{"id":11601,"date":"2014-04-19T08:31:15","date_gmt":"2014-04-19T15:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=11601"},"modified":"2014-04-19T08:31:15","modified_gmt":"2014-04-19T15:31:15","slug":"fuji-st701-and-zeiss-flektogon-35-f2-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=11601","title":{"rendered":"Fuji st701 and Zeiss Flektogon 35 f2.4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is really two posts in one.\u00a0 How good the Fuji St701\u00a0is with Pentax Lenses and how terrible the Ziess\u00a0Flektogon\u00a035mm F2.4 \u00a0is.\u00a0 \u00a0It started when I pulled out some M42\u00a0lenses to put together a complete kit centered around my Fuji st701.\u00a0\u00a0The other lenses are Pentax Takumars\u00a0(28mm f3.5\/50mm f1.4\/ 135mm f3.5\/200mm f4) but I also wanted to give the Zeiss Flekton\u00a035mm a try.\u00a0 Wow what a terrible lens it’s like a Lens Baby without the configurability.<\/p>\n

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In case you thought that was a one-off\u00a0aberration here is some more eye candy.<\/p>\n

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There are many\u00a0cases online of people who are happy with this lens but it seems to me that most instances of this are of people using it on digital cameras with smaller sensors and therefore only using the center portion.\u00a0 Perhaps I have a case where my lens has some mis-aligned element but it seems properly centered so I think that is doubtful.\u00a0 I just think that wide open it’s not that good.<\/p>\n

Now for the other part of the post.\u00a0 I think the Fuji ST line of cameras are probably the best cameras available for the M42\u00a0mount.\u00a0 They have an exceptionally bright viewfinder and are very well-built.<\/p>\n

As a side note it may be a bit of a stretch to say that the latest Fujifilm\u00a0digital camera the X-T1 has\u00a0 ST701 DNA in its design but that camera does look nice. \"Fujifilm_X_T1\"<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Here are some images shot with the other lenses and maybe one or two from the Zeiss\u00a0you might be able to spot those ones.<\/p>\n\n\t\t