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Your opinion please: Biotar vs. Sonnar vs. Planar
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So for a normal lens (around 50mm), which of the design do you prefer?
Biotar
22%
 22%  [ 4 ]
Sonnar
33%
 33%  [ 6 ]
Planar
44%
 44%  [ 8 ]
Total Votes : 18



PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 12:40 pm    Post subject: Your opinion please: Biotar vs. Sonnar vs. Planar Reply with quote

Which is your choice and why?


PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 12:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How about Distagon or Heliar or Plasmat or Tessar or Triplet?


PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 12:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

calvin83 wrote:
How about Distagon or Heliar or Plasmat or Tessar or Triplet?


I haven't personally acquired those yet. But are in the process to. One step at at time Smile I can no longer add more since the poll has started. I will try to do another one later covering all of the classic designs...


PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is wrong question I think , I have all and what a surprise no preference I like all, what is better not really lens design matter , rather maker matter a Carl Zeiss Sonnar always won on cheaply made 'Sonnar' lenses from third party makers even on Nikon. Lens scheme is one thing, how lens built another.


PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It depends of what type of photo you want to do...


PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 3:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sonnar for artsy bokeh, Planar for sharpness, Biotar for swirl Wink

I vote for Sonnar, as I had most fun with them (I love the classic 50/1.5 and the modern 55/1.8 )


PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 4:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I voted for Planar, seems to me like the most balanced rendering, good for everything. That being said, agree with Attila, scheme is one thing, but they all render differently even if the scheme is very close, so I would choose individual lenses rather than the scheme.


PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BurstMox wrote:
It depends of what type of photo you want to do...


+1