Tukka, refreshing to see some quality shots with the kit lens. Mine has been on the shelf since the first adapter arrived. Maybe one should give it some light while searching (in vane?) for a high-performing-reasonably-priced-fast-WA. After all it's a free 18/3.5. AF and IS cant be that bad for IQ.
5N with Rokkor 58/1.2 (double post, sry for those that follow both).
wfrank wrote:
Tukka, refreshing to see some quality shots with the kit lens. Mine has been on the shelf since the first adapter arrived. Maybe one should give it some light while searching (in vane?) for a high-performing-reasonably-priced-fast-WA. After all it's a free 18/3.5. AF and IS cant be that bad for IQ.
5N with Rokkor 58/1.2 (double post, sry for those that follow both).
Yes, at the moment im keeping the kit lens as a wide end option, i havent found anything else at reasonable price range, wider than 28mm Contax G. Maybe 21mm Zuiko some day, but i dont think it will be that much better than the kit lens at the end.
It looks like you are having as snowy christmas and winter in Sweden as we have in Finland Nice DOF and rendering at that rokkor of yours btw!
FlyPenFly wrote:
Playing with the 5N + Sony 35mm F1.8 SAM with the LA-EA1 adapter. Half tempted to get the LA-EA2 if it comes up for a decent price.
Sharp lens but doesn't seem quite as out of the camera saturated as the 24-70 zeiss. At least on initial impressions. Interesting bokeh, decently sharp starting at F3.5.
Sharp indeed. I liked it, partly (when having a flirt with the SLT A55 camera). The flimsy build quality and a focusing ring with no dampening at all put me off. Nice overall rendering though, in my opinion. Thank you for the samples.
wfrank wrote:
5N with Rokkor 58/1.2 (double post, sry for those that follow both).
Tuukka Elias wrote:
Yes, at the moment im keeping the kit lens as a wide end option, i havent found anything else at reasonable price range, wider than 28mm Contax G. Maybe 21mm Zuiko some day, but i dont think it will be that much better than the kit lens at the end.
This is what I have been chanting for a while now, in the 21-28mm range it's rather good, and I think at its best around 24-28mm at f5.6, or f8 to tidy the corners up a bit. I have to admit that it's hard for me to reach for the 18-55 though, and thus I have not followed my own advice, probably out of denial and hoping that my CV 21 can be better on the 5N than it is.
The small size, color reproduction, and CA control of the CV are all better though and leaving resolving power and corner sharpness aside it's a better option than the kit lens in those respects (and inexpensive).
I know it's not a rangefinder lense, but I've been impressed by the Yashica ML 21 3,5 at f8. It definitely thrashed the kit lens by a wide margin… And it's not so big as not to carry it around.
Nice DOF and rendering at that rokkor of yours btw!