Identify a 50.

[Goodyear]

A question for those of you who are good at indentifying lenses:

What was the attached shot with? It was either a J8 or an old M-mount Elmar.

I can't remember what I had with me that day, and am not always so hot at this game.

I think I know which it was, but I'd like to hear your thoughts also, please.

Thanks.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

The background looks "too out-of focus" to be F3.5. I'm thinking the Jupiter wide-open. At F2.8 or F3.5, the girl on the left would be less out of focus.

 

[Goodyear]

If it helps, the Elmar is a 2.8.

/says nothing else in case of influencing the masses.

 

[Bertram2]

If it helps, the Elmar is a 2.8.
/says nothing else in case of influencing the masses.

This is quite close to playing Roulette, I mean a scan on a monitor, postproc and so on...
I would second Brians opinion tho, owning a J8 myself I would say rather f2,8 than f4 not sure tho.

bertram

 

[pshinkaw]

Assuming that you haven't done any digital manipulation, that you exposed and developed the film in the same way that I would have, and that it isn't cropped, I think you used the Jupiter-8 rather than the Leitz Elmar. Looks like an f4 shot.

-Paul

 

[raid]

In my tests, the Elmar showed larger grain structure in the photos.

 

[rbiemer]

This is quite close to playing Roulette, I mean a scan on a monitor, postproc and so on...
I would second Brians opinion tho, owning a J8 myself I would say rather f2,8 than f4 not sure tho.

bertram

I agree with bertram. And the photo seems to have the look of my J-8 lenses.
Rob

 

[Goodyear]

Ta all.

I was well aware of the limitations of the presentation - let's just say I'm not aiming for academic rigour here 🙂

I reckoned the J8 myself, so that's what we'll call it 😀

Thanks again.