andy lee Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Thanx to Andy Lee this is my new beast lenses Tokina 28-70mm f2.6-2.8 AT-X Pro II + Zhongyi Turbo :-) glad you like it , with the speedbooster it is a f2 monster! the look full wide open is superb - thats how I use mine , stack your NDs to keep fully wide open outside midloch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 New Lens recomended to try out as you all know I do like the Tokina/Angenieux 28-70mm and the Nikon 28-70mm 'Bourne Lens' and I'm pleased alot of you have bought them and found them to be superb lenses.I was shooting a pop video for Rozalla last month using the Nikons and as I was shoooting with 3 cameras I wanted total glass parity so it all matched up look wise in the edit.So 2 cameras had the Nikon 28-70mm F2.8 IF EDs on them and I bought a Nikon 35-70mm F3.5 AI for the 3rd camera.....WHAT A LENS ! it matches the bigger Nikons exactly , colours blacks etc and it is very very good and cheap on ebay.I used it on a speedbooster so its f2.8 and looks greatIt has clicks on the apperture at f3.5 and f4f3.5 is a midges softer fully wide open but a f4 it tightens up alot , so I used it at f4 on the speedbooster = f2.8This is a late 1970s early 1980s lens and is built like a tank all metal , fully internal zoom and the focus only moves the end of the lens about 1cm forward72mm front end for filtersBut the glass is stunning ! the full Nikon 'Bourne ' look we all love and it edits in exactly with your bigger Nikon Bourne lenses the 28-70mm and the 80-200mmIts smaller and lighter than its big brothers but packs the same punch .......I highly recomend this great lens Andy Cinegain and Nikkor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Any good ideas on how I should kit some old m42 lenses with filters? I have a Helios 44-2 (49mm filter size) and some Petri lenses (55mm 1.8, 135mm 2.8, 35mm 2.8) which seem to be 52mm, 58mm, and 55mm in filter size. A Takumar 28mm 3.5 SMC (looks to be 49mm filter size), and a Raynox 35mm 2.8 (52mm).Will 3 step-up rings from 49mm, 52mm and 55mm to 58mm work just fine or should I not bother? Thanks.step rings work just fine and they are cheap on ebay - it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 HhereForgot to say that this was shot with a Canon EOS-M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefonia Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 My longest lens is a Yashica ML 135mm. I would like to experiment with a 200mm. How good is a Canon FD 200mm F/2.8? Or maybe - although not as sharp - a Canon FD 70-200mm or Tokina RMC 70-200mm F/4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 So, after using my Minolta MC lenses, I decided to thin some of the herd. I went through my lenses and came across a non-ai K version of the 35mm 2.8 that's in mint condition. I think I paid a total of 40 bucks for it. I tested it the other day and liked the color rendition. So I decided to bid on a couple other non-ai Nikkors. I ended up winning a 24mm 2.8 K version and a 50mm f2 K version. Has anyone had any experiences with either of these lenses or any recommendations for other non-ai Nikkors?I prefer the rubber focus ring versions because I have found the older scalloped ring Nikkors have very dry focus rings. I have a couple samples of the 50mm HC f2s that have zero dampening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagnje Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 my opticaly favorite lens that I own is tokina rmc 70-200 f4. it`s just such a lovely image, low contrast a bit pastel colours...imagine a LOG lens. Next week I hopefully get a tokina 60-150 f2.8, and I will see if that becomes my new go to tele lens. I love the look they give, but I need to figure out how to lock it at a certain focal lenght, so I can use a follow focus with it.Anyway, it`s a nice lens with a "look", but I`m having hard time finding a wide angle partner for it. 28-70 could be it, but harder to find here. theres plenty of the 28-70 atx, but costs more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 my opticaly favorite lens that I own is tokina rmc 70-200 f4. it`s just such a lovely image, low contrast a bit pastel colours...imagine a LOG lens. Next week I hopefully get a tokina 60-150 f2.8, and I will see if that becomes my new go to tele lens. I love the look they give, but I need to figure out how to lock it at a certain focal lenght, so I can use a follow focus with it.Anyway, it`s a nice lens with a "look", but I`m having hard time finding a wide angle partner for it. 28-70 could be it, but harder to find here. theres plenty of the 28-70 