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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
