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Fuji Fujinon 55mm f/2.2

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Posted by Bengt Köhler Sandberg 2012-06-03

Specs:

Lens:
55mm

Aperture:
f/2.2 to f/16
5 bladed aperure

Focus:
Infinit to 0.6m (2ft)

Mount:
M42

Covers:
Standard 35mm film size (24×36 mm negative)

Image quality

Analogue B&W film
Glow wide open but okey sharpness and not that much corner softness.
Stop it down to f/2.8 and all glow is gone and the lens in really good from here.
Fuji Fujinon 55mm
f/2.2

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f/2.2 - f/2.8 - f/4 - f/5.6 - f/8 - f/11 - f/16

Bokeh
Okay but can look a bit rough

Flare

Digital
Pictures taken with a Canon 500D at ISO100 and I used a M42 to Canon mount adapter

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f/2.2 - f/2.8 - f/4 - f/5.6 - f/8 - f/11 - f/16

Bokeh

Filming

Build quality

Somewhat plasticky compared to the other m42 lenses.

Conclusion

Good image quality except for some glow and corner softness wide open.
And it's somewhat plasticky compared to the other m42 lenses but really solid compared to todays plastic lenses.

Thumbs up:
Image quality

Thumbs down:
Glow wide open
Plasticky compared to the other m42 lenses

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Technical Info
Scanner: Plustek OpticFilm 7600i
Film: Rollei Retro 400s
Developer: Kodak D76

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