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It's very frustrating to miss focus, especially when you only realise when you get home as everything looked fine on the camera screen. I'd love to get the 33mm f1.4 WR. I hired it over Christmas last year and it's a stunning lens.
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Missing focus isn't really a big issue for me, it's going to happen now and again but if I'm in doubt I may take more than one picture.
I very often use the magnified view and then it's likely a matter of going too far and dialing back. I use focus peaking sometimes if I need to be quicker but I am far happier to use peaking at wider apertures than with smaller ones as with smaller apertures lots of things can peak and when that's the case the subject may not be as sharp as it could be. With wider apertures very little peaks and therefore the subject is more likely to be sharp.
A fair few of my pictures are also taken hyper focally and some are prefocused.
Good luck with getting sharp pictures.
While I'm here. I couldn't get too close and as I only had a 35mm lens this is a 66.67% crop.
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I've decided to force myself to take the Pergear off my camera and use the TTArtisan 50mm f2 for a while
No pictures today though as the weather is pretty unfriendly.
I very often use the magnified view and then it's likely a matter of going too far and dialing back. I use focus peaking sometimes if I need to be quicker but I am far happier to use peaking at wider apertures than with smaller ones as with smaller apertures lots of things can peak and when that's the case the subject may not be as sharp as it could be. With wider apertures very little peaks and therefore the subject is more likely to be sharp.
A fair few of my pictures are also taken hyper focally and some are prefocused.
Good luck with getting sharp pictures.
While I'm here. I couldn't get too close and as I only had a 35mm lens this is a 66.67% crop.
PS.
I've decided to force myself to take the Pergear off my camera and use the TTArtisan 50mm f2 for a while
No pictures today though as the weather is pretty unfriendly.
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Missing focus isn't really a big issue for me, it's going to happen now and again but if I'm in doubt I may take more than one picture.
I very often use the magnified view and then it's likely a matter of going too far and dialing back. I use focus peaking sometimes if I need to be quicker but I am far happier to use peaking at wider apertures than with smaller ones as with smaller apertures lots of things can peak and when that's the case the subject may not be as sharp as it could be. With wider apertures very little peaks and therefore the subject is more likely to be sharp.
A fair few of my pictures are also taken hyper focally and some are prefocused.
Good luck with getting sharp pictures.
While I'm here. I couldn't get too close and as I only had a 35mm lens this is a 66.67% crop.
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I've decided to force myself to take the Pergear off my camera and use the TTArtisan 50mm f2 for a while
Let me know how you get on with it. That's one of the lenses I am contemplating.
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I've already taken a lot of pictures with the TTA 50mm f2. There are some in this thread.
I can tell you that it's very compact and really a joy to use. The corners are never great and they can be a swirling mess at wider apertures but the main issue for me is heavy vignetting. My software (CS2023) needs the vignetting slider sliding to the max or there abouts to cope with it in some pictures and it seems to be at its worst when focusing at wide apertures at a distance. Oh, and another issue is that the minimum focus distance is a bit long. I overcome this with my 67mm close up filter via a step up ring.
Despite the corner quality and vignetting issues I would recommend this lens.
The Syoptic 50mm f1.1 is a much better lens but it's twice the size and twice the price. One of the nice things about this lens is that infinity is at the hard end stop and this makes hyperfocal use very quick and easy.
One thing that I always look for when buying a new lens is the first picture I'm really happy with and when I get it I think the lens has paid for itself
I have several pictures I really like taken with the TTA 50mm f2 so it's paid for itself several times over. Mrs WW likes this one, previously posted, and she asked for it to be printed and framed.
I do like that one and this one is another favourite of mine.
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Couple of shots from a Vulcan cockpit, with the TTArtisan 7.5mm F/2 Fisheye on my X-T30:
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Thank you! It's a great little lens, just needs the right setting. I took it on a walk around Chelmsford a few weeks ago with a group from facebook, and there were a few shots (I think I posted them earlier in this thread) that worked really well, but a few where it was just too wide. Having never used one before apart from occasional joke photos of myself with one bulbous eye and an even rounder face than usual, it's a bit of a learning curve as to when and where to use it.Impressive Kerry
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As I've said a lot of times on this forum, I think wide lenses can be some of the most difficult lenses to use well and I suppose that goes doubly so for fisheye lenses
Your use seems just about one perfect use for this sort of lens
Your use seems just about one perfect use for this sort of lens
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I've thought about selling lots of stuff but I never seem to get around to it partly because some kit seems to be worth little these days and in the end I normally just keep it for the once a year it might get used.
