tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577546745078520453.post8129281022542359471..comments2024-03-28T00:16:56.038-04:00Comments on Lens Bubbles: Camera Shows in Toronto - A ThoughtLens Bubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06445561503570800312noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577546745078520453.post-45242980477841702812015-10-22T17:55:55.145-04:002015-10-22T17:55:55.145-04:00Professor, I thought it was just me who thinks the...Professor, I thought it was just me who thinks the prices of these old stuff have gone crazy. Sadly, it will get worse, to the point that I probably will stop going to these shows. Happy you found some good stuff.Lens Bubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06445561503570800312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577546745078520453.post-70527129821485511412015-10-22T17:54:35.324-04:002015-10-22T17:54:35.324-04:00Many of these rangefinders have part of the focus ...Many of these rangefinders have part of the focus mechanism built into the body. I am not skillful enough to reconstruct the focusing.Lens Bubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06445561503570800312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577546745078520453.post-80755030304989655702015-10-21T20:45:12.493-04:002015-10-21T20:45:12.493-04:00I too was at the "Big One" last Sunday a...I too was at the "Big One" last Sunday and sadly it is no longer so Big, there were no young people who are interested and the dealers that are still alive are asking big bucks for tired old stuff. Needless to say I made many offers (and offended a few dealers) and did not connect. Nonetheless, I found a Zuiko lens that I have been looking for some time (100mm at $80), 3 trays of Kodachrome slides ($6 total) and some filters that will protect my digital lenses ($3 each).<br /><br />So, all in all, it was a productive outing.Robert Hudymanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577546745078520453.post-74813370014884673722015-10-21T01:04:13.999-04:002015-10-21T01:04:13.999-04:00I am confused: don't these rangefinder lenses ...I am confused: don't these rangefinder lenses have a focusing mechanism that is usable when adapted to digital? <br />I have seen one "transplant" where the flange distance whas just enough to be used on a Olympus M43, but utilized the focusing mechanism of the lens that came on a (from memory) Yashica 35GSgnarlydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783031534973509076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577546745078520453.post-55409704465856783282015-10-19T19:31:12.306-04:002015-10-19T19:31:12.306-04:00Mike, I am incurable, but that's OK. Secretly...Mike, I am incurable, but that's OK. Secretly, I keep telling myself I don't have gear addiction, and I think I am slowly believing in myself :)Lens Bubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06445561503570800312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577546745078520453.post-66508168129195083802015-10-19T19:29:53.675-04:002015-10-19T19:29:53.675-04:00These rangefinder lenses are indeed very short on ...These rangefinder lenses are indeed very short on flange. At the moment, I don't have a helicoid that's capable of focusing them to infinity. I would either have to buy a larger diameter helicoid where the body of the lens can go inside, thus making the rear closer to the sensor, or buy a thinner helicoid. You can see the Minolta 45mm f2 here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lensbubbles/22316279635<br />Lens Bubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06445561503570800312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577546745078520453.post-42664687576949260232015-10-19T19:08:43.621-04:002015-10-19T19:08:43.621-04:00Yes wide open at f1.4 lacks bite and contrast, but...Yes wide open at f1.4 lacks bite and contrast, but as you said, good for portraits of the aged :)Lens Bubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06445561503570800312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577546745078520453.post-36626261120530655752015-10-19T18:44:48.742-04:002015-10-19T18:44:48.742-04:00Really sad state of affairs with those camera show...Really sad state of affairs with those camera shows :-(<br />But look on the bright side: we don't have ANY shows over here in Germany...<br /><br />I see you got another 50 for your collection - that makes it 124 *ggg*<br /><br />all the best<br />mikemikehttp://mkvip.model-kartei.de/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577546745078520453.post-46559594247139525282015-10-19T02:55:47.062-04:002015-10-19T02:55:47.062-04:00I am very keen to see how you will adapt the lense...I am very keen to see how you will adapt the lenses from the broken rangefinder cameras. Personally I prefer to see a lens adapted to a digital body where the adapter is small/short instead of long one where the lens then sticks out dis-proportionally. I understand that the flange distance for a rangefinder is way shorter than a SLR. Some vintage lenses are rather small (if f2.8 or smaller max aperture) and when adapted to lets say a mirrorless digital look out of place. Small is beautiful :-)gnarlydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783031534973509076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577546745078520453.post-38738014378829194812015-10-18T22:51:35.852-04:002015-10-18T22:51:35.852-04:00I have a Cosmicar 75mm f/1.4 that I rather like on...I have a Cosmicar 75mm f/1.4 that I rather like on M43. Not so sharp wide open, but still makes for nice wide open portraits of more aged subjects. :)<br />John McVeynoreply@blogger.com