim.
Cheers
Hugh
Don't make me hurt you!
This logo will ensure you always get a good lens.
Good to know. Avoid Nikon everyone. AFB says that they're no good.....
[doublepost=1455627371][/doublepost]I had an Industar 69 a while back that wouldn't focus to infinity and I got my engineer friend to go at it with a dremel. It sorted it out no problem but it turned out to be a rubbish lens.
Don't make me hurt you!
Good to know. Avoid Nikon everyone. AFB says that they're no good.....
[doublepost=1455627371][/doublepost]I had an Industar 69 a while back that wouldn't focus to infinity and I got my engineer friend to go at it with a dremel. It sorted it out no problem but it turned out to be a rubbish lens.
That is a really nice picture series! Nice colours!
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Yeah, those caps are quite useful on manual lenses, just sandpaper off the logo
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No result!
The screws came undone eventually but there was little or no adjustment available. I think infinity focus has been moved by a few yards, but no more.
When I get brave I will try and make a thinner shim.
Cheers
Hugh
try layers of tin foil...
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This logo will ensure you always get a good lens.
Nah, THIS ONE ensures a good lens but also, assures you that you will be spoiled going forward and will be financially in tatters for ever more.... Since when did a £1700 lens become a bargain! I need my finances recalibrated nevermind my focus!
M9 Close Up 2 by Ken OHagan, on Flickr
I was very fortunate to pick most of my lenses up through work for bargain (like a 10th of their value).That is a really nice picture series! Nice colours!
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try layers of tin foil...
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Nah, THIS ONE ensures a good lens but also, assures you that you will be spoiled going forward and will be financially in tatters for ever more.... Since when did a £1700 lens become a bargain! I need my finances recalibrated nevermind my focus!
M9 Close Up 2 by Ken OHagan, on Flickr
Unfortunately we don't support any Leica lenses!
I think you need to start campaigning for Leica to be added to your stock so Ken and I can get some mate's rates discounts
Lol. We don't even do the Nikons anymoreI think you need to start campaigning for Leica to be added to your stock so Ken and I can get some mate's rates discounts
Lol. We don't even do the Nikons anymore
We need to set up a support group for you now that your Nikon lens dealer has gone
Just to give you some background the company I work for supports contracts for government etc (amongst other things). After 4 years the kit comes back to us for disposal. So there were 20+ lenses of each type I bought. So I was able to sort through the best ones (for myself) and buy them. All the kit gets serviced regular when out in the field, and a lot of it didn't see a lot of action (based on the D3 and D300 shutter counts).
As the kit doesn't really owe us anything the boss sells them off cheap to staff. The rest goes on ebay.
This particular customer though has changed the way the contract works now, so no more kit for me
That said I have bought enough glass for the year already!
As the kit doesn't really owe us anything the boss sells them off cheap to staff. The rest goes on ebay.
This particular customer though has changed the way the contract works now, so no more kit for me
That said I have bought enough glass for the year already!
Just to give you some background the company I work for supports contracts for government etc (amongst other things). After 4 years the kit comes back to us for disposal. So there were 20+ lenses of each type I bought. So I was able to sort through the best ones (for myself) and buy them. All the kit gets serviced regular when out in the field, and a lot of it didn't see a lot of action (based on the D3 and D300 shutter counts).
As the kit doesn't really owe us anything the boss sells them off cheap to staff. The rest goes on ebay.
This particular customer though has changed the way the contract works now, so no more kit for me
That said I have bought enough glass for the year already!
Based on your previous pictures of, and announcements of purchases since, you have the focal lengths covered mostly. I think you are well sorted for your needs. An absolute win!
Our company meanwhile would rather skip old kit than let us play with it. :-(
We do a bit of that too!
I go from 10.5-1000 (if you stick a 2 x TC on my 200-500)!
In fact if I use my D7100 that would be 1500 mm. I might try it in the garden for a laugh, but it will need to be a sunny day due to Aperture!
Why not grab a picture of the moon?
ISO 100, F/8, 1/125s.... get me a nice one... please....
Last comments -
The Optomax 135mm is stunning, sharp with great colours - a keeper
The Industar 61 (53mm) is soft, won't achieve infinity focus - will ditch unless anyone wants one for free?
Finally, my Jupiter 8 has been mounted on a rubber bellows for a DIY tilt & shift lens. I'm still playing with it but it works fine as such.
It was a bit soft mounted directly on the camera, and as I said it wouldn't get to infinity. However on the bellows I focus by pushing or pulling on the rubber and focus and sharpness seem fine - a keeper
Marvellous - I just love to muck around and see what a small budget can do.
Cheers
Hugh
The Optomax 135mm is stunning, sharp with great colours - a keeper
The Industar 61 (53mm) is soft, won't achieve infinity focus - will ditch unless anyone wants one for free?
Finally, my Jupiter 8 has been mounted on a rubber bellows for a DIY tilt & shift lens. I'm still playing with it but it works fine as such.
It was a bit soft mounted directly on the camera, and as I said it wouldn't get to infinity. However on the bellows I focus by pushing or pulling on the rubber and focus and sharpness seem fine - a keeper
Marvellous - I just love to muck around and see what a small budget can do.
Cheers
Hugh
Fantastic recovery! Was wondering what the inner tube was!
Looking firward to seeing the images now MacGyver!
Looking firward to seeing the images now MacGyver!
It's a gearstick bellows, or something like. I couldn't find anything like it myself so I bought it from a Ukrainian gentleman on eBay who seems to know a bit; I pulled the focus ring off the Jupiter and inserted the lens body into the small end
Was going to go out this afternoon with it but the weather's turned wet and windy here.
Oh, and the Helios 44-2 - it's sharp right down to f/2, perfect colours for me, great bokeh as you've seen - I'm definitely keeping that one
Cheers
Hugh
Was going to go out this afternoon with it but the weather's turned wet and windy here.
Oh, and the Helios 44-2 - it's sharp right down to f/2, perfect colours for me, great bokeh as you've seen - I'm definitely keeping that one
Cheers
Hugh
I might be tempted to enter
Cheers
Hugh
See, the thing about temptation, is it feels good when you give in...
That focus is looking good. The red houses look like a lovely model effect. Looking positive so far.