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Porst 50mm F1.8:Well, well, well! What a surprise this lens held for us. Despite it's cheapish plastic design, and loose rubber on the focus ring, this must be the sharpest 50mm M42 we have ever tested. Better than the legendary Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50 F1.8 and the great Pentax Takumars! We were really very impressed with the optical qualities of this lens. Porst lenses were manufactured in East Germany, but during later years, some models were manufactured in Japan. Our copy is a Japanese lens. We found this to be a fast excellent quality lens, which can stand it's ground against any of the icons. This lens is sharp wide open, and we have yet to encounter Chroma in any picture. They are quite rare, and this is the only 50mm one we came across during the past 9 years. Sample Photos: Click on image for 1024 X 768 size. |