[Leica] [OM] IMG: The Age-Old Question: Which 50mm?

[Nathan Wajsman]

The duck is nice enough, but if you hand-held the camera, then you are not really conducting a lens test. To do that, you need a tripod. Or you can do like me, just go out and take pictures ;-)

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 16 Dec 2016, at 23:13, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
> 
> I have recently posted some images made with the post-war Russian Jupiter 8, a Zeiss copy, and have had some favorable comments.  I personally like its images, and it is a very small package. Today, I decided to compare it to other older 50s in my collection.  I have no modern prime lenses in my collection.
> 
> I set up a porcelain Wood Duck near a window, so that I could shoot as I normally do, hand-held at about 3 ft.  The light required ISO 1000.  I shot two images with each lens at f/2.8. The collection included the Jupiter 8, the Canon 50/1.4, the Leica Summitar, the Leica-R Summicron, and the Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50/1.4.
> 
> I processed the RAF files sparingly, to let the original files prevail.  Surprisingly, the Canon and the Summicron appeared the best.  After a little sharpening, I picked the Summicron-R as the winner, with the Canon a close second.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Leica+Summicron-R+50mm+2_0+Lens+at+2_8+Final.tif.html
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Canon+50mm+1_4+Lens+at+2_8+Final.tif.html
> 
> Unfortunately, these are two of the largest, heaviest 50s in my collection, so I may not make them my normal choice.
> 
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
> 
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> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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