Reviewing 4 Normal Lenses as part of my Lens Review Tournament Round 1 Day 1.

I review 4 normal lenses. The Nikkor Z 50mm 1.4 vs the Fujinon 55mm 2.2 and the Canon 50mm 1.4 New FD vs to Yashinon 50mm 1.9.
Link to Nikkor and Fujinon original test images:www.jlvphoto.n...
Link to Canon and Yashinon original test images:www.jlvphoto.n...
My introduction video to my normal lens tournament: • A Lens Tournament: Tes...
Testing details for all lenses in the tournament:
For sharpness Test:
Test scene lit with 2 LED lights for even lighting.
Exposure was set by taking an incident meter reading and the Nikon Z8 camera used for testing all lenses was set for manual exposure mode at 400 iso.
The camera was set for normal picture control and highest quality jpeg.
A custom white balance was set for each lens off of an 18% grey card.
The camera was mounted on a sturdy tripod and the focal plane was 8.5ft from the mannequin head. A remote release was used. Focus was on the left eye of the mannequin.
For the bokeh test:
The focal plane was 3.5ft from the basketball and the ball was 5ft from the background. Auto white balance was used for this first test in this series, but custom white balance will be used in the future. Lighting was just one LED light to the left. An incident reading was taken from just in front of the basketball. Focus was on the L in Spalding.

[@cruzdesangre2850]

I'm looking forward to you continuing this series, I think it will be very useful for many photographers looking to find their favourite vintage lens! I have a Canon FD 50mm 1.4 and I'm curious about getting a Fujinon 55mm 2.2 eventually.

[@julesvuottosphotofocus4696]

@@cruzdesangre2850 Thank you. It’s a lot of work, but also fun to do.

[@leod1671]

Jules, Loved the tournament style you put together, it is both fun and interesting. Looking forward to the next in the series. I have my money on the modern Nikon (Duh). That said, I am hoping to be surprised by some of your collection. Thank you!

[@julesvuottosphotofocus4696]

@@leod1671 Thank you Leo.

[@Michelle_Wellbeck]

do you always stop down your lenses when you store them? I'm surprised that the nikon z lenses stop down the aperture when taking them off the camera, I wonder if there's any reason.

[@julesvuottosphotofocus4696]

@@Michelle_Wellbeck I don’t think it matters. Thanks for watching.

[@oldfilmguy9413]

I have read that stopping down the lens when not in use helps prevent oil from getting on the blades (assuming you aren't leaving the lens in a really hot car or the like). Possibly also less likely to stick open.

[@julesvuottosphotofocus4696]

@ I guess it makes sense but I never heard that.