joe88 wrote: denoir wrote:
I don\'t have a Planar, but I see no point in getting a Cron when I have the Lux. The big question is if there is a point in keeping the Sonnar. I think I should try to do some portraits with both.
Got your point. The 50Lux ASPH works great as a single 50mm lens in the kit. I think stopped down the 50Cron or even the 50 Planar seems close to the 50Lux ASPH looking at pictures (not test charts). Again, its a matter of taste, but I would bet my own money that I\'ll prefer the portraits with either the 50 Sonnar or a 50 Cron over the 50Lux ASPH. Something intangible in the flaws of older glass design that gives them their personalities.
I would tend to agree with you- of course, i don\'t have any experience with the 50 Lux... I have an older 50/summicron that is just awesome wide open - but once stopped down past 3.5 its pretty incredible. If i buy a 50/lux - i would probably get it to use at 1.4-2 almost all the time.
