Sonnar Formula Lenses: "Normal Lenses" 40mm to 60mm, 4cm to 6cm, Any Make

[lynnb]

crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge, spring 2022. #502

Rollei 35S, 40mm f/2.8 Zeiss Sonnar
Film: Ilford HP5+ Ilfotec HC dilution 1+31
Scan: Epson V700 Post processing: Lightroom 6

crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge, spring 2022 #502 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr[/IMG]

 

[raid]

Zeiss 5cm 1.5 (1937) put together by Brian-S. Used wide open on a Leica M10. No filters. No PS.
(my wife-in Switzerland last June)

 

[Sonnar Brian]

That is one of the best Portraits of your wife that you've ever posted.
And I'm not saying that just because I made the lens that you used...

 

[raid]

That is one of the best Portraits of your wife that you've ever posted.
And I'm not saying that just because I made the lens that you used...

Thank you Brian. I try to capture a natural look with pastel colors by shooting in the shade with such a lens wide open. Thanks!

 

[Canyongazer]

One of my favorite Sonnars… maybe THE favorite… is the Zeiss Opton Sonnar 5cm f2.0. I love how much detail the lens resolves and the roundness, 3D quality of the images. Here are some examples in black and white:

Leica IIIc, Kentmere 400:

Late winter on the beach by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

Leica IIIc, TMax 400:

Aspens, Bishop Creek by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

Leica IIIc, TMax 400:

Sierra Columbine by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

Steve, you are one of my favorite shooters here at RFF.
You know best how to expose your film and you know best how to process what you've shot.
Beautiful tonality, shadow detail without blown highlights ...Bravo!

 

[Bingley]

Steve, you are one of my favorite shooters here at RFF.
You know best how to expose your film and you know best how to process what you've shot.
Beautiful tonality, shadow detail without blown highlights ...Bravo!

Wow! Thank you so much for that comment. I keep trying to improve how I practice photography and it’s gratifying when someone expresses appreciation for what I’m trying to do.

 

[raid]

Great thread! I posted this photo on one of the Contax threads and thought it deserves a post here too, showing the character of the CZ Sonnar 1.5 at f4.

I'm pleased to now own the Opton version of this lens too thanks to rff member milescl.

Flat white by Hugh B

Contax IIa, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 50mm 1.5 @ f4, Ilford FP4 125

 

[Coldkennels]

(Leica Ic, Zeiss Sonnar 50/1.5, Rollei Retro 400S in LC29)

I finally picked up an Amedeo adapter a while back and I've really been enjoying using my old pre-war Zeiss Jena 50/1.5 Sonnar (a 218xxxx) on camera bodies that don't drive me nuts. And for an uncoated lens, it certainly has more than enough contrast!

 

[Bingley]

I haven’t added any photos to this thread from the modern Zeiss C-Sonnar 50mm f1.5. Here are a few…

Leica M3, Carl Zeiss C-Sonnar 50mm f1.5, TMax 400 @ iso 200 in Perceptol:

Soon to head out by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

 

[Bingley]

Fueling, Pillar Point Marina, Half Moon Bay, CA. Leica M3, Carl Zeiss C-Sonnar 50mm f1.5, TMax 400 @ iso 200 in Perceptol:

Fueling by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

 

[Bingley]

August 2018 in the 2nd, Paris. Leica M-E Type 240, Carl Zeiss C-Sonnar 50mm f1.5:

August in the 2nd by Steve Macfarlane, on Flickr

 

[boojum]

I have posted this one somewhere on this board but am vain enough to do it again. This is US 93 running south form Ely, NV, to L:as Vegas, NV. It is a beautiful ride and I caught this view as the sun was coming up behind the eastern hills at the side of the highway. The usual M-9 with the CZJ 5cm f/1.5 272nnnnn. I really like the Sonnar color and modeling. The lenses make nice pictures.

 

[Bill Jones]

It's Fall
Dead grass and leaves at New Takanawa Prince Hotel
SonyA7R M2 Sonnar 55 F1.8 iso 250 1/640s at f 2.2

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[Bill Jones]

Koi
Taken at New Takanawa Prince Hotel
Sony A7R M2 Sonnar55 F1.8 iso 125 640s at f 2.2

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[newst]

Leica IIf
Zeiss Sonnar 2/50
Amedeus LTM adapter
Santacolor 100

 

[JMF]

5cm f1.4 Nikkor-SC 1955 on M10-P

 

[JMF]

4cm f2 CZJ Tenax 1938 on M10-P

 

[boojum]

Here is an old one with the CZJ 5CM f/1.5. As I shoot color almost always color is important to me. This old (1941 I believe - Carl Zeiss serial numbers - Camera-wiki.org - The free camera encyclopedia) CZJ has that Sonnar magic with color and shape. It is of hulls up in drydock, "on the hard", and allows capture of soft curves and subtle shading. Whether the lens is old or new if it cannot do this it is not interesting to me. This lens is interesting. ;o)

Why do I take so many pictures of boats? It's what there is a lot of around here. Astoria is coastal, on the Columbia River, and about 12 - 14 miles from the Astoria Bar, that scary portal we have to the Pacific. The woman on the flying bridge is checking me out as a very possible future miscreant. Sorry to disappoint.

M9, CZJ 5cm f/1.5, f/4.0, ISO 160, 1/2000

 

[boojum]

This house is in the Alderbrook section of Astoria, an area of interesting homes. It is no longer the Naval Base Cash Grocery but is painted to reflect its past when it was. During WW II there was a lot of Navy here. Their old housing became Coast Guard housing and is now low income housing with about a fifth of Astoria living there, Emerald Heights.

This house went from grocery to civilian home, a pastor's home and now back to just ordinary folks. It's great the current owner keeps up the tradition. I threw in the mirror on my car at no extra charge. ;o) Again, the CZJ 5cm f/1.5 272nnnn, f/4.0, ISO 160, 1/1000. This 80 year old lens does color and shape so very well.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

I like that lens! And I'm very happy you like it too. It led a very rough life, but is feeling much better now.