Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeffery, I agree your opinion, the Sonnar has an special touch, for this reason you are a great 50 collector and expert and I'm some one that I like play too with old lenses... There are still some 50's I would like add ..., but hey are expensive lenses... Angenieux, Cooke Panchro Speed, Zunow.... Cheers Lluis El 05/04/2010, a las 20:11, Jeffery Smith escribi?: > It's entire possible that the Sonnar simply isn't a good performer > wide open. If I use it as a street lens (during the day), the > softness at 1.5 would not be a problem, but with a couple of > Summiluxes available at that aperture, I tend to just leave the > Sonnar behind. > > Jeffery > > > On Apr 5, 2010, at 10:55 AM, Lluis Ripoll Querol wrote: > >> Hi Jeffery, >> >> I've followed your comments about focus shift, I think my lens >> don't show such problem, well it is not a very good perfomer at >> 1.5. What I'm very surprised too is what you tell about your Sonnar >> Russian copy, I suppose you are talking about the Jupiter 3, I've >> saw this lens on e-bay between 80 to 150$, I've never decided for >> it because I already have the Sonnar and on the other hand I've >> always heard that it is no easy find a good Russian lens, maybe you >> should buy 2 or 3 to be sure to have a good one. I didn't know this >> Bessa Contax, it looks as a lovely camera. >> >> Maybe you already know this link: >> http://www.zeisscamera.com/first.shtml >> >> Cheers >> Lluis >> >> >> El 03/04/2010, a las 3:11, Jeffery Smith escribi?: >> >>> I have an aluminum or some God-awful alloy Russian-made 50/1.5 >>> Sonnar that focuses better than the Zeiss M lens, as does the >>> Contax C lens on my Contax. In retrospect, it would have been >>> wiser (by about $750) for me to buy Stephen Gandy's Bessa Contax >>> mount camera body and put the old Zeiss lens on it. The Zeiss site >>> says that they 50/1.5 improves at 5.6 and smaller. Is there any >>> lens that doesn't look pretty good at 5.6 and smaller? I've got a >>> great 50/3.5 Heliar for that. I do like the OOF aspects of the >>> Sonnar. That said, it seems to be an outdoor lens. >>> >>> Jeffery >>> >>> >>> On Apr 2, 2010, at 7:58 PM, Greg Lorenzo wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> hopsternew at gmail.com writes in part: >>>> >>>>> The Sonnar was interesting. This sample appeared very well made >>>>> like all of >>>>> this series that I have handled or owneed. Of course Zeiss >>>>> themselves say >>>>> that it is meant to be a reproduction of a classic design, it >>>>> does focus >>>>> shift and it has its own distinct character. >>>> >>>> I tried out a Zeiss ZM 50/1.5 for a few days after finding I >>>> quite liked my Soviet made copy with my M film cameras. The new >>>> Zeiss lens being of better build quality then the Soviet lens. To >>>> my surprise I found the Zeiss lens to be soft/soft/soft to about >>>> f4. Nothing coming out in sharp focus. Thinking my eyes were the >>>> problem I put the Soviet lens on for a few shots on the next roll >>>> and problem solved I had sharp focus from f1.5 to 4. >>>> >>>> Didn't buy the Zeiss lens and now I have two Soviet 50/1.5 lens >>>> as I found one NIB which was made in 1963 (reportedly a good year >>>> for these lenses). >>>> >>>> Greg Lorenzo >>>> Calgary, Canada >>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>> The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from >>>> your inbox. >>>> http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information