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highdesertmesa wrote:
I had a crazy thought. Instead of just searching for a new 50-60mm portrait lens, what about also trying a new camera body for your existing lenses so that you have a different shooting experience? 
My Zeiss C/Y lenses always looked good on my previous digital bodies, but the Minoltas, particularly the 58 1.2 and 50 1.2, were always a little soft wide open. They are both noticeably sharper wide open on the SL3 – enough to call them "sharp" wide open, which I never would have before. I'm guessing it's the high resolution combined with the SL3 cover glass? Thinking out loud that since Leica made the M11 cover glass thinner versus the M10 series, it stands to reason they may have gone a little bit thinner with the SL3 versus the SL2/SL2-S.
The Zf would also provide a different shooting experience. Only downside to the Zf is the rather heavy-handed AA filter that obliterates pixel level aliasing – a good thing because it avoids aliasing, and also a bad thing because you loose that AA-free look at the pixel level.
What about a Sony body you don't already have?
Maybe you have a ton of different camera bodies already. Maybe try shooting film with the bodies that go with each of the old lenses? Just thinking of alternative ways of getting back that desire to shoot 50mm other than continuing to try new lenses....Show more →
That is a crazy thought James--and a spendier one! I do like where you mind is at though, try a new approach is good rather just swap lenses. Some lenses are really quite different depending on the body--the ZM 50/1.5 comes to mind. Focus shift fun on RF (film or digital), lots of induced FC on stock Sony, absolute magic on a modded Sony. I often like my CV's very much on film, shooting Portra specifically, and prefer less less on digital.
I am not too interested in running another new digital system--I just got out of Panasonic/L-mount after some video stuff. As it is right now, I have a film RF (Ikon), Sony stock for AF and then a modded Sony a7rII for RF. I've shot most Sony's at this point, barring the newest generations. I am really a pretty simple shooter at this point, and 120fps and A1 capabilities do nothing for me. IQ hasn't really changed much. I am not too sensitive to AA filters, though I prefer there to be none. I can deal with either side of the benefits.
And sometimes I am tempted to try the new Nikon Z's, though their size puts me off. I am getting old--I always want lenses to be softer and bodies to maintain their old sizes
After reading this thread and doing some research, I am leaning towards finding a Canon 50/1.2 LTM, Nikon 58/1.4 and Hexanon 57/1.2. The latter two I am interested in the images but not excited about the size.
@rico Noted and interesting!
@widi5006 I have tried and enjoyed this lens.
@kiaora This lens does look distinctive--I like the look.
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