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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:43 pm    Post subject: Kind of incredible... Reply with quote
Yesterday (Tuesday again!) I planned to compare the (close to) infinity performance of some 50mm lenses.

These were the contestants:

On the cam the Nikkor-S.C 1.2/55, from the left: Olympus Zuiko 1.4/50, Yashica ML 1.7/50, SMC Pentax-M 1.7/50, MC Volna-9 2.8/50, Helios-44-2 2/58.

I took photos (@f4) from the usual view but showing them here would hardly make sense. The results were so close that you cannot really see any difference. This is kind of incredible if you consider the money these lenses set you back.

So, what do we learn?
If you do not need a very fast lens and you like to shoot landscapes (or "city-scapes") at f4 or f5.6, you do not need a really expensive lens, the cheap-as-dirt Helios-44-2 will do the trick!


I also was testshooting three 35mm lenses:

Leica Elmarit-R 2.8/35, Nikkor-O 2.0/35 and MIR-1B 2.8/37

Each of these lenses performed really well, still you can come to a ranking:

1. Leica Elmarit-R 2.8/35
2. Nikkor-O 2.0/35 (but quite close!)
3. MIR-1B 2.8/37 (definitely not bad, but with some distance to the Nikkor)

We, however, have to note that each of these lenses is a great one and could perfectly serve as the only 35mm lens in a collection.


PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
What about the pentax? *sniff*


PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
if you want to see difference, check the borders


PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
zewrak wrote:
What about the pentax? *sniff*

It is a very, very good lens, just like the others. Very Happy


PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
poilu wrote:
if you want to see difference, check the borders

No visible differences at a crop cam. Wink


PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
LucisPictor wrote:
poilu wrote:
if you want to see difference, check the borders

No visible differences at a crop cam. Wink


Crop cams still have borders, and corners Rolling Eyes


PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
ChrisLilley wrote:
LucisPictor wrote:
poilu wrote:
if you want to see difference, check the borders

No visible differences at a crop cam. Wink


Crop cams still have borders, and corners Rolling Eyes


Yes, but as I said, no significant difference at f4!


PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This would be my experience as well, most ~50mm lenses in good condition will not have much between them at f/4-5.6. That is, under most conditions - stuff like flare comes into play - and perhaps very critical peeping of infinity shots on a tripod could reveal more significant differences - these however are related to actual photography how? Wink


PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Can you do some wide open shots? I wonder how these 50s perform at f/2.8 or wider.

Thanks.


PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
voe wrote:
Can you do some wide open shots? I wonder how these 50s perform at f/2.8 or wider.

Thanks.


Already done! >> http://forum.mflenses.com/50s-wide-open-now-with-part-ii-t6804.html
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