So I have the J-3.

[Stephanie Brim]

I opened the package and it's pristine...glass, anyway. The chrome of the lens is just as I like it: well used. I'm going to have lots of fun with this.

The only problem I'm having is that the focus and aperture seem to be a bit stuck...I know that it wouldn't be because of Brian, BTW: I'm thinking it may be because it's most likely still below zero here this morning! 😛

 

[Kim Coxon]

Then once it's warm, you should be out taking photos and not sat at your keyboard 😎

Kim

 

[Stephanie Brim]

No worries...I'll be going out after my shower.

It looks GREAT and just what I've been wanting. Are these single coated? I can't remember.

 

[Kim Coxon]

Depends which one you have 😉 Ask Brian

No worries...I'll be going out after my shower.

It looks GREAT and just what I've been wanting. Are these single coated? I can't remember.

 

[Stephanie Brim]

If you want my professional opinion, I think it's going to flare like a mother...but that's good. 😉

 

[johne]

Strange but one must note that mothers are not the only one to do that! Just a comment
Johne

 

[Stephanie Brim]

Hah. Cute. Very cute.

The lens has warmed up nicely enough...and my boyfriend and I are going to do *something* worthwhile today. So yeah. I'll probably use all of the roll that I have in the camera on shots of snowy street scenes. Shot at F/22. Too much glare otherwise. 😉

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Coated Sonnar's usually do not flare. The lens is single coated, but with so few air/glass surfaces of the Sonnar design, it's about the same as a fast Planar with multicoating.

The chrome looked stained. When the lens arrived, it has a lot of old grease on some of the chrome. Cleaned up pretty-well. The focus was good on this one, but someone had way-overtightened the module. Putting F1.5 back to the index mark seemed to be all it required.

Test it, post results.

 

[Stephanie Brim]

You guys will get to see a whole roll of what snow we actually got...you'll just have to wait until Monday to see it possibly. Boyfriend's birthday weekend and all and I haven't given him his present yet. :angel: 😀

 

[wlewisiii]

Glad it got there safe and sound. You'll give it a good home I'm sure.

William