I am in the process taking photos of still objects, with markers in front and beyond the object. I am still not sure how this will help us with how the lenses render a face, which is the original goal of the test. Anyways, I am doing this test, and then I will move on to taking photos of Dana as in the previous tests.
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[edited] I have completed the first part of the test. I placed on a dining table some objects [two Zeiss Paper Boxes] in the middle of the table. I had prepared a printed paper strip for each exposure with information on the lens used and the set aperture. This will allow easier comparisons and it reduces the headaches in figuring out from the negatives how each photo was taken. I measured distances or 2, 3, and 4 inches before and behind the focus point, and I had markers with labels to make comparisons easier.
I did this test for Ted [ampguy]. He will explain to us why this test is needed.
I am very impressed with Kiu's Nikon S2 with the Nikkkor 50/1.4. The viewfinder is amazingly clear, and I found focusing to be a snap.
I found the Canon lenses the easiest to use as the aperture clicks were very well marked. The old Zeiss Sonnar was a pain in the you-know-what. Rotating the focusing ring was impossible once an M adapter was used with this lens and the infinity setting was locked in. I had to remove the M adapter, then remove the distance setting away from infinity,and the attach the M adapter again. Else, no focusing was possible.
The Elmar 50/3.5 had no matching lens hood,and I improvised. The same goes for the Nikkor 50/1.4
Overall, using fifteen vintage 50mm lenses is a tedious thing to do.
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