Nikon Zf as a platform for adapted/native manual focus lenses
Voigtlander 40 f/1.2 on the Zf. Reminds me of a shrunken version of the Voigtlander 50 f/1.
Interesting that many of these Voigtlander Z lenses have hoods with filter threads inside them so that I can attach the hood directly to the lens and still attach a filter without having to stack the hood on top of the filter. What's a bit odd about this is how hard it is to insert the filter into the hood and get the filter threaded. The hood is so narrow, I can't get my hand in there to grab the edges of the filter, so I have to take a microfiber cloth and turn the filter while pinching the filter glass from both sides while trying not to let my fingers slip off the cloth and smudge up the filter.
I did a quick handheld test a close distance – MFD and 1 meter – at f/1.2. These two shots were indoors with very low contrast light, and I was surprised how well the 40 performed here given the size constraints of the lens and the lack of a floating lens unit design. The SA and bokeh fringing are there but not distracting to me, at least not in this exact lighting. It's insane how narrow the DOF is at f/1.2 at the MFD of this lens (30cm). I had to take several shots at MFD because without a tripod, it was almost impossible to properly place the point of focus onto the desired location by moving the camera slightly forward and back and keep it there once it was in the right place. It's very easy at MFD and f/1.2 to think you hit focus and get a false impression of the lens as being weak at MFD wide open. Granted it's not anywhere near as sharp as the current crop of Nikon/Canon/Sony large f/1.2 lenses, but compared to a vintage lens like the Minolta 58 f/1.2, this is much sharper wide open at any distance.
Nikon Zf as a platform for adapted/native manual focus lenses
Voigtlander 40 f/1.2 on the Zf. Reminds me of a shrunken version of the Voigtlander 50 f/1.
Interesting that many of these Voigtlander Z lenses have hoods with filter threads inside them so that I can attach the hood directly to the lens and still attach a filter without having to stack the hood on top of the filter. What's a bit odd about this is how hard it is to insert the filter into the hood and get the filter threaded. The hood is so narrow, I can't get my hand in there to grab the edges of the filter, so I have to take a microfiber cloth and turn the filter while pinching the filter glass from both sides while trying not to let my fingers slip off the cloth and smudge up the filter.
I did a quick handheld test a close distance – MFD and 1 meter – at f/1.2. These two shots were indoors with very low contrast light, and I was surprised how well the 40 performed here given the size constraints of the lens and the lack of a floating lens unit design. The SA and bokeh fringing are there but not distracting to me, at least not in this exact lighting. It's insane how narrow the DOF is at f/1.2 at the MFD of this lens (30cm). I had to take several shots at MFD because without a tripod, it was almost impossible to properly place the point of focus onto the desired location by moving the camera slightly forward and back and keep it there once it was in the right place. It's very easy at MFD and f/1.2 to think you hit focus and get a false impression of the lens as being weak at MFD wide open. Granted it's not anywhere near as sharp as the current crop of Nikon/Canon/Sony large f/1.2 lenses, but compared to a vintage lens like the Minolta 58 f/1.2, this is much sharper wide open at any distance.
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Nov 10, 2023 at 08:30 PM
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