I’ve recently got my hands on a Canon 50mm f/1.5 Leica thread mount lens. A Sonnar derived gem with a bit of a mixed reputation, it’s a lens I’ve been interested…
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The Classic Sonnar SearchFinding my perfect Classic Sonnar pt 8 – A Sweeney modified Jupiter-8m and Leica Monochrom
If you've been following this series of posts about the path I've been walking to find myself a perfect classic Sonnar, you will have likely come to the conclusion that I've…
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The Classic Sonnar SearchFinding my Perfect Classic Sonnar Part 7 – Experiences with a flawed Jupiter-3
Through this path to find the perfect classic Sonnar I'm fast coming to the conclusion that all I'm actually doing is simply collecting Sonnars. I have no less than 8 already,…
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Mods & DIY The Classic Sonnar SearchFinding my Perfect Classic Sonnar Part 6 – My fluked success at modifying a Jupiter-8 for use on a Leica Rangefinder
In the last post in this series I talked bout how viable it is to use an unmodified Jupiter-8 on a Leica rangefinder - following on from that, I thought I…
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The Classic Sonnar SearchFinding my Perfect Classic Sonnar Part 5 – The viability of an unmodified Jupiter-8 on a Leica Rangefinder
...I thought I'd write this about how well a few unmodified later model, easy to find, imperfect focusing Jupiter-8 lenses work when used on a Leica rangefinder. Really, this is just…
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After I posted the last instalment of this little journey to find my perfect classic Sonnar, I went straight out and shot a few photos with my Contax mount Jupiter-8M. My…
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The Classic Sonnar Search Thoughts on LensesFinding my perfect classic Sonnar part 3 – Comparing (or not) Oranges and Oranges
I started down this road with the hope of finding a classic 50mm Sonnar lens that somehow shone out in awesomeness above and beyond any other classic 50mm Sonnar lenses that…
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The Classic Sonnar Search Thoughts on LensesFinding my perfect classic Sonnar – part 2 – the wild card
Out of the selection of lenses I mentioned in the first part of this journey, my wild card (completely screwed) Carl Zeiss 50mm f/1.5 definitely makes for the most logical place…
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I've decided to attempt to find my perfect classic 50mm lens to mount on my Leica rangefinders. I have my ideal modern lens in the form of the Zeiss ZM Sonnar,…
