Ok! Nokton classic 35... SC vs MC

Ok! Nokton classic 35... SC vs MC

  • SC

    Votes: 36 35.6%

  • MC

    Votes: 47 46.5%

  • It's the same for me.

    Votes: 18 17.8%
  • Total voters
    101
With the three 40 Noktons that I had, there was more difference due
to collimation (QA) than due to coating.

You can also expect the SC version to hit the American market significantly
later than the MC version of the new 35.

At a minimim DOF of around 3cm, quality requirements are pretty tight.
You also need a good camera, I doubt the R4* will be able to focus the new
35 close up.

Roland.
 
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ferider said:
You can also expect the SC version to hit the American market significantly later than the MC version of the new 35.
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Makes sense marketing-wise; everybody who wants the new lens at any cost can buy it, and everybody who wants the SC version nevertheless for any reason can buy it again when it hits the market. Two new lenses sold by Cosina. And that's not counting all the other Cosina 35s that people will be flooding the low-cost used market with.

Philipp
 
I think SC is just hype / marketing gag (coup). more flare = 60s look. great, thanks a lot! must be better for B&W then.. don´t get my wrong, I love my coll. cron, but buying a new one and paying potentially exra for that...
 
jlancasterd said:
.....so would go for the Nokton 35/1.4 SC to get that '1960s' look with my M8 - especially when converting images to monochrome
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Well, unless they are doing something radically different with this S.C versus the 40/1.4 Nokton S.C you'll be sorely disappointed along those lines. My 50/2 Summicron DR and 90/4 Elmar are much more "60's" look than my 40/1.4 Nokton S.C ever gave. It may be single-coated but if it is like the 40 S.C then it's a very modern single coating and actually does a great job in controlling flare and such. There's lots of discussion about the 40/14 Nokton S.C lens on this site and elsewhere and it's "magical" S.C attributes (or lack thereof).

Funny how this lens is announced as an S.C lens and it seems so many have never read or heard any of that discussion!
 
I voted MC. The SC seems kind of specialized, and I've a feeling that If I got this lens, it would end up as a permanent attachment (since I love the 35mm framelines) to my camera, especially if the size is nice. So, I'd want it as an all-arounder, for color and b&w. That said I've seen fabulous color images off the SC Nokton 40/1.4.


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I can never decide between things like that, so I have ordered one of each! I have the 40f1.4 both as MC and SC. The difference is subtle and does not really show in scanned images. If you are printing bl/w there is a difference. Shadows appear less blocked up with the SC, but at the penalty of having lightsources look a bit "smeared". Well, as I like that look it is no problem - it reminds me of old 50's bl/w movies.
 
aizan said:
i'm getting the sc because it must be special and will probably sell for more in the future.
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Ha ha! Reminds me of the talk when the 40/1.4 S.C came out and was a "limited" run. Until they did the next "limited" run. And as limited as that was they still seem to be readily available. I'm just tickled how this same scheme is working so well a second time around!
 
I'll probably go for an SC version, but I'll also probably wait a couple years and pick one up used. I only intend to go SC because my 40 is MC, and then I'd have one of each... To me, a 5mm advantage really isn't worth dropping another $600, but I'm not rolling in cash right now.
 
I have the 40/ 1.4 Nokton in MC. It was a no-brainer for me to get the 35/1.4 Nokton in SC just for the putative difference. But then most of what I do when it comes to photography qualifies as a "no-brainer" 🙄.
 
rich815 said:
Ha ha! Reminds me of the talk when the 40/1.4 S.C came out and was a "limited" run. Until they did the next "limited" run. And as limited as that was they still seem to be readily available. I'm just tickled how this same scheme is working so well a second time around!
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but with the 35 the sc & the mc are both the same price.
 
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