Fascinating to see the second beauty ring applied to get around the export issues and in-fighting between C.Z. Jena and Carl Zeiss in W.Germany. Makes the history of the lens come alive. Nice work 👍

@dongummphotography

29 күн бұрын

@photographyforenjoyment thank you!

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Lovely smooth backgrounds, it looks like a nice lens to play with. Would be great for portraits on M43 too.

@dongummphotography

29 күн бұрын

@deangawler9727 I agree! I'm not much into portraiture, but I might have to give that a try!

Lovely lens ♥ looks similar if not slightly larger than my Jupiter 9 85mm f2 from early 60's in M39 mount. The Jupiter 9 and Helios 44-2 are my go to if i want that lovely vintage look they render so nicely

@dongummphotography

29 күн бұрын

@@ijlo-b the Jupiter and Helios lenses are both excellent at rendering classic vintage images. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Love the history. I don't think Reilly is interested in photography. He wasn't listening.

@dongummphotography

28 күн бұрын

@@tedphillips2951 Riley is much more interested in other dogs and other critters he can chase.

Mine is an Exacta mount also but doesn't have the cocking lever. I didn't realise that the front ring could move in and out to lock the aperture until another KZreadr mentioned it and what it was for! Mine also has a 'ding' in the front of the lens which was why I was able to buy it at a reasonable price. I have one of those screw clamp tools from eBay but it seems to be difficult to push it out. Is that what you used on yours? Would like to be able to use a lens hood as we do get sun here in Ireland. Occasionally.🤨 I use it on my a7rii and think its qualities would make a great portrait lens. Soft, but subtle.

@dongummphotography

19 күн бұрын

@johndwilliams those screw expanding tools work, but you have to be careful not to go too far or to egg shape the front ring. Some dents can be hard to iron out.