Tilt Shift Photex (Arsat) F28/80 Mm Tilt-shift Review

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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:51 pm   Mail subject: Arsat Arax Photex 35mm f/2.8 Tilt Shift
SonicScot wrote: I've just been speaking to my father who has some lenses gathering grit in his cranium. He mentioned he found this Arsat tilt-shift every bit well as a Nikon tilt-shift (not sure which). I convinced him he doesn't need two of them so he'southward sending the Arsat to me. What am I getting? I know what a tilt-shift is only I've never used ane so I don't know a skilful ane from a bad one. _________________ Gary Currently agile gear.... Sony a7 E-M1 Mkll Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender Tamron 500/8 55BB Sigma 100-300/4 Vivitar Series one.... 200/three, 70-210/3.5 (V1 past Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.five macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.five Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/two.8-three.five Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.iv Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, l/i.2 Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2 Jupiter-9 85/ii Helios.... 58/2 44-iii Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC Zenitar xvi/two.viii fisheye Samyang 8/iii.five fisheye Nodal Ninja iv, Neewer leveling tripod base Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/

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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:fourteen pm   Post subject:
themoleman342 wrote: Arsat is a name put to a lot of unlike lenses. I think the nearly mutual tilt-shift is the 2.viii/80mm. Optically they are identical to the original Arsats/Volnas that were the standards for medium format cameras like the Kiev sixty/6c/88cm and Pentacon six. Because of the larger image coverage, they could be adjusted for tilt shift applications on 35mm pretty easily. I'm not too sure about the 35mm Photax for tilt-shift. Pitiful.

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Posted: Saturday Mar 31, 2012 6:23 am   Post subject:
rawhead wrote: Optically identical to the Kiev version of the Hartblei Super Rotator 35/2.eight, but much more express mechanically. If you're going to utilise it on a Nikon trunk, the knobs might hit the pentaprism housing depending on how you rotate the lens. _________________ Sony α7R, Pentax 67II, Kiev-60, Hasselblad 203FE, 903SWC, Graflex Norita 66, Mamiya M645 1000s, Burke & James 8x10, Graflex Pacemaker Speed Graphic (4x5 and 3x4), Century Graphic (2x3), R.B. Graflex Seried D, Rolleiflex SL66E, Rolleiflex ii.8C Xenotar, Mamiya C330f, a few M42, vi P6, 3 OM, four Hasselblad, two Pentax 67, ii Mamiya 645, one Noritar, and a sprinkle of EF. Oh, and an Aero Ektar and Leica Noctilux

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Posted: Sabbatum Mar 31, 2012 8:22 am   Post subject:
SonicScot wrote: rawhead wrote: Optically identical to the Kiev version of the Hartblei Super Rotator 35/2.8, but much more limited mechanically. If y'all're going to employ it on a Nikon torso, the knobs might hit the pentaprism housing depending on how you rotate the lens. I only have Catechism bodies so I'g hoping this won't be an issue. At that place'southward a lot more than info about the Hartblei Super Rotator 35/2.eight online and optically it doesn't await bad at all. I've got some reading to do regarding how to employ this blazon of lens, I think it may bear witness to be a useful tool. _________________ Gary Currently active gear.... Sony a7 E-M1 Mkll Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender Tamron 500/eight 55BB Sigma 100-300/four Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, lxx-210/three.5 (V1 past Kiron), 135/2.three, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.v macro (Bokina), 90-180/four.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.five Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/ii.8 Distagon Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, fifty/i.2 Elicar ninety/2.v V-HQ Macro Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/ane.ii Jupiter-nine 85/2 Helios.... 58/2 44-3 Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC Zenitar xvi/2.8 fisheye Samyang 8/three.5 fisheye Nodal Ninja iv, Neewer leveling tripod base of operations Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/