atx, but costs more.I have an RMC Tokina 28-70 that I am probably going to list on eBay pretty soon. It's a nice lens, I just recently picked up the AT-X 24-40mm and 35-70mm... So I don't really need it. If interested, I'll let you know when I list it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagnje Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 you`re probably not from EU are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Nah, I'm from the States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar_kevin Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 All the Nikon 85mm lenses are really great. I've personally had the older scalloped nikkor-h 85mm 1.8 and the 85mm 1.4 AIS I also had the 100mm 2.8 Series E and really loved that too! It's cheaper, but really is an great lens andy lee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 All the Nikon 85mm lenses are really great. I've personally had the older scalloped nikkor-h 85mm 1.8 and the 85mm 1.4 AIS I also had the 100mm 2.8 Series E and really loved that too! It's cheaper, but really is an great lensI just sold a nib 100mm series e. I was going to get rid of all of my Nikon glass until I started messing with the non ai. I have a nice set of Pentax-K lenses. Between those, the Minoltas and my Canon FLs, I figured I didn't need the Nikon's plus I needed some extra cash last month. I have heard the 85mm is a great lens... I'll have to keep an eye out. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar_kevin Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Nice! I actually just sold my series E 100 recently too! hahaI did some major upgrading to my Nikkor set this year around tax time.The 85s are awesome!I just checked and made sure, but they did make the Pre-ai Rubber ring 85mm 1.8http://mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/preAI70/85mm.htmIf you can find a deal on that guy, snag it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 The problem with the pre-ai nikkor-h 85 1.8 is that it has a very very long focus throw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapist Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 New Lens recomended to try out as you all know I do like the Tokina/Angenieux 28-70mm and the Nikon 28-70mm 'Bourne Lens' and I'm pleased alot of you have bought them and found them to be superb lenses.I was shooting a pop video for Rozalla last month using the Nikons and as I was shoooting with 3 cameras I wanted total glass parity so it all matched up look wise in the edit.So 2 cameras had the Nikon 28-70mm F2.8 IF EDs on them and I bought a Nikon 35-70mm F3.5 AI for the 3rd camera.....WHAT A LENS ! it matches the bigger Nikons exactly , colours blacks etc and it is very very good and cheap on ebay.I used it on a speedbooster so its f2.8 and looks greatIt has clicks on the apperture at f3.5 and f4f3.5 is a midges softer fully wide open but a f4 it tightens up alot , so I used it at f4 on the speedbooster = f2.8This is a late 1970s early 1980s lens and is built like a tank all metal , fully internal zoom and the focus only moves the end of the lens about 1cm forward72mm front end for filtersBut the glass is stunning ! the full Nikon 'Bourne ' look we all love and it edits in exactly with your bigger Nikon Bourne lenses the 28-70mm and the 80-200mmIts smaller and lighter than its big brothers but packs the same punch .......I highly recomend this great lens Andy I bought the tokina because it was cheap a while back and thought I was the only one who even used this lens. It worked perfect on a C100. I only sold it because I want to switch to nikon mount for aperture control. What an amazing lens...photographers don't care for it but we love it. andy lee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Yeah I just got the 24mm and the 50mm in the mail. Great condition. I will definitely be on the lookout for the 85mm. And the 105mm. Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar_kevin Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 The problem with the pre-ai nikkor-h 85 1.8 is that it has a very very long focus throw.That isn't a problem for me, I love the long focus throw! mercer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 That isn't a problem for me, I love the long focus throw! You ain't kidding I love that hairline difference in critical focus, especially with shallow depth of field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 But that lens is extremely slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 1.8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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