I have recently posted some images made with the post-war Russian
Jupiter 8, a Zeiss copy, and have had some favorable comments. I
personally like its images, and it is a very small package. Today, I
decided to compare it to other older 50s in my collection. I have no
modern prime lenses in my collection.
I set up a porcelain Wood Duck near a window, so that I could shoot as I
normally do, hand-held at about 3 ft. The light required ISO 1000. I
shot two images with each lens at f/2.8. The collection included the
Jupiter 8, the Canon 50/1.4, the Leica Summitar, the Leica-R Summicron,
and the Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50/1.4.
I processed the RAF files sparingly, to let the original files prevail.
Surprisingly, the Canon and the Summicron appeared the best. After a
little sharpening, I picked the Summicron-R as the winner, with the
Canon a close second.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Leica+Summicron-R+50mm+2_0+Lens+at+2_8+Final.tif.html
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Canon+50mm+1_4+Lens+at+2_8+Final.tif.html
Unfortunately, these are two of the largest, heaviest 50s in my
collection, so I may not make them my normal choice.
Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
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Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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