A New Legend is Born - My review of the 50 Nokton

[_lou_]

Wide open :

Not sure about aperture setting for the following :

 

[gsgary]

some new ones with M mount 50F1.5

 

[_lou_]

With a little bit of flash, at f/4 :

 

[sanmich]

Nick's shots show that barrel-distortion is really not an issue with this lens.

Erik

I'm not sure about this one.
Among Nick's pictures, I see only one that could be affected by distortion (the one with the window), and it is indeed well behaved.
OTOH, on Huff's review you can see a clear example of distortion with the lens.
It may be better than others, but it doesn't seem distortion free.

 

[sanmich]

New 50F1.5 and very first roll of Agfa APX100

and then, we have this one, showing no distortion at all.
go figure...

 

[maggieo]

Love this lens:


Michael Tests The New SD Card, September 15, 2013 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr


Michael, September 15, 2013 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr

 

[Rangefinderfreak]

I think the chrome version is ugly, which the black version is not... strange...

 

[35mmdelux]

Hi Nick,
Tks for sharing those photos and the interesting narrative.

I didn't find the 50/1.5 images very crisp. Reminded me more of retro drawing. Hardly comparative, in my mind, to the 50 Lux Asph or my 50 Lux pre. As a wide aperture lens Id like to see what it can do wide open and under low light conditions.

On the 21/1.8, these photos look much crisper than the 50mm. Fairly sharp images. Id like to see what f/1.8 can deliver wide open under fleeting light. Dont know how much it costs however sounds like a great option.

Thanks again - P.