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January 16, 2014 by cannonfast

Clean Aperture Oil Pentax Takumar 28mm 3.5 SMC

Clean Aperture Oil Pentax Takumar 28mm 3.5 SMC
It is a very long process to clean the Aperture Oil in a Pentax Takumar 28mm 3.5 SMC but it is well worth it as this is a great little lens and are easy to find. Just make sure you have a spanner before you start repairing the lens.

Posted in 28mm Lens, Blog, Good Landscape Lens, M42 Mount Lens, Pentax Takumar Lens, Repair Lens, Takumar Lens, Wide Angle Lens, Worth Looking For · Tagged Clean Aperture Oil Pentax, Clean Aperture Oil Takumar 28mm, Pentax 28mm 3.5 SMC, repair lens pentax takumar, Takumar 28mm 3.5 SMC ·

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November 21, 2013 by cannonfast

Cleaning oil on the aperture of Minolta 58mm 1.4 PF

Minolta PF 58mm f:1.4 MC Aperture Oil
These two videos show how to disassemble and repair a Minolta 58mm f/1.4 PF MC lens and then reassemble. Some people are converting this beautifully built lens to digital by removing the mount and making modifications as well as adding a M42 Adapter ring. The demonstration is broken down into two videos you can see here and here.

Posted in 58mm Lens, Blog, Good Landscape Lens, Good Portrait Lens, Minolta Lens, Repair Lens, Standard Lens · Tagged aperture oil haze fungus, Minolta 1.4 oil aperture, Minolta 58mm 1.4 pf lens, Minolta 58mm oily aperture, minolta f/1.4 lens, Minolta lens repair ·

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November 10, 2013 by cannonfast

Pentax M 40mm f/2.8 SMC

Pentax M K 40mm f-2.8 SMC Asahi Lens-1

If you want a fast & super tiny lens then this Pentax M 40mm f/2.8 SMC easily fits into your pocket and is fun to use. Image quality isn’t amazing but it has very little distortion and almost no ghosting.

Posted in 40mm Lens, Blog, Good Landscape Lens, Pentax K Mount, Pentax Lens, Standard Lens · Tagged 40mm 2.8 pancake, Best Pancake Lens, Pentax 40mm comparison, Pentax 40mm review, Pentax 40mm test photo ·

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November 9, 2013 by cannonfast

Helios 58mm f/2 44-2

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This unique & sharp Helios 58mm f/2 44-2 lens has a nice and narrow mount with the rear element sticking out. This feature makes the lens great for Lens Whacking or Free Lensing. For normal, still photography this M42 lens does a good job and has the 58mm focal length I prefer over a 50mm. This lens is so well built it feels like you’re holding a hefty machine that will take a beating and keep on working.

Posted in 58mm Lens, Blog, Good Landscape Lens, Good Portrait Lens, Helios Lens, M42 Mount Lens, Standard Lens, Worth Looking For · Tagged Best Free Lensing Lens, Free Lensing, Helios 58mm f/2 lens review, Helios Test photos, Lens Whacking ·

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October 30, 2013 by cannonfast

Pentax Super Takumar 105mm f/2.8

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This Pentax Super Takumar 105mm f/2.8 is a decent lens stopped down a wee bit and you can’t go wrong with it if you find a good deal. Being a M42 mount you can use this lens on some Digital camera bodies with an Ebay M42 Adapter. Also split focus screens from Ebay make focusing a lot easier!

Posted in 105mm Lens, Blog, Good Landscape Lens, Good Portrait Lens, M42 Mount Lens, Pentax Lens, Pentax Takumar Lens, Takumar Lens, Telephoto Lens, Worth Looking For · Tagged Pentax 105mm 2.8 lens review, Pentax 105mm m42 screw mount, Pentax Portrait lens, Pentax Takumar 105mm 2.8 test photos, Takumar 105mm test shots ·

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October 28, 2013 by cannonfast

Pentax-A 100mm f/2.8 SMC Macro

Pentax-A 100mm 2.8 SMC Macro -2
There are some extremely amazing lenses out there and this Pentax-A 100mm f/2.8 SMC Macro is a prime example of mechanical and optical perfection. However this is a hard to find lens and still costs just as much as a newer auto focus 100mm macro lens even today. For perfect focus I would check Ebay to see if you can get a split focus screen for your body.

Posted in 100mm Lens, Blog, Good Landscape Lens, Good Portrait Lens, Macro Lens, Pentax K Mount, Pentax Lens, Telephoto Lens, Worth Looking For · Tagged Best Pentax Macro Lens, Pentax 100mm f/2.8 Test shots, Pentax 100mm Review, Pentax A 100mm 2.8 test photos, Pentax A 100mm Macro ·

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October 28, 2013 by cannonfast

Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX Vs. Bell & Howell 85mm f/1.4

This was a good showdown with the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX Vs. Bell & Howell 85mm f/1.4. Both lenses are extremely good but both give options for your needs. In the end if you need auto focus go with the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM but if you are on a budget and can manage a manual lens, it seems the Bell & Howell 85mm f/1.4 Aspherical IF MC has a slight optical edge. You can also look on Ebay to see if there are split focus screens that will help you manual focus the Bell & Howell lens.

Posted in 85mm Lens, Bell & Howell Lens, Blog, Bower Lens, Canon Eos Mount, Good Landscape Lens, Good Portrait Lens, Nikon F Mount, Pro Optic Lens, Rokinon Lens, Samyang Lens, Sigma Lens, Telephoto Lens, Worth Looking For · Tagged Bell & Howell vs Sigma 85mm, Best 85mm Sigma Bell Howell, Rokinon 85mm 1.4 comparison Sigma, Samyang 85mm 1.4 vs Sigma 85mm f/1.4, Sharpest 85mm 1.4, Sigma Bower better bokeh ·

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October 28, 2013 by cannonfast

Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM

Sigma 85mm 1.4 Box-1
This Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM is a fantastic lens for the price with quick focus, sharp photos and really nice bokeh producing some really nice portraits. For a while I went crazy telling everyone around me to go out and buy one because they are so good.

