M-Hexanon 50/1.2 vs 50/2

[Keith]

ouch, got me!

I do think you can tell a fair amount about a lens with web images though ... you can certainly see that the 1.2 Canon has it's own unique OOF characteristics and also that it's not especially sharp wide open so it does allow you evaluate characteristics that you may be looking for when shopping for a fast lens.

It definitely let us all see the occasional harsh OOF rendering of Cosina's new 35mm 1.4 ... it certainly made me never want one!

 

[gdi]

I have 50/1.2, which I use on Hexar, R2A, and M4-P. It is big lens and when I mount it on F2A, I cannot use the lens hood. It blocks the RF window. Without the hood, it's okay.

By the way, I am selling my Limited lens right now, so if you are interested, find my ad in the for sale section. I am selling it because most of the time, f2.0 is fast enough and in such situation, I don't use bigger and heavier Hexanon...

Hiromu

I don't know if you guys have checked Hiromu's ad - but he is selling his 1.2 for $1600. That is an incredible deal on that lens - I wouldn't let mine go for close to that.

I am convinced that the 50/1.2 is as close as you can get to a Noctilux for low light, but its smaller, sharper and doesn't vignette - a little slower of course! Far better than my Canons or Summilux.

If you think it is big, try the 0.95 Canon on for size! But, if you don't like 1.2, then get the 2.0...

 

[imush]

Thanks everyone. The Hexanon 50mm/1.2 is very intriguing, but I think I'll resist that GAS attack.

The 50/2 Hexanon also looks great, but I do not really "need" another 50/2 lens; the Heliar is good all around. And I also have a Vitessa L with Ultron, which I count as another excellent 50mm in my arsenal.

Finally, there is always the 50/1.5 Nokton, which probably beats everything on the quality/price ratio. By this reasoning it seems I'll never have a lens that does not have "Voigtlander" on it... so what?

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

So where are all her pictures of you then?

 

[Hacker]

So many choices, so many conflicting filter sizes. 39, 40, 40.5, 43, 46, 48, 52, 55, 58, 60, 62mm. And that's just for the 50mm lenses. 😀

The Summar and Summitar are 36mm, both are 5cm (50mm). The Summarit is E41 or 41mm. 😕

 

[Hacker]

Don't discount the other lenses faster than the 50mm f2: Nikkor 5cm f1.4 and the Canon 50mm f1.4. There is also the Canon 50mm f1.5, a very nice lens with a smooth bokeh if that is important to you. Or if you decide to stick to the 50mm f2, the Nikkor 5cm f2 is another great lens, similar to the f1.4, just slower.

 

[mrlowlight]

Hello,

Has anyone here ever seen a website showing test shots of all the "fast" 50's? I mean in real life situations, not pictures of poorly lit still lifes.

thanks,

Hans

 

[madstorben]

This is real life, although not from a website. But from my 1.2/50 sitting on my Hexar LE with Ilford XP2 super. Sorry for all the dust, especially on the first one, but that was what my photoshop here in Sarajevo was able to come up with.

Thanks for looking,
Mads