[Leica] Monday Misc.

[Nathan Wajsman]

The doggie wins. As usual.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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> On 4 Dec 2023, at 12:00, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Greetings to all.  Last week we had some discussion about using vintage
> lenses on our digital cameras.  This week I took a walk around the
> neighborhood with a prewar 35mm Zeiss Biogon originally in a Contax mount.
> I did have the lens CLA'd by Harry Scherer maybe 15 years ago while also
> overhauling a Contax II.
> 
> First is an example of only OK performance at infinity:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/extension.jpg.html
> 
> Next is a close image at f2.8:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/got+treats.jpg.html
> 
> Last is an intermediate distance image, this time at f5.6:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/turkey+legs+added+to+extend+the+holiday.jpg.html
> 
> If you recall this is the lens whose rear element protrudes so far rearward
> that it is unusable on the postwar Contax line.  There is possibly three
> stops of falloff in the edges on my R V sensor but overall is a fair
> performer and an excellent performer considering no coatings and 86+ years
> old.
> 
> All the best.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Don
> don.dory at gmail.com
> 
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