Universar 23mm f/3.5 M42 on Canon 5D

[TrueLoveOne]

Curiosity and a nice sunshine got me out for a morning walk today!

All shots were taken in RAW, just some minor PP, mostly exposure corrections, no CA removal or contrast boosts, and then converted to JPG in LR. (except 5, some more PP done here)

This lens does have poor corner/edge performance, which somehow seems to get better when shooting objects on a closer distance. It is however a fun lens to use and it feels solid and well built.

See for yourselves!

Thanks for looking and commenting!
Cheers René.

1. I took one picture at f/4, first click from wide-open, to see what it does:
Tree trunk @ f/4 (3.5/23) by René Maly, on Flickr

2.
Roman bridge (3.5/23) by René Maly, on Flickr

3.
Little bridge (3.5/23) by René Maly, on Flickr

4.
Westhove castle (3.5/23) by René Maly, on Flickr

5. This one had a bit more PP.
Morning glory (3.5/23) by René Maly, on Flickr

6.
Watchtower (3.5/23) by René Maly, on Flickr

7.
Le deux chevaux (3.5/23) by René Maly, on Flickr

8.
Vivitar 2.8/100 on wood (3.5/23) by René Maly, on Flickr

9.
Monster tree (3.5/23) by René Maly, on Flickr

[iangreenhalgh1]

Looks like a very useful lens, the poor corners can be worked around, as you show here.