Kuna ma olin veits kannatamatu, siis uurisin kohe ja leidsin sellise blogi, kus seletatakse natuke 50-2 modifitseerimist. Selles juhendis küll viilimisest juttu ei olnud, aga Industar 50 puhul mäletan kindlasti, et vajalik oli mingite sisemiste osade viilimine ning see tundus toona päris hirmutav. Mõned tunnid tagasi võtsin 50-2 ette ja hakkasin nikerdama. Juhendis mainitakse, et lahtikäiva osa vahele tuleks panna 4mm papp. Seda mul hetkel võtta ei olnud, kuid üritasin selle õhematest tükkidest ise kokku liimida. Raskem osa oli aga ringi välja lõikamine ning see mul lõppkokkuvõttes ei õnnestunudki. Keerasin selle eelläätse hoopis nõrgemalt tagasi nii, et ta jääb oma esialgsest positsioonist kaugemale ja...katsetasin pilti teha. Üllataval kombel tundub, et see isegi toimis!
Näiteks tegin ümbruskonnas kiirelt paar pilti. Pean küll mainima, et 50-2 ei ole lähivõtetes nii terav kui vennas 50. Kas on asi selles, et konkreetne 50-2 on kuidagi kannatada saanud või ongi selle versiooni kvaliteet/optika kehvem, on võimatu öelda.
Täna laadal oli aga kasutusel 50mm 1.8D, kuna paraku pole hetkel veel midagi kuulnud oma 18-135mm objektiivist, mille parandusse viisin mõned nädalad tagasi. Automaatne fookus sellel objektiivil Nikon D5200'ga ei toimi ning seetõttu olin täielikult ka manuaalse fokusseerimise peal. Kuigi ma igapäevaselt kasutan manuaalset režiimi, ei ole manuaalne fookus mu suurim lemmik. Raske on seda ideaalset teravust leida (eriti, kui seda tuleb teha kiiresti) ning see on üks nendest asjadest, mille ma hea meelega jätaksin kaamera välja arvutada 😊
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First comes fall, then comes the Fair of arts and crafts + vintage/retro things in Luige. There was plenty of nostalgia everywhere - stuff you once wanted, and stuff you once owned. My "haul" was quite small but nonetheless, successful: 2 vinyls - Queen (3 euros) and Jaak Joala (6 euros), and an old soviet camera Zenit (5 euros) which I bought mainly for the Industar 50-2 lens because I already have the body. At first glance it seems that the camera might actually have some issues, so maybe it's best to sell it for parts - we'll see. I also already have Industar 50, which is the older brother of the 50-2. Main difference seems to be the screw mount size, but I guess there are probably some minor differences in optics as well. One thing that has bugged me for some years now, is the ability to focus to infinity with an older lens. Currently, (with Industar 50 and 50-2 at least) it can't be done even if the lens is set to focus to infity (it shows sharpness just fine when mounted on a Zenit, but on a SLR, it's a different story).
Since I was eager to find out more, I googled and found this blog about modifying the 50-2. Although it didn't say anything about filing off any internal parts, I remember vividly that it was certainly the case for the 50 version. So couple of hours ago I took my 50-2 and started working. The blog instructed to cut a piece out of a 4mm cardboard, which I didn't have in hand. I was able to glue thinner pieces of cardboard into a 4mm one, but cutting out the circle was actually the most difficult part and without proper tools, I failed to do that. Instead, I screwed the lens not completely in (for it to be further from the original position) and...took a test shot. To my surprise, it seems that it actually might have worked. I took couple of quick photos in the neighbourhood and below are some test shtos. It seems as though 50-2 is not as sharp in close up shots as is the 50. Whether it is this particular lens or the overall quality and/or optics of the 50-2 is weaker, I may never know.
For today I used my 50mm 1.8D because I still haven't heard back from the repair shop that I took my lens for fixing. Unfortunately 1.8D doesnt autofocus with Nikon D5200 and although I mostly use manual mode for shooting, I hardly ever go for manual focus. It's just so difficult to find that perfect sharpness in a fast situation!
Esmalt näidispildid moditud 50-2 "sulest" // 2 sample images from the modded 50-2
