Bluewatermelon wrote:
Hi all, I've just received the LLL 35mm f2 version V8LC, do any of you know what changes were made in this iteration? I'm also noticing slight rotational play in the very front piece of the lens where filters get mounted to - is this normal?
All of my LLL lenses have a very, very, very small amount of play. Very slight.
Yesterday I took the Panchro out, it reminded me how I like its glow and rendering, when I bought the Elcan, I thought it would be kind of the same but now it clearly shows that those two lenses are two different beasts.
The Elcan might just be the superior lens but the Panchro, man, it got something I like.
Sonnar-7 wrote:
Yesterday I took the Panchro out, it reminded me how I like its glow and rendering, when I bought the Elcan, I thought it would be kind of the same but now it clearly shows that those two lenses are two different beasts.
The Elcan might just be the superior lens but the Panchro, man, it got something I like.
LLL Speed Panchro II 50mm f2 & Nikon Zf
Only the first one is in focus and barely so. I'm confused because your Elcan shots are focused, but your SPII shots rarely are. I don't know how you don't go cross-eyed reviewing these photos without a point of focus somewhere!
catacore wrote:
I'm on the same page with you on this, but did not want to offend the photographer.
I had this SPII lens and I know how difficult it was to focus (at f/2) on my A7c due to it be very "glowy" at f/2 and the poor EVF of the A7c. But the Zf is supposed to have focus confirmation, as I've heard, and probably its EVF is much better.
I had previously assumed they had trouble exporting photos or something. But now that I've seen their Elcan photos are sharp, maybe there could be something wrong with their copy of the SPII, and they're mistaking soft focus for glow. The SPII glow is a halo effect on brighter areas, but the image should still have very sharp details (nearly 50 f/2 Summicron sharp) when focused accurately. Not trying to be critical, either, but I want them to know that blurry is not glow, and they may need to have their lens serviced.
highdesertmesa wrote:
I had previously assumed they had trouble exporting photos or something. But now that I've seen their Elcan photos are sharp, maybe there could be something wrong with their copy of the SPII, and they're mistaking soft focus for glow. The SPII glow is a halo effect on brighter areas, but the image should still have very sharp details (nearly 50 f/2 Summicron sharp) when focused accurately. Not trying to be critical, either, but I want them to know that blurry is not glow, and they may need to have their lens serviced.
I agree. In fact, one of the characteristics I like about the 50/2 SPII compared to other classic lenses is that the contrast is low, but the resolution is still great even at f/2, and that's consistent across the field. I was quite surprised when I saw this, and it's the main reason I own this lens. I mainly focus using the rangefinder, so I don't have any issues nailing the perfect focus on the patch.
I might have been lenient with what I consider worth posting, I will test the Panchro more in those regards to see what I can get out of it and determine if my copy has an issue or if I need to improve my focusing.
Sonnar-7 wrote:
I might have been lenient with what I consider worth posting, I will test the Panchro more in those regards to see what I can get out of it and determine if my copy has an issue or if I need to improve my focusing.
Fred and I and others are focusing on M cameras using the rangefinder, which makes it so much easier to focus a low contrast lens like this when shot wide open. It can be hard to tell when the SPII is in focus at f/2 if using an EVF, especially one in the 3.XM dot resolution range or if not using the maximum zoom available from the camera. I miss focus a lot when using the rear LCD screen with this lens.
