[Leica] [Image] Lens Testing

[Don Dory]

All I can say is to carefully control this new freedom.   The are a very
large number of very good lenses out there,  especially if you stick to
28-300 modest aperture lenses frequently found at estate sales.  Also, it
spreads that your focus was a bit off compared to my four versions of this
lens; you know ltm, FL, FD, new FD.  With the Sony's I've found you have to
use focus magnification to get accurate focus when doing is an issue.

I will say that this is a fun activityand only mostly expensive.

On Sat, May 25, 2019, 3:23 PM venchka via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> I continue to test my assortment of old lenses with the Sony Alpha a7ii.
> I have never used some of these lenses before. Today was a case in point:
> I put a Canon FD S.C. 50/1.8 that my wife brought home from an estate sale
> several years ago. The pristine lens was attached to an equally pristine
> Canon A-1 camera.
> While "testing" the lens on the a7ii, I found a new way to evaluate lens
> quality. Wide open. Minimum focus distance. A fly for a resolution target.
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/venchka/backyard/FD+S_C_+50mm+F_1_8+Fly.jpg.html
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> Thanks for looking.
> Critiques are always welcome and appreciated.
>
> Wayne
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