32mm Nokton f1.2 or 40mm Nikton

[bruno65]

Hi to all guys, this's my first post on this wonderful forum.
I shot with an M6 and Rd1s, i've the 40mm Nokton and the 35mm Summicron III type, now i'would to buy an 35mm ash., unfortunately i don't've the money for the 35mm Summilux/summicron Aspherical, and i'm stay thinking to buy the 35mm Nokton f1.2.
Would i notice evident performance compared to the 40mm?
Thank'you

 

[Al Kaplan]

The 35mm Summicron type III is a great lens, and you've got a 40mm Nokton? And you're complaining that you can't afford a still more expensive Nokton or a Summilux/Summicron Aspherical? Use what you have. A few years from now, unless you kept notes as you did your photography, you'll never know which pix/which lens anyway.

 

[ampguy]

The 35/1.2 might give you the closest rendering to your Cron v3 of the CVs. The asph will be close to the v3 in most aspects, the 40 stopped down to f2 I think will have more contrast than the CV 1.2, and Cron v3, which might be good. Depends what you're looking for with regards to "performance" specifically, what aspect of performance that your current lens is not providing.

 

[thomasw_]

.....i'm stay thinking to buy the 35mm Nokton f1.2.
Would i notice evident performance compared to the 40mm?
Thank'you

Man, I am having a little trouble comprehending your English. So correct me if I am assuming incorrectly that you want to know the differences between the Nokton 35/1,2 ASPH and the Nokton 40/1,4.

They are completely different lenses. The f1,2 has a unique signature that is much like a mandler-designed lens. The OOF areas are sweet and smooth and painterly. The f1,2 is a very big 35 RF lens, though it is very well built. It is awesome at f1,2. There is a reason you see very few on the used market. The only reason someone willingly sells their f1,2 copy is because it is too large for their purposes. The 40/1,4 is a great bang for the buck lens, but it has nowhere near the unique and interesting rendering of the f1,2. Unless you use a body with 40mm lines, you end up trying to guess-estimate the 40 from the 35 or 50 lines; I found this very, very annoying. Many don't mind it though.

I'd keep your version 3 summicron, as that's a great lens. If you are going to sell your 40 to buy a f1,2, you will have to add some dough to foot the bill whether new or used.

 

[bruno65]

Man, I am having a little trouble comprehending your English.

Sorry for my English.., i love my 50 Summilux and i'm looking for a 35mm which rendering be nearest to him.
My 35 cron and my 40 Nokton 're great lenses, and surely i've all that allow me to take pictures ...

Thank'you