While I'm here. I didn't take any pictures today but I might as well post every picture I took yesterday
All Pergear 35mm f1.4.
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I’m going to try and start keeping stuff from now on. I’ve had some equipment which is worth more now than when I’ve sold it in the past. Top 3 examples being a Fuji xf 27mm - Sold for about £80, 3 or 4 years ago, and now they’re selling 2nd hand for circa £280 due to a boom in Fuji; Fuji x-pro2 (lovely camera which I sold for less than £600 and they typically go for £750-800 now); and an Olympus Pen f (sold for £450 and now go for £600+). All equipment I wish I’d kept now, but refuse to purchase again because of how they’ve inflated in value. Although, in my defence I sold the equipment as I was in need of the cash. These days I’m much better off financially, so I can afford to keep my gear, where previously gear was sold out of necessity. However, I just have to my GAS under control
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I was lucky in that I bought most of my film era lenses before prices went up and also at a time when you could still find kit in good condition at a reasonable price. You may still be able to do that with time and patience but I do think it's more of a lottery these days.
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More Voigtlander 35mm f1.2 examples.
Pano.
It's a nice lens the only issues being... a bit soft at f1.2 but perfectly useable and it sharpens well, some ca, can be affected in backlit situations.
Pano.
It's a nice lens the only issues being... a bit soft at f1.2 but perfectly useable and it sharpens well, some ca, can be affected in backlit situations.
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You're certainly getting the weather up there. We are a little oasis of sunny days and frosty mornings, at the moment.I might as well post this here.
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It's mostly gone now.
I was a bit nervous of the drive to and from Whitby but in the end all was ok. It was and has been cold though.
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I posted the following in the Sony thread but I thought I'd post it here also as some people interested in these lenses might not visit the Sony thread...
Hmmm.
I've been very happy with my (super cheap) Pergear 35mm f1.4 but I noticed something was a bit off so I checked it against my Voigtlander 35mm f1.2 and f1.4 lenses and... Something is definitely amiss as the Pergear gives both exposure values and depth of field more like f2.2 or something. It doesn't look like f1.4 when compared to the Voigtlanders but it's not f2.8, its something between f2 and f2.8 for both exposure and dof.
Looking into the lens it does seem to be wide open at "f1.4" but there's something wrong, it's either some sort of fault or manufacturing or assembly issue or they're telling massive porkies with the claim to be f1.4 and with the markings on the lens. Either that or Voigtlander lenses have wider apertures than you'd think but I think I trust Voigtlander more than Pergear.
I've written to Pergear so I'll wait and see if I get a reply.
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I've watched a few reviews and no one seems to mention this so either something is off here with my copy or if they're all like this no one else has spotted the discrepancy.
Hmmm.
I've been very happy with my (super cheap) Pergear 35mm f1.4 but I noticed something was a bit off so I checked it against my Voigtlander 35mm f1.2 and f1.4 lenses and... Something is definitely amiss as the Pergear gives both exposure values and depth of field more like f2.2 or something. It doesn't look like f1.4 when compared to the Voigtlanders but it's not f2.8, its something between f2 and f2.8 for both exposure and dof.
Looking into the lens it does seem to be wide open at "f1.4" but there's something wrong, it's either some sort of fault or manufacturing or assembly issue or they're telling massive porkies with the claim to be f1.4 and with the markings on the lens. Either that or Voigtlander lenses have wider apertures than you'd think but I think I trust Voigtlander more than Pergear.
I've written to Pergear so I'll wait and see if I get a reply.
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I've watched a few reviews and no one seems to mention this so either something is off here with my copy or if they're all like this no one else has spotted the discrepancy.
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Just in case anyone is interested... A little more on that Pergear 35mm f1.4.
I sent it back and got a refund and bought another and it's just the same. I'm convinced that this lens has a couple of issues.
Firstly and for whatever reason the light transmission is less good when compared to my Voigtlander 35mm f1.2 and f1.4 (which are in total agreement with each other at every aperture setting) and also when compared to my Sony 35mm f1.8 (which only slightly disagrees with the two Voigtlanders at one specific aperture setting.)
Secondly even accepting that there seem to be differences when comparing the exposure values this lens gives to other lenses at the same marked aperture settings the DoF characteristics do not appear to be the same as other lenses or consistent with what I'd expect when stopping down. Something is off and not consistent as you go from one aperture setting to another.
It's a nice, compact and cheap lens but these two issues are there. I haven't really decided if I'll keep it or not but if I do keep it it'll be a day out lens only as in lower light it's just not comparable to my my other lenses and this leads to higher ISO's / slower shutter speeds which have their implications.
