I mentioned a review of 35s including the Color Skopar that I couldn't find. I found it. The tests were conducted by Brad Husick and published on the Steve Huff website back in 2012. They were conducted on a Leica M9-P. I don't know whether a digital camera is a fair arbiter of film lenses but the results are pretty much as you'd expect: modern expensive lenses out-perform the others. These are the results from the landscape at infinity test REVISED AFTER adjustments when the Color Skopar was determined to have been having problems achieving infinity focus:
The problem is attributed to the finest error in the LTM to M adapter. I must now go back and see if my Skopar has performed better on the IIIf than the M-mount Bessa-T.
In the second test, an interior close-up shot at 2.8, another potential issue was identified:
"The Skopar is a lens that can achieve sharp results at the center but in my experience this falls away at the corners. Adding to the challenge is the fact that the Skopar has a very short focus throw – the number of degrees of rotation between infinity and close focus endpoints. This means that the smallest movement of the focus ring results in large changes. I resorted to focus-bracketing when shooting the Skopar, taking multiple photos with tiny adjustments to the focus in successive shots, then comparing the results in Lightroom and choosing the sharpest image."
I read this to say that it is easy to be slightly off focus with this lens without realising it.
I bought an Ultron 35/1.7 and ran through my first roll with it on the IIIf. I am very pleased. But now I have decided to buy a Bessa R to use with both my 35s.
Thank you to all for sharing your time and wisdom!
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