rji2goleez wrote:
First time trying some Lomography Metropolis. I'm liking what I'm seeing here and think this would be great for urban shooting (Oh yeah, metropolis!)
Fuji GW690 III
Lomography Metropolis ISO 400
Cinestill C-41
Because I clearly have too much time on my hands...I did a quick and dirty comparison between my 35mm Summilux ASPH pre-FLE and the Voigtlander 35mm f/1.5 Nokton. Both lenses are wide open and focused using a 1.4x magnifier (couldn't be arsed to use a tripod though ).
So, what can I say? The older lux shows its age. It has lower global and micro-contrast and thus less apparent resolution. It has more blur (slightly) and the draw is a tiny bit more structured. I repeated this very informal test over a few more frames at different focus points and confirmed these findings. So, you can save $2k and get a better lens!
_jim_ wrote:
So, what can I say? The older lux shows its age. It has lower global and micro-contrast and thus less apparent resolution. It has more blur (slightly) and the draw is a tiny bit more structured. I repeated this very informal test over a few more frames at different focus points and confirmed these findings. So, you can save $2k and get a better lens!
I did a similar test last year. I compared my pre FLE to Leica's APO. I was wondering if an APO would make a difference on film or not. Short answer was no. The surprising answer is the pre FLE held its own against the $7k APO lens, on film at least. MP + Portra 400.
lifeandmylens wrote:
I did a similar test last year. I compared my pre FLE to Leica's APO. I was wondering if an APO would make a difference on film or not. Short answer was no. The surprising answer is the pre FLE held its own against the $7k APO lens, on film at least. MP + Portra 400.
Back when I was thinking of getting the Leica 50 f2 APO (used they were going for about 60% of new cost) I checked images made by it on film. And frankly could not see any difference vs regular 50 Crons outside flare control. And for that I already have CV 50 2.2 etc.
So as I couldn't see any difference it wasn't worth it for me. Maybe it would have been different if shot on digital, but who shoots digital anymore?
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