Bokeh 50 Hex

[Krosya]

I thought I'd post this little comparison:
First shot was taken with Hexanon 50/2.

Second - with Planar 50/2 ZM.

I like Hex better, so I kept it and sold Planar.

 

[ferider]

Krosya, I bought the Hex after seeing your photos, in particular the B+W
portrait with leaves in the background, that you once posted.
(the fact that Erik made me an offer that I couldn't resist helped of course )

Best,

Roland.

 

[Anupam]

I hate it that I have to sell my Hexanon.

 

[Krosya]

Krosya, I bought the Hex after seeing your photos, in particular the B+W
portrait with leaves in the background, that you once posted.
(the fact that Erik made me an offer that I couldn't resist helped of course )

Best,

Roland.

Hope you are happy with it as I am. It's a great lens!

 

[Ororaro]

I now understand all the hexanon love! I bought a 28 hexanon and I can't believe the good contrast. The shots with this lens all pop out from the negatives. I exaxtly know which we're shot with the hexanon.

Now I'm regreting for not having bought the 60 1.2 when it was relatively cheap, last year, when I could...

I can't lust for the other Hexanons because I own the faster Leicas but I fully understand how good they can be!

But since Krosya already said the hexanon was close to the noctilux, and I own the noctilux, I guess I'm good.

 

[ferider]

One of my kits is 90/2 v3, Hex 50/2 and 28/1.9.
I find they work extremely well together .

Roland.

 

[Marc-A.]

Krosya, you've already sold the Planar? The Hexanon 50 seems wonderful.

 

[Krosya]

Krosya, you've already sold the Planar? The Hexanon 50 seems wonderful.

Yes I did. Hex does the great job for me, so no need for Planar, which in itself a great lens. Just not for me.

 

[pdx138]

Thanks for posting these. I think I like the OOF of the Planar better in the samples. I like how smooth it is. Were there other reasons you kept the Hex and sold the Planar?

 

[Krosya]

Well,
Other than I prefer the way Hexanon "draws" the image, I liked the way it handles better - focus and apperture rings feel more comfortale to me, I like built-in hood of Hex. It's a bit more compact. Don't get me wrong - it was a very close call, I really like Planar too, it's just little things that made me reach for Hex more often than Planar won the toss up.

 

[Pablito]

I thought I'd post this little comparison:
First shot was taken with Hexanon 50/2.

Second - with Planar 50/2 ZM.

I like Hex better, so I kept it and sold Planar.

Hard to compare these two as they appear to be taken at different apertures. The lower photo has more DOF.

 

[venchka]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm...

Hmmmmmmmmmmm...

One of my kits is 90/2 v3, Hex 50/2 and 28/1.9.
I find they work extremely well together .

Roland.

I can kinda do that: 90/2.8 Elmarit, 50/2.0 DR Summicron, 28/2.8 M-Hexanon

Or this: 85/2.0 Nikkor, 50/1.4 Nikkor, 28 M-Hexanon

 

[amateriat]

I don't know about the comparison here, but I've been happy with my 50/2 M-Hex (and the 28/2.8M-Hex that came before it, and the 90/2.8 M-Hex that came shortly after it) for a number of years now. The only thing I can say is that, from a technical standpoint, the results have pleased me.

Galveston Beach, 2003


- Barrett

 

[Krosya]

One of my kits is 90/2 v3, Hex 50/2 and 28/1.9.
I find they work extremely well together .

Roland.

I got the same in All Hexanon line - 50/2-90/2.8-28/2.8 now. Mmm! Tasty set on either M6 or Hexar RF!

 

[sepiareverb]

Here's one- M5 / 50/2 Hexanon / HP5+ in ID-11 1:1

 

[awilder]

I've owned all three KM lenses: 28,50,90. All had exceptional build quality and good optics, but oddly, they were eventually sold and replaced by Leica lenses for various reasons. The 28 and 90 when I sold my CLE and the 50 because my tabbed 'Cron was just a bit sharper and had more bite to the imaging. Of all the 50's I've ever tried (including the 50/1.4 ASPH), the current formula while not perfect, performs better overall if a faster lens isn't needed.