I sent it back and got a refund and bought another and it's just the same. I'm convinced that this lens has a couple of issues.
Firstly and for whatever reason the light transmission is less good when compared to my Voigtlander 35mm f1.2 and f1.4 (which are in total agreement with each other at every aperture setting) and also when compared to my Sony 35mm f1.8 (which only slightly disagrees with the two Voigtlanders at one specific aperture setting.)
Secondly even accepting that there seem to be differences when comparing the exposure values this lens gives to other lenses at the same marked aperture settings the DoF characteristics do not appear to be the same as other lenses or consistent with what I'd expect when stopping down. Something is off and not consistent as you go from one aperture setting to another.
It's a nice, compact and cheap lens but these two issues are there. I haven't really decided if I'll keep it or not but if I do keep it it'll be a day out lens only as in lower light it's just not comparable to my my other lenses and this leads to higher ISO's / slower shutter speeds which have their implications.
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I took my Voigtlander 35mm f1.4 out. I haven't used this for a while but it is possibly my most used lens, ever.
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Couple from last weekend with the TTArtisan 7.5mm F/2 Fisheye on my Fuji X-T4.
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Trust me that's way more encouraging than "I get cold when I stand still for youShe often says "Take my picture" but she'll very rarely strike a pose
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May I join in please? I have three modern manual lenses in the series of Meyer Optik Gorlitz "remakes", the 100mm 2.8 Trioplan, 50mm 2.8 Trioplan and the 30mm 3.5 Lydith. I'll admit to being much less confident with the 100mm Trioplan than the other two, possibly because I spent plenty of time with the other two lenses in their legacy versions. I need to spend more time with the 100mm to get to a point of understanding what it does best.
The background to owning any of these is that some years ago I was drawn into a crowdfunding effort to recreate these lenses: that went Pete Tong with everyone's money. Another backer, a completely different entity got involved and offered a significant discount to the disappointed backers.
Anyways to the lenses.
First the 50mm Trioplan:
On to the 30mm
She'll brain me for not asking for permission so shh!
And then the 100mm
So please ask....
The background to owning any of these is that some years ago I was drawn into a crowdfunding effort to recreate these lenses: that went Pete Tong with everyone's money. Another backer, a completely different entity got involved and offered a significant discount to the disappointed backers.
Anyways to the lenses.
First the 50mm Trioplan:
On to the 30mm
She'll brain me for not asking for permission so shh!
And then the 100mm
So please ask....
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Of course you are more than welcome to post... lovely pictures
I'll try again as what happened earlier to make mine soft may have gone away now. Sorry if people have seen these in another thread and if they are indeed soft looking here.
Saltburn with the TTArtisan 50mm f2. A snip at about £80 or less new.
Little boy racing the tide. He lost and got wet feet.
Young women on Saltburn pier.
Valley Garden walk.
Redcar with the same lens. Incoming tide with the vertical pier in the distance.
Boats and tractors at the seafront.
I'll try again as what happened earlier to make mine soft may have gone away now. Sorry if people have seen these in another thread and if they are indeed soft looking here.
Saltburn with the TTArtisan 50mm f2. A snip at about £80 or less new.
Little boy racing the tide. He lost and got wet feet.
Young women on Saltburn pier.
Valley Garden walk.
Redcar with the same lens. Incoming tide with the vertical pier in the distance.
Boats and tractors at the seafront.
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I've only got the Voigtlander 40/1.2E now as a modern manual lens - I did have the 21/3.5 which I did like, but I went on a swapping/switching spree and traded it in - which did make sense at the time, but it was a nice wide lens so a slight regret.
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As an edit - I do have the 35GM which is obviously a stellar performer even wide open with eye AF etc but I do love to use the CV40 for landscape & woodland etc with the manual focus. Dialling in that exact focus is so enjoyable in those situations
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As an edit - I do have the 35GM which is obviously a stellar performer even wide open with eye AF etc but I do love to use the CV40 for landscape & woodland etc with the manual focus. Dialling in that exact focus is so enjoyable in those situations
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Voigtlander 35mm f1.4 in Sony mount. This has very possibly been the lens I've taken the most pictures with. It got displaced by other lenses but it was back on my camera again recently.
Redcar. Boats and tractors again.
Redcar. Boats and tractors again.
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I'm still thinking about replacing two of my four Voigtlanders with that lens which I previously owned and sold. It could replace my 35mm f1.2 and also either my 50mm f1.2 or 50mm f2. I don't think I can part with the 35mm f1.4 as although it's a bit of a marmite lens I do really like it despite its issues.