Leica Jupiter-3+, Nikkor-SC 5cm F1.4, Canon 50/1.5 Visit Udvar Hazy

[Brian]

A non-scientific comparison, the museum does not allow the use of Tripods. So I bring three lenses and makes several rounds through the museum, try to take from similar angles.

Jupiter-3+, wide-open.

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Nikkor 5cm F1.4, wide-open

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Canon 50/1.5, wide-open

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All with UV filters. The J-3+ uses 40.5mm, Nikkor uses 43mm, Canon uses 40mm.

 

[Brian]

Jupiter-3+, wide-open

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Nikkor 5cm f1.4 Wide-Open,

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Canon 50/1.5, wide-open.

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This particular Canon is shimmed to be best wide-open. Originally it was optimized for F2.8.

 

[Brian]

Jupiter-3+, wide-open.

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Nikkor 5cm F1.4

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Canon 50/1.5, wide-open

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[Brian]

All about the Bokeh, Baby

Jupiter-3+, wide-open, but you knew that...

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Nikkor at Warp Speed

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And the Canon 50/1.5 on double-afterburner

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[Brian]

Mig-15

Jupiter-3+, wide-open.

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Nikkor 5cm f1.4, wide-open.

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[Brian]

Jupiter-3+, wide-open.

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Canon 50/1.5, wide-open

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[Brian]

Jupiter-3+, wide-open.

It's a FLYING CAR!!! Made about the same time as the original KMZ J-3's.

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I was this one fly in an air race ~1970

J-3+, wide-open.

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And saw Bob Hoover do his stunts in this plane.

J-3+ wide-open, again.

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[Brian]

This plane was made around the same time as the first Sonnars.

J-3+ wide-open

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[Brian]

from the cat walk, gets you up fairly high.

J-3+ wide-open at F1.5,

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J-3+ at F4,

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The Canon 50/1.5, Stopped down to F4.

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See, I know what an aperture ring is.

 

[Brian]

The space-age version of a brick wall test.

Jupiter-3+, wide-open.

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[k fahlman]

Nice series of photos Brian!
I can't wait till the rain slows down here!

cheers/ken.

 

[Brian]

I know how you feel- Mine was delivered after the Blizzard of 2016.

I still ran out to shoot my Fence Post. I don't trust a lens until I use it to shoot the fence post...

The next set of comparisons will be with the 1943 Carl Zeiss Jena 5cm F1.5 Sonnar "T" and Nikkor 5cm F1.5.

 

[k fahlman]

Your fence post is what sold me! lol

 

[brusby]

Very interesting Brian. What immediately stood out to me was the difference in coma among the three lenses. From your first photo, I did a quick screenshot in the same order you presented. Jupiter first, Nikkor second and Canon last. The Canon seems to have the least by a good margin. That's surprising.