have we done a 35/1.2 and a 50/1.1 comparison yet?

[myM8yogi]

I've got the 35/1.2.
Brilliant lens. No, it is not super sharp wide open, but it's plenty sharp enough. It has a strange characteristic of being extremely flare resistant but not particularly contrasty. Distincitve look at 1.2 that makes everyone go "oooh" and "aaah", no matter what level of familiarity they have with a camera.

I also had a Canon 50/1.2, and that was considerably softer and more flarey then cv35/1.2. "Dreamy" is a very apt description. It actually made a wonderful portrait lens on the M8.
Perfect for that.

I have no experience with the Nokton 1.1

 

[leicashot]

I've got the 35/1.2.
Brilliant lens. No, it is not super sharp wide open, but it's plenty sharp enough. It has a strange characteristic of being extremely flare resistant but not particularly contrasty. Distincitve look at 1.2 that makes everyone go "oooh" and "aaah", no matter what level of familiarity they have with a camera.

I also had a Canon 50/1.2, and that was considerably softer and more flarey then cv35/1.2. "Dreamy" is a very apt description. It actually made a wonderful portrait lens on the M8.
Perfect for that.

I have no experience with the Nokton 1.1

I echo your opinion, but another big point is that at f/1.4 it improves quite a lot, almost to the point of the 35/1.4 ASPH, if not the same in the center area. The Leica wins towards the outer zones, and most notably on size - yes it does matter! 😱

 

[helen.HH]

That's Lynn's expertise at play ... he could have produced as good with several other lenses I can think of.

*****I don't think noir-esque photography stresses any lens's credentials ... it just needs speed along with expert processing for the final result****.

Silly, of course I did not mean its a noir lens ...just that its combination of sharpness , a beautiful roundess it creates with Lush 'Inky' blacks heightened Lynn's Perception and Creative Flow.

AGREED , Lynn's high degree of chemical darkroom Magic made those shots Stellar.
xo-H 🙂

 

[jarski]

ot, but 75/1.2 would be nice pair for 35/1.2 🙂

 

[leicashot]

ot, but 75/1.2 would be nice pair for 35/1.2 🙂

I barely see any 75/1.4 images focused correctly at 1.4 so that would be interesting.

 

[kossi008]

Oh yeah, and while we're at it, I want a 35/0.7 that's the size of a 28 skopar... 😀😀😀

 

[mfogiel]

The 35/1.2 is a much superior lens to the 50/1.1 in my opinion. In fact, I believe it is the best CV lens ever made. It has no focus shift, it is very usable at all apertures, and I like the bokeh much more than the one from 50/1.1. At widest apertures, it makes your photos look like they have been taken in absence of air, a feeling difficult to describe.

The 50 can hold his own in low light, but it is much more difficult to use at intermediate apertures - as far as I am concerned it is a wide open only lens.

 

[Fujitsu]

i was thinking more in terms of centre sharpness, edge sharpness...bokeh etc.
also the 'look' that each produces, if they share a similar character, heritage...family line.

In what way would "edge sharpness" matter on your RD1 anway? The edges are cut off.

 

[back alley]

In what way would "edge sharpness" matter on your RD1 anway? The edges are cut off.

the sensor is cropped...not my curiosity...

 

[helen.HH]

FABULOUS shots as usual mfogiel/Marek

Admittedly I would Prefer to use the 1.1 over the 1.2
the 1.2 left me cold ....though other people's shots with it are GRAND
I'm going to give the 1.1 a try ...🙂

Best to YOU- helen

 

[umcelinho]

My 1.4 SC Nokton is driving me mad with its flare issues. I'm using a collapsible rubber hood with trimmed rim (otherwise it vignettes on film) but still I get some flare. It doesn't flare often, but it happens enough to nag me... 🙁 I think I will end up finding a new owner to it and biting the 1.2 apple...

 

[raid]

I am settling for the 50/1.2 Canon and the 75/1.5 Lux.