Bioskop.Inc Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 So, i got a cheap Super Takumar 35mm f3.5 lens to match with my Iscorama54. Nothing wrong with it & with my M42-EOS adaptor it actually hits infinity properly - so bonus! Attached it to my 54 & here's the weird thing, it cuts down the min focusing distance by 30/40cm - strange!? Now i know what you might be thinking - f3.5, so its going to be harder for focusing & that's what i thought. So i took the anamorphic off, focused the lens (Taks have a very thin focus plain, so no problems getting it precise), measured the distance & again, 30/40cm closer. I even tried other lenses, with & without the 54, and they are normal - 2m is 2m. Now i'm not complaining, just a little freaked out in a good way :) So can anyone explain WTF is going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickHitRecord Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Whoa. And you still keep infinity focus? Really? This is something that I'd have to see to believe. I can't wrap my head around it. I really hope that this is true, and that I could get the same result pairing a SuperTak with my 36! Are you able to post a clip of a rack focus from 30/40cm to infinity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioskop.Inc Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Sorry, think you've missed understood, the 35mm Tak (at infinity, with iscorama attached) takes 30/40cm off the Iscorama's min focal distance of 2m, so my minimum is now about 1.7m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickHitRecord Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 My mistake. I think I read what I was hoping you would say (even though it does not make sense optically). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioskop.Inc Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 LOL! That would've been great though! But still, its doing my head in nevertheless. I know you can take the taking lens down from infinity with an iscorama, but have never had such results with a taking lens at infinity or down a little. Anyone got clues or an explanation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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