Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:45 pm Post subject: New arrivals – Biotar and Helios |
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Fotal wrote:
Alright, ok, so the cynical one within me says that these two were nothing more than a bad compensation for the new EF 200/2 but hey … $6k? Feels a little steep right now.
Seems nice though and even sharper than EF 200/1.8.
Anyways, the Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 5,8cm/2 was a real bummer: le fungus grande.
Super stiff focus ring and in general dirty I can live with but this pup needs to be taken apart to try to clean out the fungus.
(no I will not loose any sleep over it as it was cheap)
Helios-44M-7 58/2 is in nice shape with a little stiff focus ring but nothing to write home about. I have the 44-2 already but the 44M-7 is supposed to be a little bit sharper, have to test that someday.
And a couple of quick samples, taken rather late this evening:
1. Helios-44M-7@f2
2. Helios-44M-7@f2 - crop
3. CSJ Biotar 5.8cm@f2
4. CSJ Biotar 5.8cm@f2 - crop
Though the Biotar seems a little softer here at wide open it makes some great progress already at f2.8.
I like the Biotar better, a little cooler in the images but gives something back in out of focus areas that the Helios can't deliver. _________________ Mr Scott please restrain your leaps of illogic. I have said nothing. I was merely speculating. |