Nokton 35mm 1.4 Wide Open, Please.

[robbeiflex]

On redscaled Kodak Portra 800:

On cheap drugstore film:

On HP5+ in LC29:

...and again on HP5+ in LC29:

Cheers,
Rob

 

[JayM]

Single Coat on M8


L1000016-2 by JayMiz, on Flickr


L1000015-2 by JayMiz, on Flickr

 

[agoglanian]

Does anyone have any comparisons to the 35 f/2.5 PII? I'm going to spend some time with that lens first as I just got it, but I'm thinking I want to have a fast 35/50 setup (maybe add a 28 in the future) and I wonder if it would be worth the switch.

I'll be using an R2 as well. 🙂

 

[the_jim]

not the sharpest as these were pretty slow shutter speeds. what a great lens, though...


jenny by jamesfischer, on Flickr


jenny by jamesfischer, on Flickr

 

[MIkhail]

 

[maggieo]

M2, XP2, Nokton Classic MC:


Popcorn, September, 2010 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr

 

[umcelinho]

SC


redbusto by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


bronze girl by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr

MC


jabuticaba by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


rim by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr

 

[Gregowitz]

 

[kshapero]

Great shots here.

 

[2WK]

M6 ttl with S.C. version.

TriX in D76.

Fuji 800z

Portra 400.

Portra 400

Portra 400

There are a ton more on my blog.
Cheers.

 

[kshapero]

The bride to be.

 

[agoglanian]

Does anyone have any comparisons to the color skopar 35? I am plenty happy with the skopar so far, but I am of course also interested in having f/1.4 available.

 

[kshapero]

CV 35/2.5

 

[mathomas]

mb, back porch, night by mike thomas, on Flickr



Untitled by mike thomas, on Flickr



me, apug denver meet-up, "pass around the camera" portrait by mike thomas, on Flickr



littleton night streets by mike thomas, on Flickr



doug, apug denver meet-up by mike thomas, on Flickr

 

[the_jim]

Here's one I took last week. This was at the minimum focus distance, wide-open. I find it to be sharper than the f/1.2 Nokton that I have, but I find the rendering of this to be a bit busy/annoying.

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimfischer/5991664946/] jenny by jamesfischer, on Flickr[/URL]

 

[gilgsn]

Hello,

I would like to know how it compares to it's 40mm cousin..? A 5mm difference isn't much and the 40mm should have less distortion.. It is even cheaper. So, is there a catch aside from the frame-line issue?
How is the off-center sharpness for both lenses? I don't often put my subject in the middle, so that is important. Filing a little tab to get the 35mm frame to show isn't a big deal.. Now if it saves $100 and eliminate distortion without adding other problems, could the Nokton 1.4/40 be an even better choice..?

Gil.

 

[wilonstott]

Gil,

I have no experience with the 40mm nokton, but as far as overall sharpness (off-center) with the 35mm, I have never had a problem with the lens--especially stopped down. Wide open, I don't think the lens is clinically as a sharp as other asph options ("glowy" at 1.4), but it's sharper than a non-asph summilux (in my experience).

I'll contribute this to the pool, shot at 1.4, handheld at about 1/8th. The softness of this is likely due to motion blur, so it probably isn't the greatest example--but I was going to contribute it anyway, so, there you go.

Overall, I love the lens and use it often.

Leica M4-P, 35mm Nokton @ 1.4, Provia 100f

 

[gilgsn]

Thanks Wil. It's for an M4-P too ;-) I guess we want perfect fast lenses but there is no such thing. In all practicality, this lens seems good enough. I don't like the distortion much, but it is only visible on some images and I don't shoot architecture. I am still undecided between the two Biogons f2.8/2 and the two Noktons 35 and 40mm f1.4.

Gil.

 

[Tom A]

Leica MP, Nokton 35mm f1.4 SC @ f1.4. Arista Premium 400 in Td 201 two bath developer (3 min in A and B). I have multiple 35f1.4 SC's - this is one of the other ones. One I have is a limited edition brass and black paint and I know that it has been "tweaked" at the factory - a "blue print" lens and my most used lens period. I decided to shoot some stuff with one of the other ones, just for a change.

 

[kshapero]