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No love for the Mitakon 50 f0.95?

Don Libby

Don Libby

Well-known member
This lens for me is a very specialized lens meaning the only reason I have it is to shoot wide open. The following are from a short trip we took to Sedona last week. The lens was attached to the A7r converted to full spectrum and a 830nm filter attached to the lens.


f0.95 1/100 ISO 1600 830nm IR (ISO set to auto) handheld

The original thought was to stack the following 2-files only I didn't like the way it turned out.


f0.95 1/125 ISO 4000 830nm IR (ISO set to auto) handheld


f0.95 1/125 ISO 4000 830nm IR (ISO set to auto) handheld


f0.95 1/80 ISO 4000 830nm IR (ISO set to auto) handheld


f0.95 1/100 ISO 6400 830nm IR (ISO set to auto) handheld


I'm pleased...

Don
 
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dandrewk

New member
I've been watching the eBay prices for this lens. It looks like there are more being imported to the USA, and the prices are dropping. A month ago they were pretty consistent around $850. The latest best price is $758 from Hong Kong, or $777 from a USA distributor. All sellers are highly rated.
 
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troybflying

New member
I have absolutely nothing but love for this Mitakon lens. I'm not an expert shooter and this is my first all manual focus and aperture control lens and I can't say enough about it. I use it on my Sony A6000 more than any other lens in my bag which includes the Zeiss 16/70Z the SEL 35/1.8, SEL 55/210 and the SEL 16mm. I'm new to this forum, but I'll figure out how to post pictures soon!
 
Guy Mancuso

Guy Mancuso

Administrator, Instructor
Thought I would post this here also but very unique look to images even at a distance wide open. The processing is something different to go along with the unique look of this lens. For me its a keeper. i like what i can draw from it outside anything else..

 
k-hawinkler

k-hawinkler

Well-known member
Guy Mancuso said:
Thought I would post this here also but very unique look to images even at a distance wide open. The processing is something different to go along with the unique look of this lens. For me its a keeper. i like what i can draw from it outside anything else..

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Excellent Guy. Thanks.
I will give that kind of shot a try with my system.
 
k-hawinkler

k-hawinkler

Well-known member
But first a shot of Black Mesa at night with the Mitakon on NEX-5N.

The above image is a crop from a larger image developed with PS CS6 from the .ARW file.
In PS CS6 the high resolution .ARW image looks fine whereas Sony's Image Data Converter Ver.4 shows many dead pixels.
I understand PS CS6 maps out dead pixels automatically.

The following is a downsized image of the OOC JPG.
One even can see short (30 second exposure) star trails.


However, looking at the high resolution OOC JPG I have never seen that many dead pixels before from any of my cameras.
Here is a link to the high resolution OOC JPG file. http://winklers.smugmug.com/2015-02-08-Black-Mesa/i-5k9gQgK/0/O/_DSC5636.jpg
If you click on the link and subsequently click on the image you will see the high resolution OOC JPG image.

Although I live at an altitude of around 7,000 feet I wonder whether cosmic rays are not the only culprit for the many dead pixels.
Could there be a manufacturing defect?
 
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