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| Brian |
Posted - Dec 29 2012 : 10:41:34 AM
New camera, first Monochrome Digital camera made in 12 years. And the first new Monochrome Digital Camera that I have bought in 20 years. Told that to Josh of Dale Photo when I bought the camera.
First lens on the new camera HAD to be my favorite Jupiter-3, from 1950.
At F1.5, Red Filter
At F4
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| uwittehh |
Posted - Mar 21 2013 : 5:21:02 PM
Brian,
the shots are great! They make fun to use my "new" J-3 from 1951 which is originally a coatet 1943 Sonnar :-)
Ulrich
http://fotos.cconin.de |
| Brian |
Posted - Mar 19 2013 : 7:22:02 PM
I have two J-3's on the way in, one will be used to convert a Sonnar to Leica mount "on request".
The other is going to get a perfect-glass 1956 KMZ optics module in it. I've been buying J-3's with broken filter rings, scratched glass, etc- and "upgrading" them. Days of $50 J-3's are over, but they are getting the respect that they deserve. |
| Jacques M. |
Posted - Mar 18 2013 : 05:06:29 AM
Thanks for this comparison, Brian.
Finally, these lenses seem very close: all is probably more a question of shim and regulation of the body than a problem of quality, no?
A pity that the prices of the Jup 3 keep on increasing...
Amitiés. Jacques. |
| Brian |
Posted - Mar 17 2013 : 2:48:40 PM
I took three Sonnars to the Marine Museum in Quantico, Virginia: A 1936 Carl Zeiss Jena 5cm F1.5 (Factory coated, converted to Leica mount), an early Nikkor-SC 5cm F1.4, and the 1950 Jupiter-3.
All shots wide-open, on the M Monochrom.
http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/876628771/albums/jupiter-3-1936-sonnar-nikkor-5cm-f1-4
To my eyes- the 1950 Jupiter-3 has higher contrast, sharper, and less field curvature. The lens was originally in Contax/Kiev mount but did not focus correctly, and the mount prevented it from being properly shimmed. I moved it to a Leica thread mount. This one is special: I changed the position of the rear triplet four times to minimize field curvature, changing the main shim each time. I'm going to experiment with a second J-3 for this.
This is my favorite lens on the new camera. |
| womble |
Posted - Jan 03 2013 : 4:09:30 PM
Lovely results from that combination. I'd be tempted by the Monochrom if I ever win the lottery...!
K. |
| Brian |
Posted - Jan 02 2013 : 6:40:41 PM
It's an expensive camera, no doubt. I let the camera collection pay for this one, about half of it from selling lenses accumulated before the age of digital. |
| stephanvdz |
Posted - Dec 30 2012 : 3:32:21 PM
wow... i like those BW, but the M monochrome is out of reach for me... sadly
Stephan |
| Brian |
Posted - Dec 29 2012 : 4:02:29 PM
The Jupiter-3: Zeiss Glass, and a Zeiss SN on the rear fixture. This lens looks like it had never been used: the focal length was wrong, and it was held into the Contax mount with sewing thread. There was no shim, and it front-focused terribly. I set the focal length for the Leica, and moved it into a Leica mount. Focus is perfect at f1.5 across the entire range.
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| Jacques M. |
Posted - Dec 29 2012 : 11:07:20 AM
Hi Brian!
I don't know what a monochrom digital camera is (or just a faint idea) but the 1950 Jupiter... Zeiss glasses, probably?
Astonishing!
Jacques. |
