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on Sept 25, 2016 18:22:20 GMT
Posted: Sept 25, 2016 18:22:20 GMT
I have this lens for at least one year, in crystal clean condition. But, i never tried it yet.
What are your experiences with this lens, there are no much infos about it, even is a common lens.
Thanks in advance
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Status: Long, long time Contax and Yashica user; glad to be here and hope to contribute.
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on Sept 26, 2016 4:36:48 GMT
Posted: Sept 26, 2016 4:36:48 GMT
It is an excellent lens. Build quality is high - none of mine has ever suffered zoom creep or shown any problems - and it's very sharp. It offers good contrast but can have issues with flare under extremes of lighting so a lens hood is a good idea, even though wide-angle lens hoods are of limited value. It's macro facility is very handy. It's one of my 'go to' Yashica zooms - I love it; it's ideal if you just want to carry a single lens that's not too long or heavy. With a decent range that goes from mild wide-angle to portrait, and useable macro thrown in for good measure, it is very versatile. It stands up well for sharpness against the ML 28-50 and ML 28-85 and although the big Zeiss 35-135 is a stunner, despite the slightly shorter range, the tiny (by comparison) ML is a match for its big and heavy cousin.
Like a number of under-appreciated Yashica gems, this lens is great value right now as it's very inexpensive to buy; as you say, there's not a lot of information about it out there which is to our advantage if any of our Members is thinking about buying one. I think you will enjoy using it...let us know how you get on.
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ML 35-105
Sept 26, 2016 10:13:18 GMT
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on Sept 26, 2016 10:13:18 GMT
Posted: Sept 26, 2016 10:13:18 GMT
This is my favourite yashica zoom. Not quite as good as the 28-50 but with a much more useful zoom range. It's a really useful lens when used with a film camera. I took one to Lille a few years ago for the Braderie street market and, paired with a Contax 167, it gave me some lovely shots, including some with a nice 3D pop. It has the characteristic neutral-cool look of other yashica ML lenses which suited the grey weather.
I currently use a Zeiss 28-85 as my C/Y fit standard zoom but fully intend to get another copy of the 35-105 ML as it is smaller and lighter.
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