oscroft
Veteran
Hi Folks,
I got a CV 35/1.4 SC on Saturday (from The Real Camera Company in Manchester, UK), and shot a few rolls. I've put some results here. The shots are all on APX-100, developed in HC-110 dilution B for 7 minutes at 20C. It was generally too bright to shoot at full aperture (even in Manchester, with ISO 100 film), but I mostly managed between f/2 and f/4 - with one or two indoors at f/1.4.
I'm not one for detailed lens testing, and I never record the exposure of my shots as I take them - I'm only really interested in what real results look like with my favoured films and styles of shooting - so you'll need to take this subjective valuation with that in mind.
It seems a little soft at f/1.4 and f/2, but not that I'd really notice without critical close-up examination, and plenty sharp enough for my real-world photos. Fully open there's a little bit of vignetting (though on the "Manga" shot at f/1.4 the wall was glossy and that actually is genuine light fall-off at the edges), but for a fast lens it's pretty good.
The oofy areas (or "bokeh", or whatever you want to call them) are pleasingly soft, though a bit "swirly" at the very corners at fast apertures.
Contrast seems to be similar to the 50 and 35 Skopars I have, and tonal gradation looks lovely (with the film/developer combination I used anyway).
All in all, I'm very pleased with it.
I got a CV 35/1.4 SC on Saturday (from The Real Camera Company in Manchester, UK), and shot a few rolls. I've put some results here. The shots are all on APX-100, developed in HC-110 dilution B for 7 minutes at 20C. It was generally too bright to shoot at full aperture (even in Manchester, with ISO 100 film), but I mostly managed between f/2 and f/4 - with one or two indoors at f/1.4.
I'm not one for detailed lens testing, and I never record the exposure of my shots as I take them - I'm only really interested in what real results look like with my favoured films and styles of shooting - so you'll need to take this subjective valuation with that in mind.
It seems a little soft at f/1.4 and f/2, but not that I'd really notice without critical close-up examination, and plenty sharp enough for my real-world photos. Fully open there's a little bit of vignetting (though on the "Manga" shot at f/1.4 the wall was glossy and that actually is genuine light fall-off at the edges), but for a fast lens it's pretty good.
The oofy areas (or "bokeh", or whatever you want to call them) are pleasingly soft, though a bit "swirly" at the very corners at fast apertures.
Contrast seems to be similar to the 50 and 35 Skopars I have, and tonal gradation looks lovely (with the film/developer combination I used anyway).
All in all, I'm very pleased with it.
