For me it is unbelievable that such (center) sharpness could be achieved from 1939 to 1954, especially when I compare with later lens like Pancolar 1.8/50 or Planar Opton 1.8/50...
I am encharmed with this lens. As You mind to see, it is very sharp wide open. It has amazing color rendering and legendary bokeh..I hope I a few more photos with this lens.
(Why Biotar 2/58 is discontinued but eg.Sonnar 1.5/50 is still manufactured? I know that there is close construction like ZM Planar 2/50, but it is shorter than short-tele like 58-60mm (87-90 eqv.) and more symmetrically designed..moreover, it still doesn't have that kind of bokeh). IMHO Biotar 2/58 is best Carl Zeiss Fifthy for Nex-7
Bluegrass festival. We saw several couples like this. The Swedish Bluegrass community is small but the interest seems to go from one generation to another.
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