So you thought the Nokton 35mm f1.2 RF lens was a lump!

[Keith]

Ok ... you asked for it! I will not be held responsible for the effect this may have on your eyes ... or wallet! 😛

 

[ChrisN]

Nice! How does it handle? Not exactly like a rangefinder, I suppose.

 

[Keith]

Nice! How does it handle? Not exactly like a rangefinder, I suppose.

It handles really nicely and feels quite balanced... but with this lens the battery grip is essential IMO!

 

[jonasv]

Looking forward to photos taken with it!

 

[ChrisN]

Good to see they have the focus and aperture rings turning in the right direction.

 

[Keith]

Here's a couple of images ... though I don't really think they're of much use to anyone here and you need to be aware that this environment is what I bought this lens purely for and little else ... the image Tom has posted is much more use in the real world IMO.

This test in the gallery mainly involved seeing how fast and accurately I could focus on any given point at f0.95 and finding out how the Oly sensor reacted to the video screens at ISO 1600 and how to go about metering. With the D700 I've discovered that the matrix system figures it out really well with me offering a little help with compensation now and then. Not so with the Oly ... the multi patterned metering is totally dominated by the dark spaces and it attempts to turn everything into daylight and of course the screens literally vanish into white ... it doesn't have the Nikons intelligence by a long shot!

I discovered that with the OM-D using the spot meter is the way to go ... meter on the middle tones of the brightest screen in the viewfinder, lock the AE with a half press of the shutter and recompose and focus. For some reason this doesn't work very well with the Nikon at all and the spot metering is all over the place when it's aimed at a monitor or video screen. Of course the video screens and monitors are changing constantly so my failure rate is extrodinarily high which I've learned to accept as part of the process ... I do a lot of chimping! 😛

I'll add that focusing the OM-D and f0.95 Nokton combo was much easier than focusing the D700 and 35mm f2 Zeiss ... I had both cameras with me and made direct comparisons. The EVF really kicks the optical finder's but in these conditions.

Welcome to my crazy world. 😀

 

[StaaleS]

Good to see they have the focus and aperture rings turning in the right direction.

Would that be the Leica/Canon right direction, or the Nikon right direction?

 

[Griffin]

That is one badass mofo looking combo!

 

[Keith]

As a matter of interest when I took the OM-D out of my Low Pro yesterday I hooked the eyecup on something and plucked it off like a daisy petal ... pulling the rubber surround off and separating the mounting tag from the frame on one end of it.

The Nikon chuckled! 😀

 

[OlliL]

From what I've read, Olympus should really supply a couple eyecups with the camera. 😀

 

[Lss]

From what I've read, Olympus should really supply a couple eyecups with the camera. 😀

Yes, the original and a good one. Or just a good one. 😀

 

[unixrevolution]

Wow, as a newly minted Micro 4/3 user (E-PL1, so I'm not rich...) I have to say, I love manual aperture/manual focus on mine. I got mine with an M42 adapter to use my clutch of Takumars, and an L39 adapter for my LTM lenses.

This Nokton looks like the business. How many aperture blades?

 

[Griffin]

I have to say it again: this combo gives me wet dreams

 

[ChrisN]

Would that be the Leica/Canon right direction, or the Nikon right direction?

Leica of course! Is Canon the same? (Never used one, or Nikon either in fact.)

Olympus OM was half right (focus ring correct, aperture ring backwards), but Pentax had it totally backwards.

My hand/eye coordination is now hard-wired for the Leica convention, which makes using other systems a bit of a challenge at times! 🙂

 

[hausen]

Keith, you have had this combination for a couple of weeks now. How are you finding it. I have just sold my X100 because I like 50mm and am thinking of an OMD + VC25/0.95. How do you find focusing and handling in general? Want something to back up my M9 and always loved Olympus colours.

 

[rxmd]

It´s funny how you are compressing a full page of posts into one piece of nonsense and then complain about it. 😀

You're right, that was a bit stupid. Oh well 😀

Anyway, I'd like to look at some more pictures now. Keith, how's it going?

 

[Keith]

Keith, you have had this combination for a couple of weeks now. How are you finding it. I have just sold my X100 because I like 50mm and am thinking of an OMD + VC25/0.95. How do you find focusing and handling in general? Want something to back up my M9 and always loved Olympus colours.

I've been prety slack with the OM-D over the last couple of weeks and have barely used it. 😱

I've put a few images in the gallery shot with it and I have to say it's a cracking lens. The only quirk I don't like is the aperture ring which moves at the slightest touch ... very similar to the Nokton 35mm f1.2 IMO.

It's really not hard to focus at f0.95 once you get used to it ... fortunately it has a very smooth perfectly damped action and the viewfinder of the OM-D is really excellent for MF.

These were all shot at f0.95 and ISO 5000.

 

[Nikkor AIS]

Nice shots Keith.. Loved to see more .

 

[Godfrey]

Cool stuff. It's been a bit of a wonder to me that Olympus hasn't released anything faster than their 17mm f/2.8 ... they should have a 17/2 at least for the OM-D.