Those are quite cool, Paul. All you need now is some artsy fartsy BS
about deconstructing the individual within the crowd to mirror the
loss of social cohesion in modern cities and you've got yourself a
career as an artist. You might even make a few million if you print
these mural size and sell a single copy of each. Find yourself a beret
and a good gallery owner and you're in business.
I'm not joking.
As for the lens, you're in luck because now you can purchase a faulty
lens with a broken focus ring for a lot less money than a fully
functioning one. As an added bonus you gain instant artist-cred for
using a broken lens :-)
Cheers,
—M.
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On 28 November 2012 00:51, Paul Ewins <paulew...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> The prices do seem to vary a bit, although the new M43 version is around
> $400, so maybe that was the baseline the seller used. As it turns out I found
> a Quantaray one last night that cost me $195 plus shipping and if Joe finds
> his Celestron I might grab that one too and sell of whichever is the worst
> performer.
>
> FWIW, this is what I have been using them for:
> http://www.paulewins.com/PSC/semester_4_creative/index.html
>
> These really need to be seen as large as possible - they look best when
> projected and when I printed them I went to A2 which is much as my printer
> can handle.
>
> Paul
>
>
> On 28/11/2012, at 2:01 PM, Miserere <miser...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> There's one available on eBay right now (in PK mount, coincidently),
>> though they're asking way more than I'd be willing to pay:
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140881917530
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>> —M.
>>
>> \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com
>>
>> http://EnticingTheLight.com
>> A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment
>>
>>
>>
>> On 27 November 2012 00:07, Anthony Farr <farranth...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> There was a Makinon 300mm reflex, f5.6 as I recall. I almost bought
>>> one second hand around 1990 and got as far as taking some test shots
>>> in the shop which were impressive. Alas, another purchase took
>>> precedence and I let it pass. It'd be quite old now but if you found
>>> a clean example (refexes are a bit susceptible to fungus in my
>>> experience) it would be worth a look. It's compactness is amazing, it
>>> is hardly bigger than a 50mm lens, probably smaller than a Canon 50mm
>>> lens.
>>>
>>> Here's a link to some comments about it:
>>> http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/makinon-300mm-f5-6-mirror-lens.html
>>> Apparently there's a fair bit a of quality variation from sample to
>>> sample, but you shouldn't pay much for one so it could be worth the
>>> risk. FWIW, I was at first disappointed with my Tamron SP500 reflex
>>> that I got in 1988, but it sharpened considerably after I put a good
>>> UV filter up front, the only lens I've had that result from (every
>>> other lens takes a tiny hit in sharpness when you use a UV filter).
>>>
>>> regards, Anthony
>>>
>>>
>>> On 27 November 2012 13:25, Miserere <miser...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Sorry, I only have a 400mm for sale. It's a Sigma f/5.6, and pretty
>>>> good for a mirror lens.
>>>>
>>>> The only 300mm I'm aware of is indeed the one you mention for m4/3.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> —M.
>>>>
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