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Old 01-04-14, 01:00
hemdean hemdean is offline  
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Default Yashica DS lenses

Back on the early 70's I did some comparison optical tests between the 50mm 1.7 Yashinon ds and the 55mm 1.8 smc Takumar. The Takumar gave an excellent, balanced performnce across the frame however the centre performance of the Yashinon was quite exceptional though the outer field was inferior to the Takumar's but till very good. This was typical of early Japanese lenses and was a deliberate design trade off as at the time lens design possibilities were much more limited than today. The early Zeiss 50mm 1.4 was similarly afflicted. That said, using these lenses with small digital sensors makes an ideal combination! I would give the economy 1.9 and old DX's a miss there is better value to be had.
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