Thank you!! Metadata is included if you press the ‘i’ button. One if f/2 the other is f/4, both focused centrally in the frame. Sure it looks more accurate than the web version if you download as well.
I think you should get out and try some more shooting and see how it feels to you. Make note where you focused and see if your nailing it. As far as being centered it looks good
The earlier decentering and sharpness tests turned out nice earlier but nothing could beat how I felt looking at the screen right after these and the stupid smile I surely had. A random summer day in Jersey so couldn’t help but take a stroll with the family. Once I saw how these these turned out, game. over.
To anyone who was in my position, what you read in this thread is truth! Sorry not sure how to insert pics.
Great thread. Thanks for all the pictures.
I love the look, weight and compactness of this lens. And while not perfect it's actually usuable at f/1.2. These were all taken wide open.
Ok so I've done the whole thread, all 179 pages and I must admit that in all my years of photography the images from this lens have excited me more than any other.
As it happens for day to day 40mm suits me fine, I loved 35mm but was wary of the 35mm 1.4 due to size and variations so stuck with the Sony Zeiss 35mm 2.8 for a while which was nice but heavy on the vignetting so it stayed pretty much in the bag. Then along came the Batis 40mm…..
I bought the Batis as it doubles as a carry round but also is useful with work (real estate, interiors etc..) it can pick out a detail shot nicely and has a wonderful pop to it. Add to that the fact it's razor sharp. So great colours and sharpness.
Anyway then I find this thread…… I try to stop myself reading further and further into it but the images keep drawing me back. The Voigtlander is smaller than the batis, not as sharp, surprisingly easy to focus and obviously faster.
So I popped into my local camera store and tried the Nokton out, I used my R3 and compared it to the 16-35mm GM at 35mm at 2.8.
I'm afraid the images aren't particularly inspiring.
What surprised me was how sharp the lens is at f2, much sharper than expected.
As it stands I have one hand on my wallet and one foot through the doorway of Park cameras.
I'll keep the Batis for now for work and if I get the Nokton that'll be my carry round. It seems odd to double up on the same focal length especially when I need a couple of other lenses but the Nokton is a bit of a star.
The manual focusing is easy with a combination of the magnifier and the peaking (yellow). Is there any way to custom set a button to turn the magnifier on and off? Sometimes its easier to focus with the peaking, other times it's easier to use the magnifier. Currently the magnifier comes on as son as the focus ring is used and a custom set button would be ideal.
Otherwise the lens feels amazing in hand, the focus ring movement is very fluid and the resulting sharpness are easily on a par with my 16-35mm.
Turn off the auto magnify . That will get rid of the instant pop up. Drives me crazy. But than go to custom functions go to one you want. I use C1 than map focus magnify to that. So now when you press C1 it will be controlled by that button. Set magnify to highest level I think it’s 6.5
I have Focus Settings toggled via the AF-ON button, works a treat.
Now to take some classy shots worthy of posting here……
Here's a quick obligatory shot of one of the dogs (seems a popular subject matter) sooc, shot at f1.2. I'm finding the eye focusing a lot more accurate than eye af although that could be a case of user error.
I turn off auto-magnify also, and I don't use peaking. I find peaking is not accurate enough. I have a custom button for magnify when I want to check focus precisely. Otherwise, it is usually possible to look at the aliasing or moire appearing on the LCD to see what is in focus. Setting up a custom scene with contrast and sharpness set at max will make it even easier to see, but is not necessary.
