Nikkor Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Qbms and c/y should be pretty similar, minus the contrast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richg101 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 In terms of lenses - I like Rollei QBM and Dog Schidt. It is possible to cine mod Rollei QBM? QBM's will be pretty easy to add gearing to. One problem is that the f1.4 fast lenses (35, 50 and 85) are almost always hft coated which is rollei's own flavour of *t coating. co developed by rollei and zeiss I believe. also, the majority of the rollei 35mm and 85mm f1.4's are 3 blade apertures which will deliver a different defocus rendering than the rest of the set. That said, the 85mm f1.4 '3 blade' is one I really want to add to my collection if I ever have the cash. for now I use:-25mm distagon f2.8 (non HFT)35mm distagon 2.8 (non HFT)50mm planar 1.8 (non HFT)50mm planar 1.4 (HFT)85mm Sonnar f2.8 (non HFT)135mm f2.8 (non HFT) The 50mm f1.8 non hft is imo slightly nicer than the faster sharper f1.4 version due to the lack of modern HFT coatings. You wont find the f1.4 version without the hft coatings unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaeM Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Here's a set I'm slowly collecting / modifying.Pentax SMC Takumars:17mm f424mm f3.535mm f250mm f1.4 - 7 element50mm f1.4 - 8 element55mm f1.885mm f1.8105mm f2.8135mm f2.5200mm f4I've de-clicked them, had 3d printed focus and aperture gears fitted and lightly grub screwed, shimmed them all for infinity focus with EOS adapters, and have 80mm fronts on all but the 17mm. Yes, they're a bit slow at either end, but with an A7s, plenty of fun to be had. Cinegain, JazzBox, MacMurphy and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I just this week picked up the start of a set of pre-AI Nikkors, as a second set to offer a contrasting alternative to my modern Rokinon Cine DS set of lenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo43 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Here's a set I'm slowly collecting / modifying.Pentax SMC Takumars:17mm f424mm f3.535mm f250mm f1.4 - 7 element50mm f1.4 - 8 element55mm f1.885mm f1.8105mm f2.8135mm f2.5200mm f4I've de-clicked them, had 3d printed focus and aperture gears fitted and lightly grub screwed, shimmed them all for infinity focus with EOS adapters, and have 80mm fronts on all but the 17mm. Yes, they're a bit slow at either end, but with an A7s, plenty of fun to be had. Please tell me more about the 3d printed focus and aperture gears? How do I go about getting them for my own set of lenses? IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Daniel Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 QBM's will be pretty easy to add gearing to. One problem is that the f1.4 fast lenses (35, 50 and 85) are almost always hft coated which is rollei's own flavour of *t coating. co developed by rollei and zeiss I believe. also, the majority of the rollei 35mm and 85mm f1.4's are 3 blade apertures which will deliver a different defocus rendering than the rest of the set. That said, the 85mm f1.4 '3 blade' is one I really want to add to my collection if I ever have the cash.You are right, I find it so hard to hard non-HFT Rollei lenses. Especially the 25mm. Looking everyday. It's cool to see what everyone is doing with their glass. I do love flawed vintage lenses, there is definitely some kind of tangible emotion coming from those barrels. Nikon released a 43-86mm which is meant to be their worst lens ever. I think it's great! IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richg101 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 You are right, I find it so hard to hard non-HFT Rollei lenses. Especially the 25mm. Looking everyday. As it happens the majority of the 25mm distagons are non hft I have found! Of all the lenses in the system, the 25mm is the crown IMO. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carl-Zeiss-Distagon-25mm-F2-8-f-Rolleiflex-QBM-/161491656495?pt=DE_Foto_Camcorder_Objektive&hash=item2599a71f2fWhen I get dso lens users asking about wide alternatives I tend to point them towards this lens. It's the best vintage and non multi coated wide angle lens (for sharpness). This is full frame on the A7R. It's the only vintage lens I own that really delivers resolution suitable for the A7R Oliver Daniel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 You got any bokeh shots with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Daniel Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 I meant in my last post "hard to find", not "hard to hard." I obviously need to look harder, my eyes go fuzzy with all the letters and numbers. The general vote with my crew is to go Sigma ART in Nikon mount for the clinical, modern set. Corporate work and photography. Just don't know about 85mm though? I'm going to pick up these Rollei's, also Rich check your emails for FF58 queries What is a really good very wide lens option? I love the effect of using a wide to get a close-up and having a massive background out of focus, with some distortion. The SLR Magic 12mm on MFT is "magic" in achieving this look, the image gets bendy and almost fisheye like with its macro-like abilities. IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 JaeM: why did you decide to go with Pentax over anything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richg101 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 You got any bokeh shots with it? https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3847/14851187693_0a0e74c4e9_o.jpghttps://farm4.staticflickr.com/3914/15374165342_4824df6f9d_o.jpg https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7383/15762523763_c2f750fc18_o.jpg Nikkor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3847/14851187693_0a0e74c4e9_o.jpghttps://farm4.staticflickr.com/3914/15374165342_4824df6f9d_o.jpg https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7383/15762523763_c2f750fc18_o.jpg Thanks rich, looks like the perfect match for a planar 50 1.8 and make a nice simple zeiss set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWill Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 also Rich check your emails for FF58 queries Er, yeah, did you get mine from before christmas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaeM Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Please tell me more about the 3d printed focus and aperture gears? How do I go about getting them for my own set of lenses?http://www.ebay.com/itm/Seamless-Follow-Focus-Gear-for-Iscorama-54-Lens-/261668990574?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cecafee6eThis seller can custom make them for you - just get in touch with him and provide the dimensions he needs - they're pretty much a perfect fit, I grub screw them in place so that there is no slippage at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaeM Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 JaeM: why did you decide to go with Pentax over anything else?They're bloody well made - solid enough to hold my IscoramasThey're also less common as a set than Zeiss and Leicas, which local DPs have in abundance near me.Plus they're characterful and cheap, and reasonably consistent.I've got a wide range of Helios, Tair, Zenit bla bla blas that make a 'set', but they're very wacky, and not consistent at all.Cameras are for christmas, Lenses are for life. IronFilm and sudopera 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richg101 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Er, yeah, did you get mine from before christmas?I see neither emails. What was it regarding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanebrutal Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Regarding the rollei qbm's is there an easy way to distinguish hft coat vs non coated? I haven't heard much of these lenses and what i'm seeing on ebay it's hard for me to tell which ones are which. IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 They're bloody well made - solid enough to hold my IscoramasThey're also less common as a set than Zeiss and Leicas, which local DPs have in abundance near me.Plus they're characterful and cheap, and reasonably consistent.I've got a wide range of Helios, Tair, Zenit bla bla blas that make a 'set', but they're very wacky, and not consistent at all.Cameras are for christmas, Lenses are for life.Agreed, lenses are for life!I've got a set of Rokinon Cine DS lenses, and a good chunk of the way towards having a pre-AI Nikkor set which provides a very different feel to the modern Rokinon lenses. Now looking about for a 3rd set to gradually getting started with building slowly a 3rd set, having them being fairly well matched in low across the set is important to me. Minolta Rokkors / Lecia R / Rollei QMB are the main three I'm looking at currently, but open to and searching out other options as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWill Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I see neither emails. What was it regarding?I want to buy some lenses,PM'd you richg101 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Palmer Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 rich, how does the Rolleinar 28mm 2.8 compare to the c/y zeiss 28mm f2.8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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