Gary Clennan wrote:
If you don't need a fast lens, the ZM35C is a great performer in my opinion....
Great lens yes. I still own my copy but I think I prefer the CV 35/1.2 II overall. I wanted a larger aperture lens over the zm35c due to focusing distance and background blur.
And to those who complain about size and weight of the CV, I prefer it. I think it's easier and faster to handle than smaller lenses. The ZM35C maybe being an exception, but I really love how the CV handles.
Anyone wanna buy a ZM35C/2.8? It will go to the B&S forum very soon!
Bobu wrote:
No problem Philippe. Luka was rating the ZM35 as one of the best (the best?) 35mm lens stopped down at inifinity, but wide open at close distances he also found sometimes a weird bokeh .
Boris
Yeah, that's what I though I remember him saying, and it seems applicable to Phillipe. The tough thing is that, the Contax G 35, Nokton 35/1.4 and ZM 35/2 are all capable of weird bokeh wide open. The ZM 35/2.8 is better wide open, but stop down the others to f2.8, and they get better, too.
From what I've seen, the CV 35/1.2 seems to be the sure bet with fast rangefinder lenses for bokeh, but we're talking SLR lens size, which makes it a tough sell for me. I would have to get an entirely new bag setup if I got the 35/1.2, and I wouldn't particularly like the extra size and weight when just carrying the camera and one lens around, either. If you can deal with the size though, it seems like a winner.
Although I've still got all of these lenses, I still plan on selling all of them except the ZM 35/2. The Zm 35/2.8 is tough to sell, because it is so nice and small, but the ZM 35/2 is sharper on NEX as you go away from the center, has less vignetting and is faster. I actually like the vignetting of the 35/2.8 sometimes, but I think all of the attributes of the ZM 35/2 are worth the extra 14mm in length (or whatever it is.) I just use the ZM 50/1.5 if I need the better bokeh.
Jonas B wrote:
After having compared the CV35/1.2 to the Lux35/1.4 ASPH pre-FLE, and compared them quite thorough, the sad truth is that you need both of them.
this statement cracked me up. i agree with everything you say having seen your comparisons, however the use of the word need is hilarious. i must show this to my wife to justify why i need so many lenses.
What's the matter with this thread, stay away for a puny number of days and then you come back and find a number of pages containing great inspiration and plenty of magnificent shots from that tiny sensor the NEX carries! :-)
Too much good things to comment, but here's a short list.
Philippe - hat off and bow for homage. Plzz check PM.
Goolez, first you post some great Oly and Pentax stuff, then you top the cityscape genre with a CV 35/1.2 making it a must-have lens. Very annoying and expensive. It's cemented to my list now. No way to pick a single image, like your BW handling.
...and Paul Yi is yet again showing how a Rokkor 58/1.2 should be used stopped down. Very helpful for all us 1.2 suckers (I know I am not the only one) - very inspirational.
Jacob, your snowy landscapes just confirms that CV15 is a must. That and your other shots is as usual - very very good.
Dalenherman, great dog shot!
Havent shot a lot the last days, but here's one of those bike shots. G21 and 5N (F/2.8 trying to find a bokeh..).
Shooting dance - always difficult. This was my first attempt with manual focus glass. Of course I missed a lot, but here are a few taken the the 5N and the CV 35/1.2.
If you don't need 1.2, I read one opinion that the Nokton 1.4 is just as good but less expensive and much more compact than the 1.2 (I forgot where I read that). However, I haven't tried either lens myself so I could be way off...
Edit: A different review at everydayaperture complained of the bad build quality of the 1.4.
bokchoy wrote:
If you don't need 1.2, I read one opinion that the Nokton 1.4 is just as good but less expensive and much more compact than the 1.2 (I forgot where I read that). However, I haven't tried either lens myself so I could be way off...
Edit: A different review at everydayaperture complained of the bad build quality of the 1.4.
I own this lens, and I'd say the opposite. Pretty good build quality for the price, but much more of an old style lens than the 35/1.2, with corners that never really get razor sharp compared to other 35mm lenses. Bokeh is also pretty busy.
haven't been able to shoot lately, but i've managed to work on expanding the twin peaks panorama from the contax g 45 to actually show the sunset. this is one of the few panoramas i've ever used a tripod for and it's turning out to be one of the hardest to stitch, i still have to do lots local corrections. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/6796681744_3dbf27c223_b.jpg
Jabberwockt wrote:
That is a very noble idea, but I doubt Hawk or any of these adapter makers pays licensing fees to either Sony or Leica for their mounts. If they are all stealing from one another, I'll just buy whatever is cheapest.
Sure....to each his own. Hawk's Ver 2.5 just popped up on the auction site. Starts shipping 3/7.
Revisions are tab focusing and a modified release for the stop pin. The really tiny release on the first version made it a real bugger to get off. Hope this one is easier.
The one thing about kaizen (continuous improvement) is that is it separates/stratifies the market.
douglasf13 wrote:
I own this lens, and I'd say the opposite. Pretty good build quality for the price, but much more of an old style lens than the 35/1.2, with corners that never really get razor sharp compared to other 35mm lenses. Bokeh is also pretty busy.
I agree Douglas, the 40/1.4 is a much more classic draw, the 35/1.2 has modern draw. I really like my 40 for it's character (this is why I bought it to begin with), so I will keep it and probably add the 35/1.2 which shines the way Bob and others use it.
As far as the build quality of the 40... I don't know what there could be to complain about. Sure, it's not a Leica... but that's not exactly saying anything bad about Voigtlander.
rji2goleez wrote:
ebrandon - love that lens and the images it takes.
Paul - Those 100/2 shots are making me want that Metabones smart adapter for my Zeiss ZE glass
Here's a few more from my NEX-5N and my new Voigtlander 35/1.2 II. The last is an ISO 1000 shot of Banjo!
Rich M wrote:
Sure....to each his own. Hawk's Ver 2.5 just popped up on the auction site. Starts shipping 3/7.
Revisions are tab focusing and a modified release for the stop pin. The really tiny release on the first version made it a real bugger to get off. Hope this one is easier.
The one thing about kaizen (continuous improvement) is that is it separates/stratifies the market.
R
Oh no! I'm glad I got my version 2.0. That new, larger lens release of the v2.5 looks awful. Before the Hawks adapter, I switched from the Metabones to Voigtlander M adapter, because the Voigltander had a much lower profile release switch that doesn't impede your right hand fingers. This new version 2.5 Hawk's looks like a step in the wrong direction, IMO.
Oh no! I'm glad I got my version 2.0. That new, larger lens release of the v2.5 looks awful. Before the Hawks adapter, I switched from the Metabones to Voigtlander M adapter, because the Voigltander had a much lower profile release switch that doesn't impede your right hand fingers. This new version 2.5 Hawk's looks like a step in the wrong direction, IMO.
I'll be sure to let you know.........should arrive sometime late in March.
