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I just followed the link to your lllc page - I see you have a Summar on the lllc and mention that you had better results from a Zorki.

The Summar is known for its very soft glass (physically soft that is) and most are rather scratched, as well as being hazy/foggy through age. I found a very nice clean version at a camera fair last weekend which I have yet to try, but it should produce good results. One stallholder even had a 'mint and boxed' Summar but wanted silly money for it.

The Russian lenses can be very sharp indeed. I have a Zorki with the Jupiter lens which has produced excellent results, although I understand that the quality varied enormously from one lens to the next. They are all copies of German lenses so if you find a good one it can produce similar results to the 'real' thing.