Cv 40mm f1.4 vs Cv 50mm f2

I just received my VC 40mm 1.4 SC.!! I don't have the hood yet. Any recommendations for a hood other than the original VC one? How is its performance without hood?

Roel
 
I have both lenses. The 40mm f/1.4 Nokton is very sharp and contrasty. The 50mm f/ 2 Heliar is deceptive because it has lower contrast, but still resolves very fine detail. It also has much smoother OOF area transitions compared to the 40mm Nokton which can be a bit harsh. Here is a 50mm Heliar shot (on an R-D1) from today. The OOF background at the top of the photo is not sky, but rather wind blown snow on clear ice.

http://www.pbase.com/scho/image/74678263
 
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Carl, I like the cat tails shot, with its subtle tones in the lighter values. A keeper for sure, even seen online at low resolution. I had to use your posted URL, as I don't see it here in RFF, and not even the X that Noel mentions. Then in your PBase gallery it came up only as a placeholder/frame, and I had to use "Previous" button (getting the door photo) and then "Next" to see the Cat Tails. (Mac using Firefox browser)
 
Doug and Noel,

I edited the link and the embedded image comes back for awhile and then disappears again. I guess pbase and/or RFF doesn't like the way I'm using image links.

Carl
 
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Trying again to embed an image. This is a screen grab of a 50mm Heliar R-D1 shot in aperture showing detail with the loupe.

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Trius said:
Carl: Shall we all break into a chorus of "Far above Cayuga's waters"?
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Only if you don't sing the smelly version ;) This shot was taken from "Cayuga's waters".
Had to hack Aperture using the procedure outlined in a LUG thread to get it to import Epson R-D1 files.
 
back alley said:
the 40 has wings more than a knob or tab.
i did not care for the wings but got used to them pretty quick.

a dremel would take care of the wings though.


joe
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Joe, what's a dremel?

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Oh, never mind, I just found this: [SIZE=-1]en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dremel
(that "English as a second language" thing gets me all confused sometimes)
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scho said:
Only if you don't sing the smelly version ;) This shot was taken from "Cayuga's waters".
Had to hack Aperture using the procedure outlined in a LUG thread to get it to import Epson R-D1 files.
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really excellent. Doug since I am thinking that my next purchase will be an Rd-1. Which do you use most?, the R3m or the RD-1?
 
kshapero said:
really excellent. Doug since I am thinking that my next purchase will be an Rd-1. Which do you use most?, the R3m or the RD-1?
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Since getting the R-D1 I haven't been using the R3M very much and mostly for B&W.

Carl
 
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