Field Testing Lenses: Tell me which ones!

[raid]

Hi,
I am in the middle of lens testing in the 35mm-40mm range. I need your wishes to see which lenses you want a field test for. I want to consider "affordable" lenses that are possibly popular for RFF members.

I already field tested the expensive 35mm/1.4 Summilux and the CV 35mm/1.2.

Raid

 

[vrgard]

Hey Raid, I'm assuming you meant 35 and not 50 for the Ultron in this survey, right?

-Randy

 

[raid]

Hey Raid, I'm assuming you meant 35 and not 50 for the Ultron in this survey, right?

-Randy

Randy,

Yes, I meant the 35mm/1.7 Ultron.
How can I modify the poll?


Raid

 

[rover]

Randy,

Yes, I meant the 35mm/1.7 Ultron.
How can I modify the poll?


Raid

I just made the correction.

 

[dostacos]

I would like to see the difference between the two 40s does the single coat or the multicoat shoot better or does it matter

 

[raid]

I just made the correction.

Thanks! Now the poll looks correct.

Raid

 

[raid]

I think that the polls show what I wanted to do anyways; for all practical purposes, there is no optical difference between the SC and MC Nokton lenses, and I will use one of them. The 35/1.7 and the Color Skopar Clasicc seem to be popular lenses, plus the Summicron-C.

Raid

 

[ibcrewin]

I'd like to see a test with the 35/2.5 color skopar. I'm new to the RF lenses and it seems to me this lens is very contrasty.

 

[raid]

I'd like to see a test with the 35/2.5 color skopar. I'm new to the RF lenses and it seems to me this lens is very contrasty.

The Color Skopar will be tested in the field.

Raid

 

[oscroft]

This looks pretty good to me. I've always wanted a 40mm lens, and now that I have an M body I'm seriously considering a 40 Nokton. I already have a 35 Skopar, so being able to compare field test results from both of them would be brilliant. I'm looking forward to it 🙂

 

[vrgard]

Sorry if this posting causes anyone to think that I've unfairly swayed the voting, but I sure hope that either the Summicron 40 or the Rokkor 40 end up in the field test. I, for one, would be disappointed if it ended up being a field test of current lenses only. And thanks again, Raid, for all your hard work.

-Randy

 

[raid]

Sorry if this posting causes anyone to think that I've unfairly swayed the voting, but I sure hope that either the Summicron 40 or the Rokkor 40 end up in the field test. I, for one, would be disappointed if it ended up being a field test of current lenses only. And thanks again, Raid, for all your hard work.

-Randy

Hi Randy,

The Summicron-C is more readily available [it seems] than the Rokkor for the CLE, so I will have the Summicron C in the field test.

Raid

 

[vrgard]

Great to hear. Thanks, Raid! Really looking forward to your results (and, of course, to Roland's analysis/presentation of same - you like how I just volunteered Roland into your project?...😉 ).

-Randy

 

[ferider]

Great to hear. Thanks, Raid! Really looking forward to your results (and, of course, to Roland's analysis/presentation of same - you like how I just volunteered Roland into your project?...😉 ).

-Randy

Speaking of which: if you have any additional pics to upload to my site, Raid, please do so soon,
so I can take them home.

Also you not using the CLE lens in the field means that I can have it back soon - yeah 🙂
Miss that little jewel.

More so than the 35/2.5 PII. If anybody wants it, it will be up for sale soon ...

Roland.

 

[raid]

Roland,

Do I still need the bokeh test for all lenses on top of the selective field testing?
If not, I could return all lenses within one week.

I am waiting for the two B&W rolls to be developed for the field testing of the CV 35/1.2 and the Summilux 35/1.4.

Tomorrow's field testing will require two rolls of film. If I use B&W film, there are no local photo finishers that handle B&W [as they should]. I am out of XP2. I don't know when I can send you the results. Why don't you go ahead and analyze what has been uploaded. This is just a friendly suggestion, Roland.

Raid

 

[raid]

I will take two rolls of film as follows:


Roll # 1:

M3 with:

(i) J-12 35mm/2.8
(ii) Canon 35mm/1.8
(iii) Nokton 40mm/1.4 Classic
(iv) CV 35mm/1.7

Roll # 2:

M6 with:


(i) Summicron 35mm/2 V3
(ii) Suumicron-C 35mm/2
(iii) CV Color Skopar 35mm/2.5
(iv) Zeiss ZM Biogon 35mm/2

I will cover bokeh shots here.


What do you think?


Raid

 

[raid]

1. CV 40mm/1.4 Nokton MC 25 69.44%
2. CV Ultron 35mm/1.7 19 52.78%
3. CV 35mm/2.5 Color Skopar Classic 18 50.00%
4. Leitz Summicron -C 40mm/2.0 14 38.89%
5. Rokkor 40mm/2.0 13 36.11% [similar]
6. Canon 35mm/1.8 13 36.11%
7. CV 35mm/2.5 Color Skopar PII 11 30.56% [similar]
8. CV 40mm/1.4 Nokton SC 10 27.78% [similar]

 

[rxmd]

(iii) Nokton 35mm/1.4 Classic

Do you mean the 40/1.4 or the 35/1.2?

Philipp

 

[raid]

Do you mean the 40/1.4 or the 35/1.2?

Philipp

Hi Philipp,
The 35/1.2 has already been field tested, and I meant the CV 40mm/1.4 Nokton.

Raid

 

[raid]

I did the tests as mentioned below:
Roll # 1:

M3 with:

(i) J-12 35mm/2.8
(ii) Canon 35mm/1.8
(iii) Nokton 40mm/1.4 Classic
(iv) CV 35mm/1.7

Roll # 2:

M6 with:


(i) Summicron 35mm/2 V3
(ii) Suumicron-C 35mm/2
(iii) CV Color Skopar 35mm/2.5
(iv) Zeiss ZM Biogon 35mm/2

It happened that the chrome lenses were used on a chrome M3 and the black lenses were used on a black M6. With the M3, I used a Pentax digital spotmeter to get at the exposure,while with the M6 is used its meter.

Lens testing is now over.

Raid