(Lenses with the prefix AUTO are most probably Tomioka-build)

What a difference a lens makes....see below.

Test of the best primes.

Conclusion: there is no real winner. It's also a matter of taste: warm, cool, sharp. Important is the absence of chromatic aberration.

Is the Tomioka 1.4/50 mm a close relative of the Summilux 1.4/50?

Our contribution to the Tomioka-myth:

Thanks to Mikeno62 who disassembled the two Takumars. Anyway: the Tomioka 1.4/50 mm lens is fabulous, better or as good as the Takumar 7 elements. The 8 elements-Takumar is -according to one reviewer- a bit sharper, but more prone to Chromatic Aberration.

N583- Carl Zeiss Jena/Nikon/Pentax- IntelliSharp

A modern variation on The Fork of Andre Kertesz

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(The original gelatin-silverprint is 19,4 x 24 cm)

Make toys, not tanks.

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