I just won a very late model "made in Japan" 35/2 on eBay for a bargain!
Once it survives the 10,000km journey to me, I am anxious to see what
it's
like. And anxious to see if I can focus it with the notorious 2-series
focusing screen!
(the screen isn't notorious, but the combo with the 35mm lens seems to
be)
Dawid
On 25 Feb 2011, at 8:53 AM, C.H.Ling wrote:
> I usually like to let people check the original test images themself
> but as
> you asked I would summarize the result according to the most concerned
> items:
>
> Fall-off, as Ken mentioned, 35/2 has very bad vignetting wide open.
> But at
> F2.8 35/2 is actually doing better than 35/2.8, this also happen at
> F5.6.
>
> Resolution:
>
> At F2.8, center - 35/2.8 is softer; edges - 35/2.8 is slightly
> better. Both
> are very usable after proper sharpened.
>
> At F5.6, center - 35/2 is slightly better than 35/2.8; edges - both
> are very
> close. Their performance are excellent at this aperture.
>
> Between the two, I prefer the 35/2 anytime and the cost is not so
> expensive
> like the 21/2 or 24/2.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
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