brick33308 wrote:
for the time being I've decided on a different direction for initially wanting the nocti 35. To me and admittedly I could be wrong, from 2 and beyond I think the nocti 35 is basically just like my cron 35 APO, and has zero character/vintage look compared to my 35 steel rim reissue (or even my lux 50 pre asph v2). I was only interested in the nocti 35 for even less depth of field and greater subject separation from background by shooting f1.2.
So just for fun I ordered the Voigt 40/1.2 version 2 that Fred speaks highly of, thinking it may scratch that itch for a f1.2. He says it has good center sharpness wide open (as compared to the Voigt 35/1.2) which is what I've been looking for, and of course it's way smaller/lighter than the nocti 35. It's arriving Wednesday and I'll see how I like it especially low light conditions. And if I don't love it I'll get rid of it.
If I didn't already have the cron 35 APO, then for sure I'd get the 35 nocti.
If you want to feel good about your decision, search for this lens on Matt Osborne’s feed on Flickr, or find it via his YouTube review of the lens. His portraits with the lens will reassure you that this lens can be very sharp when at f/1.2-1.4.
Go to his main page and search from there using the terms: 35mm Nokton v3
brick33308 wrote:
for the time being I've decided on a different direction for initially wanting the nocti 35. To me and admittedly I could be wrong, from 2 and beyond I think the nocti 35 is basically just like my cron 35 APO, and has zero character/vintage look compared to my 35 steel rim reissue (or even my lux 50 pre asph v2). I was only interested in the nocti 35 for even less depth of field and greater subject separation from background by shooting f1.2.
So just for fun I ordered the Voigt 40/1.2 version 2 that Fred speaks highly of, thinking it may scratch that itch for a f1.2. He says it has good center sharpness wide open (as compared to the Voigt 35/1.2) which is what I've been looking for, and of course it's way smaller/lighter than the nocti 35. It's arriving Wednesday and I'll see how I like it especially low light conditions. And if I don't love it I'll get rid of it.
If I didn't already have the cron 35 APO, then for sure I'd get the 35 nocti.
If you want to feel good about your decision, search for this lens on Matt Osborne’s feed on Flickr, or find it via his YouTube review of the lens. His portraits with the lens will reassure you that this lens can be very sharp when at f/1.2-1.4.
Go to his main page and search from there using the terms: 35mm Nokton v3
brick33308 wrote:
for the time being I've decided on a different direction for initially wanting the nocti 35. To me and admittedly I could be wrong, from 2 and beyond I think the nocti 35 is basically just like my cron 35 APO, and has zero character/vintage look compared to my 35 steel rim reissue (or even my lux 50 pre asph v2). I was only interested in the nocti 35 for even less depth of field and greater subject separation from background by shooting f1.2.
So just for fun I ordered the Voigt 40/1.2 version 2 that Fred speaks highly of, thinking it may scratch that itch for a f1.2. He says it has good center sharpness wide open (as compared to the Voigt 35/1.2) which is what I've been looking for, and of course it's way smaller/lighter than the nocti 35. It's arriving Wednesday and I'll see how I like it especially low light conditions. And if I don't love it I'll get rid of it.
If I didn't already have the cron 35 APO, then for sure I'd get the 35 nocti.
If you want to feel good about your decision, search for this lens on Matt Osborne’s feed on Flickr, or find it via his YouTube review of the lens. His portraits with the lens will reassure you that this lens can be very sharp when at f/1.2-1.4.
Go to his main page and search from there using the terms 35mm Nokton v3
brick33308 wrote:
for the time being I've decided on a different direction for initially wanting the nocti 35. To me and admittedly I could be wrong, from 2 and beyond I think the nocti 35 is basically just like my cron 35 APO, and has zero character/vintage look compared to my 35 steel rim reissue (or even my lux 50 pre asph v2). I was only interested in the nocti 35 for even less depth of field and greater subject separation from background by shooting f1.2.
