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M8.1 + Komura 35mm F3.5

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Albek,

Same lens, only a decade older: M9 + 1953 Canon Serenar 50/1.8

 

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Telyt 4/200 / Focorapid / Viso III / M9

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Telyt 6,8/400, Viso III, M9

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Some Hologon love after walking out of a shop, where this tiny package of lens love rumbled into me like a freight train (all handheld without center filter - this ƒ8 lens is a magnificent low light shooter!):

 

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16 f8 Hologon - first shots - man on scooter by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

 

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16 f8 Hologon - first shots - weird umbrella scooter by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

 

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16 f8 Hologon - first shots - shop interior by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

 

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16 f8 Hologon - first shots - bike by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

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Another one with the M9 + 1953 W-Nikkor-C 35/2.5

 

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Got my first Nikkor lens today

 

M8 with Nikkor 85 2,0 LTM (early 50ties) wide open

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Thanks Rod! I am loving this lens, having a blast, really. It just stands all conventions and rules, how to shoot upside down for me - starting from it's crazy design, how you operate it and how the photos look from it. It's a massive learning curve, I am biting into here - love it!

 

I am not sure, I posted this one already, just popped onto my screen:

 

Pentax 43 ƒ1.9 SMC Special in LTM mount - indeed a very special lens, super, super sharp and detailed (the Mono really reveals this), medium high contrast but very, very classic, super smooth out of focus rendering. The build quality is fine, but in my opinion, this very special lens would deserve a more hefty or even really classic build. I like the design of the focus mount too - really nice to work on, no hack job here.

 

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portrait - black frames and hair style by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

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Trying this lens on this Thailand vacation this week.

 

Hologon 15mm f8 + MM

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Now THAT is a rare bird to see used Jeff - please share more !

Did you ever compare this and the later derived 16/8 Contax version?

 

How did you process the shots, your's seem to be heavily de-vignettified (these extreme symmetrical lenses do produce natively very heavy vignetting on the digital sensors with a very distinct "cut off" border around the frame).

 

I left the vignetting almost as is in my shots and look how I can incorporate this characteristics for future use. Fun lens indeed!

 

The original 15/8 seems to have lower contrast and a more lovely softness to it than the more modern looking 16/8 version.

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There is not much processed done. Just use LR4 to change it to jpg.

 

It seems that this 15/8 has less vignetting than on m9. My note book has no more battery. I will post more when back to HK as I'm in Thailand now for a short vacation before cny.

 

I don't have the 16/8 so can't compare yet.

 

Cheers,

 

Jeff

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Jeff, it might make technical sense, as the Mono did away with Bayer filtration, so the sensor might be slightly more suitable to such extreme symmetric lens designs, as the Hologon, compared to the M9 sensor.

 

I am now very interested in the exact design changes between the 15/8 3E and 16/8 5E designs, especially if there is a difference in design regarding back focus of the lens.

It might well be, that these two lenses differ slightly, making a big difference in use with digital sensors.

Your photos with the 15/8 make me suspect something going on about this.

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