-
Please use real names.
Greetings to all who have registered to OPF and those guests taking a look around. Please use real names. Registrations with fictitious names will not be processed. REAL NAMES ONLY will be processed
Firstname Lastname
Register
We are a courteous and supportive community. No need to hide behind an alia. If you have a genuine need for privacy/secrecy then let me know! -
Welcome to the new site. Here's a thread about the update where you can post your feedback, ask questions or spot those nasty bugs!
Lomo f1.8 / 85mm projection lens does summer flowers
- Thread starter Dr Klaus Schmitt
- Start date
Dr Klaus Schmitt
Well-known member
part II
Full set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/with/14694899206/ (also earlier shots...)
Focusing is rather tricky, but once used to that, even with wind as today there is good yield ;-)
Full set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/with/14694899206/ (also earlier shots...)
Focusing is rather tricky, but once used to that, even with wind as today there is good yield ;-)
Dr Klaus Schmitt
Well-known member
I find its ability to do background separation, even within a few centimeters only, quite amazing...
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Klaus,
Yes, this is an amazingly beautiful picture. The flower presents itself from almost nowhere!
I wonder how this compares with other lenses like, for example the Canon 50mm or 85mm 1.2L lenses, wide open? ....or one of your other MF lenses with wonderful bokeh?
What's your serial number - IOW, is this one of the earliest versions or a later model which is said to be sharper and easier to focus.
Asher
Dr Klaus Schmitt
Well-known member
Thanks Asher, but it is LOMO, not (Romanian) IOW. Its serial no is 92xxxx, so it is made 1992, and has a rather modern green/magenta multicoating.
Its performance is quite similar to other projection lenses I have, namely the single coated, excellent series of Carl Zeiss Jena Visionar lenses.
Here one which has nearly identical focal length (84mm), but is f1.6 Visionar f1-6 84mm Set
Its performance is quite similar to other projection lenses I have, namely the single coated, excellent series of Carl Zeiss Jena Visionar lenses.
Here one which has nearly identical focal length (84mm), but is f1.6 Visionar f1-6 84mm Set
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Klaus,
I now realize the excellent sharpness at the plain of interest and soft fall away is all that's needed and easily takes precedence over and minor intrusions of distortions or chromatic aberrations. This is far better than the flower images I get with the Zeiss 55mm 1.8 at 1.8. I still wonder what the 85mm Canon 1.2L would deliver.
This is such a pleasant offering to us with a delightful spherical landing platform and enough of the pollinating bee to complete the magic...........and I see yet another bee on the lower left. Nice!
Are you happy your purchased this compared to your 100 mm Russian 1.8 lantern projection lens?
Asher
I now realize the excellent sharpness at the plain of interest and soft fall away is all that's needed and easily takes precedence over and minor intrusions of distortions or chromatic aberrations. This is far better than the flower images I get with the Zeiss 55mm 1.8 at 1.8. I still wonder what the 85mm Canon 1.2L would deliver.
This is such a pleasant offering to us with a delightful spherical landing platform and enough of the pollinating bee to complete the magic...........and I see yet another bee on the lower left. Nice!
Are you happy your purchased this compared to your 100 mm Russian 1.8 lantern projection lens?
Asher
Dr Klaus Schmitt
Well-known member
Thanks Asher. Well, I bought too many such lenses as I was so intrigued by their performance, so I have quite an assortment and no dud so far ;-)