I have a mint Oly 50/1.2 "Japan"..... I love this lens and have always said that it will need to be pried out of my cold dead hands. But thanks to a PITA eye condition, I am finding manual focusing quite a bit harder these days (even though I have split screen and focus confirm).
So now I am considering selling the Oly for a Canon 50/1.4.... Am I crazy? I am interested to know what people think of how they compare. Plus is the Oly 50/1.2 likely to be investment glass? ie Will it's value will keep going up? Here in Australia they are presently going on eBay for about the same cost as a new Canon 50/1.4.
cogitech wrote:
No, I was thinking of the Contax 55/1.2 (category "d") and Noct-Nikkor (category "b").
I have now been shooting street stuff with my newly acquired Noct-Nikkor and honestly, the NN has better handling than (my) Rokkor, but for wide open sharpness and ability to snap into focus in a clear way - the Rokkor wins. Extremely unscientific-on-the-street-observation over a 48hr period.
ovredal73 wrote:
I have now been shooting street stuff with my newly acquired Noct-Nikkor and honestly, the NN has better handling than (my) Rokkor, but for wide open sharpness and ability to snap into focus in a clear way - the Rokkor wins. Extremely unscientific-on-the-street-observation over a 48hr period.
IMO, for the price, you can't beat Zuiko 50, Pentax 50, or Rokkor 58 in the f/1.2 department. If you are in a budget, there's no point buying a lens like Zeiss Yahre just because.
My last grand were spent on seven or eight Zuikos. My next grand will pay a 5D.
But that's just me
ovredal73 wrote:
I have now been shooting street stuff with my newly acquired Noct-Nikkor and honestly, the NN has better handling than (my) Rokkor, but for wide open sharpness and ability to snap into focus in a clear way - the Rokkor wins. Extremely unscientific-on-the-street-observation over a 48hr period.
robsteve wrote:
Don't forget we are talking about f1 and faster lenses too, though they tend to be in category B, with the exception of perhaps the Canon 50mm for TV and the old Canon rangefinder system.
Robert
This seems to be changing as the 0.95 has risen significantly in price - recently the RF version is bringing up to $2000 and a couple hundred more if converted to M-Mount. With the recent Noctilux price drops it is becoming as little as $1500 difference...
robsteve wrote:
Looks good. Does the D700 have a strong AA filter on it. There is a smoothness to the images that doesn't look like it comes from the lens.
Robert
I shoot JPG, so possibly that might have something to do with it. I don't know if it is the AA filter or what.
