Bobfrance
Over Exposed
If it's any help, whilst I know you can only glean so much from a JPG view on a screen, these are shots I took that I think typify the differences between the lenses I mentioned.
It's worth noting that I often like to isolate my subjects by shooting at wide apertures (often fully open) so a lenses OOF characteristics are quite important to me.
Leica 35/1.4 Summilux ASPH shot on M8
Zeiss Biogon 28/2.8 shot on M8 (slightly cropped)
(uncropped but not wide open)
Zeiss Planar 50/2 (cropped) Hexar RF
(uncropped) Hexar RF
(uncropped) M8
And finally a couple of test shots I did a 35/1.2 Nokton and a 35/.15 Canon (with identical/minimal processing) both on M8 shot wide open. I found the difference quite surprising.
Nokton 35/1.2
Canon 35/15
It's worth noting that I often like to isolate my subjects by shooting at wide apertures (often fully open) so a lenses OOF characteristics are quite important to me.
Leica 35/1.4 Summilux ASPH shot on M8


Zeiss Biogon 28/2.8 shot on M8 (slightly cropped)

(uncropped but not wide open)

Zeiss Planar 50/2 (cropped) Hexar RF

(uncropped) Hexar RF

(uncropped) M8

And finally a couple of test shots I did a 35/1.2 Nokton and a 35/.15 Canon (with identical/minimal processing) both on M8 shot wide open. I found the difference quite surprising.
Nokton 35/1.2

Canon 35/15

Sparrow
Veteran
I may have said it before, but that third shot is an absolute belter Bob
Dave Wilkinson
Veteran
Bravo! - Pherdinand!....I thought it was just me that is tireing of all the cr*p that is being posted on RFF lately! LOL!lenses don't draw anything. Luckily, since it would take an awful lot of time.
Lenses project damn images.
The 28 is too "clinical", the 35 is too narrow, the 24 is too wide, how about forgetting Leica then alltogether?
There are zoom lenses in the 24-105 mm range that are definitely not "clinically sharp"
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Bobfrance
Over Exposed
I may have said it before, but that third shot is an absolute belter Bob
Thanks Stewart. It's nice of you to say so.
peewee
Established
Bob, those are super shots, thanks very much for posting them, i especially like the first b&w.
Cheers
Lucy
Cheers
Lucy
jaapv
RFF Sponsoring Member.
the 24 is really a wide lens while the 35 can be used to isolate the subject, that's the main difference.

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Bobfrance
Over Exposed
Bob, those are super shots, thanks very much for posting them, i especially like the first b&w.
Cheers
Lucy
Glad to help.
boymerang
Newbie
I don't have any experience with the 24mm but I'm loving my 35mm lux ASPH. It delivers images just the way I like them.
A random from last week:
A random from last week:

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