Some GH1/Nokton 35/1.2 Photos (for Tom)

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Finally shot some today, all these are wide open - hopefully it will help demonstrate how the combo looks (though not a lot of decent human shots)...

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Oh yes, it does do color as well...

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Wow the bokeh on these photos is really weird. Like it makes my eyes blur. I own this lens but only use on RF's so I don't know whats happening here. I have never seen this with this lens. Maybe it is just me. Good luck
 
kshapero said:
Wow the bokeh on these photos is really weird. Like it makes my eyes blur. I own this lens but only use on RF's so I don't know whats happening here. I have never seen this with this lens. Maybe it is just me. Good luck
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Nah, the boke looks the same on an RF (Film or M8). I think the ones that look weird, as you say, are the ones in very bright light - using a ND filter. That definitely gives it a harsher appearance - the lower contrast ones shouldn't make your eyes bleed... :)
 
Lest I leave too much of a negative bias towards this lens - or the camera - by virtue of the above high noon, very high contrast, ND induced boke wildness torture test, here are some shots from a rainy day that are more tame.



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35mm f1.2 is soft at max aperature, when you stop it down to 2 or 2.8, it is much sharper. At least that's what I experienced with E-p1
 
Prosaic: MF is great, but not for fast moving subjects.

Pickett: It is not hard to focus, but wide open there is little DOF and the lens is not the sharpest in the shed. Though that last shot is rather soft, even for the Nokton wide open.
 
kshapero said:
Until further notice, I'll keep my CV 35/1.2 on my M7.
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If you try using this lens in a variety of conditions, you will see that it can, like all fast lenses, show you its inner harsh boke. That applies to film as well and is really quite common with CV lenses.

Of course having a 35mm angle of view rather than 70mm is enough reason to use it on your film camera.
 
Well, I get a radical "Helter Skelter" SICK Bokeh with my Canon f1.2/50 on harsh sunny days.....fast lenses DON`T mix with bright lights or sunshine......overcast, or controled/indoor lighting is the BEST area to use lenses like these :)
Thanks Gary!

Tom
 
The bokeh definitely seems different than I what I get with the 1.2 on film, which is also different than what I get on the R-D1. I like the lens with film the best, where its buttery beautiful characteristics really shine. These still look decent, but perhaps not as as good IMO as on other bodies. I'm a little shocked actually at how different it draws, now that I think about it.

My copy is a little soft at 1.2, but not much.
 
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