Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, I have one and use it somewhat frequently. I also have the contemporary Canon version and have been shopping for the Nikkor in the same vintage. It is an amazingly good design for portraits. I have to say after adapting some 1930's Zeiss Contax lenses to my Sony I am very impressed with the Zeiss designers. Marc James Small wasn't that far off in his praise for the Zeiss production. On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 5:25?PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory at gmail.com