I`m new here but I`ve been reading the ALT part of the forum for the past 2 months.
I haven`t seen much love towards the Canon FL 58mm f/1.2, especially on the NEX line.
Can anyone do an objective comparison between this one and the Rokkor 58mm f/1.2?
I'm in the market for some fast lenses and the 58mm Rokkor caught my eye, and I`ve recently came upon some classifieds for Canon 58mm 1.2s for almost half the price of the Minoltas.
vdodan wrote:
I`m new here but I`ve been reading the ALT part of the forum for the past 2 months.
I haven`t seen much love towards the Canon FL 58mm f/1.2, especially on the NEX line.
Can anyone do an objective comparison between this one and the Rokkor 58mm f/1.2?
I'm in the market for some fast lenses and the 58mm Rokkor caught my eye, and I`ve recently came upon some classifieds for Canon 58mm 1.2s for almost half the price of the Minoltas.
i'm not aware of anyone here that has used the canon FL 58/1.2 other than bifurcator and Jim Bachanan, who i believe just converted the lens for somebody else. if you plan on ever using the lens on a dslr i'd recommend against the canon 58mm just because it is supposed to be extremely difficult to convert.
according to bif the canon 58mm is very sharp and has similar bokeh to the rokkor (i don't see this similarity in his pictures personally).
if you are looking for sharpness, i know the canon FL 55/1.2 is sharper than the rokkor and also half the price of the rokkor as well as being easier to convert to other mounts than the FL 58mm.
Not alt glass but i'll throw my hat into this topic. All of these are with the Canon 85L. Just picked up a 50L this week and haven't had the opportunity to take some worthwhile photos with it but I really enjoy the way it renders. Should make for an awesome street/walk around/travel/general lens since it is so light.
I genuinely love shooting the 85L wide open for the circular bokeh in the background. I have thought of picking up some of these alt manual focus lenses but my vision needs a correction that is too strong to correct with the built in diopter adjustments so unless I wear contacts (which isn't going to happen) manually focusing just is not something I can manage.
I recently (1/2 year ago) downsized from a ton of Nikon FF equipment towards a Leica M (240) but waiting for Solms to actually produce one I stumbled upon a Nex-6 and I kinda like it so far, I just miss fast glass. Until Sony pushes out the Nex FF, I`ll try to stock up on whatever "legendary" glass I can find. (Speed Boosters and / or Lens Turbos included for this -hopefully short - ride)
The 58mm 1.2 Rokkor was one of the first on the list, mainly due to my lust for the Noct Nikkor that I never had. And after what beautiful images I`ve seen posted by yourself and the other gents produced with the help of the 1.2 Rokkor, I fell madly in love with it.
As I know myself I`ll probably end up buying both the 55 FD and the 58 MD, but I would rather avoid buying them all at once mainly because none of them would get the deserved attention.
I have no particular intention of moving to a dSLR ever again, and I`m guessing the market is going to shift in that direction as well in the next coming years. However I would jump on a proper 6x6 digital medium format if one of the companies decides to ever produce a back to such specifications.
Canon 58mm f/1.2 was just moved to the bottom of the list.
All I need now is a fast 28-35mm and so far I`m not to impressed by the Voigtlander 1.2s rendering.
I recently (1/2 year ago) downsized from a ton of Nikon FF equipment towards a Leica M (240) but waiting for Solms to actually produce one I stumbled upon a Nex-6 and I kinda like it so far, I just miss fast glass. Until Sony pushes out the Nex FF, I`ll try to stock up on whatever "legendary" glass I can find. (Speed Boosters and / or Lens Turbos included for this -hopefully short - ride)
The 58mm 1.2 Rokkor was one of the first on the list, mainly due to my lust for the Noct Nikkor that I never had. And after what beautiful images I`ve seen posted by yourself and the other gents produced with the help of the 1.2 Rokkor, I fell madly in love with it.
As I know myself I`ll probably end up buying both the 55 FD and the 58 MD, but I would rather avoid buying them all at once mainly because none of them would get the deserved attention.
I have no particular intention of moving to a dSLR ever again, and I`m guessing the market is going to shift in that direction as well in the next coming years. However I would jump on a proper 6x6 digital medium format if one of the companies decides to ever produce a back to such specifications.
Canon 58mm f/1.2 was just moved to the bottom of the list.
Interestingly, I find the 1st egret shot a perfect example of where dof is just right for the image. And the last egret shot an example of where more dof would dramatically improve the image.
That first once is really quite beautiful. (At least at web-viewing size.)
For me, I prefer #3 simply because it is a bit more of an 'environmental' shot, which I am a fan of. The others are very nice as well, well done at only 58mm (x1.5 I suppose) and even better considering they are wide open.
justruss wrote:
Interestingly, I find the 1st egret shot a perfect example of where dof is just right for the image. And the last egret shot an example of where more dof would dramatically improve the image.
That first once is really quite beautiful. (At least at web-viewing size.)
thanks, the first one is probably my favorite as well. i really like how the waves and water came out. it holds up pretty well to enlargement (considering it's f/1.2 on aps-c). you can view it bigger here.
helimat wrote:
For me, I prefer #3 simply because it is a bit more of an 'environmental' shot, which I am a fan of. The others are very nice as well, well done at only 58mm (x1.5 I suppose) and even better considering they are wide open.
thanks, i really like how much separation i got while still showing both the ocean and bokeh funk. i get pretty bored of sharp birds against unrecognizable backgrounds.
sebboh wrote:
thanks, i really like how much separation i got while still showing both the ocean and bokeh funk. i get pretty bored of sharp birds against unrecognizable backgrounds.
Me too. Those types of photos are great for a bird book, or bird thread but when the environment is included I think it would make a better print. IMO anyways
