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After I got a new hood for my J-9 I finally had a chance to test it.
The hood doesn't solve all the flare/ ghosting/ scatter light problems (see this thread: http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?goto=newpost&threadid=1067) but the lens is now working more than adequate.
It turns out to be a very nice lens. Very sharp but not harsh. And while the J-8 50/2 has a certain old-style softness, the J-9 doesn't. The results really feel modern.
The lens is rather big, though not very heavy. I lugged it around almost half a day, screwed on my Bessa R, and dangling from a neck strap, but I had no trouble doing so. It wasn't a burden!
Click stops for f-stops would have been nice.
Both the distance numbering and the f-stop numbering are placed a little ackward on my specimen. Checking them usually means turning the lens about 90 degrees clockwise. Not a real problem but still things could be better.
The lens, icluding its new 4.5 cm long hood, doesn't intrude into the Bessa R's viewfinder.
I'm still wondering whether to use the 75mm or the 90mm framelines on the Bessa R. 90 is closer to 85 than 75 is, but that doesn't say much about the real field of view of both lens or viewfinder. For now I'll stick with the 90mm framelines. As it FOV is narrower I'm more likely to get in the picture what I want, and a little more.
What else? I don't know. If you have any questions, name them, and I'll try to answer them.
The hood doesn't solve all the flare/ ghosting/ scatter light problems (see this thread: http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?goto=newpost&threadid=1067) but the lens is now working more than adequate.
It turns out to be a very nice lens. Very sharp but not harsh. And while the J-8 50/2 has a certain old-style softness, the J-9 doesn't. The results really feel modern.
The lens is rather big, though not very heavy. I lugged it around almost half a day, screwed on my Bessa R, and dangling from a neck strap, but I had no trouble doing so. It wasn't a burden!
Click stops for f-stops would have been nice.
Both the distance numbering and the f-stop numbering are placed a little ackward on my specimen. Checking them usually means turning the lens about 90 degrees clockwise. Not a real problem but still things could be better.
The lens, icluding its new 4.5 cm long hood, doesn't intrude into the Bessa R's viewfinder.
I'm still wondering whether to use the 75mm or the 90mm framelines on the Bessa R. 90 is closer to 85 than 75 is, but that doesn't say much about the real field of view of both lens or viewfinder. For now I'll stick with the 90mm framelines. As it FOV is narrower I'm more likely to get in the picture what I want, and a little more.
What else? I don't know. If you have any questions, name them, and I'll try to answer them.
