nzeeman
Well-known
i saw a thread like this about 40 1.4 so i got idea to make same question about 35 1.4
everybody were so exicted before lens came out, than a lot of people started to criticize lens, than argues started...
but after first wave everything is silent... i would love to see what photos people made with it.
please dont make fights in this thread - if you have photos to show - bad or good - show them. but dont start argues.
thanks
everybody were so exicted before lens came out, than a lot of people started to criticize lens, than argues started...
but after first wave everything is silent... i would love to see what photos people made with it.
please dont make fights in this thread - if you have photos to show - bad or good - show them. but dont start argues.
thanks
noimmunity
scratch my niche
the consensus is in the market choice
the consensus is in the market choice
There is no "consensus" (see below).
XX's tests have continued (on another web site) and show the same somewhat negative results regardless of sample variation. Yet there are people getting excellent results with the lens in real world conditions. Other people have different tastes. Check flickr.
If you really want a 35 that is a combination of moderate cost, small size, modern coating, and very fast wide aperture, then what other choice is there? That, in the final analysis, is probably all the "consensus" you or I will ever need to know, otherwise we would already be looking at the superior alternative from Leica.
the consensus is in the market choice
There is no "consensus" (see below).
XX's tests have continued (on another web site) and show the same somewhat negative results regardless of sample variation. Yet there are people getting excellent results with the lens in real world conditions. Other people have different tastes. Check flickr.
If you really want a 35 that is a combination of moderate cost, small size, modern coating, and very fast wide aperture, then what other choice is there? That, in the final analysis, is probably all the "consensus" you or I will ever need to know, otherwise we would already be looking at the superior alternative from Leica.
nksyoon
Well-known
gavinlg
Veteran
The lens is excellent. Buy one and don't test on newspapers.
nzeeman
Well-known
unfortunately i dont have money for that lens, but it looks interesting to me so i am just curious.
Avotius
Some guy
I hear the lens has a plastic focus and aperture ring? Hard to believe?
sockeyed
Well-known
The CV 35 f/1.4 is built just like the 40 f/1.4 - no plastic. I've handled the production model and the limited edition all-brass, black paint version. High quality construction all around.
erikhaugsby
killer of threads
How did you get lucky enough to see the black paint version?
retow
Well-known
Sean Reid posted the second part of the lens` review and all in all confirmes its mediocre (and for me disappointing) performance.
What a pitty, it could have been the perfect travel 35, fast, compact, light, affordable.
What a pitty, it could have been the perfect travel 35, fast, compact, light, affordable.
Harry S.
Well-known
I have one and I find it reasonably good. One thing Ive noticed is the bokeh at 1.4 is pretty ugly, and its a little soft wide open. Mine is the MC version so it can be a bit overly contrasty in certain light.
I cant really conplain. Its built well and is nice and portable, and its cheap.
I cant really conplain. Its built well and is nice and portable, and its cheap.
KEH
Well-known
If you want small, light, f1.4, this is the ticket. It has its optical deficiencies, as Sean Reid had documented, but it has its place, as many here can attest. Attached shot at f1.4
Cheers,
Kirk
Cheers,
Kirk
Captain
Well-known
This is the first I have ever heard reference to a all brass limited edition 35 f1.4? Can you provide more information? Thanks
Tom A
RFF Sponsor
There was a small series of the 35f1,4 SC made in brass,black paint and nickel plated mount (front ring for the hood and rear mount). 100 were made for the JCII (Japan Camera something) and it was shown and sold at their meeting in March. It is heavier than the regular one, but optical performance is the same. It obviously became an instant collectible and in most cases will not leave the box it is in!
As for performance, the Nokton 35f1,4 has performed very well on my M2's. I know that there has been problems (oercieved or real) with a focus shift and a softer "draw" wide open. However, taking in context, it is 1/6 of the price of a S-Lux Asph 35 and 1/3rd of the cost of a Summilux pre-asph 35 (whose image characteristics it closely mirrors - apart from less flare and less field curvature).
I have had the lens for about 120 rolls now and so far I find it very pleasant - for my kind of shooting. No. it is not a lens for architectural details shot at f1.4, but as a "walk about" lens for low light or daylight it works very well, better than my pre-asph Summilux 35 and as it is smaller than the Asph Summilux 35 I still would have preferred it to that, had I kept it (flared wildly and it was BIG and heavy).
My criteria is very simple. Can I print a 11x14" print without having optical problems degrade the image? With the Nokton 35mm f1.4 SC does that very well, even wide open!
Flick's M-mount lens site has quite a few images done with it. Just type in "Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f1.4 SC" or "MC" in the tag directory and they will pop up.
As for performance, the Nokton 35f1,4 has performed very well on my M2's. I know that there has been problems (oercieved or real) with a focus shift and a softer "draw" wide open. However, taking in context, it is 1/6 of the price of a S-Lux Asph 35 and 1/3rd of the cost of a Summilux pre-asph 35 (whose image characteristics it closely mirrors - apart from less flare and less field curvature).
I have had the lens for about 120 rolls now and so far I find it very pleasant - for my kind of shooting. No. it is not a lens for architectural details shot at f1.4, but as a "walk about" lens for low light or daylight it works very well, better than my pre-asph Summilux 35 and as it is smaller than the Asph Summilux 35 I still would have preferred it to that, had I kept it (flared wildly and it was BIG and heavy).
My criteria is very simple. Can I print a 11x14" print without having optical problems degrade the image? With the Nokton 35mm f1.4 SC does that very well, even wide open!
Flick's M-mount lens site has quite a few images done with it. Just type in "Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f1.4 SC" or "MC" in the tag directory and they will pop up.
dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
So you'd rather believe someone else's opinion on the lens rather than try it yourself? I mean, all things being equal and you could/can afford the lens or perhaps can find a friend locally who can lend you it to try, you would turn that down based on what one individual has written about the lens?
Curious,
Dave
Matt(1pt4)
Established
' What a pitty, it could have been the perfect travel 35, fast, compact, light, affordable.'
It actually meets all those requirements. If you expect performance on par with larger lenses costing 5 times as much, you are bound to be disappointed.
Hexar RF & CV 35 1.4 SC
It actually meets all those requirements. If you expect performance on par with larger lenses costing 5 times as much, you are bound to be disappointed.
Hexar RF & CV 35 1.4 SC
raid
Dad Photographer
I am content with my Canon 35mm/1.8.
hans voralberg
Veteran
The only problem is that it's rarer than hen's teeth
regularchickens
Well-known
And it has a 180-degree focus throw and an infinity lock. But it has its place.
sockeyed
Well-known
Tom A has one, and has had it mounted on one of his M2s at several of the regular photog get-togethers we both attend at a local pie shop. It's a beautiful piece of gear, and if I had hens teeth, I would gladly trade them for one.
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
The CV 35mm f1.4 lens will become a cultish classic in the years to come.
These rare beauties will exchange hands among cognicenti for
large sums of money.
you will be sorry that you never got one at a give away price when you had the chance.
These rare beauties will exchange hands among cognicenti for
large sums of money.
you will be sorry that you never got one at a give away price when you had the chance.