Rokkor 58/1.2

I love my alt lenses for flowers. Here are four I don't think I have posted before. The first is with a Carl Zeiss Jena 135 f/3.5, the second is with a Leica R 90 summicron, the third is with a Minolta Rokkor 58 f/1.2, and the last is with a Minolta Rokkor 28mm f/2.

Wonderful images Steve. The colors and OOF blur are supurb on the 58/1.2

A loose comparison between 2 lenses. First, a C/Y 35-70 @35mm, second a ZE 35 f:1.4. Both shots @ f:10. There are differences in focal length (!), and framing and cropping are only approximately close. But the style difference between both lenses in such flower shots is IMHO quite visible.

@Philber: The colors look strange to me. Auto WB? It looks like it has received negative green correction.

The CY35-70 looks sharper and more contrasty...

I'll play! Here's another from the 35-70.


_MG_6008 by helimat, on Flickr

And one from the CV 125/2.5.


_MG_6261 by helimat, on Flickr

Zeiss 21mm F2.8 ZF.2 on A850


_DSC3082.jpg by jaetography, on Flickr


_DSC3080.jpg by jaetography, on Flickr

Tamron 70-200mm 2.8

_DSC2923.jpg by jaetography, on Flickr

AhamB wrote:
@Philber: The colors look strange to me. Auto WB? It looks like it has received negative green correction.


No correction except sharpening. Lighting is bad, composition is indifferent, etc... The shots have no value except the comparison.

Steve, the second one with Leica 90 is absolutely gorgeous!! Makes me wanna get the lens!!

Smridevan wrote:
Steve, the second one with Leica 90 is absolutely gorgeous!! Makes me wanna get the lens!!

I always liked that lens too. I sold it earlier this year and replaced it with the Leica 90 elmarit (i.e., f/2.8), which I like just as much if not a bit better. I very much like the colours (or more technically the colour separation) from the Leica lenses.

Flypenfly, the first one is definitely a wall hanger! Didn't know you can get such a shot with the 21mm.

Steve, have you compared the 90 summicron or elmarit with the Zeiss MF 100/2? I just got the 100/2 and I'm very impressed with its bokeh. Not sure how distinct the rendering is between these and I'm hesitant to invest in 2 of similar focal length.

No, I haven't compared either of the Leica lenses to the Zeiss MP 100 f2, but I plan to get the Zeiss next year and then I will do a comparison. The Leica lenses and especially the elmarit are a lot smaller than the Zeiss MP, so even if they are not as good as the Zeiss MP (which I doubt they will be), will still be nice for some situations when I would prefer to take a smaller lens.

Thanks Smridevan, the 21mm actually has a pretty good MFD. Although being that danger close to bees is a little disconcerting.

Zeiss ZE 85

Contax G90 on NEX

rokkor 58/1.2 wide open:

I have a few from various lens, but they would be re-posts.
Shrug, should we do re-posts?
I need to get out more and shoot more, my job sux, sigh...

Anywho, here is one of mine, a humble repost I kinda like:
Meyer-Optik Görlitz Trioplan 100/2.8, 5DMkII:

well, i do not know your trioplan pictures .... and i watched many pictures in this forum.

for me reposting of good ones is OK

here is also trioplan 100mm 2.8. for me it is still very new, the 2nd time, that i use it - but i like it !!
- L.

Great images! I especially like the ones from the Rokkor and the Trioplan.

Here's one with the Leica 90 Elmarit: