jaques Posted April 11, 2010 Share #121 Posted April 11, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am very happy with my 90 f.28 Elmarit from the 50's- wide open it has a very 3 dimensional affect: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=1290245'>More sharing options...
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Paul Edwards Posted April 17, 2010 Share #123 Posted April 17, 2010 This test photo was taken with an old Hector 135 mm f4 as close as i could focus in full sun. I got the lens at a very good price as it was in a bit of a mess but I really only wanted it for the barrel as the 135mm I already had was very stiff at focusing. Anyway the aperture blades were damaged so I dismantled the lens and removed them and cleaned the glass . I know this is probably sacrilegious, but for a cheap lens I think it is not bad. I don't know how old the lens is but the number on the inside of the barrel is1717604 This shot is straight out of the camera no PP no filter Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=1296929'>More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted April 17, 2010 Share #124 Posted April 17, 2010 This test photo was taken with an old Hector 135 mm f4 as close as i could focus in full sun.I got the lens at a very good price as it was in a bit of a mess but I really only wanted it for the barrel as the 135mm I already had was very stiff at focusing. Anyway the aperture blades were damaged so I dismantled the lens and removed them and cleaned the glass . I know this is probably sacrilegious, but for a cheap lens I think it is not bad. I don't know how old the lens is but the number on the inside of the barrel is1717604 This shot is straight out of the camera no PP no filter Nice shot. It looks like your lens was made in 1960. I just love the combination of a new digital camera with old lenses that have a lot of character and result in corresponding images. K-H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wlaidlaw Posted April 24, 2010 Share #126 Posted April 24, 2010 I am thinking of getting one of Amadeo Muscelli's Contax to Leica M adapters, so that I can use my minty 50/1.5 Opton Sonnar with both M8 and M9. Anyone else using this combination or adapter? Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogibear Posted April 25, 2010 Share #127 Posted April 25, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Anyone else using this combination or adapter? I use a Contax to M-adapter, but it's a noname from Hongkong (see #113 and #121) and I have both an uncoated Sonnar 2/50 and a coated 1.5/50, of which I prefer the former because it gives the soft, classic image I'm looking for. Happy shooting! Johan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 25, 2010 Share #128 Posted April 25, 2010 Johan, Many thanks for the info. May I assume since you have not mentioned it. That you have no focus issues with your adapter. I am looking for sharpish/fast as I already have the MATE at 50 for sharp/slow, the 50 ZM Planar for very sharp/medium speed and my 50/f2 Summitar + LTM/M adapter for soft/mid speed. I know that my 50/1.5 Opton Sonnar looks razor sharp on B&W film on my Contax IIa but that does not always translate into razor sharp on an M8 or 9. The 50 Summitar does not look bad on 200 ASA Portra on my IIF but put it on my M9 and it looks really quite soft and the colour rendition is a bit weird. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogibear Posted April 26, 2010 Share #129 Posted April 26, 2010 Johan, May I assume since you have not mentioned it. That you have no focus issues with your adapter.Wilson I didn't mention it but I have 3cm backfocussing at closest distance, which I adjust by slightly frontfocussing. Because most of my M-lenses (the exception is my Summicron 2/90) focus correctly, I know it's an adapter thing. BTW, my collection of Leitz LTMs focus correctly with an LTM to M-adapter, but my Jupiter-8 2/50 backfocusses with the same adapter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 26, 2010 Share #130 Posted April 26, 2010 I have just sent off a deposit to Amadeo and I should get the adapter in three weeks or so. There are a number of people who have posted reports on other forums on his adapters and they are pretty favourable. The only problems people have had are on trying to mount Kiev lenses, which have required a bit of metal surgery on the lens surrounds. As I am only intending to use Zeiss glass, that will not be a problem for me. I could be tempted however if I find a Kiev version of the Olympia Sonnar 180, although I think that could be a challenge for my M8 or 9 rangefinder. Maybe better to stick to the various Telyt's I have on a Visoflex. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie_O Posted April 30, 2010 Share #131 Posted April 30, 2010 Here's a few more shots from the M8/Jupiter-8 combo: Blossoms, April, 2010 Windblown Domino, April, 2010 Bob And A Lens Cap, April, 2010 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 30, 2010 Share #132 Posted April 30, 2010 Quite extraordinary Bokeh on the shot of the blossoms. Not a lot wrong with these Ukrainian lenses or their operator. