how much did you pay for the jupiter ? any idea the street price of the sonnar 50/1.5 ?
J3 iirc mine was $400 in very good condition.
Thru a friend.
I think for the same quality, I usually see it at $450 iirc.
I would think the more modern zeiss sonnar zm is better.
But what? 3x the price?? Not sure....
Also, Sonnar and Planar are 2 different beasts imo.
One is a soft sharp drawing style, more center sharp.
Basically a character lens.
The other is a flatter field f2 lens.
All round ok.
Sort of a reliable all rounder lens.
Honest word though.
I think a dirt cheap $40 J8 is often as good and costs peanuts when comparing j3 and j8.
Imho, often better bokeh from j8 straight off.
The sonnar rendering seems more obvious straight off at f2.
J3.... I feel at f1.5, bokeh cwn vary from harsh to very nice. (As my thread also show)
It seems to get more 'stable' by f1.8-f2 in which case, it's the same as using j8.
f1.5 is nice of course, also larger looking oof highlights than j8 even with both stopped down the same f stop.
If you want rf 50mm.
Fast, not to ex, reliable in most situations, generally reliable bokeh
Look at the Canon ltm 50mm f1.4.
Legacy SLR 50mm.
I prefer pentax for the color, smc coating, size, build and compatibility to an existing system (ie. Not an orphan mount)
My few cents.
