Rokkor 40/2 vs. Canon 35/2 LTM

[micromoogman]

Have both but I only need one of them. I thought let's keep the best... Took a couple of pics with a NEX-5 and a M-adapter. I can't really tell which is sharper or has the best resolution and constrast. At infinity the Rokkor seems better and at one meter the Canon might be the winner.

For pics look further down...

 

[back alley]

pics are too damn big to see anything...

 

[micromoogman]

I don't know how to get thumbnails...and it's the details that is important. What to do?

 

[micromoogman]

Right click and "view image" !! And, the DOF @ 1 meter is 6cm with the Canon and 4cm with the Rokkor. Focus should be at the apple like thing there...

 

[Matus]

To my eyes the Canon seems to have less chromatic aberrations in the OOF areas.

 

[micromoogman]

Yes. It has better resolution also. I shot RAW, converted to TIF and finally JPG. Both are pretty impressive and equals my Summicron 35 ver.2.
I'll try to put up the infinity pics too.

 

[micromoogman]

Four more pics. All at infinity and shot at f2 and f5.6. Rokkor has better resolution, especially at f2. Vignettes more too.

Deleted because I have used too much bandwidth!

 

[micromoogman]

Last pictures and conclusion. Rokkor has better detail in corners. It vignettes more than Canon at f2. Canon has better coating (dampens the stray light and reflections better) and better center resolution. At f5.6 both are very good.

Canon 35mm f2

Rokkor 40mm f2

 

[raid]

Thanks for the comparison. Both lenses are excellent. I have both.

 

[Bingley]

What Raid said. I also have both, and would sell another lens before parting w/ either of these. I agree that the Canon 35/2.0 is sharper overall, but I like the microcontrast on the Rokkor 40 and I also like the 40 fov.

OP: I agree w/ backalley that your photos are too large to easily load and see. Could you try reducing the file size of each photo somewhat and reposting?

 

[raid]

One option is to embed smaller sized images into the thread and to post a link for large sized images for people who want o carefully inspect a very large image.

 

[micromoogman]

Yeah, I also shot with the Nikkor 50/f1.4 Ai-s for comparison. It's better than both...at f1.4!