Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]IME, the Jupiter lenses were not too well received in the US.? They are pretty rare here. In England they seem pretty well received. I have had the Zeiss lens grouping when I had my Contax RF cameras.? They were pretty wonderful. But that was a long time ago. Use what works, for you. Frank Filippone BMWRed735i at gmail.com >> On 2 Dec 2023, at 00:25, Douglas Barry<imra at iol.ie> wrote: >> >> Despite having a multitude of old lenses from various makes and at least >> five or six appropriate Fotodiox adapters, I have a problem with decent >> performance at 85mm for portraits, as well as at 35mm for street work. I >> had bought a new Samyang 35/2.8 a couple of years ago, but, in truth, >> never liked the results, so decided to get an immaculate used 35mm Zeiss >> Sonnar which was for sale in a camera shop in Dublin. They also had an >> 85mm 1.8 Sony portrait lens which disappointingly wasn't a Zeiss Batis, >> but I decided to have a look at it when I was in there. Then, I >> remembered my fairly unused Jupiter 9 Leica screw fit, and dug out my >> Leica adapter. >> >> Test shot of my sceptical - and very unprepared - wife of forty six years >> taken with my forty six year old Jupiter 9 screwmount 85/2 lens with >> Leica screw to M adapter and Leica M to Sony E mount Fotodiox adapter, >> and thence to Sony A7II . Can be seen Larger. After seeing the surprising >> sharpness of this combination, I have decided to use this for portraits >> for a while, and not bother to buy the Sony lens. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Jup8+Nov23.jpg.html >> >> Shot from tripod of my back garden sky about 30 mins after sunset with my >> new Sony Zeiss Sonnar 35/2.8 on Sony A7II. Can be seen larger. I'll use >> it for its primary purpose tomorrow and do some daytime street shots, if >> things pan out. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Back+garden+low+light.jpg.html >> >> Anybody else using Jupiters 39mm screw fits on Sonys? >> >> Douglas >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> Seehttp://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > Seehttp://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information