Minox Minotar 35mm f/2.8 vs Kiev 31a 35mm f/2.8

Hello -

Did a shootout between these two lenses on my nex 5N.
Suprising winner: Kiev 31a - slightly sharper, better contrast, way less flare.

The entire Kiev 35a really is for the bin -- except for the lens.
To give you an idea of the quality of the lens - i would say it is almost level with my sigma 30mm. Min focussing distance stinks a little bit, the aperture is .. weird, mechanical quality is *bad*, but optics in general - including coating - is real nice. And of course it is as tiny as the minox lens and weights all of ~30 (?) grams.

Mounting weights twice as much as the lens

The minox Minotar lens is not a complete disaster, but the lens flare is extremely bad (at least my sample) and contrast is much better with the Kiev 31a. I guess the newer Minoxar is a more fair comparison.

Murx