Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The doggie wins. As usual. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman photo at frozenlight.eu http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.frozenlight.eu ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information