Canon FDn 85 1.2 and Aus Jena Sonnar 135 3.5

[Omar]

I haven't used my Sonnar since 2009, the time I started my MF adventure. Back then I had a 40D and soon after I got a 7D. It never worked well on my 7D, never metered right and I had to struggle to get something useful out of it. Well, it seems it was all user error but in my defense, I was a newbie back then. So today I decided to mount in on the Mark II and I was blown away! I know this lens is sharp wide open but come on! Bck in 2009 the aperture worked but now it's stuck wide open, nothing unusual from these old Jena lenses. So, all Sonnar pictures are wide open. Most of the Canon shots were in very bright light.

I don't have AF confirm adapters on these lenses so I have to rely on my eyes and it's hard when Alex rarely sits still long enough to make finer adjustments. I still think I got acceptable focus on most shots. I could use live view but it's even harder when my boy is running around.

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1
Sonnar

The focus is on the red house. It's over a kilometer away.



2

100% Look at the sharpness, wide open! I'm impressed The picture above is slightly sharpened but the 100% is before I sharpened the picture.



3

Sonnar


4

Sonnar


5
Canon. Very harsh light. F4



6
Canon @ F2 I love the bokeh and colors of this lens.



7

Canon @ F4


8

Canon @ 2.0 or 2.8 Love how the colored door behind him matches his jacket


9

Canon @ 2.8 or 4. My son the little farmer. This tractor was my brothers, he is now 27 and the tractor is still in use =)



10

Canon @ F4


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[IAZA]

I wonder why nobody comment. those are great samples, specially with canon. I like all of them. Your son is handsome Omar
as for sonnar I had some copies of it, so I'm not surprised.
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[pich900]

That's for sure a lovely serie and both lenses are definitively TOP performer (I'm a little bit jealous about the Canon 1.2/85mm because I will never have a chance to try this lens on Nikon body!!!!)....
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[Omar]

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[Rolf]

These are very beautiful images of your son Omar and they will give you very nice memories 10 or 20 years later.

The Canon 1.2/85mm is with FD as well with EF mount one of the best portrait lenses you can buy for the money. Not too sharp for portrait and a wonderful and very smooth bokeh. Wide open or one or two stops down (and only at that values this lens makes sense) it is very difficulty to get the focus due to the very very thin DOF. So I'm happy to have it in EF mount.


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[poilu]

great series, my favorite is #10
tractor look like new after so many years
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