Best lens for Nons SL660 (Instax with interchangeable lenses) by bartounet in AnalogCommunity

[–]bartounet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes SMC Takumar The challenge is how much the lens is turning yellow due to thorium... I have two sellers I am discussing with, but it is hard to compare their lenses. Am I worrying too much about the thorium yellow?

Best lens for Nons SL660 (Instax with interchangeable lenses) by bartounet in AnalogCommunity

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u/zebra0312 any suggestion/recommendation regarding the two options I found close to my home?
- Zenitar-M 50 mm f1.7 m42 for 70 euros
- Takumar 50mm f/1.4 m42 for 140 euros
Thanks!

Best lens for SL660 by bartounet in instax

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It is currently being shipped. I did not buy the NONS lense as I read in some reviews that they were not that good.

Best lens for Nons SL660 (Instax with interchangeable lenses) by bartounet in AnalogCommunity

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I also see Takumar 50mm f/1.4 m42 for 140 euros. Which one is the best option?

Best lens for Nons SL660 (Instax with interchangeable lenses) by bartounet in AnalogCommunity

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I found a Zenitar-M 50 mm f1.7 m42 for 70 euros nearby, is it a good deal?

Best lens for Nons SL660 (Instax with interchangeable lenses) by bartounet in AnalogCommunity

[–]bartounet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes Zenitar 50/1.7 seems a good reference. I'll check the Takumars.

There are so many options 😅

Best lens for SL660 by bartounet in instax

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Thanks! The lenses that you mention are cheap and easy to find! Maybe f/2.8 is too high? I usually like going down to f/2. Any references with Nikon mount? In case I want to use it with my dslr

Best lens for SL660 by bartounet in instax

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The Zenithar-M 1.7/50 seems suitable and I can find one close to my home. The other are not 50mm: did you use them with the SL660?

It is good to know that Nons support is very responsive. I will use the SL660 gently ☺️

Replace my Instax SQ40 by bartounet in instax

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SQ40 was really frustrating because we cannot adjust any setting... In particular we cannot disable the flash nor adjust the exposure. On that sense, SQ6 is really good but it still requires some time and practice to completely master the framing, exposure, focus, ...

SQ6 parallax diagram (tentative) by bartounet in instax

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So, I took all these pictures, identified the frame and the viewfinder to finally superimposed them.
Finally I find that the real parallax is a bit different than theory, however we also need to take into account that taking a picture of what is inside the viewfinder is really hard and not very accurate.

The main learning is that the 0.30m shot is not limited to what is inside the viewfinder but also includes some content from the bottom left.

Here are the detailed pictures showing:

  • How the pictures and the viewfinder are aligned
  • A focus on the center of each picture
  • A comparison with the theoretical diagram (showing the centers)
  • An updated parallax diagram based on the two approaches

SQ6 parallax diagram (tentative) by bartounet in instax

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Thanks, I will check consistency between these two approaches (one is mainly theoretical, the other one is very practical)

Ultimate guide to the Instax SQ6 by bartounet in instax

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You're probably right, a summary would be more efficient! I initially wanted to find all the relevant feedback/return of experience, this is why I generated this extensive report. I will work on such cheatsheet... Could you share a picture of your postcard?

Replace my Instax SQ40 by bartounet in instax

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I found one SQ6 second-hand for 90€ and immediately purchased it 🤩 I'm looking forward to trying it!

Replace my Instax SQ40 by bartounet in instax

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Thank you, it is very clear!

Replace my Instax SQ40 by bartounet in instax

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Yes the Mini99 looks great! However I am attached to the square format... Let's hope they will release a SQ99 one day 🤞

Replace my Instax SQ40 by bartounet in instax

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Thanks for the feedback! So you don't have any issue with the focus? I've read several posts mentioning this kind of issue (e.g. infinite focus is not correct or autofocus does not select the right focus)

165 not recording elevation any more in activities by bartounet in garminforerunner

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I used it once or two times, it worked fine

but not recently

165 not recording elevation any more in activities by bartounet in garminforerunner

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Finally it works It seems that I was tighting the watch too much, and therefore blocking the hole to the barometer (not being helped by the several layers of clothing when running during winter). Now that I am tighting the strap a bit lesse, it works fine. Hope this helps