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Auto Chinon 28mm f/2.8

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Posted by Bengt Köhler Sandberg 2012-01-02

REVIEW: Auto Chinon 28mm F2.8

Specs:

Lens:
28mm

Aperture:
f/2.8 to f/22
6 bladed aperure

Focus:
Infinit to 0.4m (1.3ft)

Mount:
M42

Covers:
Standard 35mm film size (24×36 mm negative)


Image quality

Analogue B&W film
Little soft and everything have a little glow effect.
But contrast is great and the image got a nice feel to it.
REVIEW: Auto Chinon
                            28mm F2.8
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f/2.8f/8 - f/22

Bokeh
Not as smooth as I would like.
REVIEW:
                                                          Auto Chinon
                                                          28mm F2.8
                                                          F3.5

Flare
Doing a very good job! (Shot at f/5.6)
REVIEW: Auto Chinon
                                                28mm F2.8



Digital
Pictures taken with a Canon 500D at ISO100 and I used a M42 to Canon mount adapter
Yashica
                                                          Yashinon DS-M
                                                          50mm f/1.7
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f/2.8 - f/4 - f/5.6 - f/8 - f/11 - f/16 - f/22

Bokeh
Carl Zeiss Jena DDR
                                            50mm F2.8



More sample images can be found at:
http://www.sample-image.com/auto-chinon-28mm-f2-8/



Filming
Carl Zeiss Jena DDR 50mm F2.8

Build quality

Solid as a rock!
All the moving parts feel like they should.


Conclusion

This is a really good lens!
Takes great images and have a good built quality.
But you have quite a lot of corner softness and this is not completely gone even at f/22

Thumbs up:
Image quality
Build quality

Thumbs down:
Corner softness



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Film: Efke 25
Developer: Kodak D76

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