Hi Guys,
In my work, I have to issue 35mm SLR cameras and lenses to staff for evidence and surveillance photography. Sometimes these cameras and lenses get dropped, lost, or trashed in other ways, and since the photos we take with them are merely record shots, they don't have to be great works of art. I buy most of these set-ups on e-bay, and get Yashica mount lenses and bodies since I have Contax for my personal camera gear.
Anyway, through this, I find myself in possession of similar lenses from various manufacturers in C/Y mount, such as 80-200 zooms from Soligor, Tamron, Tokina, Yashica, and of course, Carl Zeiss. I also have some other duplicates as well. I thought it might be a fun project to do some semi-controlled tests of these lenses side by side..same camera body, same film, same tripod and cable release, same subject and same lighting at various focal lengths and aperatures, have the film processed all at the same time by the same lab, and then post the pictures without telling which lens they were made with and get comments, preferences, etc.
I personally believe it would be interesting to see how all of these lenses compare, since none of them except the CZ of course cost over $50 USD on ebay. Does this sound nutty, or would it be fun/interesting to fellow forum members? Let me know what you think. If this sort of thing has already been done, let me know where too.
Cheers,
Tom
In my work, I have to issue 35mm SLR cameras and lenses to staff for evidence and surveillance photography. Sometimes these cameras and lenses get dropped, lost, or trashed in other ways, and since the photos we take with them are merely record shots, they don't have to be great works of art. I buy most of these set-ups on e-bay, and get Yashica mount lenses and bodies since I have Contax for my personal camera gear.
Anyway, through this, I find myself in possession of similar lenses from various manufacturers in C/Y mount, such as 80-200 zooms from Soligor, Tamron, Tokina, Yashica, and of course, Carl Zeiss. I also have some other duplicates as well. I thought it might be a fun project to do some semi-controlled tests of these lenses side by side..same camera body, same film, same tripod and cable release, same subject and same lighting at various focal lengths and aperatures, have the film processed all at the same time by the same lab, and then post the pictures without telling which lens they were made with and get comments, preferences, etc.
I personally believe it would be interesting to see how all of these lenses compare, since none of them except the CZ of course cost over $50 USD on ebay. Does this sound nutty, or would it be fun/interesting to fellow forum members? Let me know what you think. If this sort of thing has already been done, let me know where too.
Cheers,
Tom