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I have read of the "qualities" of older glass and in particular how say, an SLR zoom is a compromise of function over performance and that nearly any good prime lens of almost any age will give a better performance than a zoom lens.
My 50s/60s Voigtlander Color Skopar lenses of my Vito B and CLR give the expected pleasant rendition in my images (all B&W), although not too sharp. By this I mean that printed at 8x10 they give just about acceptable prints under normal viewing.
I recently had to replace my digi p&s for web shots and the like. One of the things which I liked (the novelty) was it's ability to give a live image in B&W. Great! A little help in the pre-visualisation of shots I might attempt with 35mm. I guess that it's natural that I shot a few digi frames of the same scene I shot in 35mm.
Maybe it's also natural to compare the 35mm print with the screen image of the digi, just for interest, you know.
Well, I shouldn't have done that 😱 Now I know that film offers more image qualities than simply resolution, but I didn't expect a cheap consumer 6mp digi to better the vintage Color Skopars in this respect. I'm surprised and a little dissapointed.
Is a modern SLR zoom lens so much improved?
Huge doubts now worry me. I have just got an R2 and have the CV 35 f2.5 and a 50mm Nokton which I have yet to take on an outing (all test shots etc are just fine).
Is my expectation of the performance of older glass unrealistic?
My 50s/60s Voigtlander Color Skopar lenses of my Vito B and CLR give the expected pleasant rendition in my images (all B&W), although not too sharp. By this I mean that printed at 8x10 they give just about acceptable prints under normal viewing.
I recently had to replace my digi p&s for web shots and the like. One of the things which I liked (the novelty) was it's ability to give a live image in B&W. Great! A little help in the pre-visualisation of shots I might attempt with 35mm. I guess that it's natural that I shot a few digi frames of the same scene I shot in 35mm.
Maybe it's also natural to compare the 35mm print with the screen image of the digi, just for interest, you know.
Well, I shouldn't have done that 😱 Now I know that film offers more image qualities than simply resolution, but I didn't expect a cheap consumer 6mp digi to better the vintage Color Skopars in this respect. I'm surprised and a little dissapointed.
Is a modern SLR zoom lens so much improved?
Huge doubts now worry me. I have just got an R2 and have the CV 35 f2.5 and a 50mm Nokton which I have yet to take on an outing (all test shots etc are just fine).
Is my expectation of the performance of older glass unrealistic?