rowghani
Established
Hi guys,
I have to admit the only lens that has really impressed me has been the one on the contax t2 and even then only in a handful of photos. All other 35mm lenses I've used , summicron / Olympus 35 sp / yashica electro etc don't seem to me any different from each other. How do the post war zeiss 50s stack up for the contax iia and iiia? I hear they are some of the best lenses ever made. Please describe what differences you have noticed between them (if any) and the lenses that I have mentioned. Thanks in advance.
I have to admit the only lens that has really impressed me has been the one on the contax t2 and even then only in a handful of photos. All other 35mm lenses I've used , summicron / Olympus 35 sp / yashica electro etc don't seem to me any different from each other. How do the post war zeiss 50s stack up for the contax iia and iiia? I hear they are some of the best lenses ever made. Please describe what differences you have noticed between them (if any) and the lenses that I have mentioned. Thanks in advance.
Brian Legge
Veteran
The closest of those you listed - to my eye - is the Olympus 35SP. It is sharp in the center but not clinical. Wide open, it has a very gentle glow but the sharpness still comes through. Nice bokeh.
Contax 50/2 or 50/1.5 are Sonnar formula, there are lots of images here from Sonnars.
The 1.5 has veiling flare at max Aperture but this goes away at 1.8 or 2.
Great lenses!
The 1.5 has veiling flare at max Aperture but this goes away at 1.8 or 2.
Great lenses!