Good test subject for 50mm lens test?

[Bluedog2212]

Being a bit of a gearhead, I collected 4 50mm lenses: an F2 Jupiter, 1.5 Nokton, f2summitar collapsible, and a
Rigid f2 Summicron. I shoot 90% b/w, and do mostly landscapes with mf and lf. The 35mm camera is for smaller subjects, i.e. still life and or/nature details, leaves, flowers etc.
I do some street shots, but not a whole lot.

I have read a lot of the blurbs about these lenses (not the Jupiter), and plan to do a series of tests.

What kind of subject would show the virtues/faults of the above group??

 

[Mister E]

Door knobs and yard trash.

 

[Moriturii]

When in doubt: Cats.

 

[Mister E]

When in doubt: Cats.

Very true.

 

[alexnotalex]

What you like photographing the most, then you can tell if the results are pleasing for what you shoot.

IMHO these are the only test results that matter... and you don't have to go stalking the neighbours' cats...

best,
Alex

 

[Bluedog2212]

Test subject for lens test.

Test subject for lens test.

Ok, cats, and I think probably some wheat straw in a vase to get some idea of bokeh from the different lenses. Cats don't pose when there is a distant background, only when asleep.

 

[oftheherd]

When in doubt: Cats.

... against newspapers and brick walls. 😛

But you got good advice on using them for what you like to photograph as well. I guess there are about as many ways of testing a lens as there are photographers.

 

[Bluedog2212]

no, it is 659xxx-I had it re cemented at Focal point, so it is in like new condition

 

[jawarden]

Door trash and yard knobs.

 

[tbarker13]

I test mine on people....

 

[softshock]

Ducks in a park!

 

[mfunnell]

I test mine on people....

I hope the Ethics Committee has signed off on that!

What is the recommended safe dose of 50mm lenses, anyway 😕

...Mike

 

[jazzwave]

50mm is nice potrait lens, it will be good to do test on people.
But if is not posible.
Just put wine bottle on the desk with more than 1 meter distance to background.
You will able to test : DoF and Bokeh, detail (text on bottle),color, rendering/pop up/3D feel.

Do test on f1.5. f2. f2.8,...f5.6.....etc


~ronni~

 

[tbarker13]

I hope the Ethics Committee has signed off on that!

What is the recommended safe dose of 50mm lenses, anyway 😕

...Mike

Ethics, Schmethics😉
I would have tested on animals first, but i get bored with that too easily.

 

[jsrockit]

Why test them...just use them. God damn the geekery on this forum has been hitting some all time highs lately.

 

[jawarden]

Why test them...just use them. God damn the geekery on this forum has been hitting some all time highs lately.

hehe, well how can you quantify your dissatisfaction without testing? 🙂

I'm guilty of it too; I had the two ZM35mm lenses and had to decide between them. Boy the testing was boring but at least I sold the correct lens.

 

[jsrockit]

I get it, but I can usually tell from normal everyday photography if the lens is right or not.

 

[jbielikowski]

you need beautiful girl, so every lens would give great results.

 

[Stuart John]

I just go out for a walk in the park, forest or by the river. Then I take picture like I normaly would do.