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Archive 2011 · Holy trinity of lenses

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p.8 #1 · p.8 #1 · Holy trinity of lenses

My current NEX Trinity:

Sigma 30 / Cheap, great focal length, insanely sharp, great colors and auto. I also preferred it to the Contax G 28 when testing.

Contax G 45 / Sharp, Excellent Colors (Also tried the Zeiss 35/2 ZM + Leica Cron 50 and decided to stay with this).

Contax G 90 / Sharp, Excellent Colors and pure magic. My favorite of the trinity. I can't wait to use this one on FF!

Sep 10, 2012 at 08:38 AM

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p.8 #2 · p.8 #2 · Holy trinity of lenses

I suspect some people among us are quietly planning for the Photokina trinity

Samyang T/S 24mm, Distagon 55/1.4, Sonnar 135/2 trinity.

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Sep 10, 2012 at 08:44 AM

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p.8 #3 · p.8 #3 · Holy trinity of lenses

ManWearPants wrote:
I suspect some people among us are quietly planning for

Distagon 21/2.8, Distagon 55/1.4, Sonnar 135/2 trinity.

+1

Sep 10, 2012 at 09:29 AM

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p.8 #4 · p.8 #4 · Holy trinity of lenses

Minolta Rokkor 28mm f2
Minolta Rokkor 58mm 1.2
Minolta Rokkor 85mm 1.7

Sep 10, 2012 at 11:35 AM

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p.8 #5 · p.8 #5 · Holy trinity of lenses

My current Trinity on NEX (weird one, I know):

- Leica Summilux-M 35/1.4 ASPH as the best all-around lens of all times considering size, IQ, low light ability
- Contax 85/1.2 60 Years for OMG portrait shots and my own awe and inspiration
- kit 18-55 zoom for whenever I need autofocus and there is enough light - it's not bad, actually!

... and a lot of guilt for owning many other fantastic lenses and not having a chance to use them as much as they deserve.

Sep 10, 2012 at 04:24 PM

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p.8 #6 · p.8 #6 · Holy trinity of lenses

For Micro 4/3, I'd say it's the Olympus 12mm f/2, Leica 25mm f/1.4 and Olympus 45mm f/1.8. Though, I like to add the 75mm f/1.8 as well (and it's the best of the bunch optically), making them the Four Horsemen. All of these are right up there with Canon's top end primes (though I can't compare to other systems).

http://www.jordansteele.com/2012/fourhorsemen1.jpg

Sep 10, 2012 at 04:33 PM

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p.8 #7 · p.8 #7 · Holy trinity of lenses

Now Showing, for Nex --

The Charge of the Light Brigade:

Leica 21mm f/3.4
Leica 28mm f/2.8
Zeiss 50mm f/2 ZM
Contax G 90mm f/2.8

You Only Get Three but They Weigh More Overall:

Leica 21mm f/3.4
CV 35mm f/1.2 II
ZF 100/2 MP

Giant Steps:

Leica 21mm f/3.4
Zeiss 50mm f/2
CV 180mm f/4 APO-Lanthar
(or, for an All-M-Gang, the Leica 135mm f/4 Elmar)

Sep 10, 2012 at 05:00 PM

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p.8 #8 · p.8 #8 · Holy trinity of lenses

Elmarit-R 28mm 2.8 v.II; Summicron-R 50mm v. II; Elmarit-R 90mm 2.8 v. II.

Sep 10, 2012 at 11:44 PM

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p.8 #9 · p.8 #9 · Holy trinity of lenses

My current Trinity:

Zeiss 35/2
Tamron 90/2.8 macro (under rated and seemingly forgotten)
135L

Waiting on delivery of a ZE 50P, we'll see how that shifts my "trinity".

