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

[Ted Grant]

Hi Nathan,
I never did any serious testing, as I said in my post of the other day?
"I bought LEICA LENSES" the best in the world. Well that always seemed what
the German testers offered in their reviews? Bias? :-) 
The lenses quite often came out of the box with a little bit of touchie
feelies, clicked on camera and into assignment battle! Develop film after
assignment completed. Soup and print! 
That was my test and I'd smile and feel good looking at the 8X10 prints as
they  came up in the developer tray! Through to washer-dryer.
Out of the dryer for inspection? 
YEP & SMILE! Quietly saying under my breathe? "Damn I'm good!" :-) Of course
you're doing this all alone talking to yourself!
The lens was just absolutely perfect "WHY TEST?"
cheers,
Dr. ted C. M.  O.C. 
:-) 
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From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Nathan Wajsman
Sent: December-19-16 11:50 AM
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Subject: Re: [Leica] [OM] IMG: The Age-Old Question: Which 50mm?

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+Fina
l.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.
> 
> -- 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
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