Canon EOS 350D with SMC Takumar 1.4/50mm

Veijo Vilva

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  • FOV corresponds to a 80mm lens on a 35mm camera
  • very sharp at f/5.6, somewhat softer at f/1.4

  • the lens is mounted with an M42-to-EOS adapter
  • manual focus
  • AV (aperture priority) or M (manual)

A NOTE CONCERNING THE BOOKSHELF TEST PHOTOS

  • my test procedure isn't very rigorous
  • bad results may be caused by bad focusing as manual focusing in dim lighting isn't any too easy when the DOF for this level of expected sharpness is just a few millimeters in either direction
  • the backs of the books aren't at exactly the same depth, the maximum difference is about one inch. Only a few books at the center and at the upper right-hand corner have been aligned - roughly.
  • the test only shows that the specific tested lens is at least as good as my results -- even that individual lens might be better, and others of the same make and model may be better or worse
  • anyhow, the equivalent magnification of the 100% crops is just plain sick, i.e. about 48x on a typical 17", 1024x768 CRT. Normally, 8x has been considered a reasonable maximum for critical sharpness from film. At 48x magnification, a 35mm film frame would be about 172cm (68") wide, and even a 1.6x crop factor dSLR frame would be 107cm (42") wide!

At f/5.6:


At f/5.6 everything is quite sharp, even at the edges. (Full-size, 1.6Mb)

A crop from the center at f/5.6:

A crop from the edge at f/5.6:

A center crop at full aperture (f/1.4):

A crop from the edge at f/1.4:

Note: All shots hand-held
f/2.8, 0.45m:

f/1.4

f/5.6:


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f/1.4

Bokeh!!


Weston's Vintage Cider at 0.45m, 1/30s, ISO800

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