e-mount 50/1.8 samples. Both this lens and the 55-210 seem blah to me. Maybe it's just the grey weather, this lens is supposed to be really nice and my first impression of it is... BLAH.
mco_970 wrote:
e-mount 50/1.8 samples. Maybe it's just the grey weather, this lens is supposed to be really nice and my first impression of it is... BLAH.
Yes, this lens is a definition of a lens without any character.
You should have never used any Leica or Zeiss lens before,
it wouldn't be a problem now
Thanks for the kind words photon, yes, all shots with the sigma 19mm in that post.
Thank you also both mco and snowboarder for your impressions of the 50 E mount and samples. When two masters such as yourselves offer commentary on a lens, I pay attention. It is one of those lenses I really "want to like". Alas, my cupboards are filled with those ponderous paperweights.
For now I am pleased with my 50mm pentax 110. It actually works well enough to placate my desires for a 75mm equiv. 2.8.
Photon-hunter, taran, thanks for the comments. I was rather surprised and intrigued by the bokeh of this lens and was wondering how it looked to other eyes.
snowboarder wrote:
Yes, this lens is a definition of a lens without any character.
You should have never used any Leica or Zeiss lens before,
it wouldn't be a problem now
Well, I don't know what that says about me. I sold my C-Sonnar, the definition of a character lens, in favor of the Sony 50. The Sony 50 has a pretty unique design, which doesn't happen very often in the world of 50s, and it's very sharp with very smooth bokeh. If you want wirey bokeh, this isn't the lens for you.
BTW, if you want more "character," you might want to turn off the vignetting compensation in the Nex-7's setup menu, as it writes that to RAW.
briantho wrote:
Finally a moment of sunshine. Only lasted a couple of minutes, but it was right at sunset, so I snapped a few with the new Contarex Blitz-Planar.
I love my Helios. Yes, the bokeh is quite weird and busy but that's what I like about it. Mine is sharp as hell wide open too. Not bad for $25... I have a few M42 lenses as well and love them on my nex. Can't wait to try them out on the Xpro1.
douglasf13 wrote:
Well, I don't know what that says about me. I sold my C-Sonnar, the definition of a character lens, in favor of the Sony 50. The Sony 50 has a pretty unique design, which doesn't happen very often in the world of 50s, and it's very sharp with very smooth bokeh. If you want wirey bokeh, this isn't the lens for you.
BTW, if you want more "character," you might want to turn off the vignetting compensation in the Nex-7's setup menu, as it writes that to RAW.
I am keeping it ghetto with the 5N. FWIW I would never want to put down anyone else's choice in gear, I will like to see what you do with the 50. I am undecided as to whether I'll keep it in my kit.
It does seem that smoothest cleanest bokeh is not really to my liking though, I kind of like it to match my martinis - on the rocks and dirty.
mco_970 wrote: I am keeping it ghetto with the 5N. FWIW I would never want to put down anyone else's choice in gear, I will like to see what you do with the 50. I am undecided as to whether I'll keep it in my kit.
It does seem that smoothest cleanest bokeh is not really to my liking though, I kind of like it to match my martinis - on the rocks and dirty.
Oh, no sweat. I didn't take offense to it at all. The majority of my lenses have had wiry bokeh in some way or another, so that's why I like the change with the Sony 50. I'm sure Richard "brainiac" would disagree with me, if he was still around these forums. I prefer the Sony in your pics vs. the OM 50/1.2.
I've just received a konica Hexanon 21/2,8. Here are some images that I took on the first days I had it. I'm quite impressed. It's only foible it's its quite pronounced field curvature, but I guess it's manageable. All these shots are a little postprocessed, but then it allows the postprocessing. Sharpness is good, very good in fact. No vigneting to speak about. No chromatic aberration and little distortion. I'm pleased, to say the least:
Gary Clennan wrote:
Good capture Jeff. How are you liking the CV75? I was thinking of trying this lens out...
Hi Gary,
Because of it's very compact size, the CV 75/2.5 and the ZM 35/2.8 are the two lenses I always take with me when I travel. It's a relatively low contrast lens ( I added a fair amount of contrast to the shot above), but I find it to be very versatile and really like it for portraits. Here's an example wide open:
I sold my C-Sonnar, the definition of a character lens, in favor of the Sony 50. The Sony 50 has a pretty unique design, which doesn't happen very often in the world of 50s, and it's very sharp with very smooth bokeh. If you want wirey bokeh, this isn't the lens for you. 
