New MS OPTICS APORIA 24MM F/2 M MOUNT

[g2van]

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On 7/2/2020 at 8:15 AM, serhan said:

Have you found a regular cap or filter yet? I got mine this week.

Anyone managed to solve the mystery of a filter on this lens? So hard to find information.

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[BastianK]

Also got one of these, anyone managed to put a filter on this lens yet?
It states 34mm, but I tried a 34mm Step up ring and a 34mm filter, neither fits (too big).

[BastianK]

I halfway solved the filter mystery.
You are supposed to salvage some 34mm filter and put (glue?) the glass in the small lens hood provided.
I used some cheap 34mm polarizer (rather uncommon size, not much choice available here)
but the glass is too thick. Ordered a Tiffen now, hoping it will be thinner...

If you just want to use a UV/Protection filter you should be fine.

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[g2van]

Would love to see more photos shot by the 24/2 wonder and also photos of how you use the lens. Thanks!

[BastianK]

You can find some here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/181621809@N02/albums/72157717550269711

[g2van]

10 hours ago, BastianK said:

You can find some here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/181621809@N02/albums/72157717550269711

Thank you! You sure make the lens shine! Hope you have found a suitable UV filter to mount on the lens - but that means you can't change the aperture unless you remove the lens hood. 

The one thing holding me back from getting this lens is not having a filter or hood if I want the option of changing aperture easily - I had those options with the MS 28/2 but I really want the 24mm field of view. 

[Paul Chakul]

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On 6/26/2020 at 4:43 AM, Ecar said:

Miyazaki does lens calibration by eye. No collimator or other tool. Not even LV-enabled cameras last time I checked.

I have a few of his lenses: most of them required focus re-calibration. After a couple of unsuccessful attempts at sending them back to Japan, I had a third-party technician take care of it. Interestingly, he once noted that MS lenses are rather easy to adjust - and he couldn't see why the maker couldn't get it right himself... Perhaps Miyazaki's eyesight is not that great - or he just doesn't care 🙄 Pity that he has chosen to churn out new designs instead of focusing (pun intended) more on QA.

May I ask who do you send your lens to for recalibration ?

I am having the same problem with his aporia now 😅

[Ecar]

1 hour ago, Paul Chakul said:

May I ask who do you send your lens to for recalibration ?

I am having the same problem with his aporia now 😅

Where are you located? There are several technicians with the right skills and equipment who can do the job. It's easier and often cheaper to pick one who's closer to you.

AFAIC, I send the majority of my gear to Will van Manen in the Netherlands.  

[Paul Chakul]

4 minutes ago, Ecar said:

Where are you located? There are several technicians with the right skills and equipment who can do the job. It's easier and often cheaper to pick one who's closer to you.

AFAIC, I send the majority of my gear to Will van Manen in the Netherlands.  

Thank you very much

I am in California 

I will try and reach out to technician around here

[ramarren]

I just ordered an MS Optical Aporia 24mm f/2 lens. I'm not so concerned with performance on FF35 format; I ordered it as I was looking for an extremely small, extremely light-weight lens solution to use on my CL digital body for when a single 35mm FoV is enough and when I want to slide the camera into my tiny bicycle pack. 

I bought a Panasonic GX9 to use with my Olympus Body Cap 15 and 9 mm lenses for this purpose. The form factor is great, the image quality is very good, but I find I don't like the GX9 body all that much (too complicate, too many options, tiny control buttons that I can't work with my cycle gloves on...) and would prefer a 35mm FoV equivalent. The Aporia 24mm looks to be the ticket, based on what I see in the sample photos presented here, thank you all for posting them. 

As a result, I'm not so concerned with the rangefinder collimation/calibration (although it would be nice to use it with my M4-2 as well) since I'll be focusing with it TTL using the CL's EVF/LCD. I guess I could get DAG to calibrate it, if that becomes an issue.

Any thoughts or further comments about the lens, particularly its performance on digital sensors?  

G