Five Frames With A Konica Hexanon AR 50mm F1.7, Worth A Second Look

Digital Moments - Vintage lens test, images with a Konica Hexanon AR 50mm F1.7, testing a fully functional second copy.

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After the failure of the first Hexanon AR 50mm F1.7 which came with a faulty aperture ring, I had a second copy ordered and it came in through the mail a couple of weeks later. This one is definitely better physically than the earlier one and is a full working copy with clean and clear glass, glide-smooth focus, and a fully functioning aperture ring and blades.

My first chance at testing the lens was, as usual,  out in the mini garden in front of the house, shooting away at the few and only plants available in the garden, and the mango tree just outside the yard. Initial images do show the indication that the lens may be true to its words as one of the sharpest 50mm lenses ever produced during the era.

Olympus Pen E-P5, Konica Hexanon AR 50mm F1.7

The earlier version of the lens was first introduced in 1973 as a kit lens for the Autoreflex T3, gaining a reputation for its optical performance, particularly its sharpness. The lens was later updated as a smaller and lighter version for the Autoreflex TC, as seen here, mounted on the Olympus Pen E-P5 with a hood on the front end.

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Five Frames WIth A Super-Takumar 50mm F1.8, Analog Reverse Ring Macro Setup

Macro Photography - Reverse ring analog macro setup with a Super-Takumar 55mm F1.8 mounted on an Olympus OM-2S.

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A belated post. My first try at doing reverse ring macro photography on film, after having done the same with the Super-Takumar 55mm F1.8 reverse mounted on the Olympus Pen E-P5 earlier on. For the session I had the lens reverse mounted on the Olympus OM-2S instead.

Olympus OM-2S, Super Takumar 55mm F1.8, Reverse Ring

This setup was simpler as all you need is the reverse ring adapter, which now attaches straight to the lens mount of the OM body, and the lens reverse screwed to it. Color characteristics of the images were quite similar with both setups, with magnification half to that of the digital capture.

As can be seen from the images, a fair amount of shoddy work is apparent with the handling of the film negative strip during development and subsequent scanning session, which, of course, could have been better.

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Five Frames With A Yashica ML 35mm F2.8, A Monotone Edit

Digital Moments - Vintage lens test, images with a Yashica ML 35mm F2.8, enhancing a monotone edit.

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Another session with the Yashica ML 35mm F2.8 mounted on the Pen E-P5, with images shot in RAW, post-processed, and print enhanced for web publishing. Images were edited with Auto Tone Correction, enhanced further with a higher dose of contrast setting in Monochrome & Sepia, Tone Curve, and Unsharp mask.

Olympus Pen E-P5, Yashica ML 35mm F2.8

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Five Frames, Found Slides, Red, Rustic, and Yellow

Vintage color film slides from the '80s, found, scanned, and post-processed for web publishing.

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