Posted in 85mm Lens, Blog, Canon Eos Mount, Good Landscape Lens, Good Portrait Lens, Minolta AF Mount, Nikon F Mount, Pentax K Mount, Sigma Lens, Sigma Mount, Sony Mount, Telephoto Lens, Worth Looking For · Tagged sigma 85mm 1.4 comparison, Sigma 85mm 1.4 review, sigma 85mm best vs, sigma 85mm f/1.4 test photos, sigma 85mm test shots ·

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October 21, 2013 by cannonfast

Nikon 50mm f/1.8 Series E

Nikon 50mm 1.8 Series E-2
This Nikon 50mm f/1.8 Series E is a fantastic little lens which people give away as body caps and can be found on tons of film SLR bodies. This incredibly small lens is a great pocket lens to carry and works perfectly on Nikon’s DSLR’s and other DSLR’s brands with Ebay adapters!

Posted in 50mm Lens, Blog, Good Landscape Lens, Good Portrait Lens, Nikon F Mount, Nikon Lens, Standard Lens, Worth Looking For · Tagged Nikon 50mm 1.8 Ai-s E, Nikon 50mm 1.8 Review, Nikon 50mm test shots, Nikon Best 50mm, Nikon Pancake lens ·

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October 17, 2013 by cannonfast

Nikon 58mm f/1.4G AF-S Nikkor Announced

Nikon 58mm f-1.4 G AF-s Nikkor-1
I just have to say something! So Nikon just announced their Nikon 58mm f/1.4G AF-S Nikkor lens tonight. My initial thought was $1700 for a f/1.4 seems crazy right? I sat there and looked in question and then it clicked. Then I wished I had a D800 and $1700! I have currently downsized my Nikon gear but if I was still shooting Nikon full time I would definitely consider pre-ordering this lens.
A couple lenses you will be hearing people compare this lens to is the Nikon 58mm f/1.2 Noct-NIKKOR, Nikon 50mm f/1.4G AF-S Nikkor, Nikon 85mm f/1.4G IF AF-S, the Zeiss OTUS 55mm f/1.4, and Canon’s EF 50mm f/1.2L, and Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II lenses.
Keep watch and you will hear people compare and complain that this lens costs around the same price as Canon’s 2 f/1.2′s that I’ve mentioned and poke that it’s only a f/1.4.
Some will say why wouldn’t they just buy the Nikon 50mm 1.4G for a fraction of the price.
Or perhaps they were trying to compete with Zeiss and just crank up the price because that is what people do?
I don’t think so. This might be shocking to hear but I personally think (and hope) the price of this Nikon 58mm is actually a smokin’ good deal.
Here is my hope for what Nikon is doing with this lens. Nikon introduced their Nikon Noct 58mm f/1.4 back in 1977 and updated it in 1981 producing one of the best astronomy lenses. This was a manual focus lens which still sells for over $3,000.00 used! Keeping the traditional 58mm focal length my hope is that Nikon has made this another winning astronomy lens with no coma. If it is then this will be an amazing lens for the price. Well the 58mm Ai-s manual focus version is f/1.2 though. So… Something to consider is that the older 58mm f/1.2 Ai-s also suffered with a fair bit of vignette which allowed for less light to come in. With Nikon’s advanced technology it could be possible that the new 58mm f/1.4 G will probably have less vignette and new element design which means the new 58mm G will actually be brighter at f/1.4 then the older 58mm Ai-s at f/1.2.
If the new 58mm f/1.4G has less vignette light fall off, no coma like the king 58mm f/1.2 Ai-s, but can autofocus then this lens is worth every penny.
Another personal reason I like the idea of this new 58mm f/1.4G is that for my own personal style of shooting I live with a 85mm glued to my camera. However when indoors I find the 85mm a bit tight but I still like to shoot with a shallow depth of field and a low light lens. I usually grab my 50mm however for my style I find that lens a bit wide now. The new Nikon 58mm f/1.4G would be that perfect focal length, letting in a ton of light, and a shallower depth of field then the 50mm.
Comparing it with Canon’s 50mm and 85mm f/1.2′s might be a shocking event. Both of these lenses are pretty useless outdoors wide open at f/1.2 which kinda defeats the argument that they are almost the same price. Also I wouldn’t doubt it if the Nikon 58mm f/1.4 G has less vignette at f/1.4 compared to both Canon’s at f/1.4.
And then optically for Nikon to confidently charge $1700 for a f/1.4 I would think they know it is worth it. I have experienced over and over again, you get what you pay for. This will be a bokeh beauty and probably crazy sharp at f/1.6-1.8 and very little vignette.
If you are a serious shooter or making money from your photography I would think this is one of those lenses you might want to pre order. I would love to replace my 50mm with this focal length and perhaps re-buy a 35mm to fill the gap. These are just some thoughts when I saw this Nikon 58mm f/1.4G AF-S Nikkor introduced tonight and I hope my theory is right.

Posted in 58mm Lens, Blog, Good Landscape Lens, Good Portrait Lens, Nikon F Mount, Nikon Lens, Standard Lens, Worth Looking For · Tagged 58mm f/1.2 Noct vs AF-s G, Nikon 58mm f/1.4 Comparison, Nikon 58mm f/1.4 Introduced, Nikon 58mm f/1.4G Review, Nikon 58mm f/1.4G vs Canon f/1.2 ·
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