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| @135 Jupiter 37A vs Minolta AF 135 /2.8 vs beercan, vs big beercan vs D kit telezoom |
| Center crop (100%) |
| Conclusion |
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Conclusion
At f/2.8, the Minolta AF 135 f/2.8 is a bit soft. Frankly, I am disapointed by the results obtained with this lens. In the real life, it is capable to produces lovely picture as the most horrible ones. Difficult to predict why. But I love this lens because of it compactness, and it's fast and accurate autofocus.
At f/3.5, the Jupiter 37 is wide opened, and is as sharp as the other lenses at all aperture. It become sharper and sharper when stopped down to f/5.6
At f/4.0 the Minolta Beercan is wide opened and is very soft. The results obtained with this lens are also disapointing because it is a very hyped. Certainly over hyped.
At f/5.6 and f/8.0 all teh lenses are sharp.
The overall more detailed image comes from the Jupiter 37A at f/5.6
The old M42 Jupiter 37A is sharper than all the other lenses (at all apertures) and is the winner of this match. It is also the less expensive. I think this is a bargain considering the prices on the after market for this lens.
Warning : the purpose of this match is to compare lenses, not to state that some of them are bad lenses. You must keep in mind that looking a 100% crop pixel make only sense if you plan to make huge prints (e.g. 75cmX50cm)
