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Phillip Reeve

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SOLIGOR 60-300mm hand held at 300mm, f/8, ISO 400, 1,5m distance. The crop image showing the two flies, having fun in one of the flowers!

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I got the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 in mid 2012, as a former owner of the legendary Nikon 14-24/2.8 I was amazed that Samyang could make a lens performing almost as good for that kind of money.

 

Here's a mugshot on the A7R, coupled with a combination of two Noveflex adapter rings (a tripod mount can be attached to one of the adapter rings):

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Its ultra wide angle FOV, fast aperture and excellent sharpness wide-open makes it a very good candidate for shooting startrails, haven't used it much on the a7R/S (trying to make the VC 15/4.5 LTM work) so I will cheat a bit by showing some of my better images shot on a Nikon D800E, performance should be identical however with the a7 series as it's an DSLR lens which don't have the corner issues of the wide-angle M lenses. One gripe is the lack of a hard infinity stop while not being able to disengage the focus ring (focus by wire does have its advantages) so the trick here is to bring gaffer tape and fix the focus ring once infinity is dialled in to prevent the focus to be shifted accidentally.

 

Startrails shot somewhere in the snowy Spanish Pyrenees (20 minute exposure, f/5.6, ISO200)

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And two shot on the Norwegian / Swedish border during a two week canoeing trip, my last trip with the D800E before I jumped ship to Sony (half hour @ f/4 and ISO100)

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Lightpainting my campsite with a 500 lumen Surefire flashlight and a Glo-Toob inside the tent (4 minutes @ f/2.8 and ISO100)

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    • michelb
      Minolta MD Rokkor 85 mm 1.7

      By michelb · Posted

      From my records, Minolta made about 8500 85mm F 1.7 lenses bearing the MD badge. The MC-X version was slightly double that. So these are not that rare. I just saw an ad for a Limited Rare MD 45mm F2 lens ( Minolta made over a million of these) so the word rare is often used in a bizarre way. Seeing that the OP has a MD ROKKOR-X version and that he appears to have bought it from Europe is kind of unusual since the ROKKOR-X versions were to be sold exclusively in America. So in Europe, this lens naming was rare.  I think the confusion about a reworked version may come from the fact that during the MC-X era (1972-76), Minolta made numerous changes to their lens line-up. First they changed the lens Mount Index dot which was initially painted like their previous series of lenses but after about 1 year, they replaced this with a slightly larger diameter plastic bead. This change happened around the introduction of the X-1, XM, XK bodies. Then they removed the small Stop Down Levers that were on most lenses up to now around 1975 since their SR T and XK/XE bodies were now boasting a Stop down mechanism. Then a little later Minolta even removed the lens formula (in this case PG) designation from the lens markings. This may have caused people to believe there was some kind of modification to the lens when it was only a marking  change. Also around 1973-74 they decided to provide a different marking for lenses sold in America ( at least USA and Canada) to identify lenses sold on the grey market that was often cause for confusion with consumers buying a great deal they could not get repaired under warranty. Same applies to Bodies starting in the same era where  X-1 was for Asian market, XK for American market and X-M for rest of the world, then SR T 102 in America, SR T Super in Asia and SR T 303 in rest of the world. So you could find all of the following with their respective front markings: - MC-II: MC ROKKOR-PG 1:1.7 f=85mm ( with SDL) This type has the hills and valleys metal focusing ring -MC-X: MC ROKKOR-PG 1:1.7 f=85mm ( with SDL and Painted Lens mount index changed around 1973-74) -MC-X: MC ROKKOR-PG 1:1.7 f=85mm ( with SDL and Plastic Bead Lens mount index changed around 1973-74) -MC-X: MC ROKKOR-PG 1:1.7 f=85mm ( with No SDL and Plastic Bead Lens mount index ) -MC-X: MC ROKKOR 1:1.7 f=85mm ( with No SDL and Plastic Bead Lens mount index and no more PG lens formula index) -MC-X: MC ROKKOR-X PG 1:1.7 f=85mm ( with SDL and Plastic Bead Lens mount index, Orange colored ROKKOR-X marking for the American market) -MC-X: MC ROKKOR-X PG 1:1.7 f=85mm ( with No SDL and Plastic Bead Lens mount index, Orange colored ROKKOR-X ) -MC-X: MC ROKKOR 1:1.7 f=85mm ( with No SDL and Plastic Bead Lens mount index and no more PG lens formula index, Orange colored ROKKOR-X) -MD-II: MD ROKKOR 85mm 1:1.7 ø55mm -MD-II: MD ROKKOR-X 85mm 1:1.7 ø55mm (Orange colored ROKKOR-X again for the American market) -MD-II: MD ROKKOR-X 85mm 1:1.7 ø55mm (White colored ROKKOR-X ( iguess orange paint was getting too expensive) ) It was then replaced with the MD-II MD ROKKOR (X) 85mm F 2 There was no MD-I version of this lens and the same with a few lenses with large apertures ( 35mm F 1.8, 58mm F 1.2, 300mm F 4.5) since they had issues with the speed of the aperture mechanisms closing down for what was  a last minute check on XD/XD-7 and XD-11 bodies requiring stopping the lens down just prior to the shutter opening to ensure accurate exposure. Some late MC-X lenses may have had the modified aperture mechanism causing the confusion that there was an updated version but the optical formula seems to indicate there was no change.

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    • michelb
      Minolta 1200 AF Macro Flash adapter for Alpha 7R-V camera

      By michelb · Posted

      It could probably be used directly on the A7R ( or any other body using the Sony MIS shoe) in manual mode provided it can be positioned properly in spite of the zillion contacts Sony placed on these bodies at the front of the shoe which may prevent the shoe from making proper contact at the center. If proper central contact is not achieved, using a ADP-MAA adapter topped by a Minolta FS-1100 will do the trick. Tried it with older flashes like 360PX and a few others and it works. The issue with using it in Manual Mode is that due to the very short distances involved, calculating the proper aperture for correct exposure is a challenge. Add to this that the assist lights will not operate the way they were designed if at all.
    • XKAES
      Minolta MD Rokkor 85 mm 1.7

      By XKAES · Posted

      I've found some great lenses that way too -- like a Tokina 24-200mm AF zoom on a Maxxum 5 for $20.  I sold the camera for $40 and kept the lens.

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