Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jan, I think it will be a big difference with the old Sonnar of the 50's and the actual Zeiss/Cosina, I viewed some pictures with the actual 50/2 and they are very sharp giving beautiful contrasts, Erwin Putts says that it is very similar to the Summicron. I don't know if the adapter will work well with the 135, frame lines should beactivatet manually with the level, I don't know if it is sharper than the Elmar, recently Jim Shulman has posted some pictures with this lens and it looks sharp. cheers Lluis El 16/04/2011, a las 22:42, Jan Decher escribi?: > Lluis, > Thanks for the input and picture examples. I especially like the > Jena 85/2 > ones. Very sharp and your shooting style seems to benefit from a > short > portrait telephoto lens. I just shot a roll of 12 exposure color > negative > film to test my re-built (re-cemented lenses etc.) 1.5/50mm Sonnar > on the > Contax IIIa. If I like the lens, I might adapt it to the M6 > otherwise get > the current Zeiss/Cosina version 1.5/50 Sonnar. I also have a CZ > (postwar) > 4/135mm Sonnar which I use on the Contax with the revolving 440 > finder. It > should actually be easier to use on the M6 with Amedeo's adapter > given the > 135mm frame lines (if they kick in with the adapter!). I expect the > 135mm > Sonnar to be sharper than my old 4/135mm Elmar. > Jan > > From: Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Zeiss Contax to Leica Adapter > Hi Jan, > I have the Contax adapter to Leica M and I'm using two lenses the > Zeiss > Opton Sonnar 50/1.5mm and the Zeiss Jena 85mm F2, it works wonderful, > Amedeo is a great guy and a very serious professional, you can go > ahead > with him, he will always help you or repair if something don't work > perfectly. > All these are shot with the Sonnar 50/1.5 on my M3 and Plus X > ... > All this serie was shot with the M8 and the Sonnar 50/1.5 > ...<http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/2010/10/14/street-musiciens/ > > > > These ones are with the Sonnar Jena 85/2 on the M8 > ... <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Zurich/L1001206bw.jpg.html > > > Both lenses are superb! > Saludos > Lluis > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information