Canon 50/1.5 compared to Zeiss 50/1.5 Sonnar LTM

[Flyfisher Tom]

If you've been lucky enough to work with both of these lenses, I'd be very interested in your impressions regarding similarities, differences, signature etc.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Flyfisher Tom]

forgot to add, of course if you have photos illustrating both lenses' signature differences/similarities, that would be even better, thanks 🙂

 

[Flyfisher Tom]

Thanks Roland, that was very helpful. I look forward to your shots with the sonnar when you have the time ;-)

Best,

 

[furcafe]

Really? My experience w/the 5cm/1.4 Nikkor-S in Nikon RF mount & LTM is that it behaves very much like a Sonnar (down to producing the same kind of flare w/out-of-frame point light sources) only w/slightly "swirlier" boke wide-open. I also don't think the original Voigtlander behaves like a Sonnar (except for characteristics that are common to all 1950's lenses).

. . . the Nikkor 50/1.4 is a totally different
animal wide-open than both the Canon and Zeiss.

 

[Flyfisher Tom]

Thanks for the photos Roland.

The Nikon's wide open OOF does look very 'swirly', indeed, a bit jarring. I agree that the Canon's OOF signature is much more pleasing.