Thoth
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Less than 800? U have a huge selections of legacy lenses to choose from. Just view thru d images from A7/R thread n see what lens character do u prefer.
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Less than 800? U have a huge selections of legacy lenses to choose from. Just view thru d images from A7/R thread n see what lens character do u prefer.
Tiredofallthese
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Poison lai liao.......spreading....
overworked
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Haha
what u need? wide, normal, tele ???? come down my place show u some standard stuffs these bro use hahah
n bring cash...cheque not accepted muahahaha
what u need? wide, normal, tele ???? come down my place show u some standard stuffs these bro use hahah
n bring cash...cheque not accepted muahahaha
Basket.... got less than $800 lobang u guys come poison me with $1000+++ one.... kekeke
Thoth
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I have learnt not to bring any cash when visiting u, save me alot of money bro. Haha
Thoth
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Different level of poisons ma... :bsmilie:
overworked
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The day u buy the Leica Summar, then u know u are special hehe
this poison not ex leh...
this poison not ex leh...
Thoth
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Not to mention d Thambar too. Keke
Yeah, I was inspired by the photos from the A7/R image sharing thread. Problem is I dont have an idea on the price of those fast manual lenses. And I also dont know where to look for them. Was hoping some of you could share with me where I could look. I know I said nothing beyond $800 but of course the cheaper (with good quality), the better.
Preferably one of those around f1.8 or faster. Looks like you have a lot of manual lenses posted, let me check and I'll let you know!
ricleo
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Preferably one of those around f1.8 or faster. Looks like you have a lot of manual lenses posted, let me check and I'll let you know!
actually in the word of manual legacy lenses, F1.8 lenses are fairly cheap to get for 50mm lenses. F1.4 are quite common, and F1.2 are the ones that go from 500-1000 ish
overworked
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Do google and check reviews. It is important to know what u like and what the lens can do. Dont spend money unnecessarily but if u see something u really like, my take is to go for it cos lens normally u dont lose much money compared to camera body.
If u need some recommendation and filtering after ur first round, just pm me and we can share.
If u need some recommendation and filtering after ur first round, just pm me and we can share.
Preferably one of those around f1.8 or faster. Looks like you have a lot of manual lenses posted, let me check and I'll let you know!
I'm new too. What I normally do is to search BnS for past 3-6 months and eBay US site as a price reference. When I started, I bought a few lenses from eBay but I find better price and less risk when getting in BnS. For a start, maybe you can get a cheap 50mm f1.4 and practice first
Edit: Just to add that you should get the adapters early. U don't want situation where u got lens but cannot use
I generally use the cheap China ones and fix an adapter on each lens to "convert" them into E mount for faster swapping.
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ricleo
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if you are into fast glass, the FD 85mm F1.2!
modern but value for money, the Samyang 85mm F1.4
vintage old classic look, the Jupiter 9 85mm F2.
latest addition to my 85mm focal length - the jupiter 9.
s5D3_6127 by ricleosg, on Flickri like the way it renders, slightly lower contrast, very vintage/film like rendering
the Jupiter 9 shooting the FD85mm F1.2L and voigtlander 50mm F1.5 chrome
sDSC04720 by ricleosg, on Flickr
Thoth
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if you are into fast glass, the FD 85mm F1.2!
modern but value for money, the Samyang 85mm F1.4
vintage old classic look, the Jupiter 9 85mm F2.
latest addition to my 85mm focal length - the jupiter 9.
i like the way it renders, slightly lower contrast, very vintage/film like rendering
the Jupiter 9 shooting the FD85mm F1.2L and voigtlander 50mm F1.5 chrome
Woohoo... let the poisons flow bro... :bsmilie:
if you are into fast glass, the FD 85mm F1.2!
modern but value for money, the Samyang 85mm F1.4
vintage old classic look, the Jupiter 9 85mm F2.
latest addition to my 85mm focal length - the jupiter 9.
i like the way it renders, slightly lower contrast, very vintage/film like rendering
the Jupiter 9 shooting the FD85mm F1.2L and voigtlander 50mm F1.5 chrome
Wow impressive collection. The jupiter 9 look good.
Its a bit unclear what you want.
35mm? 50mm? 85mm? longer?
Too many good stuff out there.
My advice is to plan what you want and purchase as a 'set' if possible.
With that I mean eventually getting a practical range of focal lengths from the same mount.
That makes it easier to manage lenses and adapters when used outside.
For example you got 3 brands and 4 lenses on a tour.
You then need to manage another 3 adapters and one of which you need to remember which lens need to change lens which needs to change adapter.
That can be a hassle when in a location where you need to do it fast.
There are other strategies too like maybe just FE mount 16-35, FE55 and only the short tele 85mm,100mm,135mm needs an adapter.
MHO, Canon FD is a steal.
Problem is cool colour rendering (so be sure you can handle this) and orphan mount usable only because of A7 (so can't use on most other cameras unless another MILC)
RF lenses, do your research. Many are not that good off centre on the A7 system because of the sensor stack thickness. Its not a lens problem, its a camera problem matching these lenses thats not optimised for it.
SLR lenses - plenty of good ones out there. Some have been passed over by trends more than others and are therefore cheaper. An example are most 100, 105m portrait lenses (as 85mm seems more 'sexy' nowadays).
Nice and small - Pentax M85/2 (Olympus is also very small, but more ex and orphan mount)
Less common Sonnar lens layout - J9 (also small, less all round reliable because of older coatings and less "razor" sharpness which is often the demand nowadays, beware of lemons); beautiful rendering when used in the right situations.
Reliable in most situations - most of the old Jap 85mm (PenCaNikSOly )
Cheap, f1.4, good wide open performance - Samyang 85/1.4 (but also not as sharp compared to others f4 and up; sometimes criticized for plain/boring bokeh)
Some other lens references here :
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1384212&highlight=bokeh+monster
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1437732&highlight=bokeh+monster
Thoth
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Its a poisonous road ahead. Beware bro. Haha
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