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Archive 2012 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open

  
 
Lars Johnsson
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p.4 #1 · p.4 #1 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open


Bifurcator wrote:
What's the deal with the string in those top two shots Lars?



It's some kind of blessing and good luck string. it often goes from the golden Buddha statue and holy water trough the hands of all the monks. You can see it everywhere in Thailand. And if you go into a temple and the monks bless you. They will take a piece of that white string and attach around your wrist. And you will keep it until it fall off. It's for good luck.



Apr 14, 2012 at 12:17 PM
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p.4 #2 · p.4 #2 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open


fantastic shots Lars!

thanks for the comparison efgm!

some shots from the FL 55/1.2 on 4/3:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5043/5368900361_2771812880_o.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5288/5255268582_79747a0975_o.jpg
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2797/4497127418_fd75b6f1b9_b.jpg



Apr 14, 2012 at 01:31 PM
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p.4 #3 · p.4 #3 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open


incredible images Lars!

For older fast 50ish mm lenses, Walter E. Schön's Colorfoto article offers some comparisons. The lower the number the better the quality,

Comparisons
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/52809064/compare%2050%201.2.jpg

Data and charts
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/52809064/50er1.jpg


A summary of the test. Scores smaller the better.

Lenses tested-----------------------f/1.2 -----f/2.8 -----f/5.6 -----Average

Pentax SMC 50mm f/1.2 --------101 -------77 ---------50 --------228
Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 ------116 -------73 ---------49 --------238
Canon FD 55mm f/1.2 ----------117 -------82 ---------45 --------244
Minolta MD Rokkor 50mmf/1.2 -117 -------75 ---------54 --------246
Canon FD 55mm AL f/1.2 -------117 -------84 ---------51 --------252
Yashica ML 55mm f/1.2 --------124 -------90 ---------51 --------265
Olympus Zuiko 55mm f/1.2 -----125 -------90 ---------60 --------275
Nicon Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/1.2 -158 ------107 ---------52 --------317
Leitz Noctilux 50mm f/1.0 ----152 -------97 ---------67 --------316
Konica Hexar 57mm f/1.2 ------166 ------129 ---------58 --------353

(summary and comparison chart jpeg taken from http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1041&thread=35994153&page=2; data and charts from http://www.systemkamera-forum.de/sony-nex-objektive/12158-vergleich-von-lichtstarken-50mm.html)



Apr 14, 2012 at 01:41 PM
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p.4 #4 · p.4 #4 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open


^ thanks!


Apr 14, 2012 at 01:51 PM
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Minolta Rokkor 58/1.2 on EOS 5D, with extension tube (not sure 8 or 12mm)

http://www.4photos.de/galerie/Sonstiges/slides/Gold.jpg


without extension tube:

http://www.4photos.de/galerie/Natur/slides/Schatten.jpg


http://www.4photos.de/galerie/Sonstiges/slides/Schublade.jpg



Apr 14, 2012 at 04:54 PM
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p.4 #6 · p.4 #6 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open


this picture is awesome, but what exactly am i looking at?

ZoneV wrote:

Minolta Rokkor 58/1.2 on EOS 5D, with extension tube (not sure 8 or 12mm)

http://www.4photos.de/galerie/Sonstiges/slides/Gold.jpg






Apr 14, 2012 at 05:02 PM
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p.4 #7 · p.4 #7 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open


john_edwards wrote:
85L @1.2 on 1ds2 (not exactly alt)


that's cool, i envision this as more of a comparison thread than just an alt show off thread. it's nice to see what all of the different ultraspeed lenses can do no matter the brand.



Apr 14, 2012 at 05:08 PM
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sebboh wrote:
this picture is awesome, but what exactly am i looking at?..


Hot fluid gold.

OK, it is only cold water on a table of a street café, at night illumination.
Thank you!



Apr 14, 2012 at 05:48 PM
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ZoneV wrote:
Hot fluid gold.

OK, it is only cold water on a table of a street café, at night illumination.
Thank you!


cool, is that steam coming off too?

a couple more from the pen f 42/1.2 on a NEX:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7139/6931848694_d6f7f7383d_o.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7077/6931848616_9d41a55d3a_o.jpg



Apr 14, 2012 at 06:31 PM
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p.4 #10 · p.4 #10 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open


