I received my 50mm f/1.2 AI-S and have been working on my MF skills with it. Trust me when I say I have a LOT of work to do. It seems harder to MF this one than either my 24 f/2.8 AI-S or 105 f/2.5 AI-S.
What I\'ve found so far is that Sam\'s comment about \"endearingly soft at f/1.2\" is true. Not only soft, but the contrast suffers a lot too, which adds to the overall softness of the image. It\'s better at f/1.4, excellent by f/2.0 and fantastic at f/2.8 and beyond.
I had some time today to snap some samples to show my findings. Nothing artsy here - just testing the lens. These are all SOOC in RAW, exported to JPG in LR3. Camera mounted on tripod. [B]No sharpening or post processing of any type.[/B] Full size and crops.
Disclaimer: I tried to focus on the front sprocket of the bike on the beer label, but I missed it. Instead, the focus is on the word \"Belgium\" on the bottom of the label.
f/1.2 Full Size and Crop
f/1.4
f/2.0
f/2.8
f/4.0
f/8
f/11
May 14, 2011 at 11:48 PM
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