New MS Optical 50 1.0 lens

[Huss]

Very interesting and tiny. And unlike the Sonnetar, does not have that coma adjust thingy..

https://www.japancamerahunter.com/2019/05/camera-geekery-ms-optics-ism-50mm-f-1-0-m-mount/

 

[xayraa33]

Interesting speed lens, no doubt.

At f 1 the image it makes can looks as glowy as the original Summarit shot at f1.5

 

[james.liam]

Very soft images until f/2. The f/1 image seems barely usable.

 

[xmas_one]

Has anyone seen a review of this lens or sample shots besides the JCH review? I’m intrigued by the speed and size. Very expensive for a character lens though.

 

[Huss]

Very soft images until f/2. The f/1 image seems barely usable.

Yeah, so soft it seems OOF until f2.

 

[Corran]

Really bad CA until f/2. Perhaps good for effect, but I can do that with a $200 Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens wide-open if I want that effect. Size is admittedly pretty amazing. I would like to see images on film and not digital.

 

[JeffS7444]

I love how there's no real weight or size penalty, because those were my biggest gripes when I owned the 50/1 Noctilux. The soft glow at larger apertures might be perfect for head shots of anyone who has reached or passed adolescence: Everyone can be a supermodel!

 

[hap]

I have a Sonnetar. Pretty decent lens and can manipulate CA, sometimes improving. Not interested in another Miyazaki pass at a 50. Would like to take a whack at the tiny 28.

 

[Emile de Leon]

He should just call it a....Thambar..
I think I would rather have this..than the Leica Thambar..

 

[yorda]

the photos on JCH are pretty weird, i saw some shots on insta or flickr that looks a lot better at f1, without any glow...
the size makes me want to try one😎

 

[raid]

I would wait for a Chinese Leica Noctilux replica 50/1.2.

 

[Rayt]

The 7artisan 50mm f1.1 is very good at max aperture. And it’s cheap.

 

[xmas_one]

The 7artisan 50mm f1.1 is very good at max aperture. And it’s cheap.

I agree, the Nokton or 7A 1.1 are great lenses at that price point.

The form factor that draws me to the MS 1.0 is the size/weight. This is a lens I could park on my M3 and carry it around all day.

 

[Huss]

Even that ultimate Leica poseur Overgaard likes the 7A 50 1.1! Price no object. Imagine that...

https://www.overgaard.dk/7artisans-...50mm-f-1-1-Sonnar-review-and-user-report.html

 

[james.liam]

Even that ultimate Leica poseur Overgaard likes the 7A 50 1.1! Price no object. Imagine that...

https://www.overgaard.dk/7artisans-...50mm-f-1-1-Sonnar-review-and-user-report.html

It does appear to work surprisingly well. Wonder how it matches up against the CV 1,2/50, head-to-head.

The MS Optical 50/1 images wide open look dreadful on the JCH website. There was a collapsible 50/3.5 Miyazaki once upon a time and never repeated it. Shame.

 

[Huss]

It does appear to work surprisingly well.

It is a very flattering lens.

I took this photo of a 90 year old lady with the 7A 50 1.1 on my M240:

 

[f.hayek]

#Huss:
Was that photo shot wide open or stopped down?

 

[Archiver]

I would wait for a Chinese Leica Noctilux replica 50/1.2.

Just get the Voigtlander 50mm f1.2 if you're waiting for something like that. Reliable build quality and excellent image quality.

 

[xmas_one]

Just pulled the trigger on one of these. Found them at a discount on a Japanese website.

 

[yorda]

Please post some photos here Xmas one