01-29-2019, 12:19 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-29-2019, 12:36 PM by Brightcolours.)
And you somehow missed the vignetting when focussing further than just close up?
Lets recap. The lens is manual focus only. It vignets into mechanical shade when focussing further than 3 meters. It is not really sharp wide open, making the f2 aperture only a focus aid. It has issues with back light hitting the front lens. Other than just about every other macro lens, it has very noticeable distortion. Its only saving grace is the smooth bokeh. That is then the ONLY thing it does better than my Nikkor 55mm f3.5 Micro, which is a 1960's lens.
Even the prices for good copies of the Nikkor 55mm f3.5 and f2.8 Ai-S lenses make those much more attractive propositions.
Lets recap. The lens is manual focus only. It vignets into mechanical shade when focussing further than 3 meters. It is not really sharp wide open, making the f2 aperture only a focus aid. It has issues with back light hitting the front lens. Other than just about every other macro lens, it has very noticeable distortion. Its only saving grace is the smooth bokeh. That is then the ONLY thing it does better than my Nikkor 55mm f3.5 Micro, which is a 1960's lens.
Even the prices for good copies of the Nikkor 55mm f3.5 and f2.8 Ai-S lenses make those much more attractive propositions.