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p.24 #1 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

Rokkor 58/1.2

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Oct 22, 2012 at 05:00 PM

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p.24 #2 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

I love this thread. You guys are going to force me to get something for my OMD.

Oct 23, 2012 at 05:43 PM

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p.24 #3 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

cputeq wrote:
I love this thread. You guys are going to force me to get something for my OMD.

i feel like if you're going to put an f/1.2 lens on the OMD it's gotta be the pen f 42/1.2 or OM 50/1.2.

some wall flowers with the pen f:

Oct 23, 2012 at 06:32 PM

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p.24 #4 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

Well I like all the images so far so I think it will come down to the focal length I need. The 58mm minolta is in the running because I can use it as an ~85mm on the NEX or ~120mm on the OMD, which I really like for portrait ranges.

I would love the 50mm on OMD but the 75mm FOV on NEX is no-man's lands for me. The 42 is just too close to my 45 1.8 which I am quite content with.

Oct 23, 2012 at 11:38 PM

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p.24 #5 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

Sebboth, #2, blk and wt is so cool!, this is a great thread!

Oct 24, 2012 at 12:26 AM

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p.24 #6 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

cputeq wrote:
Well I like all the images so far so I think it will come down to the focal length I need. The 58mm minolta is in the running because I can use it as an ~85mm on the NEX or ~120mm on the OMD, which I really like for portrait ranges.

I would love the 50mm on OMD but the 75mm FOV on NEX is no-man's lands for me. The 42 is just too close to my 45 1.8 which I am quite content with.

ah, i didn't know you still had a NEX. i certainly won't say anything bad about the rokkor. the pen 42mm is a very different kind of lens than the 45/1.8, and i'm certainly not one for only having a single lens at focal lengths i use a lot.

Oct 24, 2012 at 02:27 AM

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p.24 #7 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

A little more street with the NIKKOR 50mm f/1.2 AI-s wide open.

I took a picture, it'll last longer by philipjohnson, on Flickr

Oct 26, 2012 at 01:51 AM

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p.24 #8 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

cv 50/1.1

Oct 26, 2012 at 06:43 AM

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p.24 #9 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

Canon FD 85mm 1.2L

I'm always amazed at how sharp this lens is wide open.

Cecilia by briantho, on Flickr

Oct 28, 2012 at 05:01 PM

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p.24 #10 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

Canon 7 Rangefinder with 50mm f/0.95, wide open, VC160:

Oct 28, 2012 at 06:44 PM

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p.24 #11 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

Nex + Nikon 50mm 1.2

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Nov 10, 2012 at 12:54 AM

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p.24 #12 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

Hi,

Canon FD 50mm f1.2 L in front of the 5DMkII...

Edd

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Nov 11, 2012 at 10:01 PM

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p.24 #13 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

philipj wrote:
A little more street with the NIKKOR 50mm f/1.2 AI-s wide open.

Nice photo!

Nov 11, 2012 at 10:28 PM

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p.24 #14 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

Canon FL55/1.2 wide open on 5D Mk III

By the way I sought this lens after seeing shots by Sebboh on the FD/FL thread (before I even knew about other desirables like the Minolta), but I'm happy!

2013 © lenticular11

Nov 13, 2012 at 11:31 AM

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p.24 #15 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

some more

Nov 13, 2012 at 11:44 AM

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p.24 #16 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

very nice! i should use mine more.

Nov 13, 2012 at 03:24 PM

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p.24 #17 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

jcolwell wrote:
Nice photo!

Thanks jcolwell!

Nov 14, 2012 at 12:43 AM

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p.24 #18 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

Praise from me too philipj: how on earth did you achieve such crisp focus on a moving subject with such a large aperture

Nov 14, 2012 at 10:04 AM

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p.24 #19 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

lenticular11 wrote:
Praise from me too philipj: how on earth did you achieve such crisp focus on a moving subject with such a large aperture

Thanks! I attribute it to luck and practice.

I tended to stay stationary and let the rider enter the frame. The less orthogonal to you the harder it gets, but my keeper rate was maybe 50% over all of the shots.

Here are a few others from that day, also with the 50mm f/1.2 AI-s wide open.

Cycling down Yonge by philipjohnson, on Flickr

Cycling up Bay St by philipjohnson, on Flickr

Saint George cyclist by philipjohnson, on Flickr

Nov 14, 2012 at 09:00 PM

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p.24 #20 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

A few shots with my underutilized Nikkor 50/1.2. I am constantly amazed by this lens. Still learning its virtues and imperfections that hopefully I can manage to turn into virtues. IMO, it’s a very unique lens that I wouldn't give up for other 50mm Leitz or Zeiss glass.

2013 © JaKo

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