Leica Jupiter-3+ compared with Carl Zeiss 50mm F1.5 and 1936 5cm F1.5 Sonnar.

Brian

Product of the Fifties
I took the Jupiter-3+, Carl Zeiss 50/1.5 on the Amedeo Adapter, and my uncoated Carl Zeiss Jena 1936 5cm F1.5 Sonnar back to Manassas Battlefield today. Not as Cold and Windy as last week! Shot a series of pictures with all three lenses at F1.5 and F4. The rendering of these lenses built over an 80 year span is amazing.

We'll go from Old to Young, 1936, (about) 1956, and 2016.

CZJ Sonnar, at F1.5:

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Manassas Battlefield, CZJ 5cm F1.5, unc by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

Carl Zeiss Sonnar on Amedeo Adapter,

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Manassas Battlefield CZ 50/1.5 by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

And the J-3+ at F1.5,

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Manassas Battlefield J3+ by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr
 
CZJ Sonnar at F1.5,

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Manassas Battlefield, CZJ 5cm F1.5, unc by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

Carl Zeiss 50/1.5, wide-open,

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Manassas Battlefield CZ 50/1.5 by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

and the J-3+ wide-open,

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Manassas Battlefield J3+ by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

All taken with a UV filter and vented hoods, on the M9- 1.25x magnifier and rangefinder used for focus.
 
And at F4,

CZJ Sonnar,

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Manassas Battlefield, CZJ 5cm F1.5, unc by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

Carl Zeiss 50/1.4 at F4,

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Manassas Battlefield CZ 50/1.5 by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

And the J-3+ at F4,

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Manassas Battlefield J3+ by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr
 
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