I hope you won’t be disappointed but we can give RAW files only when they are planned part of the review and only to subscribed visitors. Without seeing images, I can’t really say if it is because the lens is probably lemon, the adapter cause some light leaking, or it is normal for this lens.īTW, be sure not to use any UV or protective filters to see if it helps. are optimized for high microcontrast at widest apertures, but they usually have also somewhat harsh oof areas. Modern lenses such as recent Zeiss Plannars i.e. That softness is characteristic for most legacy lenses at widest aperture, but it also works well for smooth portraits and silky bokeh. If you look at the eye close-up crops from this review, this is good indication of “softness” wide open. Of course at f/1.4 you shouldn’t expect razor sharp results. The only advice that I can give you is to take your lens to the repair shop (if you are afraid to try it yourself) and ask them to inspect it and if possible clean it thoroughly. I believe it cost around 20 USD many years ago, when they weren’t produced in larger numbers as today. One of the worst cases is if someone cleaned fungus that already damaged coatings or glass. Some lenses have haze inside and that haze might have different roots. It certainly has its appeal.Īs with any old lens, there can be lot of reasons for bad results. There are better balanced 50mm lenses on NEX. Lens is build to the highest standards, it has rubberized focus ring and everything seems to work fine. All versions are supposed to have same optical formula. Later versions had AE engraved, and the newest ones as noticed above, where lighter and slightly slimmer with aperture closure to f22. My sample is earliest version of the lens, dated somewhere between 19, what can be recognized by green lettering EE. It has 7 elements in 6 groups and weight 290 gr.Later incarnation of this lens has smallest aperture of 22 instead of 16 on my sample and it is lighter with its 265 gr.įilter thread is 55mm and closest focusing distance is 45cm. Yashinon DX 50 f1.7 or Asahi Super Takumar 50 f1.4. Here is faster, a bit older and more expensive f1.4 version.Lens is Double-Gauss design, same as i.e. Maybe because before testing, I didn’t know nothing about them.Īfter I examined results, I spent some time looking for more information.
Both Konica Lenses were pleasant surprise for me.
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