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Thanks for the feedback. The CZ120 is not a macro lens. I wish I had the 110 to compare, but did not have it available.

Thank you for the feedback. The vintage Olympus lenses are very nice, and I've used a couple really good JC Penny lenses, and a couple that weren't so good. Guessing it was because they sourced out to different manufacturers to make the lenses.

Thank you for the feedback.

Thank you for the comment. The CZ lens glass is so good, and that spiderweb is a good example of just how good.

Thank you for the comment. The main reason is to see how this lens performs. It produces amazing colors and contrast, but can it handle the larger sensor of the GFX.

Thank you so much for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed the photography.

Thank you for your comment and experience with the 120mm. The color is fantastic with this lens. This lens, like the 80mm CZJ are both really light, and that is super helpful carrying them around.

Thank you for the comment, as I sit here and day dream for a pancolar

@@marshalljvanderhoofphoto you wont be disappointed!

@@creepyoldhouseexplorersclub I had a 50 pancolar at one time years ago when I shot film. They are nice.

Thank you for the comment. Just by feel, the auto focus was pretty good and mostly crisp, but not quite as good as say having the lens mounted on a 1D Mark II say (the 1D II and this lens is my usual long focal length combination). The main difference is that the lens would hunt a little more on the Sony than with the native Canon EF mount mostly when trying to af on birds in trees. This was really minimal though, and would not stop me from using this lens/camera combination in the future.

Thank you for the comment and the heads up on the f series lenses.

Thank you for the comment and Pentacon6 CZ lenses suggestion. I use them regularly on my GFX camera. They are absolutely fantastic. This was an experiment to see how well the 35mm lenses did on the digital MF. Now we know. Over all the resolution holds up fairly well and they could be used if you are willing to crop the images and accept using a little more sharpening in post. Overall I agree that sticking to MF lens is probably the better idea, but I also know there are many of us that have the vintage 35mm lenses laying around and why not try to use them where we can.

Thank you for the comment. I'm out currently, but I think I own the 50. It's either the 50 or the 65mm. Thank you for the inspiration for a soon to be made video.

@@marshalljvanderhoofphoto I'd also be interested if it's a 65mm as I am not away of that lens. The one I am referring to is the "Flexagon". Every day I consider selling my GF 250mm and invest in some older medium format glass for my own reviews. The advantage is of course they don't go down in value, so I can buy and sell to my hearts content. Disadvantage, the GF 250mm is such an epic lens, and it's hard to see a day when I will spend that kind of money again for a single lens.

@@filmstudiojapan It might take me a few weeks but I will get a review out of the lens I have. I've heard really good things about the GF250. That would be a difficult lens to part with for sure.

The 65mm is more rare than the 50mm because they stopped making it in 1969. The 65mm was supposed to be only mediocre. A few years ago I set out to acquire the whole set of the CZ Jena lenses, but did not get one them because I ran out of funds at the time. When I get back from traveling I'll figure out which one I have and put it on the Fuji for some fun.

​@@marshalljvanderhoofphoto Thanks for the info. Always interested to learn about lenses.

Thank you for the input. The C/Y Zeiss lenses are amazing for sure.

Thank you for the comment and kind words.

Sweet! Thank you for the comment. Glad you like it.

Thank you for the kind words! The vignetting is a bummer, but cropping is an option, especially with the large GFX sensor. Also agree that the vintage lens are so light and small they do look a little odd on the larger cameras. I did like the idea of carrying around less weight all day with smaller/lighter lens though.

Thank you for your comment and the questions. I completely agree with you that DOF is a mathematical property. I am really referencing a few things in talking about the CZ and f2.8 DOF. I was really surprised how sharp it is at f2.8 since many vintage lenses are not necessarily as sharp wide open as they are when they are stopped down a couple stops. Additionally, I really like the the "quality" of the out of focus areas which surprised me given that it is an f2.8 lens and not an f2 or even lower. Overall I really like the lens but if someone is looking for a lens with shallower DOF the CZ 135 f2 would probably be a better choice. Hope this answers your questions.

Thank you for the feedback!

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Thank you for the comment, and glad that you found it to be a good reminder. We all need those every once in a while.

Thank you for the comment! Congrats on the new lens. I really enjoyed going out shooting with it for this video. Hope you enjoy it and create many amazing images with it.

It is really interesting how carrying the weight really makes me focus on what I'm doing. It is definitely a workout, but the images make it so worth it.

@@marshalljvanderhoofphoto Do you find yourself with the lens down studying the wild life a bit more carefully before picking your shots?

@@filmstudiojapan That is a great question. I find that a longer lens like the Canon 500mm puts up close in a world that I would otherwise not really be able to see. An example of this is being able to really look at all the feathers of a bird and in some cases see into their eyes the same way I would with say a portrait in the studio. For me it really is a journey that I absolutely enjoy. As for the shots, I actually study the area and chase reflections on the water to add color to the image naturally, or look for an interesting foreground/background and then mostly wait for the wildlife.

Thank you!

Thank you for the comment. I do completely agree your take on the character of this lens and the colors it renders are outstanding.

Would you consider (have you tried) using a teleconvertor on this combo (180mm)? If so, which one would you recommend?

Thank you for the question. I tend to save all the images I shoot. I generally do not shoot a ton of images while I'm out. I really focus on composition and take my time as much as possible. That said, saving all the images does take up a lot of hard drive space.

Thank you for the comment. It is definitely a beast to carry around, but the images really do make it worth it.

That is a nice list of 135's and thank you for you input on which are your favorite!

Thank you for the comment! The Fuji X cameras are a great lineup for using vintage lenses. Enjoy!

Thank you for the feedback.

Thank you for the comment and welcome to the Medium Format Digital World! I use the Kipon Pentacon 6 to GFX adapter. There are a variety of adapters available, and since they do not have any electronics I really don't see much difference between them. Hope that helps. Enjoy that 50r.

Thank you for the comment! Hopefully this speeds up your editing process like it did to mine.

Thank you for your comment and input!

Thank you for the comment! Hopefully the tips help you like they help me.

Thank you for the comment. Too bad to hear that your 120mm copy isn't that sharp. I really love my copy. Focus peaking is amazingly helpful with the GFX system. Especially when I'm shooting with a shallow depth of field and want to make sure that the focus is exactly where I want it.

Thank you for the comment and glad you it was informative for you.

Thank you for the comment and your experience with the 50 1.7. I could see the hexagonal bokeh being an issue, especially you don't want it.

Thank you for the comment. The 55 sounds interesting, especially on a GFX camera. Good to know, since I shoot with the the GFX system as well. The GF lenses can definitely get heavy after carrying them around for a bit.

@@marshalljvanderhoofphoto Yeah, the 55 is nice. Vignette is non existent in many cases (f stop and lighting dependent). The 135 also has no real vignette, and that lens is very sharp. I need a new copy of the asahi 200mm 5.6 as I have that lens but it didn't survive my last internal cleaning. It has very pleasing colors has one of my favorite focusing rings (butter smooth) and is known to be very sharp too, plus for a 200mm it's tiny. Not sure yet if it covers the gfx sensor as I was just using it on micro 4/3rd years back.

Thank you for the comment! That is a great suggestion. Definitely a big time saver to have an image that you could paint in a base. I actually bet you could create an action for that if you had a lot of images.

Thank you for the comment. The images in this video were all shot with the Hoya R72 IR filter.

Thank you for the comment. I have never used the Steinheil 135mm 2.8 before. Sounds like a great lens. I so enjoy that "special" quality of the vintage lenses for sure. Manual focusing can definitely be tough for some types of photography, but not all.