Sonnar Formula Lenses: Any Focal Length, Any Make, Any Mount, Any Camera

[former member]

It seems to me that this picture clearly shows the difference between old and new lenses, the disadvantages of the old ones, which are their advantages, but make their practical use difficult. Write that I think wrong and I will stop thinking so.
These thoughts came to me precisely when using Sonnars.
(The picture is very conditional and dimensionless, I dreamed about it about 10 years ago)
🤓
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The Sonnar is like a Roller Coaster. Double-Gauss lenses, more like a Family Sedan.





From a book on Optics from the 1940s.

 

[Mark240590]

Sleepy Dog.
1986 Black J3 & Kentmere 400 pushed to 1600

 

[boojum]

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Sleepy Dog.
1986 Black J3 & Kentmere 400 pushed to 1600

What does your dog do on his day off?

 

[Mark240590]

What does your dog do on his day off?

Cocaine & Strippers I think 🤣

 

[Axel]

taken today, thursday, may 1st 2025 with my vario-sonnar

 

[Mark240590]

“Unimpressed”

📷: Canon VL2 & ‘57 Jupiter 8
🎞️: Kodak Pro Image 100

 

[former member]

Nikkor 10.5cm F2.5 in F-Mount.
This lens was a real beater, I disassembled and Lubed before passing it on.
Wide-Open on the Nikon Df.

 

[former member]

Nikkor 10.5cm F2.5 in S-Mount on the Nikon Z-5.
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[peterm1]

Shot with two Nikkor Rangefinder lenses with Sonnar design. The girl in the doorway is taken with the 85mm f2 (chrome body) in LTM mount. and the other with a slightly later black and chrome 105mm f2.5. The latter design is said to be identical to that of the later early F mount version.

 

[former member]

Shot with two Nikkor Rangefinder lenses with Sonnar design. The girl in the doorway is taken with the 85mm f2 (chrome body) in LTM mount. and the other with a slightly later black and chrome 105mm f2.5. The latter design is said to be identical to that of the later early F mount version.

The F-Mount version is slightly modified from the S-Mount version, the rear element had to be moved 1mm farther from the back of the lens to clear the mount. The 8.5cm F2 Sonnar design had to be abandoned, and the 85/1.8 F-Mount is a double-Gauss.

 

[Sanug]

Canon 7s, Jupiter-9 2/85mm

 

[peterm1]

The F-Mount version is slightly modified from the S-Mount version, the rear element had to be moved 1mm farther from the back of the lens to clear the mount. The 8.5cm F2 Sonnar design had to be abandoned, and the 85/1.8 F-Mount is a double-Gauss.

Ah yes. Regarding the movement of the rear element, I had forgotten that. Thanks.
I was aware that the 85mm lenses were different.
cheers Peter

 

[Axel]

taken today, thursday, may 8th 2025 with my vario-sonnar

 

[Mark240590]

Trying out my new ‘51 LTM Jupiter 3 on Fuji XT3

 

[Axel]

taken today, saturday, may 10th 2025 with my vario-sonnar

 

[brusby]

Canon 50mm f1.5 ltm -- I believe @f2, M9
L1007615 by Brusby, on Flickr

 

[former member]

Skyllaney Bertele Sonnar, wide-open on the M9.

 

[Axel]

taken today, sunday, may 11th 2025 with my vario-sonnar

 

[Mark240590]

1951 KMZ Jupiter 3 - Not yet adjusted. Bessa R & HP5 at 200 -

 

[Mark240590]

Canon 50mm 1.5 - wide open on Bessa R with HP5