dannylin
Newbie
Hey there,
I'm recently interested in acquire one of the Sonnar designed lenses. Just came across a couple ones:
=> fit Contax RF?
- CZJ (Carl Zeiss Jena) Sonnar 5cm/1.5
knowing there're pre-/post-war and coated/un-coated versions
- CZO (Carl Zeiss-Opton) Sonnar 5cm/1.5
- CZ 50/1.5
=> Leica & its copies
- Canon 50 1.5 LTM (should be also a Sonnar design)
- Leica Summarit 5cm/1.5 (un-coated?)
heard a lot of them were with scratches on elements which might increase possibility of flares?
=> Others
- Promiment-converted LTM Voigtlander Nokton 50/1.5
hard to find, not sure if it's a Sonnar design or not but definitely one of the best for B&W
I know Brian and some other senior members on RFF has done some comparison before, but my questions here are:
- Which one do you own/have you tried?
- Which one is your favorite? Why?
And then there're some modern ones, ie. Carl Zeiss C Sonnar T * 1.5/50 ZM, I also found there's a limited edition of Carl Zeiss Sonnar T * 1.5/50 for the Nikon S mount.
I'm also curious about the difference between the ZM edition and the S mount limited edition.
- Is there any difference between two of them? I can't seem to find a sample taken by the limited edition.
- The lens body built of the S-mount edition is definitely much more solid and well-built. Just wonder if optically is there any difference? Or is it simply a clone of the old Carl Zeiss Sonnar 5cm/1.5 but with some enhancements?
Thanks for reading this and would appreciate if I have some of your inputs here.
I'm recently interested in acquire one of the Sonnar designed lenses. Just came across a couple ones:
=> fit Contax RF?
- CZJ (Carl Zeiss Jena) Sonnar 5cm/1.5
knowing there're pre-/post-war and coated/un-coated versions
- CZO (Carl Zeiss-Opton) Sonnar 5cm/1.5
- CZ 50/1.5
=> Leica & its copies
- Canon 50 1.5 LTM (should be also a Sonnar design)
- Leica Summarit 5cm/1.5 (un-coated?)
heard a lot of them were with scratches on elements which might increase possibility of flares?
=> Others
- Promiment-converted LTM Voigtlander Nokton 50/1.5
hard to find, not sure if it's a Sonnar design or not but definitely one of the best for B&W
I know Brian and some other senior members on RFF has done some comparison before, but my questions here are:
- Which one do you own/have you tried?
- Which one is your favorite? Why?
And then there're some modern ones, ie. Carl Zeiss C Sonnar T * 1.5/50 ZM, I also found there's a limited edition of Carl Zeiss Sonnar T * 1.5/50 for the Nikon S mount.
I'm also curious about the difference between the ZM edition and the S mount limited edition.
- Is there any difference between two of them? I can't seem to find a sample taken by the limited edition.
- The lens body built of the S-mount edition is definitely much more solid and well-built. Just wonder if optically is there any difference? Or is it simply a clone of the old Carl Zeiss Sonnar 5cm/1.5 but with some enhancements?
Thanks for reading this and would appreciate if I have some of your inputs here.
