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I remember this series....;)

Another at ISO 12,800- Vivitar 135/2.3 Series 1, Wide-open.

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This lens is one of the first telephoto lenses to use floating optics for close-focus, decades before Nikon.


Nikkor 55/1.2 Ai series, wide-open, At ISO 5000.

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This is probably the fastest "T-Stop" lens that Nikon ever made, T1.25.
 
Schneider 50/1.9 Xenon, via Deckel to F-Mount adapter, wide-open on the Df.

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Gunston Hall, Halloween

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Gunston Hall, Halloween

Schneider 90mm F4 Tele-Arton, wide-open. Deckel adapter and a K-1 extension ring gives a nice portrait focus range. This lens is tiny.

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90/4 Tele-Arton
 
They are Leica quality at 1/10th the price- or less. Picked these two up years ago for $45. They are great of the Df. My Retina Reflex-IV locked up long ago, replaced it with a Reflex-S with a new prism.
 
Just a few family shots from Thanksgiving. I rented a Nikon 135 f2.0 DC lens for the week to see if I wanted to buy one, but ended up getting almost all of my keepers with my 85 f1.8. Which is good news - will save me considerable $$$. But surprising because I always did some of my favorite shooting at these kinds of gatherings in m43 days with the Olympus 75 (90mm equiv) which I vastly preferred to the 45 (90mm equiv). So I was surprised to be getting more with the 85 than the 135 this year. Maybe that 75mm was such a sweet lens I just found ways to use it, whether it was best suited for them or not? Anyway, here are a few...

Variously of my daughter, niece, sister-in-law, and dog:

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Family shots 2-3-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr

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Family shots 2-8-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr

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Family shots 2-11-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr

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Family shots 2-15-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr

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Family shots 2-16-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr

-Ray
 
ray i think alot of it is the oft-overlooked DOF issues. the oly 75 becomes a 3.6 for DOF purposes at 150mm. thats almost double the DOF of a 135 at f2 on ff. at that DOF its like shooting a 50mm lens at .6 or there abouts! depending on distance from subject--which indoors is pretty close--theres just the tiniest slivers of areas in focus! add in camera shake with the bigger ff/tele lens rig and wow, really hard to get a decent shot.
 
ray i think alot of it is the oft-overlooked DOF issues. the oly 75 becomes a 3.6 for DOF purposes at 150mm. thats almost double the DOF of a 135 at f2 on ff. at that DOF its like shooting a 50mm lens at .6 or there abouts! depending on distance from subject--which indoors is pretty close--theres just the tiniest slivers of areas in focus! add in camera shake with the bigger ff/tele lens rig and wow, really hard to get a decent shot.

Actually, most of the shots I got with the 135 were technically just fine - at least once I stopped playing around with the Defocus Control ring, a feature of questionable value IMHO, which can do more harm than good unless you know EXACTLY what you're doing with it and why. Some at f2.8 but plenty at f2.0 as well.I just didn't find the focal length to be as usable as the 85mm this time. Which is the part I found odd, given my preference for the 150 equivalent over the 90 equivalent m43 lens in exactly the same space with mostly the same people in previous years. Doesn't have to make sense, which is good, because it doesn't! :cool:

-Ray
 
Look for a 135/3.5Ai or Ais Nikkor- I believe it is Nikon's last produced Sonnar formula lens.With the High-ISO of the Df, the F3.5 is not as limiting. Of course, if you can find a Vivitar 135/2.3- at a good price- go for it.
 
Look for a 135/3.5Ai or Ais Nikkor- I believe it is Nikon's last produced Sonnar formula lens.With the High-ISO of the Df, the F3.5 is not as limiting. Of course, if you can find a Vivitar 135/2.3- at a good price- go for it.

I already have a tiny little 135 f2.8 AI:

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135 tests-1 by ramboorider1, on Flickr

It's a wonderful little lens, I got it for $150, and I really like it for a number of uses, including just being able to stick a mid-tele in the bag without any real size or weight to it. But I really prefer auto-focus for shooting candid portraits like those I posted here. I've tried this type of shooting with this MF lens and I'm just not that quick at MF anymore and I didn't enjoy the shooting nearly as much. It's a lens I'm happy to have but not one that I'd rely on for this type of shooting. But I'm not sure I care about having something in this focal length after the shooting I did this holiday with the 85...

-Ray
 
When you need extra reach- the 135 is great, cheap, and compact. Your version is a 5 element Planar, I have the earlier Nikkor-QC 135 F2.8 which is a unique formula, not a Sonnar.
 
Just a few family shots from Thanksgiving. I rented a Nikon 135 f2.0 DC lens for the week to see if I wanted to buy one, but ended up getting almost all of my keepers with my 85 f1.8.

-Ray

When I had my µ4/3 system, the M. Zuiko 75 ƒ1.8 was one of my main "go to" lenses. :cool:

Now that I have my Dƒ, one of my favorites lenses is the 135 ƒ2.8 Non-AI. Not quite comparable to the DC but a whole lot cheaper. :)


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Nikkor 135 ƒ2.8 Q non-AI on my Nikon Dƒ (1969-1971) by RedTail_Panther, on Flickr

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Baby Armadillos by RedTail_Panther, on Flickr

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Posh Doggie by RedTail_Panther, on Flickr

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Pearl Brewery Photographer by RedTail_Panther, on Flickr

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At One Lucky Duck by RedTail_Panther, on Flickr
 
Spent the day shooting in Philly yesterday, with the Zeiss trio of 21, 25, and 35mm. Shot plenty with all three, but got most of my keepers with the 25 - it's just a perfect sweet spot focal length for me - 24 and 28 always have been it seems, and at an actual 25.7mm, this one fits comfortably in the middle. Here are a few general city shots - there are a few more in the street photography thread:

Every big city's Chinatown has a big gate - this is Philly's:
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Philly Zeiss x3-8-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr

A typical street in the Society Hill neighborhood:
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Philly Zeiss x3-163-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr

Within a few blocks of Independence Hall:
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Philly Zeiss x3-235-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr

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Philly Zeiss x3-195-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr

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Philly Zeiss x3-30-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr

-Ray
 
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