Grimor Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 In the quest for the best image on a budget i've finished with this combination. Kowa B&H + HTN adapter + Rectilux DNA. Having tried with taking lenses like Canon FD 50mm 1.4 and Helios 44-2 i ended with Konica Hexanon 40mm 1.8. Konica were the sharpest and the widest i can go. The only complain about it is only 6 aperture blades and bokeh usually makes dracula's coffin shape and not perfect oval shape. Any other hidden wide gem with lot of blades for this combo? Or must i learn to live with Dracula? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 The Leica seems to be the best there is for most Anamorphic I have seen on here. But it isn't particularly cheap. I would think about any Nikon 50mm f1.4 manual focus lens would get the job done. But from looking on the web the Nikon 50 f2.0 might be better for Bokeh the f1.4's? https://www.keh.com/shop/nikon-50mm-f-2-ai-manual-focus-lens-52.html?m=Grouped&prod_id=1184030&aid=1184030&rmatt=tsid:|cid:1410740124|agid:61029030848|tid:pla-455152635509|crid:270890152997|nw:g|rnd:1883204022776829523|dvc:c|adp:1o1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwn4ncBRCaARIsAFD5-gUg4T0EOoaAWdaPP5rXSy8XPwV0SV1cDjk_3x05fX61UKxE-JqTJRIaAhFEEALw_wcB https://www.ebay.com/itm/Leica-Summilux-R-50mm-f-1-4-3-Cam/323397120527?hash=item4b4bf8720f:g:t-sAAOSwcOVbJwWl Grimor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimor Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 The nikon one seens to be 6 bladed. I remember @Zak Forsman saying about one slr magic with pleasant bokeh for its round blades... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 57 minutes ago, Grimor said: The nikon one seens to be 6 bladed. I remember @Zak Forsman saying about one slr magic with pleasant bokeh for its round blades... Here you go LoL. TAIR 11a: 20 blades Biotar T 5.8cm/2: 17 blades Jupiter-9: 15 blades Meyer Trioplan V 100/2.8: 15 blades Meyer Orestor (preset Pentacon) V 135/2.8: 15 blades Meyer Telemegor V 180/5.5: 15 blades Meyer Orestegor V 200/4: 15 blades KMZ Helios 44 58/2 (old version): 13 blades Meyer Telefogar V 90/3.5: 12 blades Biotar T 58/2: 12 blades Few added: Noflexar 5.6/400mm: 24 blades TAIR-11A 2.8/135mm: 20 blades Komura Koki Tokyo 2.8/135mm: 20 blades Meyer-Optik G�rlitz Orestegor 4/300mm: 19 blades Biotar T 5.8cm/2: 17 blades TAIR-3S 4.5/300mm: 16 blades Steinheil M�nchen Culminar 135 & 85mm: 16 blades Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Summarit: 1.5/5cm 15 blades Jupiter-9: 15 blades Meyer Trioplan V 100/2.8: 15 blades Meyer Orestor (preset Pentacon) V 135/2.8: 15 blades Meyer Telemegor V 180/5.5: 15 blades Meyer Orestegor V 200/4: 15 blades KMZ Helios 44 58/2 (old version): 13 blades Meyer Telefogar V 90/3.5: 12 blades Biotar T 58/2: 12 blades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 more blades there than at yakuza annual general meeting ? the pentax m42 300 f4 has 15 or more blades as well cant be bothered getting it out to count them edit: er... in the interest of historical accuracy its got 18 blades or so google says my eyes are too tired to count Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimor Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 Is not only about more blades. Focal distance, IQ, oval bokeh and vignetting matters. I think the voightlander ultron SL2 40mm, pancake with 9 rounded blades is the best match for this combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRat Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Have you considered the Contax Zeiss like the 50mm 1.4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimor Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 2 hours ago, TurboRat said: Have you considered the Contax Zeiss like the 50mm 1.4? Thanks for the advice, I´ve not consider it, and i´m open to test it; but is 6 bladed too, and having a FD 50- 1.4 with 8 blades, i´m not sure if it will be much better. GH5 + Kowa + Rectilux is a popular combo, so probably some Anamorphic Guru here know the answer... @Geoff CB @Bioskop.Inc @Alan Doyle @Tito Ferradans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 there's a pentax m42 50mm f1.4 that has 8 blades it's a little rarer but not impossible to find, but you already have a fd 50 1.4 with eight blades so maybe not much interest for you. Grimor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tito Ferradans Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I sold my Kowas and my Rectiluxes a while ago, and just recently got a GH5, so my timing is all wrong. hahaha. There are older versions of the Helios that have 13 blades, that's gotta be smoother. You can see the hexagonal bokeh from the Contax in my early tests using the 3FF-W. Not the loveliest shape, I'll admit. Grimor and TurboRat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRat Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Tito Ferradans said: I sold my Kowas and my Rectiluxes a while ago, and just recently got a GH5, so my timing is all wrong. hahaha. There are older versions of the Helios that have 13 blades, that's gotta be smoother. You can see the hexagonal bokeh from the Contax in my early tests using the 3FF-W. Not the loveliest shape, I'll admit. I don't know if it's wrong timingbut the Kowa's and Rectiluxes would have been perfect to pair with your GH5 with it's Anamorphic options ? Grimor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tito Ferradans Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 19 hours ago, TurboRat said: I don't know if it's wrong timingbut the Kowa's and Rectiluxes would have been perfect to pair with your GH5 with it's Anamorphic options ? I'm getting a set of LOMO squarefronts. I grew tired of adapters... The only thing I kept was an Iscorama. ? TurboRat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Interesting video on the Squarefronts. https://nofilmschool.com/2016/07/lens-pro-go-demonstrates-lomo-square-fronts-all-their-glory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRat Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 5 hours ago, Tito Ferradans said: I'm getting a set of LOMO squarefronts. I grew tired of adapters... The only thing I kept was an Iscorama. ? Will the clamps for the typical anamorphic lenses also work with the Lomos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tito Ferradans Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 13 hours ago, TurboRat said: Will the clamps for the typical anamorphic lenses also work with the Lomos? They're PL mounted, so no clamps needed, thank god. And my Iscorama has the Maxiscope mod on it, so it's also super easy to handle. TurboRat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimor Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 On 8/26/2018 at 8:39 PM, webrunner5 said: Biotar T 5.8cm/2: 17 blades Don't know theres a version with 17 blades! Will it be a better performer than the cheap copy helios? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 3 hours ago, Grimor said: Don't know theres a version with 17 blades! http://forum.mflenses.com/two-very-different-biotar-58-mm-f2-carl-zeiss-jena-t22298.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenscamera Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Where can I find the Rectilux DNA or something comparable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimor Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 http://www.transferconvert.co.uk/cinemania/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenscamera Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Grimor said: http://www.transferconvert.co.uk/cinemania/ I have reached out through the contact on his website. It's being over a week, haven't heard anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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