Meeting Mr. Sonnar

[eric mac]

I just tried out a 50mmF1.5 Sonnar on my Bessa R3 with the Contax to M Adaptor from the guy in South America. I was blown away by the close up shots of my kids at the bagel shop. Unfortunately, I am not sure if I shot wide open or down a stop, but the results were still quite impressive. Nice contrast and bokeh. Some of my landscape shots were disappointing- they may have been out of focus as I was wearing my polarised sunglasses which makes focussing a bit difficult.

This weekend I intend to do a more formal trial including infinity testing and with different lenses to test the adaptor. I was hoping it was calibrated for my Nikon lenses, but most would agree it probably wasn't.

Eric

 

[JoeFriday]

let's see some of the shots.. I expect my Contax to M adapter any day now.. hopefully the same day the sun comes back out

 

[taffer]

Same here, let me know of your experiences with it. I have that same lens and I'm seriously thinking on either letting it go or grab the adapter.

 

[rover]

Is this the seller from Argentina that you guys bought from? If you don't mind, what was the final price for them?

 

[eric mac]

I think I paid about $270 shipped, but I had the $25 off coupon. This puts me in the middle of the pack as some have gone over $300. I'll try to get something posted this weekend.

Why am I being squished again?

Eric

 

[regit]

I had to calibrate my Sonnars in order to use it with the adapter, perhaps that explains the oof landscape shots...