Benjamin Marks
Veteran
In a recent thread I stated that I found the bokeh of the C/V 50 Nokton similar to that of the 35 Nokton. Others disagreed. I took the following photos this morning with the M8. The two lenses are different, but not hugely so. My hope is that the following samples will help show what I mean. Others please post, particularly if your experience is different than mine.
Leica M8 handheld at ISO 160 DNG UV/IR, but uncoded lenses. WhiBal: Auto, converted to 16-bit TIFF in CS3, down-res'ed and resized for posting. No corrections applied in PS.
50 Nokton @1.1 Full Frame
35 Nokton @ 1.2 Full Frame
50 Nokton @ 1.1. 100 Percent Crop
35 Nokton @ 1.2 100 Percent Crop
50 Nokton @ 1.1. 100% Out of Focus Area
35 Nokton @ 1.2 100% Out of Focus Area
What do you all think?
Ben Marks
Leica M8 handheld at ISO 160 DNG UV/IR, but uncoded lenses. WhiBal: Auto, converted to 16-bit TIFF in CS3, down-res'ed and resized for posting. No corrections applied in PS.
50 Nokton @1.1 Full Frame

35 Nokton @ 1.2 Full Frame

50 Nokton @ 1.1. 100 Percent Crop

35 Nokton @ 1.2 100 Percent Crop

50 Nokton @ 1.1. 100% Out of Focus Area

35 Nokton @ 1.2 100% Out of Focus Area

What do you all think?
Ben Marks