Yashica ML 200 f4

peters8 said:

Thanks,very interesting!!!
if someone can give others opinions or advices about Yashica lens it will be a big plesure to me!
I'd like a wideangle (24-28) that doesn't cost too much,but with a good quality...I'm not searching for very bright models...If 24 or a 28mm 2.8 or 3.5 has an aceptable quality it will be the right objetive for my FX-3.
Regards

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Well I have two crappy DSB lenses...one is 55mm f2 and the other is the 28mm f2.8, someone gave me another 55mm f2 and that is much better. The ML 135mm f2.8 is nothing special, just good like many 135mms......so for me I avoid Yashica lenses although there are some very good ones (so I've read).

jjphoto said:

The 50/2 is rubbish. Just rubbish. It makes a decent body cap.

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(My 1st post Great images! I also enjoy the ML 55mm/2.8, as well as an ML 28/2.8, ML 50mm/1.4, ML 50mm/1.7, ML 50mm/2, ML 35-70/3.5, ML 135/2.8 C. Regarding the ML 50mm/2, I agree that something must be really wrong with your example. I can't think of any vintage 50mm/2 that exceeds its performance, despite its plasticity and compactness. Not even Summicron-R 50mm, V1 or V2, according to my testing. That means I can risk carrying a cheap lens into the rough and tumble of life without being afraid of scratching or denting a $400 lens.

Since I have (like many others here) an overflow of around-50mm lenses, and I'll be selling most soon, any tips for comparing the usual suspects would be appreciated. Besides Summicron, I can compare with:

Nikkor 50mm/2 pre-AI
Nikkor 50mm/1.8 AI
Nikkor 50mm/1.8 AIS snubnose
Nikon Series-E 50mm/1.8
Nikkor 55mm/3.5 Macro pre-AI
Canon FDn 50mm/1.4
Canon FDn 50mm/1.8
Canon FD 50mm/1.8 silvernose
Minolta MD Rokkor (various) 50mm or 55mm/1.7
Konica AR 50mm/1.7
Fujinon 55mm/1.8 EBC
Chinon 50mm/1.7 and 1.9
Zeiss-Opton Contax Sonnar 50mm/2
Schneider 50mm/1.9
Rodenstock 50mm/1.9
Schneider Xenar 50mm/2.8
Rodenstock Ysarex 50mm/2.8
Olympus OM 50mm/1.8
Yashica DX 50mm/1.7
Autorevuenon 55mm/1.4
Auto Reflex 55mm/1.4
Yashica DSB 50mm/1.9
Yashica DS-M 50mm/1.7
Pentacon auto multi coating 50mm/1.8 (my example seems amazingly sharp)


Is using quality-printed test charts the best way to test lenses?