I possess this camera for a while but was looking for a wide angle lens. Surprisingly, all exakta lenses are rather expensive and I did not want to spend a lot on a lens for my lovely exa that has only shutter speeds up to 1/150s. Found a spiratone 35/2.8 and gave it a try for 17 bucks, I guess. Lens is nicely built, made in japan from someone (?) for spiratone. Tried it and the results are, well ok. Some shots came out very nice, some bad. The lens has pretty long focusing for wide angle lens and hence, it is not easy to focus with it (unfortunately). I'll comment more with shots below.
Then, I used again my Carl Zeiss Jena sonnar 135/4. My late love for 135mm lenses has fairly solid grounds. I simply love their sharpness, bokeh etc. And the CZJ lens is really astonishing, even when shooting it with maximum speed of 1/150 on exa (which is really not ideal for telephoto lens).
The first shot with spiratone - that's how it should ideally perform all the time.
the same lens but really bad result. I don't know why.
spiratone - not good, but rainy
spiratone - this is good and nice
first hint of one of its biggest problems - the flare
example that the focusing can be difficult. but I like this shot anyway (and a lot). some contrast added.
CZJ - not blurry buy camera shake but because of "duck" shake :-)
CZJ and its nice bokeh
CZJ, I guess. not sure
spiratone
spiratone - added a little bit of contrast
CZJ - blurry but like it too. they were interesting couple.
spiratone - quite ok
spiratone - not quite ok
CZJ
CZJ - "the showtime" of its sharpness
CZJ
CZJ - in the library. too long (for both, the shutter time and focal length of the lens).
spiratone - quick shot without much fiddling. I'm glad the exposure is all right at least.
spiratone
spiratone - bad flare. this is really not acceptable.
again
the rest of shots is with CZJ - I love them all
my wife says this shot is new orleanian in nature. well, if she says.
some geometry.
again, quick shooting without exposure reading. unfortunately, I did not catch it right.
again, just shooting from the waist.
love the ability of CZJ to give resolution like this.
fridge traveling
nature vs. nurture at the end of the roll.
