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Legacy + Non-Legacy Lens Tests - Updated and mostly final

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Legacy + Non-Legacy Lens Tests - Updated and mostly final
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This is an updated and more comprehensive update of the 32 lens test I touched on a while back here http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/51354186

This was mostly done for my own purposes but thought that it may be useful for those interested. Since last post above, I reshot some of the images and then did brick wall shots of the lenses to get a reasonably good idea as to what they are like across the frame.

You cant really compare colours as the shots were taken outside and therefore sun angles changes with shadows in some cases.

The original comparison files are really quite big especially the wall test, so they will not fit here.  Each of the comparisons use 100% crops and whilst there is always variations in lens builds this should give a pretty good idea as to what you could expect if you mount them on four thirds or micro four thirds.  APS sized sensors will naturally change characteristics.

Lenses:

Auto Rikenon 50mm f1.7 M42
Carl Zeiss Jena 135mm f3.5 M42 
Helios 44M (with Tair 3s) 58mm f2 M42
Helios 44M 58mm f2 M42
Helios 44M-4 58mm f2 M42
Helios 44M-5 MC 58mm f2 M42
Helios 81H 50mm f2 M42
Hexanon AR 135mm f3.5
Hexanon AR 50mm f1.4
Hexanon AR FL 300mm f6.3
Industar 50-2 f3.5
Industar 61 LD 55mm f2.8 M39
Industar 61 LZ 50mm f2.8 M42
Mir 1 (Russian) 37mm f2.8 M42
Nikkor HC 50mm f2
Nikkor Micro 55mm f3.5
Olympus 45mm f1.8
Olympus 50-200mm f2.8-3.5
Olympus 50mm f2 Macro 
Olympus 60mm f2.8 Macro
Olympus 75mm f1.8
Panasonic 100-300mm f4-5.6
Pentacon Auto 50mm f1.8 M42
Pentacon Multi Coat 50mm f1.8 M42
Pentax Super-Takumar 50mm f1.4
Pentax Takumar S-M-C 135mm f3.5 M42
Rokinon 85mm f1.4 
Tair 3s (Russian) 300mm f4.5
Volna 3 80mm f2.8 Pentacon 6
Yashica Yashinon DS 50mm f2 M42

Yet to come:
CCTV Lens 25mm f1.4
Olympus 12-60mm f2.8-4.0 (35, 50 & 60mm only)
Pentax SMC 40mm f2.8 PK
Panasonic 20mm f1.7

Perhaps other lenses like kit m43 zooms, Oly 8mm Fisheye, wider angles from the 12-60mm and 7-14mm may be looked at in the future but I will have to attack them differently due to the brick wall not being large enough

The tests are split into groups being 45-60mm, 65-90mm, 100-150mm and Tele Lenses which will make it easier to add to later on.

Small samples in next post but much larger full sized images can be seen/downloaded here http://bromo.zenfolio.com/f815564555

 djbrom's gear list:djbrom's gear list
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Olympus E-M1 Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7 ASPH Panasonic Lumix G Vario 100-300mm F4-5.6 OIS Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8 +11 more
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