Twenty Teles – Contrast and Sharpness at portrait distances

Some of my lenses did extremely well at a long distance, like the Rollei Planar, by others I was disappointed. For instance, the Topcor 2.8/100 that I hold in very high regard or the Canon 85L didn't score in the top ranks as expected. They weren't bad, but not within the best lenses I tested....

Twenty Teles at long distances

Twenty telephoto lenses and their sharpness After testing 50 fifties it's about time I continue with some other lenses. While I don't have another fifty lenses of the same focal length range, I've amounted twenty short telephoto lenses (ranging from 80mm to 105mm in focal length), 5 zoom lenses included. However, they're not just a...

Taking a spin through spring …

... using ... Rollei Zeiss HFT Distagon 1.4/35, Tamron SP 8/500 (55B), Sigma Telemax YS 2.8/135, Rollei Zeiss HFT Distagon 2/28, Helios 2/92 Meyer-Optik Primoplan 1.9/58 Contaflex Pro Tessar 4/115 After a winter that at the end just wouldn't stop I'm very happy that spring has finally arrived. In fact here in Bavaria, Germany it...