Light Lens Lab - 35mm f1.4 Aspherical now in production

[Rayt]

I'm always curious about who buys really fast lenses (I fell in that trap for years). With digital cameras today you can bump ISO into the atmosphere. Only so many shots wide open to get Bokeh. Even an F/2.0 lens with film pushed 1 stop will get that shot in the bar. So I'll stick with my 35 & 50 Summicrons and I need to sell those 1.1 & 1.5 lenses I bought.

In my wayward youth the 35 Summilux was the only grail. But KodaChrome was an ISO 64 and Tri-X was pricey. So fast lenses

Leica Summilux lenses of the same focal length the same era are not Summicrons with an extra stop. Their renderings are different. I shoot 21/1,4 Summilux at f1.4 at 1/2000 with M10M for a particular look.

 

[Slumgullion]

In my mind, the point of a good fast lens is that they are usable/sharp/sharp enough/characterful at full aperture and then also look great at f/8 or f/11 (where every lens looks good). Some of the fast lenses are large...and then they become a bit more burdensome to haul around, but a good Noctilux or f/1 Nokton look so good at f/1 that the burden becomes more manageable. Lenses like the 35 lux ASPH or this Light Lens Lab offering are only marginally larger than their Cron counterpart. In hand, for me, there is basically no real difference in handling. Whether or not you like the look of more blur is one thing. Also, accepting that the failure rate is going to be higher is another.

 

[Freakscene]

Lindis Pass by Jim Fischer, on Flickr

Aoraki/Mt. Coook by Jim Fischer, on Flickr

Aoraki/Mt. Coook17-Edit by Jim Fischer, on Flickr

Gorgeous. I hope you had a great trip, and that the jet lag wasn’t too bad.

 

[Slumgullion]

Gorgeous. I hope you had a great trip, and that the jet lag wasn’t too bad.

It was a wonderful trip. I didn't want to come home.

 

[Freakscene]

It was a wonderful trip. I didn't want to come home.

It is an incredibly nice place.