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasdak Posted April 30, 2010 Share #133 Posted April 30, 2010 Hi, M8 / Jupiter 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted April 30, 2010 Share #134 Posted April 30, 2010 Hello Maggie O, I want to say I'm liking the Bokeh you're showing in these shots. Very Yummy Stuff. You've also thrown up some very enjoyable shots as well! Domino looks like he's one happy pup with that wind blowing through his fur. Alas, I think that while there's not a 'lot' wrong with the images - I think all three posted jpegs appear to be being held back by being to 'dark'. The blacks and shadows look fairly well placed, but the light areas and highlights are giving up before reaching white. I absolutely agree with the travails of commenting on the quality of 'online' jpegs, but I've seen other Maggie'O images in this thread I thought were pretty nice and a fair chunk of the other posted images come across nicely as well ie: I think I'm using a fair benchmark to base my observations upon. At least I hope I am! :-) I wonder if 'Sonnar's' are available in a native LTM or M mount or were they limited to the Contax Mount? Thanks Richard in MIchigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nomad64 Posted April 30, 2010 Share #135 Posted April 30, 2010 Here's a few more shots from the M8/Jupiter-8 combo: Blossoms, April, 2010 Dear Maggie, you proved once more - if ever necessary - that it's the photographer that matters and not his/her gear. Chapeau! Bruno Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 30, 2010 Share #136 Posted April 30, 2010 Hello Maggie O, I want to say I'm liking the Bokeh you're showing in these shots. Very Yummy Stuff. You've also thrown up some very enjoyable shots as well! Domino looks like he's one happy pup with that wind blowing through his fur. Alas, I think that while there's not a 'lot' wrong with the images - I think all three posted jpegs appear to be being held back by being to 'dark'. The blacks and shadows look fairly well placed, but the light areas and highlights are giving up before reaching white. I absolutely agree with the travails of commenting on the quality of 'online' jpegs, but I've seen other Maggie'O images in this thread I thought were pretty nice and a fair chunk of the other posted images come across nicely as well ie: I think I'm using a fair benchmark to base my observations upon. At least I hope I am! :-) I wonder if 'Sonnar's' are available in a native LTM or M mount or were they limited to the Contax Mount? Thanks Richard in MIchigan Richard, I believe that there are a very (VERY) few Sonnars and Planars around in LTM and M mount. I doubt if they were made by Zeiss themselves but there were hundreds of very skilled technicians around in Germany in the 1950's, who would have been very capable of making these look just like a factory job. I think (?) the only post war factory Zeiss lens in Leica mount was the 15mm Hologon. I have a feeling there may have been some other Zeiss lenses in LTM offered pre-war but they would be non-coated and therefore flare prone. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nomad64 Posted April 30, 2010 Share #137 Posted April 30, 2010 I wonder if 'Sonnar's' are available in a native LTM or M mount or were they limited to the Contax Mount? Thanks Richard in MIchigan Vintage Sonnars afraid not originally. HCB had one adapted for his Leica. Also available USSR and japanese lenses such as Canon Serenar 50/1.5, which is well regarded. Modern 50/1.5 Sonnar is currently offered in the ZM mount, but as far as I know it's affected by focus shift issues. Hope this helps Bruno Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 30, 2010 Share #138 Posted April 30, 2010 Vintage Sonnars afraid not originally. HCB had one adapted for his Leica.Also available USSR and japanese lenses such as Canon Serenar 50/1.5, which is well regarded. Modern 50/1.5 Sonnar is currently offered in the ZM mount, but as far as I know it's affected by focus shift issues. Hope this helps Bruno The modern Sonnar is probably the closest thing one could get to nowadays to a soft focus lens. I bet Zeiss would have sold an awful lot more lenses if they had made a modern/updated reiteration of their sharp focus Sonnar instead of the very specialist ZM lens they decided to make - weird decision in my view. They would have had customers banging at their door to buy a Summilux ASPH competitor at half the price. I have the 50 Planar and it is very good indeed but quite large. Look how big the modern ZM f2 Planar is in comparison to my 1950's f1.5 Opton Sonnar in the picture below. Wilson Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=1310811'>More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted April 30, 2010 Share #139 Posted April 30, 2010 Please Ignore Comment re: dark images - my display settings were mucked up. Richard Hello Maggie O, I want to say I'm liking the Bokeh you're showing in these shots. Very Yummy Stuff. You've also thrown up some very enjoyable shots as well! Domino looks like he's one happy pup with that wind blowing through his fur. Alas, I think that while there's not a 'lot' wrong with the images - I think all three posted jpegs appear to be being held back by being to 'dark'. The blacks and shadows look fairly well placed, but the light areas and highlights are giving up before reaching white. I absolutely agree with the travails of commenting on the quality of 'online' jpegs, but I've seen other Maggie'O images in this thread I thought were pretty nice and a fair chunk of the other posted images come across nicely as well ie: I think I'm using a fair benchmark to base my observations upon. At least I hope I am! :-) I wonder if 'Sonnar's' are available in a native LTM or M mount or were they limited to the Contax Mount? Thanks Richard in MIchigan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogibear Posted May 1, 2010 Share #140 Posted May 1, 2010 (edited) Tried the old lady today in some difficult lighting situations on the Octavmärktchen in Luxemburg City. 'The artist and her work' M8 1949 Elmar 3.5/50 f4 1/125s ISO160 no filter Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited May 1, 2010 by Yogibear Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=1311477'>More sharing options...
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