dannyChou
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Let me start!
Please post here your comments and pictures about this lens. Thanks!
Please post here your comments and pictures about this lens. Thanks!
sevres_babylone
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I have a love/hate relationship with the lens. I bought mine at the same time I bought my M9. I was transitioning from my R-D1, where 50mm (75mm equivalent) lenses were the ones I used most, especially for shooting bands in dimly lit clubs. This lens is quite a bit heavier and larger than the ones I was using. It does focus very nicely though. But the M9 75mm pseudo-framelines drive me crazy. To top it off, I found at bought the CV 75mm Heliar 2.5 about six months later, which is so much smaller and lighter, and is an excellent lens itself. Now, I've bought an OM-D, and am experimenting with using it in the "75mm" range, as a second camera to my M9 which I will use at 35mm and 50mm. Just starting, so no conclusions on that experiment (the higher ISO capability of the OM-D is also a factor. That said, when I see the results which are achievable with this lens, I lean towards keeping it, and picking my spots.
Erika Werry Offstage por sevres-babylone, en Flickr
Erika Werry Offstage por sevres-babylone, en Flickr
dannyChou
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rbelyell
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I have a love/hate relationship with the lens. I bought mine at the same time I bought my M9. I was transitioning from my R-D1, where 50mm (75mm equivalent) lenses were the ones I used most, especially for shooting bands in dimly lit clubs. This lens is quite a bit heavier and larger than the ones I was using. It does focus very nicely though. But the M9 75mm pseudo-framelines drive me crazy. To top it off, I found at bought the CV 75mm Heliar 2.5 about six months later, which is so much smaller and lighter, and is an excellent lens itself. Now, I've bought an OM-D, and am experimenting with using it in the "75mm" range, as a second camera to my M9 which I will use at 35mm and 50mm. Just starting, so no conclusions on that experiment (the higher ISO capability of the OM-D is also a factor. That said, when I see the results which are achievable with this lens, I lean towards keeping it, and picking my spots.
Erika Werry Offstage por sevres-babylone, en Flickr
first, that is simply a perfect photo, just gorgeous. the angle, the crop, the framing, the focus, the bokeh, the tones, just freaking perfect.
second, i'm having this issue also. i have the 2.5 and it is outstanding, but i felt i needed faster. it was between the cv 1.5 and the biotar 75/1.5, and i chose the biotar. the results are great but bulky (not for a superfast slr 85, but for a rf 85) and looks and feels just silly on my gxr. now i'm wondering if the bulk/price differential jsutify it over the 2.5. the bulk kind of precludes using it in 'street' situations. also, for your issue, the further you get away from using this kind of a lens FF, like going first to 1.5 crop then to 2x crop, the further you get from revealing the 'true' character of the lens. this is especially so with a camera that both employs an AA filter and does not have microlenses, like the omd. i,m leaning to selling my biotar, keeping the cv2.5, and just enjoy shooting at 16-3200.
tony
sevres_babylone
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tony, thank you for the comment on the photograph. I've only had the omd for a couple of weeks or so, but I can agree with your comment on lens character. I have been using it with the Jupiter 3, which makes for an incredibly compact 100mm equivalent, and have been reasonably pleased with the images, but they sure don't look have the same character as Jupiter 3 images from my M9. I did find that the R-D1, despite the 1.5 crop, did convey lens character.
sevres_babylone
Veteran
danny, the idea and execution on the Deer's Wonderland image is quite wonderful.
peterm1
Veteran
I have not used it as much as I should - partly because I was having rangefinder calibration issues with my M8 (which affected all my lenses). That is fixed now and I plan to make more use of the lens. One small thing I do not like about it is its length. I suppose this means it is not a "telephoto" lens (as properly defined.) Never the less it is a fine lens. It is sharp and it gives extremely nice images when I do my job right. Here are some of mine taken with it before the M8 issues arose.
Through a glass darkly 3 by yoyomaoz, on Flickr
Through a glass darkly 6 by yoyomaoz, on Flickr
Through a glass darkly 5 by yoyomaoz, on Flickr
Victoria Harbour - old and new by yoyomaoz, on Flickr
Mong Kok Street 4 by yoyomaoz, on Flickr
Through a glass darkly 3 by yoyomaoz, on Flickr
Through a glass darkly 6 by yoyomaoz, on Flickr
Through a glass darkly 5 by yoyomaoz, on Flickr
Victoria Harbour - old and new by yoyomaoz, on Flickr
Mong Kok Street 4 by yoyomaoz, on Flickr
dannyChou
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really thanks!!
dannyChou
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these images are so nice. thank you!
dannyChou
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robert blu
quiet photographer
I have a love/hate relationship with the lens. I bought mine at the same time I bought my M9. I was transitioning from my R-D1, where 50mm (75mm equivalent) lenses were the ones I used most, especially for shooting bands in dimly lit clubs. This lens is quite a bit heavier and larger than the ones I was using. It does focus very nicely though. But the M9 75mm pseudo-framelines drive me crazy. To top it off, I found at bought the CV 75mm Heliar 2.5 about six months later, which is so much smaller and lighter, and is an excellent lens itself. Now, I've bought an OM-D, and am experimenting with using it in the "75mm" range, as a second camera to my M9 which I will use at 35mm and 50mm. Just starting, so no conclusions on that experiment (the higher ISO capability of the OM-D is also a factor. That said, when I see the results which are achievable with this lens, I lean towards keeping it, and picking my spots.
Erika Werry Offstage por sevres-babylone, en Flickr
Great photo. Interesting to know about your experience with the OM-D and the 50-75 lenses (I m planning to buy that camera to use beside my Leica x1 when I need a moderate tele). I read manual focusing is not a problem, hope it is true! A little concern is the 3/4 ratio against the 2/3 I'm used...
I know, I can crop...
Once again Great Photo!
robert
rbelyell
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robert blu, ive used the omd with rf lenses. as a piece of hardware it has a lot to offer, though personally i did not like the ergonomics. however, compared to the 12mp ricoh gxr m mount, the results are imo quite shabby. whether it is the AA filter, the lack of microlenses, whatever, for use with rf lenses the gxr produces far and away better results, more clarity, better color, and much more revealing of individual lens character. also the gxr has focus peeking and the omd does not.
tony
tony
