Re: Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 35/1.5 VM I & II and Nikon Z Apo-Lanthar 65/2
jeffersoncasey wrote:
The bokeh stress test pretty much showing the downside of adapting compact M lenses on mirrorless body. I have a feeling this should be THE lens of the year for M mount, where the performance on digital M will be excellent. Time to plan my spending ahead, been wanting a 35 brighter than f2 with similar size as the 35cron asph.
PS: A YouTube reviewed the 35/2 ultron II and side by side against the 35lux fle, the lux, for whatever weird reason, is offering higher color saturation than the ultron. I'm a sucker for color richness, we will see...
nehemiahphoto wrote:
Some samples from very limited shooting in bad light. Processed normally for me--interested in what real world photos look like. The only thing I left off is LoCal correction (there is a fair bit WO in high contrast). Not really seeing or feeling as much SA as I recall with the 35/40/50 1.2's. Very high central sharpness and contrast--really like the colors on the newer CV glass. These are all on stock Sony.
Sunstars start at f2 and are decently defined.
Flare resistance is excellent--better than some other modern CV's. You can induce minor ghost if you really push.
Ergonomically great--one of those lenses where things just pop into focus in the EVF--very easy to manual focus.
You can make the bokeh look a bit nervous and ugly, even centrally (sensor stack indepedant) if you try. Mostly pleasant though.
Not a character lens--very balanced feel to the files. Very little magic, though I do like them. Just a solid transparent feel when processing. Very much the an all-arounder successor to the 35/1.7 in my opinion. While not perfect, my initial thought it that I am impressed and will easily prefer this lens over the ZM 35/1.5 and 35 Lux's, esp. given size and price.
I think the bokeh is inherent to the lens design, not the sensor stack. It’s the central area if the frame that looks bad too, nor just the outer 1/3. I have a modded sensor I’ll toss the lens on tomorrow, and the central bokeh will still look busy at mid to longer distances, like the 35/1.2 even on Leica M. It should still be the lens of the year
I am in the same boat—have been wanting a faster busy still small m 35mm too. This is it for me! I also prefer Leica colors and contrast, but the new CV’s are good enough for me.
Re: Voigtländer Nokton Vintage Line 35/1.5 VM I & II and Nikon Z Apo-Lanthar 65/2
jeffersoncasey wrote:
The bokeh stress test pretty much showing the downside of adapting compact M lenses on mirrorless body. I have a feeling this should be THE lens of the year for M mount, where the performance on digital M will be excellent. Time to plan my spending ahead, been wanting a 35 brighter than f2 with similar size as the 35cron asph.
PS: A YouTube reviewed the 35/2 ultron II and side by side against the 35lux fle, the lux, for whatever weird reason, is offering higher color saturation than the ultron. I'm a sucker for color richness, we will see...
nehemiahphoto wrote:
Some samples from very limited shooting in bad light. Processed normally for me--interested in what real world photos look like. The only thing I left off is LoCal correction (there is a fair bit WO in high contrast). Not really seeing or feeling as much SA as I recall with the 35/40/50 1.2's. Very high central sharpness and contrast--really like the colors on the newer CV glass. These are all on stock Sony.
Sunstars start at f2 and are decently defined.
Flare resistance is excellent--better than some other modern CV's. You can induce minor ghost if you really push.
Ergonomically great--one of those lenses where things just pop into focus in the EVF--very easy to manual focus.
You can make the bokeh look a bit nervous and ugly, even centrally (sensor stack indepedant) if you try. Mostly pleasant though.
Not a character lens--very balanced feel to the files. Very little magic, though I do like them. Just a solid transparent feel when processing. Very much the an all-arounder successor to the 35/1.7 in my opinion. While not perfect, my initial thought it that I am impressed and will easily prefer this lens over the ZM 35/1.5 and 35 Lux's, esp. given size and price.
I think the bokeh is inherent to the lens design, not the sensor stack. It’s the central area if the frame that looks bad too, nor just the outer 1/3. I have a modded sensor I’ll toss the lens on tomorrow, and the central bokeh will still look busy at mid to longer distances, like the 35/1.2 even on Leica M
I am in the same boat—have been wanting a faster busy still small m 35mm too. This is it for me! I also prefer Leica colors and contrast, but the new CV’s are good enough for me.
Nov 28, 2022 at 01:36 AM
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