Round 1 ended with no upsets, but plenty of surprises - at least for me. One surprise was how unimpressed I was by the Micro-Nikkor 55/3.5. My preamble to this match:
Quote: In Round 1, the Nippon Kogaku Micro-Nikkor Auto 1:3.5 f=55mm won a rather unimpressive victory over its inexpensive rival. In that match, I declared the Micro-Nikkor 55/3.5 the victor based on it being better (albeit barely) as a macro lens than its competitor was as a low-light lens.
Round 2 sees the Micro-Nikkor 55/3.5 pitted against the Asahi Optical Co. Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 1:1.4 50mm, a lens that proved decidedly good at its intended function. In Round 1, the S-M-C Tak 50/1.4 beat its non-Super-Multi-Coated kin in a match of two pretty wonderful low-light lenses by showing excellent sharpness and a fine bokeh.
How did they fare? Click
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(Lastly, an image from the contest.)
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