Four 35mm lenses shot at F2.8 on M9

[adamjohari]

#1 or #4... i'm going for #1

adam

 

[Erik van Straten]

Picture 1 in both sets is better exposed than the others, so comparison is difficult.

Erik.

 

[Austerby]

I'm actually surprised that there is such a difference here - I'm looking at the depiction of the beach huts, distance blue lampposts and groynes and for me I like the look best in no 1.

My guess is:

1. C-Biogon
2. Summarit
3. Nokton
4. Summilux

 

[back alley]

Hmm how do you close a poll?

let me know when...

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

I can't tell the other three, but to me the first photo is from the Summilux pre-asph. It looks the closest to what the Summicron pre-asph would look stopped down, and both are virtually the same stopped down. That is the closest I can get to a guess.

Still very hard to decide given that the first on both scenes are different either in exposure or framing.

 

[semilog]

OK, I'm going all-in.

1. C-Biogon
2. Summilux pre-ASPH
3. Summarit
4. Nokton

 

[Nigel Meaby]

let me know when...

After 100 voters, thanks 🙂

 

[sdotkling]

Sort of makes all this endless agonizing over which lens to buy rather silly, doesn't it? Just shoot what you got, gents. It really doesn't matter (more than .01% anyway.)

 

[Peter^]

Picture 1 in both sets is better exposed than the others, so comparison is difficult.

Erik.

hmm... maybe that's because lens No 1 just gives better colors.

 

[back alley]

Sort of makes all this endless agonizing over which lens to buy rather silly, doesn't it? Just shoot what you got, gents. It really doesn't matter (more than .01% anyway.)

that's only true in a test shoot...in real life we all can see and taste the nuances in each lens... 😉

 

[semilog]

Sort of makes all this endless agonizing over which lens to buy rather silly, doesn't it? Just shoot what you got, gents. It really doesn't matter (more than .01% anyway.)

In fairness, these are all notably terrific lenses.

Two of them are stopped down at least two stops from wide open, and the others are probably the best medium-speed 35's ever designed.

And the images are less than 1 megapixel JPEGs – I'm amazed we see differences at all!

 

[sdotkling]

that's only true in a test shoot...in real life we all can see and taste the nuances in each lens... 😉

Ah, of course. I stand corrected.

 

[axiom]

OP, could you tell me what's lens#1 in secret?
I am gonna buy them all tonight...

I have a feeling that the price of lens#1 is gonna spike by tomorrow.

 

[theogee]

I would go with #1 what ever it is. My second choice would be #4 as I like the color rendition

 

[MikeL]

I'll play:

1-pre-asph summilux
2-nokton
3-summarit
4-c-biogon

 

[srtiwari]

They are indeed close.
#s 1 and 4 seem the sharpest- In the first series, around 'Wagonetti'
In the second series #4 seems to have the most 3-Dimensional look.
Therefore-
1. C-Biogon
2. Nokton
3. Pre-Asph
4.Summarit

 

[sepiareverb]

I like #3 in these examples.

 

[bob338]

1. C-Biogon
2. Nokton
3. Summarit
4. Pre-Asph

 

[jonmanjiro]

I'm guessing the CV 35/1.2 is No. 1 and Biogon 35/2.8 is No. 4.

 

[paulfish4570]

i like the oof best in no. 1.