Got one free from my cousin who bought it it the 70’s when he was in the navy. Really like it on Nikon Z5, especially when I convert to black and white in Lightroom. Give it a nice vintage vibe.
A great, complete review from you as always, and I picked up some things I missed reviewing it myself. Thank you for having me share my thoughts on it.
Not having a Nikon Body this lens that I got in a box of bits has been sitting in a drawer for years but when I got a Nikon D200 I popped it on not expecting much having seen some poor reviews, well I was surprised because shooting at F8 I've got some really pleasing results
I have some filters I received with some old lenses I bought. I never use them but your beautiful images and video have inspired me to try them. Thanks for another great video. I love what you do!
Can someone help me..I have this lense, but it only can be use if I put it on f22 on the lens ring, i have old Nikon D3300. If i rotate below f22 it stated 'Lock lense aperture ring at minimum aperture (largest f/-number) *sorry for my bad english
I literally have a shoe box of old UV filters. I have got to the point where I throw them in the garbage or use them for lens repair if I get any new ones.
Looks gorgeous. Definitely for certain movies and music videos indeed. You got the highlights better controlled, because on digital, usually the highlights are blown out
Interesting. I thought there would be much more image quality degradation. There is a lot of CA, lots of ghosting and low contrast, but overall, the image is quite pleasant.
Bel video ambientato nella mia Udine. Grazie mille sarà molto utile considerato che ho appena acquistato una Nikon F5 e questo obiettivo. Altri consigli per obiettivi performanti da montare sulla F5? Cordialmente buon weekend. Stefano.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean: Meyer was acquired by Pentacon, therefore the Pentacons are the more recent version. Or are you talking about something else? Also, I didn't see any videos about Meyer or Pentacon on the channel you mentioned.
@@MarcoAries Meyer was resurrected as a company. They have a website and sell modern version of these lenses. Look for a video called. "Did you sake "Cooke Look" by Filippo. I can't link because I think post will get deleted if I do by youtube.
I own a Nikon E series lens too but it is a 100mm prime lens and it is actually good. When I read about Nikon E series I see it had even three zoom lenses and I was curious about them.
It might be down to sample variation but I had used this lens and still own it and I found it to be pretty excellent. My lens didn’t have much issues with chromatic aberration and rendered beautiful, sharp images. The only issue that put me off a bit is more than usual amount of longitudal chromatic aberration that I can also notice in your video.
Yeah, there sure is some sample variation and I would guess it might be more evident in the Series E as they were actively trying to save money manufacturing them.
@@MarcoAries I had to look at the test video I put on my channel cos I thought might have remembered it all wrong, but no. It still looks fantastic. Probably the best 70-210 I used short of the 80-200 f2.8 also from Nikon. I only use the Canon FD 70-210 f4 more often as it’s more more pleasant to use. My copy of the Nikon has no friction left in the zoom action. I think I also have the Nikon 80-200 f4 which is meant to be even better but I don’t remember testing it 🫣
Non so per certo. Per le macchine spesso mi ci vogliono mesi perché se non ho un'idea precisa in mente scatto in maniera molto parsimoniosa. Per le lenti inizierò a testarle a breve, ma sto provando altro materiale quindi ci vorrà tempo.
Ι like vintage telephoto zooms. Even if it's just for shooting for fun. The SMC Pentax-A 70-210 f4 I own is pretty good. Don't know if you've ever got your hands on one at some point. Also own a Vivitar 70-210mm 2.8-3.5 series 1 (PK mount) but I prefer the Pentax
I have to agree. The Helios 44 just doesn't grab me. I've had the 44-2 and the 44M-4 (Valdai), but sold them both. They're quite alright wide open though. For me they were very average for my style of shooting, doing not much to surprise. In the same way that most modern lenses now feel, as i go deeper to the vintage lenses realm... I much prefer lenses such as Meritar 50mm f2.9, Industar-61 (both very cheap and not amazingly sharp, but with more appeal), most of Canon nFD lenses etc. Maybe one day i'll go for the original Helios 44, but no rush as i already have the experience. But maybe your copies are better, and more suited to your style of shooting...
Indeed! I had a Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80mm f2.8 medium fornat, it was my first vintage lens, and it had a much more interesting character and, to me, better looking swirl. Same with the Pentacon 50 1.8. As always, at the end of the day, it's personal taste.
@@MarcoAries Very cool! I've never had proper Zeiss nor Leica glass, so that's something to be experienced. But Pentacon 50mm f1.8 is something i've been eyeing for a while and it's easy to attain. I'll give it a spin soon.
I forgot to mention a used roll of superia 100, a roll of Scotch color print HR 100 for 110 format and, oddly enough, a receipt for a dinner for two somewhere in Greece
I have owned, used, and compared the following lenses on full-frame cameras: Asahi Pentax 50mm f/1.4 (8-element) Takumar Asahi Pentax 50mm f/1.4 (7-element) Takumar Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 Fuji Fujinon 50mm f/1.4 All were great lenses. The (8-element) Asahi Pentax 50mm f/1.4 Takumar lens was my personal favorite.
My first vintage lens was a Helios a few weeks ago. I rolled the dice on this one just to stop buying too many around 50mm lenses. Just tested out this the other day and really liked it. Didn’t notice it swirl but I didn’t take that many boke shots.
While the swirl is probably the most famous thing about the Helios, it's not something that shows in every picture. In fact, it often looks better when it doesn't swirl.
I love my Pentacon 50mm f1.8. Its a cheap piece of crap, focuses closely and produces amazing images. Anything Pentacon I want. Though my 300mm f4 is a tad too heavy.
I like it... but I've always had a mental block against lenses that doesn't have a constant maximum aperture through the zoom range. I avoid them! Probably more emotional than rational.
Hi Marco. Thanks for a GREAT review as always. From the examples you show the LoCa’s are indeed more noticable on the “M” but is this as relevant in regular shooting? Thanks!
They both have regular and longitudinal CA, the M is more magenta and green and the Tak is more red. You can see some samples in the dedicated reviews, but I would say they have close to the same amount and while it does show in regular use, I didn't find it distracting.
I own the Konica 28 f3.5 and the Pentax-M 28 f2.8. I really like the Pentax-M version a lot, but I'm also a huge fan of all my Konica Hexanon lenses that I own. So for me, I find that I use the Konica 28/3.5 more because I also use the other Konica lenses more. But if I am reaching for a 28mm lens on purpose, then its gonna be the Pentax-M 28/2.8 for sure. Its super sharp and the colors are very nice. And, yeah, its faster, that's huge! I keep them both because I can.
Good work as always. It’s not too bad, but the flares and busy bokeh put me off a bit. I have just tested the 28-85 f4 and while it’s not as good as 35-105 f3.5 it’s not too far off the mark. Keep them coming!
I just looked in my lens drawers and I actually have this lens. After seeing your results Marco, I might just have to photograph my wife on our next walk in the park. It really is a badly designed lens as the MF is tiny so I just turn the barrel but I think the optics are pretty decent.
