FWIW, my comparison of the RX1 against the two Zeiss ZM 35s on the M9, with the CV35/1.2 v2 thrown in as well (didn't have access to any Leica M 35mm lenses during the time I had the RX1 on loan).
I agree that one of the things I like about the RX1's Sonnar lens is that corners don't sharpen up at wide open due to field curvature/vignetting like seems to be excessively common with most M-series 35mm lenses...
philip_pj wrote:
I am not sure bokeh is quantifiable as a metric, in the same way as SNR or DR, on a scale of 1-10 say, too many variables.
Bad bokeh is a bit like the famous expression about pornography - you know it when you see it. I try to be fair about the ZM lenses but they are a challenge. Most experienced users of the now six months old RX1 are close to over the moon about its bokeh qualities. I am especially happy with foreground bokeh and detail retention in focus fade.
To get similar sensor inputs you need a Nikon D800, it has a Sony sensor with near-identical characteristics to the 24Mp Sony unit. A D800/ZF 35/1.4 is 1.83 kgs, almost four times heavier than the RX1.
lovinglife, Tim Ashley has an interesting article on the 35mm Summilux FLE with some RX1 image comparisons, including bokeh:
I suspect you mean the D600, which shares the same basic silicon as the RX1's sensor, rather than the D800 which has a similar-tech but higher-density sensor most closely related to the 16MP APS-C unit that is so well loved.
