Nokton 35/1.2 II + M9 = wow !!

[JayM]

Peter I believe you are correct as the bokeh from 1 and 2 are almost identical

Ditto.

Also, 2 seems sharper or maybe just more contrasty than 1 by a slight amount which would be in keeping with what I've seen so far

🙂

 

[Alnitak]

So, just to lay this to rest, the lenses in order are the V2, then the V1, then the Summilux. The V1 I was using is a cherry sample--the best V1 I have ever used. It's sharper than the Summilux. Otherwise, the bokeh is so similar on all three, and the sharpness is so close...strong showing by the Voigtländers!

 

[prosophos]

So, just to lay this to rest, the lenses in order are the V2, then the V1, then the Summilux. The V1 I was using is a cherry sample--the best V1 I have ever used. It's sharper than the Summilux. Otherwise, the bokeh is so similar on all three, and the sharpness is so close...strong showing by the Voigtländers!

Fascinating, thanks for the exercise. And I agree about the Voigtlanders - great lenses.

Peter.
www.prosophos.com

 

[leicashot]

Took the Nokton II out on the red carpet tonight as a backup to my Nikon D3s, and got a few nice ones.

Leica M9-P with Nokton 35/1.2 II at f/1.4, B+W all jpegs from camera.

100% crop (jpeg from camera)

 

[gavinlg]

So much better than the usual celeb shots, great job.

 

[Graham Fry]

Wow, the shots of Sheen are amazing, very different. This lens might be making it's way into my collection

 

[magicianhisoka]

Nice shots of sheen. Two and a half men will never be the same without him.

 

[D&A]

Jeff, excellent comparative test shots comparing bokeh/sharpness of the three lenses. I think though you mentioned an important consideration, especially considering results one might expect with the V1 of the VC and the Lux asph (pre FLE). Namely, that any such comparison can be very much sample dependent, especially with the V1 and Lux asph. With that said, your posted images, as well as those posted by others, are demonstrating the notable performance of the VC 35mm f1.2 as a very viable alternative to Lux asph and in some cases might even surpass it in a number of key areas. Nice work..thanks!

Dave (D&A)

 

[D&A]

Kristian, I'll echo what others have posted...fantastic shots of Sheen and most definitely not the usual run of the mill paparazzi shots one often see's. Then again much of your posted work has always demonstrated such creative approaches. Aside from this, great to see some real world images from the VC!

Dave (D&A)

 

[Alnitak]

Great shots, Kristian. I especially like the one where Charlie is looking right at you. Two and Half Men won't be the same without him--in fact, I don't watch the new ones. The show was Charlie.

 

[leicashot]

Thanks guys, glad you like em'. I also admire Charlie's work, and he's a cool guy too.

I just added a 100% crop (from a jpeg) for those to pixel peepers out there.

 

[prosophos]

Thanks guys, glad you like em'. I also admire Charlie's work, and he's a cool guy too.

I just added a 100% crop (from a jpeg) for those to pixel peepers out there.

Excellent photos! Love your style.

Peter.
www.prosophos.com

 

[leicashot]

Excellent photos! Love your style.

Peter.
www.prosophos.com

Thanks, but no style here really. Just basic composition. I could only snap a few frames here and there because I need to shoot what sells. Flashy and bright, with no artistic meaning or thought - a man's gotta make a living :bang:

 

[Wobba]

Thanks, but no style here really. Just basic composition. I could only snap a few frames here and there because I need to shoot what sells. Flashy and bright, with no artistic meaning or thought - a man's gotta make a living :bang:

Either way, they're great. How do you find the celeb's react to your chrome M9P?

 

[leicashot]

Either way, they're great. How do you find the celeb's react to your chrome M9P?

Most don't say anything but I'm sure a lot of them know.

 

[leicashot]

Another sample...of funnyman Jess Ross at f/1.4

and 100% crop

 

[viramati]

doing a Gaddafi impression!!

 

[Jonas B]

I'm a long time lurker, now with a Nex instead of any rangefinder (I know...). I used to own the CV35/1.2 v1 but sold it when I went micro 4/3 late autumn 2008. It was then an, for me, awkward focal length being equivalent to a FF 70mm lens with regards to FOV. (And I sold it here in the classified section, I'm not totally anti RF haha.)

Now, with the Nex, it makes a great normal lens and I so had to buy it again. I lost quite some [any currency] on that.

Anyway, I would like to thank all contributing to this thread as it has given me much food for thoughts. I think this version 2 of the lens will stay with me for a long time.

I can see some performance differences between your FF images and the cropped Nex images; I get more LoCA and the images taken wide open aren't as clear. More PF also I think. It still works great for me as a normal walk around lens though.

Thanks again,

Jonas

 

[johannielscom]

Took the Nokton II out on the red carpet tonight as a backup to my Nikon D3s, and got a few nice ones.

Leica M9-P with Nokton 35/1.2 II at f/1.4, B+W all jpegs from camera.

100% crop (jpeg from camera)

Great shots! Must be so cool to be allowed on the carpet, with all those DLSR-jockeys blazing away with their umpteen frames a second behind the fences 😎

Sheen is coming of age, we see re-runs here and I reckon some of those must be five years old, Sheen looks a lot fresher in those, guess the wild life is wearing him down (although not slowing him down!)

Great shots, I love the grinning first one, love that grin when watching the show!

Upside to seeing re-runs: no Kutchner in sight for quite some time I reckon! 😛

 

[leicashot]

He Buzz, it's always nice to be able to move freely as I wish, but 99% of the time I'm shooting with my SLR which is better for getting the stock pictures I need to make a living. These are a refreshing change, but don't pay my bills.

Anyway, here's a few more shots for the bokeh junkies out there. All shot wide open at f/1.2

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Again, nothing special, just some walkabout test shots for the forum. Cheers