raid
Dad Photographer
I sold my Canon 50/2.8 for something like $125-$150 at the time.
Do I have any regrets?
Not anymore, but I had some.
Do I have any regrets?
Not anymore, but I had some.
David Murphy
Mentor
I have to say (at the risk of annoying someone here) that I am not convinced that the black 50/1.8, with which I have a fair amount of experience, is either sharper or more contrasty than the 50/2.8, at least between F5.6 and F11. Of course it has the speed edge advantage and being able to shoot at F1.8 can certainly make or break a shot.
raid
Dad Photographer
Time for a lens test, Raid!
Roland, name a 50mm lens of that vintage that won't give a satisfactory image at f5.6.
Frank,
I have already done a lens test on such a lens in 2006. Go to posting 107 to see some results.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20666&page=6&pp=20
The test included:
Lenses:
A. Japanese
Trial #
A.1. Canon 50mm/1.2
A.2. Canon 50mm/1.8 (Serenar)
A.3. Canon 50mm/2.8
A.4. Nikon 50mm/2
B. FSU
B.1. J-3 50mm/1.5
B.2. J-8 50mm/2.8
B.3. I61L 50mm/2.8
B.4. I61 50mm/2.8
C. German
C.1. Rigid Summicron 50mm/2 (first version)
C.2. Collapsible Summicron 50mm/2
C.3. Zeiss Sonnar (pre-war) 50mm/2
C.4. Elmar 50mm/3.5 (pre-war)
I now have accumulated a lot of 50mm lens test images.
They are fun to return to.
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raid
Dad Photographer
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/pho...5&ppuser=3565&sortby=v&sorttime=9999&way=desc
Canon 50mm/2.8 at 2.8 with Ilford XP2 Super.
Canon 50mm/2.8 at 2.8 with Ilford XP2 Super.
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Canon7SzGuy
Newbie
Deardorff38
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raid
Dad Photographer
Not all old RFF threads are still existing.
dourbalistar
Buy more film
@raid, I believe the threads are still there, but the links changed (and broke) when RFF migrated to the new XenForo platform. I think this was the thread you originally linked upthread?
Test of Twelve 50mm Lenses
I finally managed to do the test of twelve of my 50mm lenses in Leica mount. The test is a comparison of my own lenses and it may not necessarily reflect results applicable to every lens of these types. Set-up: I used what I had available for use. It is simple as that. I had my daughter sit on...
www.rangefinderforum.com
raid
Dad Photographer
Thank you! I am happy to find my old thread here.@raid, I believe the threads are still there, but the links changed (and broke) when RFF migrated to the new XenForo platform. I think this was the thread you originally linked upthread?
Test of Twelve 50mm Lenses
I finally managed to do the test of twelve of my 50mm lenses in Leica mount. The test is a comparison of my own lenses and it may not necessarily reflect results applicable to every lens of these types. Set-up: I used what I had available for use. It is simple as that. I had my daughter sit on...