Leica lenses vs others

<p>I wanted to share with everyone my short lens comparison, ive collected a few Leica lens along with some Russian copies and also a few Cosina Voigtlander lens.<br>

My test comparisonwas to compare these lenses at different aperatures, mainly on the large end of the scale.<br>

As this is where the the diferences should be seen, so im posting the pics here with the lens used along with f-stop and shutter speed</p><div></div>

<p>next Summarit 50mm</p><div></div>

<p>next a series of f2.0</p><div></div>

<p>next summarit</p><div></div>

<p>next Summicron 50mm type 4</p><div></div>

<p>next summicron 50mm rigid</p><div></div>

<p>Next these lenes at f2.8</p><div></div>

<p>next summarit at f2.8</p><div></div>

<p>next summicron at 2.8</p><div></div>

<p>next summicron rigid f2.8</p><div></div>

<p>now all at 5.6</p><div></div>

<p>next summarit at f5.6</p><div></div>

<p>summicron v4 f5.6</p><div></div>

<p>now rigid at 5.6</p><div></div>

<p>this concludes the 50mm tests, i inserted the wrong summicron rigid at f2.0 pic, had no way to correct this but you get the idea.<br />Next i am posting a couple of 35mm pics along with a 28mm and a uncoated elmar 50mm 3.5 lens</p><div></div>

<p>next 35mm Summaron</p><div></div>

<p>next 35mm summaron 3.5 lens</p><div></div>

<p>now a voigtlander 28mm Ultron 2.0</p><div></div>

<p>Now elmar at 5.6</p><div></div>

<p>next 35mm summaron 2.8 at 4.0</p><div></div>

<p>What are you trying to show? If it's sharpness, you probably need to post full size excerpts, say the Leica camera. You can show color balance and maybe Bokeh (not sure I spelled that right) this way-- maybe even general contrast. Good thought though. </p>

<p>By the way i took all these pics with my M3 using kodak 400hd film, processed at local 1hr lab.<br>

The reason for doing the test was for my own curiosity about he differences between my various lenses, Leica vs Russian and also between the different Leica lenses.<br>

In my opinion i was very surprised how well the Jupiter 3 lens did by comparison, i actually expected poorer quality, or softer, or even old vintage dreamy look, but was very inpressed how sharp it is.<br>

Im new to film and i just recently bought these Leica rangefinders and lenses, so i was interested to look at Bokeh and sharpness for each lens.<br>

As i'm used to shooting with my Nikon digital, i wanted to see how they differ from that also.<br>

What i noticed mainly was the color differences, some warmer than others, and some colder.</p>

 

<p>Due to the file size limitation for posting pic here, this was the largest size possible.<br>

I don't have these full size images on flickr, so i could not link to that.<br>

But when i studied the full size image at 100% on my computer, i could not see any differences in sharpness from one to the other.<br>

I will continue to do more tests to see how well the different lenses perform in sunny conditions.<br>

Because i have noticed in other pictures ive taken they seem to react differently to flare.</p>

 

<p>We need to see full-sized (100%) crops, not full-sized files. At this distance, the weaknesses of the Jupiter will not be visible--at least where resolution is concerned. In other words, crop out sections that do not have to be resized to fit the size requirements of the thread.</p>

<p>--Lannie</p>

<p>I have to say that the bokeh on the Jupiter looks a bit more pleasing than on the Summarit 50. In fact the Summarit 50 has quite an irregular looking bokeh. Might that be indicative of a misshapen aperture?</p>