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Øivind Tøien

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Re: Portraits of Camera gear.
« Reply #105 on: March 16, 2016, 02:02:25 »

My little collection of AIS lenses (with the exception of 55mm f/3.5 which is of latest vintage).




I have chipped them all with Bjørn's custom chips.



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Roland Vink

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Re: Portraits of Camera gear.
« Reply #106 on: March 16, 2016, 06:55:32 »
Quote from: Andy on March 16, 2016, 00:08:44
If you need a "target" explanation for your better half: Roland has more than 900 different lenses in his list. :)
Let's see... 391 different optical designs, 581 models, 1147 series/variants (many of them are trivial though)
I'm sure there are more that I don't know about. For example I know the AIS 50/1.8 (Japanese model) originally had brass focus helix, later changing to aluminium. Not something you would know unless you opened up the lens. I'm sure there are many other internal changes that I missed...
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Re: Portraits of Camera gear.
« Reply #107 on: March 16, 2016, 11:27:37 »
Roland,
a "huge thank you" for all the efforts you spent and the time you dedicated to build up this database which truly became a piece of reference for a very large global community of interested people and enthusiasts alike!

Quote from: Roland Vink on March 16, 2016, 06:55:32
Let's see... 391 different optical designs, ...

What a stretch and still a (very) long way to go ...... :D

rgds, Andy

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Jakov Minić

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Re: Portraits of Camera gear.
« Reply #108 on: March 16, 2016, 11:31:46 »
Roland, let me also express my gratitude for your unbelievable database. The amount of knowledge that is there mind boggling and it assisted me in so many different occasions.

Øivind, you have a nice set there! I think I have 3 out of 7 of those  ;)
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chris dees

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Re: Portraits of Camera gear.
« Reply #109 on: March 16, 2016, 12:09:02 »
My lenses (beside the 45/2.8P and 16/2.8 AI-s) are dated before 1975 or after 2010.  :D
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Re: Portraits of Camera gear.
« Reply #110 on: March 16, 2016, 19:41:26 »
Quote from: Chris Dees on March 16, 2016, 12:09:02
My lenses (beside the 45/2.8P and 16/2.8 AI-s) are dated before 1975 or after 2010.  :D
Funny :) . Was this intended, or did it "happen" ?
But it begs the questions what will be your strategy to fill the 35 year "void" from 1975 until 2010 ? :D


Moving from time series to focal length series: i.e. 4x 300mm lenses
from left to right: f5.6, f4, f2.8, f2
(750gr, 1450gr, 3100gr, 7100gr)


rgds, Andy

Please find below the "lugging factor" the speedier lenses have built-in, impacting the fun-factor pre-picture taking :)
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Re: Portraits of Camera gear.
« Reply #111 on: March 16, 2016, 19:44:49 »
Nice one ;) do let us see some more 300mm f/2 images! Thanks ;)
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Roland Vink

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Re: Portraits of Camera gear.
« Reply #112 on: March 16, 2016, 19:51:47 »
Quote from: Chris Dees on March 15, 2016, 22:50:27
I'm more into lenses.

My cm-brigade [...]

Other Silver Noses [...]
Me too. Lovely set you have. They don't make lenses like that any more.
If you get a chance, send me the details of your 3.5cm and 5.8cm lenses as they are not very common...
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Re: Portraits of Camera gear.
« Reply #113 on: March 16, 2016, 19:51:53 »
Quote from: Erik Lund on March 16, 2016, 19:44:49
Nice one ;) do let us see some more 300mm f/2 images! Thanks ;)

Images taken with the lens? Here we go.
D700, f2, 1/4 sec, ISO 200, Please don't ask which tripod it was on :)
<Click here> for full D700 resolution - unprocessed


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Roland Vink

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Re: Portraits of Camera gear.
« Reply #114 on: March 16, 2016, 19:56:17 »
Quote from: Øivind Tøien on March 16, 2016, 02:02:25
My little collection of AIS lenses (with the exception of 55mm f/3.5 which is of latest vintage).
Very nice kit you have there ... CPU conversions all look very neat, maybe I should do the same with some of mine.
You seem to prefer short teles, I'd be tempted to add an AI 50/1.8 (the extra speed over the 55/3.5 is sometimes useful) and an AI 20/3.5 to fill out your wide range a bit more :)
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chris dees

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Re: Portraits of Camera gear.
« Reply #115 on: March 16, 2016, 20:11:01 »
Quote from: Andy on March 16, 2016, 19:41:26
Funny :) . Was this intended, or did it "happen" ?
But it begs the questions what will be your strategy to fill the 35 year "void" from 1975 until 2010 ? :D
.....

It started when I tried a few and liked them very much.

I don't want/can't have everything. :D
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Re: Portraits of Camera gear.
« Reply #116 on: March 16, 2016, 20:16:04 »
Quote from: Chris Dees on March 16, 2016, 20:11:01
It started when I tried a few and liked them very much.

I don't want/can't have everything. :D
Thanks Chris.
Would you mind opening a thread with images taken by the silver nosed lenses? I'd be very interested to see photos.
(I only have a few tele lenses from that period)
rgds, Andy
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Re: Portraits of Camera gear.
« Reply #117 on: March 16, 2016, 20:38:06 »
Quote from: Roland Vink on March 16, 2016, 06:55:32
Let's see... 391 different optical designs, 581 models, 1147 series/variants (many of them are trivial though)
I'm sure there are more that I don't know about. For example I know the AIS 50/1.8 (Japanese model) originally had brass focus helix, later changing to aluminium. Not something you would know unless you opened up the lens. I'm sure there are many other internal changes that I missed...

This is useful to know...

I can tell my wife, "Yeah- but THIS guy has almost 1000 lenses!"
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chris dees

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Re: Portraits of Camera gear.
« Reply #118 on: March 16, 2016, 20:50:48 »
Quote from: Andy on March 16, 2016, 20:16:04
Thanks Chris.
Would you mind opening a thread with images taken by the silver nosed lenses? I'd be very interested to see photos.
(I only have a few tele lenses from that period)
rgds, Andy

This Sunday we have an NG-meeting in Utrecht. I could make it a theme and take only the cm-lenses with me.
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Re: Portraits of Camera gear.
« Reply #119 on: March 16, 2016, 22:44:30 »
"CM" makes much more sense for focal length markings. I've only seen a few lenses properly marked in "millimeters", and it was a 51mm lens.
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