martin s
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Just a short one, to give you a rough idea of the size. Sorry for the bad pictures, I don't have a proper digital camera at the moment. I bought this lens in a German photo store, it came in a box like this
The M next to it as a size-comparison. I was shocked when I first opened the box, crazy. It's pretty heavy, too (490 gr.). Unlike the 35mm f1.4 it comes with a lens hood
Now the cap only fits on the lens with the hood attached, so you really have to at least carry the hood. The cap works pretty well, there's some fabric on the inside of it to hold. You tighten the hood with a little screw, which pushes the metal strip (doesn't scratch anything), holds really well, too. There are notches on the lens so it doesn't turn freely.
(Elmar f2.8 on the right, another picture)
Like I said, freakishly huge, and still bigger than you might think looking at those images.
But despite the size, it's an amazing lens. It's really, really well made - feels incredibly solid and even makes my Canon L friends somewhat jealous. All metal as far as I can tell.
You can set the aperture in half stops, which is nice. The aperture ring is really responsive, too, easy to change without actually looking at it.
There's no focusing tab, which I would have preferred. You get used to not having one really fast though, faster than I thought. You can turn the focus ring real easy, but it's fast, still not too fast to focus at f1.2. If it's not super dark focusing isn't an issue I'd say, even wide open.
On the M6 the lens feels a little too front-heavy, probably way better with a Rapidwinder / Leicavit / Motor M / ... . It's still bearably , even though I at least need a neckstrap now, carrying it in your hand for an hour or two isn't fun.
Regarding the viewfinder intrusion (0,72x) it's not really an issue for me, except with close-up portraits where the head of the subject would be located in the top right corner (vertical). I was surprised though, it does take up quite some space, but it'll just blend in after a while. Like your nose, which you technically see as well 😉
Quality wise there are plenty of threads with _amazing_ photographs taken with this lens, even some recent ones.
More information about the lens here. I will post another, more detailed review once I've shot more with this lens. For now it's my take everywhere to get used to it.
martin
The M next to it as a size-comparison. I was shocked when I first opened the box, crazy. It's pretty heavy, too (490 gr.). Unlike the 35mm f1.4 it comes with a lens hood
Now the cap only fits on the lens with the hood attached, so you really have to at least carry the hood. The cap works pretty well, there's some fabric on the inside of it to hold. You tighten the hood with a little screw, which pushes the metal strip (doesn't scratch anything), holds really well, too. There are notches on the lens so it doesn't turn freely.
(Elmar f2.8 on the right, another picture)
Like I said, freakishly huge, and still bigger than you might think looking at those images.
But despite the size, it's an amazing lens. It's really, really well made - feels incredibly solid and even makes my Canon L friends somewhat jealous. All metal as far as I can tell.
You can set the aperture in half stops, which is nice. The aperture ring is really responsive, too, easy to change without actually looking at it.
There's no focusing tab, which I would have preferred. You get used to not having one really fast though, faster than I thought. You can turn the focus ring real easy, but it's fast, still not too fast to focus at f1.2. If it's not super dark focusing isn't an issue I'd say, even wide open.
On the M6 the lens feels a little too front-heavy, probably way better with a Rapidwinder / Leicavit / Motor M / ... . It's still bearably , even though I at least need a neckstrap now, carrying it in your hand for an hour or two isn't fun.
Regarding the viewfinder intrusion (0,72x) it's not really an issue for me, except with close-up portraits where the head of the subject would be located in the top right corner (vertical). I was surprised though, it does take up quite some space, but it'll just blend in after a while. Like your nose, which you technically see as well 😉
Quality wise there are plenty of threads with _amazing_ photographs taken with this lens, even some recent ones.
More information about the lens here. I will post another, more detailed review once I've shot more with this lens. For now it's my take everywhere to get used to it.
martin