So just for fun I ordered the Voigt 40/1.2 version 2 that Fred speaks highly of, thinking it may scratch that itch for a f1.2. He says it has good center sharpness wide open (as compared to the Voigt 35/1.2) which is what I've been looking for, and of course it's way smaller/lighter than the nocti 35. It's arriving Wednesday and I'll see how I like it especially low light conditions. And if I don't love it I'll get rid of it.
If I didn't already have the cron 35 APO, then for sure I'd get the 35 nocti.
If you want to feel good about your decision, search for this lens on Matt Osborne’s feed on Flickr, or find it via his YouTube review of the lens. His portraits with the lens will reassure you that this lens can be very sharp when at f/1.2-1.4.
brick33308 wrote:
for the time being I've decided on a different direction for initially wanting the nocti 35. To me and admittedly I could be wrong, from 2 and beyond I think the nocti 35 is basically just like my cron 35 APO, and has zero character/vintage look compared to my 35 steel rim reissue (or even my lux 50 pre asph v2). I was only interested in the nocti 35 for even less depth of field and greater subject separation from background by shooting f1.2.
So just for fun I ordered the Voigt 40/1.2 version 2 that Fred speaks highly of, thinking it may scratch that itch for a f1.2. He says it has good center sharpness wide open (as compared to the Voigt 35/1.2) which is what I've been looking for, and of course it's way smaller/lighter than the nocti 35. It's arriving Wednesday and I'll see how I like it especially low light conditions. And if I don't love it I'll get rid of it.
If I didn't already have the cron 35 APO, then for sure I'd get the 35 nocti.
If you want to feel good about your decision, search for this lens on Matt Osborne’s feed on Flickr, or find it via his YouTube review of the lens. His portraits with the lens will reassure you that this lens can be very sharp when at f/1.2-1.4.
brick33308 wrote:
for the time being I've decided on a different direction for initially wanting the nocti 35. To me and admittedly I could be wrong, from 2 and beyond I think the nocti 35 is basically just like my cron 35 APO, and has zero character/vintage look compared to my 35 steel rim reissue (or even my lux 50 pre asph v2). I was only interested in the nocti 35 for even less depth of field and greater subject separation from background by shooting f1.2.
So just for fun I ordered the Voigt 40/1.2 version 2 that Fred speaks highly of, thinking it may scratch that itch for a f1.2. He says it has good center sharpness wide open (as compared to the Voigt 35/1.2) which is what I've been looking for, and of course it's way smaller/lighter than the nocti 35. It's arriving Wednesday and I'll see how I like it especially low light conditions. And if I don't love it I'll get rid of it.
If I didn't already have the cron 35 APO, then for sure I'd get the 35 nocti.
If you want to feel good about your decision, search for this lens on Matt Osborne’s feed on Flickr, or find it via his YouTube review of the lens. His portraits with the lens will reassure you that this lens can be very sharp when at f/1.2-1.4.
brick33308 wrote:
for the time being I've decided on a different direction for initially wanting the nocti 35. To me and admittedly I could be wrong, from 2 and beyond I think the nocti 35 is basically just like my cron 35 APO, and has zero character/vintage look compared to my 35 steel rim reissue (or even my lux 50 pre asph v2). I was only interested in the nocti 35 for even less depth of field and greater subject separation from background by shooting f1.2.
So just for fun I ordered the Voigt 40/1.2 version 2 that Fred speaks highly of, thinking it may scratch that itch for a f1.2. He says it has good center sharpness wide open (as compared to the Voigt 35/1.2) which is what I've been looking for, and of course it's way smaller/lighter than the nocti 35. It's arriving Wednesday and I'll see how I like it especially low light conditions. And if I don't love it I'll get rid of it.
If I didn't already have the cron 35 APO, then for sure I'd get the 35 nocti.
If you want to feel good about your decision, search for this lens on Matt Osborne’s feed on Flickr, or find it via his YouTube review of the lens. His portraits with the lens will reassure you that this lens can be very sharp when at f/1.2-1.4.
