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p.2 #1 · p.2 #1 · What's a 50/1.4 alternative to the Sony RX1?


darrellc wrote:
...so I'm really tempted to get one of the two on the FM boards right now.


As a seller of one of those lenses, I say go for it.



Jun 24, 2015 at 07:37 PM
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p.2 #2 · p.2 #2 · What's a 50/1.4 alternative to the Sony RX1?


I would go with a C/Y 50mm 1.4 Planar or a Voigtlander 50mm 1.5 ASPH


Jun 24, 2015 at 09:12 PM
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p.2 #3 · p.2 #3 · What's a 50/1.4 alternative to the Sony RX1?


I have to second, and third the C Sonnar! It really is a fantastic lens. Pretty singular in its use(Similar to the Summilux M 50 Pre, as Ron said above), but it's got a look that is really awesome. Here at some examples from my A7 w/VM-E adapter
Gregg





Street shot in Downtown Santa Cruz @f2-2.8







@f1.5







@f1.5







@f1.5. We were at a 60's Dress Up Party!!







@f2-2.8 w/VM-E adapter @mfd. one of my personal fav's from this



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Jun 24, 2015 at 11:02 PM
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p.2 #4 · p.2 #4 · What's a 50/1.4 alternative to the Sony RX1?


Wonderful shots Greg! They really show off the strengths of the Sonnar (and the photog). Here are some of my favs...

You really need the helicoid adapter (I use the Hawk's v3) with the MFD of the lens - I'd not have been able to take a lot of my shots on an RF body.

DSC01334-2 by DarrellC, on Flickr

DSC00476 by DarrellC, on Flickr

DSC01028 by DarrellC, on Flickr

DSC00954 by DarrellC, on Flickr

DSC00971 by DarrellC, on Flickr

DSC01317-2 by DarrellC, on Flickr

DSC03107-2 by DarrellC, on Flickr



Jun 24, 2015 at 11:20 PM
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p.2 #5 · p.2 #5 · What's a 50/1.4 alternative to the Sony RX1?


I'm very happy with the A7ii with a manual-focus 50/1.4 SLR prime (either CZ P50 C/Y or Yashica 50 ML. The magnified view ensures perfect focus if the subject doesn't move around too much. Sharpest is the CZ, even wide open:



The Yashica is well built and has less linear distortion. Shot @ f/5.6:



Both are cheaper and faster than the FE 55.



Jun 25, 2015 at 12:22 AM
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p.2 #6 · p.2 #6 · What's a 50/1.4 alternative to the Sony RX1?


Dpedraza wrote:
A7 with canon 50mm 1.4 ltm

Tiny lens quite nice too. You can get that set up around 1k total


That's what my first A7 setup was.
IIRC, Patrick has long-sold the 50/1.4 LTM I sold him years ago haha.
That lens + Camera setup is very good and very small. I had a blast with it in Korea.



Jun 25, 2015 at 08:31 PM
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p.2 #7 · p.2 #7 · What's a 50/1.4 alternative to the Sony RX1?


X-E2 and a 35 f1.4? Oh, crop!


Jun 25, 2015 at 09:06 PM
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p.2 #8 · p.2 #8 · What's a 50/1.4 alternative to the Sony RX1?


ISO1600 wrote:
That's what my first A7 setup was.
IIRC, Patrick has long-sold the 50/1.4 LTM I sold him years ago haha.
That lens + Camera setup is very good and very small. I had a blast with it in Korea.


Yeah, I'm kicking myself for that now

Glad to hear it worked well for you with the A7.

The Canon 50/1.4 or the Sonnar sound tempting...



Jun 25, 2015 at 09:50 PM
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p.2 #9 · p.2 #9 · What's a 50/1.4 alternative to the Sony RX1?


M240 and Summilux


Jun 25, 2015 at 10:14 PM
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p.2 #10 · p.2 #10 · What's a 50/1.4 alternative to the Sony RX1?


canerino wrote:
M240 and Summilux


You know, I borrowed an M240 and a 50 cron for a day and didn't really enjoy it all that much. The images were nice, but the shooting experience (which is the same for almost all rangefinders) didn't jive with me. Thankfully



Jun 25, 2015 at 10:30 PM
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p.2 #11 · p.2 #11 · What's a 50/1.4 alternative to the Sony RX1?


As an alternative: without any doubt the A7 + FE 55/1.8.
This is what I also used alongside my RX1. Similar in use, similar sensors, not too large or heavy, AF, fantastic sharpness,...



Jun 26, 2015 at 03:01 AM
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p.2 #12 · p.2 #12 · What's a 50/1.4 alternative to the Sony RX1?


If you like the character of the 35 Sonnar, you should really choose the FE 55/1.8. They are very similar, but unfortunately the 55 gives a fair bit of LoCa. On the other hand, that's about the only drawback of the lens.

I'd stay away from the ZM 50/1.5 Sonnar if you want anything that comes close to edge sharpness. In fact it gives totally smeared boarders even on APS-C cameras (Sony NEX). Lovely character, yes, but very hard to use unless you only need sharpness in the very middle of the frame.



Jun 26, 2015 at 05:25 AM
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p.2 #13 · p.2 #13 · What's a 50/1.4 alternative to the Sony RX1?


If you are open to MF glass, you will have quite a few options for a 50/1.4 lens as others already mentioned. I also recoemmend getting the A7 II for your purpose.
Very good for a very decent price is the Minolta MD 50/1.4 lens. This is my current choice for a 50 mm lens with this f/1.4 lens speed on my A7R.

I do not recommend the otherwise optically good Canon 50/1.4 EF lens - you will find more info about this lens and its AF-based issues in the Canon board, but problem with this lens is its easily stuck AF which might also affect functionality of MF. The Canon 50/1.4 FD lens might be an alternative option as long as you are fine without AF.



Jun 26, 2015 at 07:28 AM
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p.2 #14 · p.2 #14 · What's a 50/1.4 alternative to the Sony RX1?


Almost any 50/1.4 MF lens from reputable manufacturer would do on the A7/R.This is my subjective ranking basing on real life experience with the lenses I have:

Lenses with distinctive character : ZF/ZE 50/1.4 Planar,50/1.4 C/Y Planar,Minolta Rokkor MC PG 50/1.4

Lenses with less character,but still very good/excellent: Minolta Rokkor MD 50/1.4 55mm,49mm and plain MD,EBC Fujinon 50/1.4 M42

Lenses with no particular character but very good/excellent performers : Konica Hexanon AR EE/AE 50/1.4,Canon FDn/SSC/chrome nose 50/1.4,Olympus OM Zuiko G/MC/Japan 50/1.4,SMC Pentax M 50/1.4,Yashica ML 50/1.4 black/silver nose



Jun 26, 2015 at 10:52 AM
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p.2 #15 · p.2 #15 · What's a 50/1.4 alternative to the Sony RX1?


These should all be from the aforementioned 50/1.4 LTM on the A7:
http://goo.gl/photos/bsuhooKBcqbpcHBY6



Jun 28, 2015 at 01:14 AM
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