I guess even if they haven't yet, and they do update it in the future ... there's a risk it wouldn't be the more convenient to carry SE version. Was a long shot hoping the SE had improved on that.
SE II with that improvement the VM II got with onion rings, plus a little less soft at f1.2 and little less glowly close focus, at around 360g, while keeping most of the rest the same would be killer. Probably asking for too much .
Think I still want one in case none of that happens. I love my 50 but is a little tight for general purpose and wider tips the balance a bit too far into environment over people for me currently.
The design for Nikon looks pretty great.
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I guess even if they haven't yet, and they do update it in the future ... there's a risk it wouldn't be the more convenient to carry SE version. Was a long shot hoping the SE had improved on that.
SE II with that improvement the VM II got with onion rings, plus a little less soft at f1.2 and little less glowly close focus, at around 360g, while keeping most of the rest the same would be killer. Probably asking for too much .
Think I still want one in case none of that happens. I love my 50 but is a little tight for general purpose and wider tips the balance a bit too far into environment over people for me currently.
The design for Nikon looks pretty great.
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The CV 40/1.2 E-mount focuses significantly closer than the M-mount (0.35m versus 0.5m). Both share the same optical design, aside from adjustments for sensor cover glass thickness, so uncorrected spherical aberration at close distances is the same since the lens is not FLE.
Because the Sony version can focus closer, it will display more glow and softness at 0.35m than the M-mount does at 0.5m. This characteristic won't change unless Voigtlander redesigns the lens to include FLE. Personally, I see the gentle glow and lower contrast at close range as part of the lens's charm and wouldn't want to alter it. When shooting at minimum focusing distance, I typically stop down when I need sharper results.
Good to know about the MFD differences, and I see it's a similar case with the 50s as well (45 and 70cm) according to the German voigtlander website anyway.
Right up close at 45cm on the 50mm (which I guess the VM users never experience it to that degree), the glow feels to me like an early-80's movie glow ... if it was like 1/4 glimmerglass subtley blooming the clouds I'd be all for it - but I rarely shoot near MFD with the 50.
With the 40 I might get a bit closer more often.
Would be nice for my tastes with just a little tightining up with that but it doesn't stop it from being my favourite.
I like the 50 so much I want to have an additional lens but approx. 7mm wider (the 40mmf1.2)
Waiting on delivery for the SE. I love the 50, just a bit too constrained sometimes, particularly around family for casual shots but I won't get rid of it, just want a little less tight as an option to take. I don't need the 35 ... I don't need the 35.
Picked a random page last night to go through, @grahamgibson your kids are going to have an incredible photo album to look through when they grow up. And loved the ones shot on Porta 400, tonnes of amazing photos.
I read you were using the techart for autofocus, which makes sense, but I thought the techart was limited around the the center, whereas you had them in the corners in quite a few of them wide open... I know it was years ago, and I can't remember what page to refer.
Yogifi wrote:
@00demontver00@ was this a single shot? Love it.
No, three more shots. The whole beauty lasted five minutes. One more shot in the thread about the Nokton 21/1.4.
Everything was shot in a raised bog, a rather dangerous place at night because the plants float in the water and don't reach the bottom. You could fall through.
Certosa di Bologna is a vast monumental cemetery housed in a former 14th-century Carthusian monastery, just outside Bologna’s historic center. Its arcaded cloisters, chapels, and gardens create a serene yet powerful setting. I spent a few hours walking around with just this lens.
Sorry for the amount of images, but I just wanted to show how this lens captures the light.
Patrick Kolb wrote:
Certosa di Bologna is a vast monumental cemetery housed in a former 14th-century Carthusian monastery, just outside Bologna’s historic center. Its arcaded cloisters, chapels, and gardens create a serene yet powerful setting. I spent a few hours walking around with just this lens.
Sorry for the amount of images, but I just wanted to show how this lens captures the light.
Patrick Kolb wrote:
Thank you very much for such kind words.
I would strongly urge you to post this as a series over on the B&W forum. The folks over there will enjoy them, and most of them won't see these in a lens thread.
Bologna has over 24 miles of Porticoes in the old town section alone. Here are two I found, the first is a newer version and the second is an older version.
Ok, after seeing half the images in this thread of the spectacular rendering from this lens I decided I had to add yet another manual focus lens to my kit. Since I had an assignment from the summer that paid for it I bought it new from Cameraqest. The only concern I have with it is the finish. I’ve had it for 3 days in my small ThinkTank Speed Demon and taking it out this morning I see what looks like paint wear on the edge of the hood. Can the finish on these be that fragile or could the silver cordura lining in the bag have rubbed off on it? Do I need to cover the lens while transporting in the bag?
I’m totally stoked to get it, but this is a little frustrating.
A wonderful set of images Patrick - thank for you for sharing them
Patrick Kolb wrote:
Bologna has over 24 miles of Porticoes in the old town section alone. Here are two I found, the first is a newer version and the second is an older version.
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Can the finish on these be that fragile or could the silver cordura lining in the bag have rubbed off on it? Do I need to cover the lens while transporting in the bag?