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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 half-dozen:30 pm   Postal service subject area:
MalcolmL wrote: I once odered a copy of this lens (Sony mountain) on Ebay from the Ukraine. The lens was misassembled and completely out of focus. The front lens chemical element also seemed to be fabricated of plastic (being warm to the affect). I was refunded by the vendor. I recently got a copy of the older (Pentacon6) version of this lens from the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. This lens is just great. Abrupt broad open with splendid colour rendition and the tilt mechanism works very well. The older lenses (Pentacon 6) are much better than the newer (Arax / Photex). Malcolm _________________ The Futurity Shall Make Fools of All Of The states

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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:43 pm   Mail service subject:
SonicScot wrote: This lens arrived this morning and I think it's safe to say it has never seen the light of day. It looks similar it is make new, not even a fingerprint in sight. I'm certain my father has never used it, he says he doesn't know how to. (that's two of us) Apparently he got it as role of a 'box of bits' that bought via a local newspaper ad. I'll have fun learning how to drive information technology. (at least, once the adapter arrives...it's a Nikon mount ) _________________ Gary Currently active gear.... Sony a7 Due east-M1 Mkll Rubinar grand/10 + 2x matched extender Tamron 500/eight 55BB Sigma 100-300/4 Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.five macro (Bokina), 90-180/four.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.eight-iii.5 Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/three.5, 85/i.4, 35/ii.4 Flektagon, 21/ii.8 Distagon Nikon.... 55/iii.v micro, fifty/1.2 Elicar 90/2.v V-HQ Macro Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2 Jupiter-nine 85/ii Helios.... 58/2 44-3 Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC Zenitar xvi/ii.8 fisheye Samyang viii/3.five fisheye Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/

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Posted: Friday Apr 06, 2012 3:01 am   Mail service subject:
extra|ordinary wrote: I had the shift only version of this lens and used it quite a scrap on my Sony a850. Optically, it was actually a pretty impressive lens. Stopped down to f/11, I plant the sharpness to hold up quite well, even fully shifted. The one unfortunate characteristic of this lens, especially being a perspective command lens, was the distortion. I frequently found that after initially leveling the camera unshifted, once I began to shift the lens, the vertical lines would autumn apart, requiring me to tweak the cameras position to attain some level of compromise. Also similar rawhead mentioned above, these Arsat tilt/shift lenses often foul the prism housing on DSLRs. I had issues with the aligning knob hitting the prism housing on my a850, which prevented shifting straight downwards, merely other that that information technology cleared. Had I had the tilt/shift version, I call up the clearance would have been severely hindered. Anyways, I ended up selling the Arsat to assist fund a Schneider 28/ii.eight Super Angulon (which is a fantastic lens by the way).

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Posted: Fri April 06, 2012 nine:48 am   Post subject:
SonicScot wrote: I have merely lined-up the lens with my 7D and tin can see how there may exist an issue with the housing. I recall information technology volition depend on how the Nikon adapter fits. "The one unfortunate feature of this lens, specially being a perspective control lens, was the baloney. I often establish that later initially leveling the photographic camera unshifted, once I began to shift the lens, the vertical lines would fall apart, requiring me to tweak the cameras position to achieve some level of compromise." -extra | ordinary This is worrying to me, the master reason I wanted to endeavor this lens was to have my buildings looking straight. If I'one thousand constantly adjusting shift-camera, shift-camera, I might well kickoff to lose my patience. I'll meet what happens when the adapter arrives. _________________ Gary Currently agile gear.... Sony a7 East-M1 Mkll Rubinar thou/10 + 2x matched extender Tamron 500/8 55BB Sigma 100-300/4 Vivitar Serial 1.... 200/3, lxx-210/3.5 (V1 past Kiron), 135/two.3, 105/2.five macro, 90/two.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-iii.5 Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.five, 85/one.four, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.viii Distagon Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, fifty/i.2 Elicar 90/ii.5 V-HQ Macro Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2 Jupiter-9 85/2 Helios.... 58/2 44-3 Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.united kingdom/

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