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Anonymous Thu 29 Feb 2024 12:08:40 No.4289167 View View Reply Original Report

Any thoughts on it? I want an M42/Nikon-F/Sony FE lens ~20mm and this one matches my other lenses best but it costs more than some Chinese E-mount 20mms brand new.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Feb 2024 16:17:38 No.4289256 Report

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In the blue corner:
>dust
>fungus
>scratches

In the red corner:
>lol lmao quality assurance
>mega chromabs
>terrible wide open
Pick your poison

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Feb 2024 16:26:10 No.4289260 Report

Quoted By: >>4289291

>>4289167
>why german quality costs more than chinese junk
duurrr

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Feb 2024 17:48:57 No.4289291 Report

Quoted By: >>4289293

>>4289260
Price rarely equates quality in old lenses though.

Some helios 44 models sell for more than biotars, mostly because youtubers won't let it die and keep driving up the price.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 29 Feb 2024 17:52:36 No.4289293 Report

Quoted By: >>4289393

>>4289291
If the lens says Carl Zeiss it will be quality, that is a fact.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 01 Mar 2024 00:13:18 No.4289393 Report

Quoted By: >>4289711

>>4289293
The glass will be good, the eastern krauts made great glass. Aperture blade grease however...
It'll need a little tweaking but the reward for that is great glass that fits many camera bodies (unless it's specific to a Praktica FX1, in which case RIP).

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 01 Mar 2024 16:04:40 No.4289711 Report

Quoted By: >>4291506

>>4289393
I caved in and got the all black version in m42 in what looked like good condition on the photos, 252 eurobucks for lens + shipping. Main concern right now is the filter threads: they are 77mm but the only info I could find is that they're not a standard pitch

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 06 Mar 2024 15:32:33 No.4291506 Report

Quoted By: >>4291507

>>4289711

It's here, though I think finding a hood for it might be a challenge.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 06 Mar 2024 15:44:41 No.4291507 Report

Quoted By: >>4292376

>>4291506
Sweet. Any shots yet?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Mar 2024 18:04:46 No.4292376 Report

Quoted By: >>4292379 >>4292389

>>4291507
I've taken a few test shots, nothing worth sharing, it's a neat lens but I'm having mild buyer's remorse. Pretty soft in the corners, even at f8 and noticeable CA when pixel peeping, it's also hard to fit in a camera bag because of the shape.

fe2fucker

fe2fucker Fri 08 Mar 2024 18:10:02 No.4292379 Report

Quoted By: >>4292386

>>4292376
just think of how much softer the chinese lens would have been tho

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Mar 2024 18:23:48 No.4292386 Report

Quoted By: >>4292387

>>4292379

Sadly I have neither a chinese lens nor equipment to test that.

fe2fucker

fe2fucker Fri 08 Mar 2024 18:33:39 No.4292387 Report

Quoted By: >>4292388

>>4292386
no no just imagine so that the buyers remorse goes away

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Mar 2024 18:39:31 No.4292388 Report

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>>4292387

Oh, if I decide I really don't want it, I'll just flip it, I haven't been on this board long enough to get the brand royalty brainrot.

cANON !!5Dz+C7v45HK

cANON !!5Dz+C7v45HK Fri 08 Mar 2024 18:40:52 No.4292389 Report

Quoted By: >>4292392

>>4292376
Anon, it's a $20 lens. Enjoy it for the artifact it is. It looks cool and for that price that's enough. The fact it can produce usable pictures is a plus.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Mar 2024 18:41:52 No.4292390 Report

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AUS JENA NUMBAH ONE

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Mar 2024 18:43:04 No.4292392 Report

Quoted By: >>4292393

>>4292389

Dunno if you've checked ebay but you're missing a zero there.

cANON !!5Dz+C7v45HK

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cANON !!5Dz+C7v45HK Fri 08 Mar 2024 18:44:05 No.4292393 Report

Quoted By: >>4292421 >>4292462

>>4292392
No, I just assoomed based on my own M42 research from years ago

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Mar 2024 19:44:11 No.4292421 Report

Quoted By: >>4292442

>>4292393
But was your research taking photos?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Mar 2024 20:58:19 No.4292442 Report

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>>4292421
Absolutely not, that would be fucking gay as shit

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Mar 2024 21:43:43 No.4292462 Report

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>>4292393
I am just like him, why is this a bad thing? I'm correct like 95% of the time? Why bother investigating things when I have that high of hit rate? Things are not nearly as complex as people want you to believe. That's just a cope from people still clinging to the childhood idea that they are a unique individual and hate the reality that there are only like 6 different kinds of people and all I need to do is figure out which of the 6 you are.

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