This thread has been great inspiration to go out for a walk with a MC Rokkor PG 58/1.2 (on Canon 5D):
http://praetoriusphoto.images.s3.amazonaws.com/fmforums/20120414_rokkor_58_1.2/fence.jpg
http://praetoriusphoto.images.s3.amazonaws.com/fmforums/20120414_rokkor_58_1.2/flowerbed.jpg
http://praetoriusphoto.images.s3.amazonaws.com/fmforums/20120414_rokkor_58_1.2/planters.jpg
http://praetoriusphoto.images.s3.amazonaws.com/fmforums/20120414_rokkor_58_1.2/trees.jpg
http://praetoriusphoto.images.s3.amazonaws.com/fmforums/20120414_rokkor_58_1.2/redleaves.jpg
http://praetoriusphoto.images.s3.amazonaws.com/fmforums/20120414_rokkor_58_1.2/trunk.jpg
http://praetoriusphoto.images.s3.amazonaws.com/fmforums/20120414_rokkor_58_1.2/pipes.jpg
http://praetoriusphoto.images.s3.amazonaws.com/fmforums/20120414_rokkor_58_1.2/lab.jpg
http://praetoriusphoto.images.s3.amazonaws.com/fmforums/20120414_rokkor_58_1.2/lead.jpg
http://praetoriusphoto.images.s3.amazonaws.com/fmforums/20120414_rokkor_58_1.2/chalkboard.jpg



Apr 14, 2012 at 07:51 PM
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p.4 #11 · p.4 #11 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open


I have some...

Canon 50L on a 1DIV

McLaren MP12C 3 by leemiks, on Flickr

Canon 50L on a 5DII

McLaren MP12C 2 by leemiks, on Flickr

Minolta MC Rokkor PG 58mm f1.2 on a 5DII

IMG_3805 by leemiks, on Flickr

Minolta MC Rokkor PG 58mm f1.2 on a 5DII

IMG_3792 by leemiks, on Flickr

Olympus OM Zuiko 55mm f1.2 on a Sony NEX-5

DSC01422 by leemiks, on Flickr

Olympus OM Zuiko 55mm f1.2 on a 5D MKII

christmas2010_0753 by leemiks, on Flickr



Apr 14, 2012 at 09:29 PM
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p.4 #12 · p.4 #12 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open


This is silly unless we limit it to FF equivalent 1.2 and faster. 1.4 on MFT is like 2.8 on FF. Not that special.

I mean, sure you get some of the unique wide aperture look (unsharp falloff, SA, color bokeh, spherochromaticism), but not even the funky corners, which IMO are most of the fun of WA lenses.



Apr 14, 2012 at 11:04 PM
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p.4 #13 · p.4 #13 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open


^Unless you use half-frame lenses on APS-C, like sebboh with his pen-f 42/1.2.


Apr 14, 2012 at 11:11 PM
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Sp12 wrote:
This is silly unless we limit it to FF equivalent 1.2 and faster. 1.4 on MFT is like 2.8 on FF. Not that special.

I mean, sure you get some of the unique wide aperture look (unsharp falloff, SA, color bokeh, spherochromaticism), but not even the funky corners, which IMO are most of the fun of WA lenses.


no.

it's about lenses and their looks and performance wide open. if you think shooting a 50/1.2 on 4/3 looks the same as shooting a 100/2.4 on FF your deluding yourself. a 50/1.2 on 4/3 looks like you took a 4/3 sized crop of the same 50/1.2 on FF. who said anything about WA lenses? the only wide angle eligible for this thread is the cv 35/1.2. yes some of the character of these lenses is lost on crop, but a lot of it remains. more importantly, a lot of people these days are deciding they don't need FF. this means when they look for a super speed lens they're interested in how it performs on the camera they shoot, not the camera it was intended for. finally, seeing how a lens performs on crop does tell you about it's performance on FF, just the central portion.

here is the rokkor 58/1.2 on FF (film):
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/6903713688_3f13e3db0a_o.jpg
and here it is on aps-c (digital):
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6598664975_8b6cd33d39_o.jpg



Apr 14, 2012 at 11:22 PM
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p.4 #15 · p.4 #15 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open


Inglis & sebboh thanks for comments


Apr 15, 2012 at 02:55 AM
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p.4 #16 · p.4 #16 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open


4x Minolta Rokkor 58 f1.2, either with 5D2 or NEX 5N. The first one is @f1.2, the others are either @f1.2 or @f2.0 (I don't recall for sure).
http://www.paintingwithlight.de/FilesEx/m58_01.jpg
http://www.paintingwithlight.de/FilesEx/m58_02.jpg
http://www.paintingwithlight.de/FilesEx/minolta58_01.jpg
http://www.paintingwithlight.de/FilesEx/minolta58_02.jpg



Apr 15, 2012 at 05:19 AM
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p.4 #17 · p.4 #17 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open


Woah Markus, the first one is amazing!


Apr 15, 2012 at 05:24 AM
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p.4 #18 · p.4 #18 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open


Thanks, jotdeh! Here's how the bokeh changes @f2.0.
http://www.paintingwithlight.de/FilesEx/m58_03.jpg



Apr 15, 2012 at 05:34 AM
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p.4 #19 · p.4 #19 · f/1.2 or faster lenses wide open


Pen F 42/1.2 on NEX-5N






Apr 15, 2012 at 05:49 AM
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5d2 Rokkor 58/1.2


5D2 Canon 85L/1.2



5d2 Rokkor 58/1.2



M9 Noctilux F1



Apr 15, 2012 at 07:08 AM
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