My Favorite Test Subject, CV Bessa R, Jupiter-8 50mm f2.0, Kodak UC100.
I really like this lens! This is the lens that came with my 1962 vintage Zorki-4 FSU camera. The lens has clean glass, but the focusing helical needs lube badly, and the aperture ring is so loose that it feels like it will fall off. Yet it produces fantastic results. It has a very pleasing and smooth quality to it.
-- Warren
posted by Warren T. at 11:13 PM
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4 Comments:
Wow! Are you sure that's not a Summicron you mounted?? :-)
Beautiful photo - great colors and very sharp
Thanks Steve. Of course, it's still a little earlier to have a firm conclusion, but for now, I would have to say that I'm more impressed with the J-8 then the CV 35mm Skopar. I think the Skopar needs to be stopped down to get max performance. I'll need further testing to be sure though.
I suggest you shoot more with the Jupiter 50mm. I'm using a 50mm more. The 35s and 28s are good but I tend to get too much information in the frame and more depth of field.
This is SO interesting! I've been thinking a lot about this lately. I've also been favoring the 50mm focal length lately. It's back to the future because my very first serious camera, my old Nikomat FTn came with a 50mm f1.4, and that was around 35 years ago!
-- WT
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