Telesar 135mm 1:2.8 T-Mount Preset, Backlighted

Vintage Lens Test: Continuing with the impressive Telesar 135mm 1:2.8 Preset, an early morning shoot.

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Another session with the Telesar 135mm 1:2.8 T-Mount Preset, a lens that I acquired a while back. Images shot wide open backlighted against the morning sun. The result? You have to be your own judge here, and at the others (with the same lens) that I posted earlier, as I still need to learn when it comes to doing the technical bits.

Olympus E-P5, Telesar 135mm 1:2.8 Preset

As for the lens itself, details of its origin, or manufacture, still need to be discovered as not much info on it is available on the Net, where there seem to be more questions than answers...

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SMC Pentax-A 50mm 1:1.4, Pastel Art I

Vintage Lens Test: Image making with an SMC Pentax-A 50mm 1:1.4, pastel art in the garden.

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Like all Pentax A-series lenses, this very fast standard lens supports P and Tv exposure modes in addition to Av and M. A great value for the money, it is small, light, and priced reasonably, Slightly soft at f1.4, good for creative art.

SMC Pentax-A 50mm 1:1.4

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Photax 400mm 1:6.3 T-Mount Preset, Take I

Vintage Lens Test: First impression images with a T-Mount Photax 400mm F6.3, from across the road.

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What a surprise find!.

I was not too sure what I got into when I placed the order for the low-priced offer T-mount 400mm F6.3, believed to be a Tokina RMC, as sold under the Photax name, and also available as an Astranar, Impakt, D&N, Prinz-Galaxy, and many others.

Olympus E=P5, Photax 400mm F6.3

The 4 elements in a 3-groups dual-ring preset 'long-tube' telescope have their fair share of accolades, with most reviewers commenting on its sharpness, and with the fair amount of fungal infection, I found within the elements of the lens, a lower contrast threshold. Had the camera mounted via ita built-in tripod mount for these shots (800mm equivalent on the 2x crop sensor), taken wide-open (@ 6.3 of course), and the images post-processed.

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HMD Nokia 3.1, Mobile Photography, A Short Hop

Image making with an HMD Nokia 3.1, just a short hop between stations.

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Just a short hop, from one station to the other. Compared to my previous outing which was on A Sultry Morning, this one was on a gloriously bright and sunny day. The sun was out bright and sunny, the air was fresh and crisp, and after the morning rush, you were at the station almost by yourself.

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