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C Sonnar 50/1.5 on my M 262
The beauty of Sonnar lenses - Post your pictures.
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Leica IIIc, Zeiss Jena Sonnar 5cm f1.5 LTM (1943), XP2:
Laurel by bingley0522, on Flickr
I was advised by the seller when I bought this lens last year that it once belonged to LeicaTom on RFF.
Laurel by bingley0522, on FlickrI was advised by the seller when I bought this lens last year that it once belonged to LeicaTom on RFF.
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Lovely photos with the Zeiss Jena Sonnar, the last few arboreal posts are wonderful, Steve!
Dare I say... tree-mendous? 😉
Dare I say... tree-mendous? 😉
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Leica M5, Nikkor-H.C 5cm f/2, ORWO N74+, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6.5 minutes.
2019.02.18 Roll #197-03418-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr
2019.02.18 Roll #197-03418-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr
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kuuan
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Thanks!! Both Zeiss Sonnars (the Jena from 1943 and the Opton from the 1950s) have been wonderful surprises, especially in black and white with the Jena and in color with the Opton.
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Great pictures from Steve and Andreas!
Nikon S2, Nikkor-S.C 50mm f/1.4, 400-2TMY/Adox MCC 110.
The old Nikkor is also a Sonnar.
Erik.
Nikon S2, Nikkor-S.C 50mm f/1.4, 400-2TMY/Adox MCC 110.
The old Nikkor is also a Sonnar.
Erik.
kuuan
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thank you Erik and for your great photos, very much recognizable as one of the genres that you are excelling in
I have used my Sonnar Takumar, supposedly the only "normal" lens with Sonnar scheme ever made for the 35mm medium, much too little.
The Takumar f2/58mm's characteristics I find very attractive, another pic of cosmos flowers
Untitled by andreas, on Flickr, Takumar f2/58mm, Pentax K-x, Japan 2010
I have used my Sonnar Takumar, supposedly the only "normal" lens with Sonnar scheme ever made for the 35mm medium, much too little.
The Takumar f2/58mm's characteristics I find very attractive, another pic of cosmos flowers
Untitled by andreas, on Flickr, Takumar f2/58mm, Pentax K-x, Japan 2010
Erik van Straten
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Very nice flower shot!
You mean for the 35mm reflex cameras, for the rangefinders there are more, such as Jupiters, Nikkors, Serenars and Voigtländers.
Main problem seems to be the focus shift. Nippon Kogaku made twelve optically different Sonnar versions before they finally went for the Gauss type.
Nikon made an f/1.4 version and an f/2 version. The f/1.4 version suffers from weak corners and the f/2 from distortion (my experience). I prefer weak corners over distortion.
Erik.
You mean for the 35mm reflex cameras, for the rangefinders there are more, such as Jupiters, Nikkors, Serenars and Voigtländers.
Main problem seems to be the focus shift. Nippon Kogaku made twelve optically different Sonnar versions before they finally went for the Gauss type.
Nikon made an f/1.4 version and an f/2 version. The f/1.4 version suffers from weak corners and the f/2 from distortion (my experience). I prefer weak corners over distortion.
Erik.
kuuan
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yes, of course , exactly Erik, I forgot to add the "SLR" or "reflex cameras"!!!
Of rangefinder Sonar normal lenses I own a Nikkor-S.C f1.4 5cm ( Sonnar too, right? ) CZJ Sonnar f1.5/50, Canon LTM f1.5/50mm and a Jupiter 8. The Nikkor renders much to my lking but it's mount, or rather my self made adapter to focus make it's use a bit cumbersome, the f1.5 lenses may have some coating damage or do they really loose contrast "that" easily? The Takumar may be my favorite but for any more serious opinion first I have to shoot and get to know them more, all of them!
taken at: https://www.discoverkyoto.com/places-go/heian-jingu/
Untitled by andreas, on Flickr, Takumar f2/58mm, Pentax K-x, Japan 2010
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Personally I have no experience with the Serenars, but what I know is that Canon used some chemical ingredient in the glass that causes haze.
The 50mm f/1.2 suffers from this too, unfortunately, because if not it would be a beautiful lens. It is not a Sonnar, however.
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You are very much right again Erik! I don't remember for sure if mine had a haze which, surprisingly, I was able to get rid of mostly?
because the lens looked quite clean when I took it's photo:
Canon LTM f1.5/50mm by andreas, on Flickr
but right now, I just checked it, it has a rather strong haze across the full diameter of an inner element!
Makes me think that it may have had the same haze all along and that I took that photo of the lens in a way so that it does not show much of it.
Not cleanable alright, nevertheless I may open it one of these days to see if I can get rid just a bit of the haze.
a sample:
Untitled by andreas, on Flickr, Canon Serenar f1.5/50mm, Sony NEX5n, Vietnam 2015
there is an earlier sample I had posted in this thread, post 39 on page 1, again against light:
https://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2764235&postcount=39
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