Spyro
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I hope this is the right section to post this... Anyway I started (re)building my small format rf kit and when it came to choosing a 50 I knew I needed something fast-ish for my night shooting (basically the 20m walk from the office to the train 😀).
Many options for a 50, but I liked some shots I'd seen from the old summilux, the sonnar and the cv50/1.5. I happened to find a cv for a good price and I thought I may as well start from the cheapest option and work my way up if I dont like it. These are some shots from the first roll:
So far I like it, it seems to hold enough detail wide open and with my fat grain B&W I'm not extremely fussy about that anyway. Also I like how it draws oof highlights and the transition from focus to oof areas. Contrast is high, very high, sometimes I had to set contrast to negative values in lightroom. Neopan doesnt seem to mind it but I dont know how all that contrast would translate in colour.
I'm a little puzzled by the first shot, the guy was standing still and I took my time to focus on his head, but it seems the focus is on his shoulder instead. Does this lens show focus shift in close distances? Anybody want to share their experiences/photos with this lens?
Cheers
Spyro
Many options for a 50, but I liked some shots I'd seen from the old summilux, the sonnar and the cv50/1.5. I happened to find a cv for a good price and I thought I may as well start from the cheapest option and work my way up if I dont like it. These are some shots from the first roll:





So far I like it, it seems to hold enough detail wide open and with my fat grain B&W I'm not extremely fussy about that anyway. Also I like how it draws oof highlights and the transition from focus to oof areas. Contrast is high, very high, sometimes I had to set contrast to negative values in lightroom. Neopan doesnt seem to mind it but I dont know how all that contrast would translate in colour.
I'm a little puzzled by the first shot, the guy was standing still and I took my time to focus on his head, but it seems the focus is on his shoulder instead. Does this lens show focus shift in close distances? Anybody want to share their experiences/photos with this lens?
Cheers
Spyro