Sep 11, 2012 at 01:00 AM

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p.8 #10 · p.8 #10 · Holy trinity of lenses

My current trinity:

Oly 12/2, Panny 20/1.7, Oly 45/1.8

My next trinity:

Fuji X-E1 lenses: Fuji 14mm F2.8 lens, 35/1.4, 60/2.4

Sep 11, 2012 at 06:28 AM

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p.8 #11 · p.8 #11 · Holy trinity of lenses

on nex7
now
first: contax G 45mm must have!
second: contax G 90mm must have 2!
third: minolta 28mm 2,0.

will (have to) try contax G 28
r

Sep 11, 2012 at 06:50 AM

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p.8 #12 · p.8 #12 · Holy trinity of lenses

Current trinity (on NEX-7)

ZA E 24/1.8 Sonnar
Nikkor 50/1.8 AI
Sony 85/2.8 SAM (yep, another Sonnar)

I really need a ~50mm Sonnar that does good colour, if all I shot was B&W I'd have my Nikkor-S.C 5cm f1.4 instead of the 50/1.8 AI and be all-Sonnar.

Sep 11, 2012 at 07:10 AM

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p.8 #13 · p.8 #13 · Holy trinity of lenses

Just to be different, I'll post my 4x5 lenses (my sad dying/dead format) :-(
Nevertheless, I love these lenses more than anything I've owned in smaller digital formats.

1. Nikkor SW 90mm F/8
2. Schneider Super-Symmar XL 110mm F/5.6
3. Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-S 210mm f/5.6

Today, my most used digital setup:
Ricoh GXR A12 28mm, A12 50mm, and Voigtlander 75mm f2.5 on the GXR M-mount

Oct 04, 2012 at 01:24 AM

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p.8 #14 · p.8 #14 · Holy trinity of lenses

Current trinity:

Canon FL 55mm f/1.2 - Favorite lens ever...the handling far outweighs the minimal differences between it and the FD (but don't let anyone know I said that...no one can know....)

Tamron 90mm Macro - The results from this thing are stunning for $200

Canon 50mm f/1.8 - Can't really go wrong with this!

Oct 04, 2012 at 01:44 AM

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p.8 #15 · p.8 #15 · Holy trinity of lenses

Light kit(5N):
VM 35mm f1.2 II
Contax G 45mm f2
Zuiko 135mm f2.8

Heavy kit(5D2):
ZE 35mm f1.4
Sig 85mm f1.4
Zuiko 300mm f4.5

Oct 04, 2012 at 07:49 AM

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p.8 #16 · p.8 #16 · Holy trinity of lenses

Telyt APO 280/4
1.4 x APO extender
2.0 x APO extender

Oct 04, 2012 at 12:29 PM

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p.8 #17 · p.8 #17 · Holy trinity of lenses

Depending on my mood...

FDn 24/2
Rokkor 58/1.2
Rokinon 85/1.4

or

Rokkor 58/1.2
Rokinon 85/1.4
FDn 300/4 L

But usually all four if/when I actually go shooting, and always on 5D

If I could have some of my dream lenses sent back to me, it would look more like:

C/Y 21/2.8 Distagon
Rokkor 58/1.2
CV 125/2.5

Oct 04, 2012 at 01:16 PM

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p.8 #18 · p.8 #18 · Holy trinity of lenses

If I were shooting a FF SLR again I'd go with ZE 21, C/Y 35-70, ZE 100.

On the Nex, I can't be happy with only three lenses.

CV 15, G28,45, 90.

Oct 04, 2012 at 01:33 PM

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p.8 #19 · p.8 #19 · Holy trinity of lenses

cogitech wrote:

If I could have some of my dream lenses sent back to me, it would look more like:

C/Y 21/2.8 Distagon
Rokkor 58/1.2
CV 125/2.5

That looks a wonderful combination.

Oct 04, 2012 at 01:58 PM

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p.8 #20 · p.8 #20 · Holy trinity of lenses

My FF trinity is:
OM21/3.5
CY28/2.5
ZE50MP

For NEX:
24/1.8
OM 50/1.2
G90

Looking at it, it's a bit bass-ackwards to use the faster glass for the NEX system.

Oct 04, 2012 at 02:22 PM

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