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Title: Calling all lens experts!
Post by: TheRaven on 04 June 2013, 11:32
So, all you lens experts out there! What can you tell me about this beautiful lens?

Listed as Hoya Minolta fit 135mm 2.8 Close Focus.

Seems that it is a Minolta fit, looks too wide for MD so I'm thinking AF? A mount?

Anyway, love to know what you think of it, as I have just won it on eBay for 99p :O

Says it is smooth functioning etc, but lets be honest, for 99p who can complain!

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3665/8947123260_9d3f498fbb_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8947123260/)
Hoya Minolta fit 135mm 2.8 Close Focus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8947123260/) by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Calling all lens experts!
Post by: Diamond Hell on 04 June 2013, 13:36
Well the 135mm F2L in the Canon line-up is supposed to be stunning for portraits.

Hope it's a good 'un!  :cool:
Title: Re: Calling all lens experts!
Post by: TheRaven on 04 June 2013, 14:17
Me too, any old mount can be converted manually so don't really mind, was just wondering if anyone recognised the lens!
Title: Re: Calling all lens experts!
Post by: TheRaven on 06 June 2013, 14:17
UPDATE!

The lens has come, here are some more pictures. It has a chip in the top but other than that it is immaculate, very clean, smooth focus and aperture rings.

Very happy!

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5454/8967950211_e1fe33974a_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8967950211/)
Hoya 135mm 2.8 Close Focus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8967950211/) by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7431/8969137600_7364efc051_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8969137600/)
Hoya 135mm 2.8 Close Focus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8969137600/) by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8551/8967944607_3d088f8703_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8967944607/)
Hoya 135mm 2.8 Close Focus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8967944607/) by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2888/8967947189_2efd4d70a7_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8967947189/)
Hoya 135mm 2.8 Close Focus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8967947189/) by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Calling all lens experts!
Post by: DubFan on 06 June 2013, 16:40
Looks clean.

It looks like an MD mount. Get it on your camera now!
Old lens mount guide (http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-99.html) you might find useful at some point.
Title: Re: Calling all lens experts!
Post by: TheRaven on 07 June 2013, 09:38
Cheers for that! Won an MD/MA adapter with the glass for 99p, gonna try it and make sure the lens works. If the lens works but the adapter is pants then I will do the conversion!
Title: Re: Calling all lens experts!
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 07 June 2013, 12:38
Quote from: TheRaven on 07 June 2013, 09:38
Cheers for that! Won an MD/MA adapter with the glass for 99p, gonna try it and make sure the lens works. If the lens works but the adapter is pants then I will do the conversion!

You get some right bargin lenses. might have to keep my eyes out on the bay see what i come across
Title: Re: Calling all lens experts!
Post by: DubFan on 07 June 2013, 14:02
I'm on the look out for bargain prime lenses too. I'm looking for lenses that are expensive to get in modern AF guise, but in M42 or MD mount, much cheaper. Stuff like 35mm, 85mm (f1.8 or f2) and 135mm.
Title: Re: Calling all lens experts!
Post by: TheRaven on 07 June 2013, 16:30
OK, as I am a nice person, I will let you in on a secret.

http://www.lastminute-auction.com/uk/index.php?t=6

They have a photography section.

Check everything! Even things you don't want. This was listed on here wrong, hence 99p.

Good luck and don't share this with all the photographers!
Title: Re: Calling all lens experts!
Post by: DubFan on 07 June 2013, 17:23
And here was me doing it the old fashioned way.. :grin:

You know about FatFingers.com (http://fatfingers.com) for searching for mis-spelled ebay listings?
Title: Re: Calling all lens experts!
Post by: Diamond Hell on 07 June 2013, 19:43
Quote from: DubFan on 07 June 2013, 17:23
You know about FatFingers.com (http://fatfingers.com) for searching for mis-spelled ebay listings?

Yeah but their better 'did you mean to search for' auto-correct thing made that much less useful a while back.

auctionsniper.com is a huge winner.  I rarely use ebay but when I do on an auction it's only ever using that.
Title: Re: Calling all lens experts!
Post by: DubFan on 07 June 2013, 19:50
I just snagged myself a 35mm f2.8 M42 prime for £4.99.  :grin:
Title: Re: Calling all lens experts!
Post by: Toby on 07 June 2013, 23:40
Quote from: DubFan on 07 June 2013, 19:50
I just snagged myself a 35mm f2.8 M42 prime for £4.99.  :grin:

Nice one!!
Title: Re: Calling all lens experts!
Post by: Gavv8 on 08 June 2013, 06:16
This is great info!.. i had a quick read of the old lense guide that Dubfan posted and am now wondering what older lenses work best with an adapter for the EF mount, any ideas?
Title: Re: Calling all lens experts!
Post by: DubFan on 12 June 2013, 20:23
Quote from: Gavv8 on 08 June 2013, 06:16
This is great info!.. i had a quick read of the old lense guide that Dubfan posted and am now wondering what older lenses work best with an adapter for the EF mount, any ideas?

You can get anything in M42 mount (which is just a screw thread) and then attach it using an M42 to Canon EF adaptor.
The adaptors are just a ring of metal really.

They come in three flavours: 1) plain metal, 2) metal with focus confirmation chip and 3) with a small piece of glass in to give you infinity focus (although I can't seem to find any of these for Canon on ebay).
1) Plain adaptor (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-M42-Screw-Mount-Lens-to-Canon-EOS-EF-mount-Adapter-40D-50D-450D-1000D-5D-UK-/271074146382?pt=UK_Photography_CameraLenses_Lens_caps_hoods_adaptors_ET&hash=item3f1d47384e)
2) with focus confirmation chip (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AF-Confirm-M42-Lens-to-Canon-EOS-EF-Adapter-60D-50D-40D-550D-600D-T3i-T2i-UK-/350813507265?pt=UK_Photography_CameraLenses_Lens_caps_hoods_adaptors_ET&hash=item51ae1d4ec1)

There are some really nice lenses out there if you're willing to go manual with a vintage lens.
Look here for some recommendations (http://www.flickr.com/groups/m42/discuss/72157623041357931/)

Anyway, I got my lens and adaptor.
Prinzflex Auto Reflex 35mm f2.8 M42 and M42 to Sony A adaptor. Total cost including postage: £10.88

Here's one a took just playing about, free-lensing (ie taking a photo with the lens not attached)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7314/9027975686_ef7a299ccd_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alistairbeavis/9027975686/)
vintage bloom (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alistairbeavis/9027975686/) by AlistairBeavis (http://www.flickr.com/people/alistairbeavis/), on Flickr

Need to get out and try some proper shots tomorrow.