CV 35/1.2 finally gotta admit it's too heavy

Balance, my precision-loving friends, Balance!

Balance, my precision-loving friends, Balance!

I use the Big Nokton without a hood on my ZI, so there is almost no VF blockage 😛.
But yeah, for me, it is the weight. And I regularly lift weights, by the way, as well as run up a mountain 3 times a week, if not more; but that has nothing to do with it. It's not a question of toting the darn thing around but of actually using it in nimble fashion: in the hand, on the wrist, around the neck...
To be more precise I should say it is not the weight per se but the balance.

Morgan: Fabulous photo!!! I'd crop the top and just a slice off the bottom, and then adjust the side to keep the ratio intact.
 

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The Leica Summilux asph looks like it would be what I'm really after, but the price is too high at this time.
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It's kind of a big lens, too, in the RF world.

I think there are two sizes of lenses for rangefinders: The "big" ones that aren't too big to use when you're 'on assignment,' but too big to carry casually, and those that are "just right."

For 35's, the first group would include the VC Nokton, the Summilux Aspherical and the M-Hexanon. The "just right" group would be the pre-aspherical summicrons/luxes, the Rokkor/'cron 40's, and the VC 35/40 1.4's.
 
There is no real need for a hood on the 35 biogon. Mine has not flared once to any effect in two and a half years in Afghanistan. I did buy the hood for the 28 though as that flared a couple of times.
 
Just received the little Nokto (35/1.4, S.C version) in the mail.

A fast lens that is tiny: isn't that something!!! 😎

The balance is very nice on an M body!

Over the next few weeks I may have a chance to test this and perhaps even informally compare it with the Big Nokton. 🙂
 
thomasw_ said:
Here is a scan from a wet print that gives an idea of what the Summilux 35 asph can do in very low light. This is John Darnielle from a Mountain Goats concert in Vancouver at a venue on Richards Street.

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Great shot of John! Love him. So awesome that 4AD picked him up. John, Simon, and my favorite lens (1.2) in the same thread. Cool 🙂
 
noimmunity said:
Just received the little Nokto (35/1.4, S.C version) in the mail.

A fast lens that is tiny: isn't that something!!! 😎

The balance is very nice on an M body!

Over the next few weeks I may have a chance to test this and perhaps even informally compare it with the Big Nokton. 🙂
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Had enough stick time with the new lens yet to reach a verdict, Jon?
 
Isn't this a balance/ergonomics problem?
RF's are small, light and without "the grip" most SLR's have so when you add a bulky/heavy lens you displace the center of gravity much more than on a SLR + you don't have the same firm grip on the camera. I can't use a 180mm AIS on my FE 2 or F3 without a winder atached to add grip and balance even then my F100 handle big and heavy lenses much better and I can go on much longer without feeling the starin on my wrists. If I don't use the MB10/15 on my F90X/F100 my hands start hurting within minutes.
Back to RFs, Can one say that there is an optimum size/weight for the lenses and camera lens compination?
Best regards
 
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