Canon LTM Canon LTM 50mm 1.5 "Sonnar" Photos Please!

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Solinar said:
Those are some nice photos Mr. Dourlbalistar, very impressive work.
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Bingley said:
+1 to ^^^^^. This sample of the Canon 50/1.5 is a keeper and is clearly in very good hands!
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Thank you, Solinar and Bingley! I'm not sure about my hands, but this lens is definitely a keeper. I need to spend some more time with it, though. There were some shots on my first roll where I either missed focus, or fell victim to some focus shift.
 
Bingley said:
That’s a lovely photo. The 50/1.5 really shines at f.4. And it’s excellent for landscapes and as an all-rounder, as well as for portraits.
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Thank you, Bingley! I agree that f/4 is a sweet spot for this lens.

Bingley said:
Leica M2, Canon 50mm f1.5, Plus X at iso 320 n Diafine:

Paysage breton by bingley0522, on Flickr
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I remember seeing this shot on your Flickr feed. Very sharp with a nice bite to it!

Bingley said:
Leica M2, Canon 50mm f1.5, TMax 400 in HC 110:

Plage sans tabac... by bingley0522, on Flickr
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I haven't tested mine in strongly backlit scenes yet, but I don't see any evidence of flare here. Really great contrast with the bright sun, but still plenty of detail in the shadows behind the wall.
 
Bingley said:
Nice!! And not much distortion either...
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Thank you, I really, really like this lens so far! Not much distortion as you noted, and I didn't add any corrections in post. I think this is kind of a boring photo actually, not one I would normally take. I mainly wanted to see how the lens rendered the repeating pattern of the chain link fence. IIRC, this was at f/4, so maybe I didn't open up the aperture enough for any "character" to happen. 😛
 
The Canon 50mm f1.5 lens produces some of the best bokeh around, I prefer to to the Nikkor 5cm f1.4 lens in most cases.
 
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