i Love C-Sonnar 50/1.5

[maggieo]

Tasha, December 22, 2104 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr

 

[maggieo]

Miss Kis, December 05, 2014 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr

 

[maggieo]

Jackson, January 07, 2015 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr

 

[maggieo]

Iron Tail, December 05, 2014 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr

 

[maggieo]

Michael Makes Coffee, January 07, 2015 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr


Coffee Is Good, January 03, 2015 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr


Amelia Pond, January 07, 2015 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr


Scooter, January 07, 2015 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr

 

[megido]

I want to be impressed but i'm not and it looks like I'm in a very small minority here.
Some lenses really 'jump off the screen' for me. Summar 50, Collapsible 50, Summaron 2.8, SA 3.4 for example.
Is it the Zeiss 'look' that I just don't connect with?

 

[mfogiel]

Maybe the problem was in the photos, let's see...
201211618 by marek fogiel, on Flickr

20090322 by marek fogiel, on Flickr

Any better now?

 

[megido]

Maybe the problem was in the photos, let's see...

201211618 by marek fogiel, on Flickr

Any better now?

Of course I appreciate its qualities. I didn't say it's a 'bad' lens as such and it's not down to individual images.
It's more about rendition.
I believe I'm correct in saying the the Sonnar look has a slightly soft rendering and although I'm not at all obsessed with sharpness maybe that's where my problem lies....

 

[Michael Markey]

 

[seakayaker1]

 

[Michael Markey]

 

[rhl-oregon]

a7

 

[megido]

Excellent images Michael. Maybe it's an acquired taste....

 

[mfogiel]

"I believe i'm correct in saying the the Sonnar look has a slightly soft rendering and although i'm not at all obsessed with sharpness maybe that's where my problem lies...."

It depends on the f stop. At f 5.6 you get a nice balance between razor sharp and creamy, by f 8.0 it is only razor sharp:

f 3.2

2008080312 by marek fogiel, on Flickr

f 4.0
DOG FOR SALE, SARLAT by marek fogiel, on Flickr

f 5.6
F 5,6 by marek fogiel, on Flickr

f 8.0
FALLING by marek fogiel, on Flickr

and finally wide open

201212824 by marek fogiel, on Flickr

 

[megido]

I've always got along with both Tessar and Planar designs but not with the Sonnar of any vintage. Guess I'm the odd man out.
Enjoy your Sonnars!

 

[sevres_babylone]

Vallens - Silver Dollar by sevres babylone, en Flickr

 

[Michael Markey]

Excellent images Michael. Maybe it's an acquired taste....

Thank you ...

 

[struene]

On a M6 with Agfa APX 100 (freezed original Agfa Stock from Leverkusen) in D76:



Nadine by JSasarman, auf Flickr


schöne Grüße,

Johann

 

[rolfe]

Christmas in June. Tiffany commercial being filmed in Greenwich Village, NYC.

Leica M6, Tri-X, 50mm C-Sonnar


Chistmas in June by Rolfe Tessem, on Flickr

 

[sevres_babylone]

Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On by sevres babylone, en Flickr