MC zenitar 50mm f1.9

verdurina · Joined: 16 May 2010 Posts: 58 Location: Italy

Recently I have bought a MC Zenitar 50mm f1.9 for m42 screw.
I payd 50€ for:
MC Zenitar 50mm f1.9
Jupiter 37AM 135mm f3.5
Mir-1b 37mm f2.8
Helios 44k-4 58mm f2 (faulty)
Zenith 122camera +flash

I have shot enly few pic because bad weather, but I am very surprised for results!
this pic is iso 200 @f5.6

someone as experience whit this lense?
my first contact is very positive!

Alter Reserved · Joined: 08 Mar 2012 Posts: 19

I had Zenitar 50/1.7 some time ago. It was extremely sharp:

ForenSeil · Joined: 15 Apr 2011 Posts: 2726 Location: Kiel, Germany.

All Zenitars I heard of are great!
I had the MC Zenitar M2s 50/2 which was very good and very sharp.
It's even better than Helios 44 XX

Are all Zenitars Biotars by the way?

At least my 50/2 had a typical Biotar swirling bokeh, even when not as strong as Helios 44 XX

Swirling, APX100, developed with Caffenol-C
(wide open)