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glasses have been a part of my face since i was a yoot.
wrote you at flickr...
wrote you at flickr...
its a Spectacular lens
but a TRICKY little Beast @1.5
It Demands
It Commands
Discipline
not sure I can SUBMIT to the Whip.....:bang:....😱
btw- been wearing glasses as of Late !
xo-H
My trick for the Sonnar at f/1.5? Focus normally then lean in a smidge. Or focus on something juuuust behind what you want (e.g. ears instead of eyes). It really just applies at/near MFD (and obviously wide open). Mine's an f/2.8 version - and boy does it sing at f/2.8. Go figure, I prefer to use the Sonnar wide open. I have to send it off to Zeiss anyway, so I might go for a re-tune.
My C-Sonnar went to DAG for 6-bit coding and a focus tune... He found a nice compromise with my sample that gives it accurate focus at f/2 and 2.8, minimizing the adjustment needed wide open, while maintaining adequate accuracy at smaller apertures. I'm pretty pleased, as wide-open is for me a special use where a slight focus adjustment is acceptable.
My C-Sonnar went to DAG for 6-bit coding and a focus tune... He found a nice compromise with my sample that gives it accurate focus at f/2 and 2.8, minimizing the adjustment needed wide open, while maintaining adequate accuracy at smaller apertures. I'm pretty pleased, as wide-open is for me a special use where a slight focus adjustment is acceptable.
David Hegar;1327243 Btw said:Having used BOTH Lenses I must AGREE
my Preference for EASE OF USE and Smoother background is the Nokton 1.5
The CSonnar is Beautifully Fatter & Richer in Roundness & Tone
but I found my c sonnar to have a rather choppy bokeh
I know its a rather Subjective thing
as well as to my EYE
but each and every lens can be a touch different in rendering / I went through 3 noktons to find the ONE i liked
wish my oof had a more SMOOTH Round transition /its the Backgound I Don't Like
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and thinking Your 'SPOT ON' in Focus wide open when Your NOT![]()