Thanimal
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Brewing Beer
Brewing Beer
Sniffing the wort:
Tasting the wort:
Chilling the wort:
Kiev-4, Delta 100, HC-110
Brewing Beer
Sniffing the wort:

Tasting the wort:

Chilling the wort:

Kiev-4, Delta 100, HC-110
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Silvercall
Member
raid
Dad Photographer
I had several lens comparison projects for 50mm lenses in past years, and they included the J-3. In one of these projects I had three J-3 included. They did well.
raid
Dad Photographer
I have a J-3 from 1951 and one from 1972. Both are in Contax mount, so I use an Amedeo adapter with them.
Ron (Netherlands)
Well-known
Just bought some color and Uv screw-in filters from a seller in Russia which fits nicely my J3's. Here are the filters shown with my oldest - 1956 and newest J3 - 1987:
alei1180
Member
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a good set of filters! black j-3, as it had with the sharpness? have samples shot on black j-3?
Ron (Netherlands)
Well-known
a good set of filters! black j-3, as it had with the sharpness? have samples shot on black j-3?
Just did some quick 'test' shots so you get some idea of this black J3. I think yours - and the other old ones - are as sharp as this one, however the black J3 is multicoated and has a different i.e. amber color coating. So it might get a little better results in case of back lighting (not tested yet however)
Apart from the last one, all shots @ F 1.5 - lens is sharp in center and less at other places...at larger F-stops contrast is also little better





@ F22

alei1180
Member
Just did some quick 'test' shots so you get some idea of this black J3. I think yours - and the other old ones - are as sharp as this one, however the black J3 is multicoated and has a different i.e. amber color coating. So it might get a little better results in case of back lighting (not tested yet however)
not a bad result, but I can say with confidence my friend - on earlier versions of the lens sharpness win. Thanks for the test! good shots!
Ron (Netherlands)
Well-known
not a bad result, but I can say with confidence my friend - on earlier versions of the lens sharpness win. Thanks for the test! good shots!
Well I had seven of these early lenses and it is with the right test and with a good camera hard to say which one is sharper. They all have the same glass only the barrel somewhat changed after 1957 (and only some of 1947/48 have German glass). Guess it depends on the circumstances how you test the lens. Did you ever make a good comparison? One with different light:

alei1180
Member
Well I had seven of these early lenses and it is with the right test and with a good camera hard to say which one is sharper. They all have the same glass only the barrel somewhat changed after 1957 (and only some of 1947/48 have German glass). Guess it depends on the circumstances how you test the lens. Did you ever make a good comparison? One with different light @ f 1.5:
i only have one j-3 (1950). samples here www.flickr.com/alei1180
Ron (Netherlands)
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alei1180
Member
Thanks, put you on as a contact![]()
i also added you! thank you!
zenit55
Newbie
Thanimal
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Fred2
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Made with my Fed 1 @ ~f2, my favorite stop for BW-Portraits. Shot on OrwoPan 100 (exp. 1996) at el 100

Scan-140506-0002 by Fred.Erik, on Flickr

Scan-140506-0004 by Fred.Erik, on Flickr
at around f4:

Scan-140508-0002 by Fred.Erik, on Flickr

Scan-140506-0002 by Fred.Erik, on Flickr

Scan-140506-0004 by Fred.Erik, on Flickr
at around f4:

Scan-140508-0002 by Fred.Erik, on Flickr
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
Jupiter-3 on X-Pro1
Jupiter-3 on X-Pro1
Jupiter-3 on X-Pro1

Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
Working with J-3 copy I received with great help from Russian RF member maxx2.
Testing different shims. With one of them.
Green deep filter, Kentmere 100. On M4-2, 1/1000, aperture between 1.5-2. HC-110 B.
Testing different shims. With one of them.
Green deep filter, Kentmere 100. On M4-2, 1/1000, aperture between 1.5-2. HC-110 B.
gb hill
Veteran
gb hill
Veteran
When I got my J-3 it was front focusing bad. Took it apart & it had a thick shim. maybe 3mm? Made a new shim of 1mm & set the rear element closer to the film plane & wa-la. It work's beautifully on my Bessa R. Brian Sweeney helped me tremendously. Your photo's look good, especially the first 2 shots.Working with J-3 copy I received with great help from Russian RF member maxx2.
Testing different shims. With one of them.
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
Working with J-3 copy I received with great help from Russian RF member maxx2.
Testing different shims. With one of them.
Green deep filter, Kentmere 100. On M4-2, 1/1000, aperture between 1.5-2. HC-110 B.
Wow! That lens is superb... one to definitely keep!
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