certain lenses

[xayraa33]

certain lenses have a middle of the road ranking by the so called experts,
two that come to mind are the 50/1.2 Canon ltm and the Helios 103 for the rf Kiev.
I find the images produced by these lenses to be very pleasant, and yes I know this is all very subjective , but is there any other lenses that the forum members here, feel deserve a better rap than what get from the "experts".

 

[FrankS]

I have experience with the J8, Canon 50mm f1.8, and the CV 50mm f2.5 that I like.

 

[Joerg]

Hi,

I am surprised how little the canon 135/3.5 goes for.
It is a really outstanding lens, but you all know that....

Ciao

joerg

 

[FrankS]

Canon 100mm f3.5 and Elmar 90mm f4

 

[OldNick]

I think the 50mm f2.0 Summitar is under appreciated. It produces great results for me.

Jim N.

 

[ddutchison]

Ditto on the Elmar 90/f4. I picked one up for a song ($37!!!). I rarely need a 90, so I wanted to spend as little as possible - I wasn't expecting much from it. What a surprise. A clean one is very sharp at f8, and soft in a really nice way at f4.

 

[wlewisiii]

In my experiance, the Canon 50/1.8, Canon 28/3.5 & Elmar 90/4 are the standouts. I have recently gotten a Serenar 100/4 & it may, very easily, join that list.

The other big myth buster for me is "cleaning marks". Almost none of them matter. You'd have to work on a lens with big grit sandpaper for hours to get the results some want to claim for the slightest mark... No, as long as the elements are in the right place you're much more likely to get a good image than not. As has been said, the best of us are outrun by the worst camera...

William

 

[ZorkiKat]

Jupiter-3, -8, -9; Elmar 9cm; Canon 3,5/100; Helios-103.

It still surprises me when the Jupiters and Industars are ranked at bottom, or even labelled as outright useless (even read somewhere that one Industar is just slightly "better than a pinhole"). OK, these observations may well have been due to construction issues. It is astonishing that some of the critics fail to take this into account or make a blanket judgment for all Jupiters based on a few bad samples.

I am sure that anyone else who have seen how fine these lenses could be would have the same reactions as I when told that my lenses are dogs, lemons, or glorified bottle bottoms.😀