1950s Vintage Lens vs Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 Sharpness Test

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Testing the sharpness of a 1950s Vintage Lens vs the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8. Can the 1950’s era Kern Paillard 36mm f/2.8 D-mount hold up in sharpness to a modern DSLR lens know for it’s outstanding sharpness?

The Kern Paillard 36mm f/2.8 D-mount (Yvar 36mm f/2.8 Visifocus) lens was built for use on Bolex 8mm film video cameras.
You can find Kern Paillard lenses here.

You can find Bolex cameras here.

Thanks to Tuber Daniel Norris for his great lens sharpness test between a vintage lens and current modern lens.

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