[Leica] IMGs: To adapt or not...

[Douglas Barry]

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