Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Some Canon 'flare!' 🙂

bigdog said:Hello,
So I got the lens today...fungus on inside of front element around the edges, oil on the aperture blades, aperture ring not totally smooth but workable and oil on rear element behind aperture blades. The glass on the outside looks good actually....no cleaning marks or scratches and focus is smooth.
This is when you think I should have spent the money and just purchased a new Nokton 1.5 rather than take my chances on Ebay. I was told I could have the lens serviced for anywhere from $50 to $100 to remove the oil and clean the fungus and lubricate the aperture ring. Keep in mind I paid $190 for the lens as is.
Keith said:These are a teriffic lens ... all this talk made me put mine on my M3 yesterday for a few Vespa shots at the top of the farm! 🙂
Compairing it to a J8, well, it's a Sonnar design vs. a Double-Gauss design. Very different critters with different characteristics. That's one you'll have to decide with your own eyes.
I think you'll enjoy it. Good light!
William
Great shots bro!!! Love the tone! Almost Leica like. I must take both my Canon out to shoot.A few low-light shots I've taken with my 50/1.4, wide-open or close to it:
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In your test, the 50 f/1.2 seem a bit better in sharpness and much better in color rendition.