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 p.1 #20 · Voigtlander 12/5.6 Questions | |
Thing you have to remember though is that the distance scale on the lens is going to be off, just like most any adapted lens is, and the wider the lens, the more they seem to be off.
The Sony wide adapter really had no degradation I could see. I mean the 16 is the sharpest lens ever to start with, but its certainly useable and again, we are talking about a $300 lens combo vs a $900 lens.
Sizewise they are about the same. VC12 is a fairly large lens for a RF with the big built in hood. Handled okay but its a little awkward for a jacket pocket etc.
The VC12 was actually the first adapted lens I got for my NEX5, as I really thought an all M kit was going to be the way to go.
VC12, Zeiss ZM 25mm , Zeiss ZM 35mm f2.8 C, Zeiss 50 planar and Leica 90 Elmarit-M was the plan.
I actually had all the other lens from when I had my M9, but bought the 12 because I thought it would be a great wide angle.
I thought I wanted all M mount glass exclusively and I was sure it was going to perform better.
Well, the other lenses all did, though the ZM25 does get a little color shift (but its probably the best wider than 35mm lens I've tried on NEX) but the 12 just left me really flat.
Tons of color case, vingetting, little awkward size wise and I paid $900 for it. Just didn't feel I was getting very good value for my money.
Tried the 16mm just for the heck of it and was really surprised. $200 lens that weights like 2 ounces or something crazy light, had AF, could fit in my pocket and looked pretty good. Got the wide adapter as well because it was just $114 and again, great quality lens, snaps right on/off and I had 18 and 24mm equiv with performance as good optically as the VC and with none of the issues.
Nothing against M or even M39 glass, but having tried nearly everything out there, just can't say its the way to go for a NEX for wides.
Again, I get the whole romanticism about it, how it feels good in your hand, all brass and glass, no plastic, smooth MF feel etc, but functionally, on the crop sensor with no offset microlenses, just doesn't really perform that well.
Always fun to try different stuff of course too, and thats the best way to learn but after using it all, I ended up with the cheap Sony lens combo.
Still the best thing out there to date, until we hopefully see some new E mount lenses coming out
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. You're right, I only use SLR bodies, so perhaps this is why you thought that. But in this situation, I was infact looking at a (future) NEX-type solution (ie with a shorter register distance).
