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Suntar 35mm f/2.8

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Posted by Bengt Köhler Sandberg 2012-12-12

Specs:

Lens:
35mm

Aperture:
f/2.8 to f/16
6 bladed aperure

Closest Focus:
0.4m (1.5ft)

Weight:
240g

Mount:
M42

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

Image quality

Wide open:
Good center sharpness
Corner softness
Farly little vignetting
Some glow

Renders very good at all apertures.

Analogue B&W film
Suntar 35mm f/2.8

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

Bokeh
Looks great

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

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

Bokeh

Flare

Sample

Filming

Build quality

Very good and solid.
Also have a nice feel to it.

Conclusion

Like this one.
Quite notizible corner softness but I like how this renders or image feel.

Thumbs up:
Build and Image quality
Bokeh
Feel

Thumbs down
Corner softness

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Technical Info
Scanner: Plustek OpticFilm 7600i
Film: Rollei RPX 100
Developer: Kodak D76

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