p.2 #1 · On an R1: EF 50mm f/1.0L or EF 200mm f/1.8L
rscheffler wrote:
Check out the thread about the new Shoten Leica M to RF mount adaptor. With it you can make any non-chipped lens compatible with Canon's manual focus assist feature by stacking adaptors.
The old ZE 50/1.4 is a traditional double Gauss design that exhibits a lot of wide open spherical aberration, especially at near distances. As you know it requires stopping down a fair amount for maximum sharpness. The new Milvus 50/1.4 was completely redesigned with a modern optical formula that significantly increased its size. The Voigtlander 50/1.0 is also a thoroughly modern design that is sharp from wide open and includes a floating element system that helps maintain high sharpness at closer focusing distances. It technically outperforms Leica's 50/0.95 for the M system....Show more →
Thanks for the heads up! I message a friend who is currently near Nagoya Castle in neighboring Nagoya City.
Map Camera sadly doesn't have a branch there. Would you happen to know of any authorized Voigtländer dealer at Map Camera pricing?
p.2 #2 · On an R1: EF 50mm f/1.0L or EF 200mm f/1.8L
AmbientMike wrote:
The 200/1.8 got the highest score of any lens or brand on the old photodo.com site. Period. 5.1 on a scale to 5, so it should be fine, maybe even great, optically
Here's the top ten scores from old photodo.com, from my file dated 2015-12-28 (probably at least a few years after old photodo stopped updating).
The Canon EF 200mm f/1.8L is indeed a 'great' lens, and has the highest photodo score of all lenses tested. OTOH, nothing exceeds five, on a zero to five scale. Especially considering, it is a logarithmic scale that 'approaches' five, asymptotically.
I have owned seven of these ten lenses; all except for the three SMC Pentax lenses. I do own the -FA version of the SMC-F 50/2.8 macro, which I believe is better than its older sibling, but it wasn't tested, and so I won't count it.
Incidentally, the 'also-great' Canon 50mm f/1.0 has a photodo test score of 3.9. IOW, a great score on a resolution-based test like photodo, isn't required to be a great lens.
p.2 #3 · On an R1: EF 50mm f/1.0L or EF 200mm f/1.8L
dolina wrote:
Thanks for the heads up! I message a friend who is currently near Nagoya Castle in neighboring Nagoya City.
Map Camera sadly doesn't have a branch there. Would you happen to know of any authorized Voigtländer dealer at Map Camera pricing?
Not offhand outside of Tokyo. From my understanding the big shops like Yodobashi and Bic are higher priced because they offer customers store points instead of discounts, so you're better to look for smaller stores that are more price competitive.
I did a quick google maps search and noticed there is a Kitamura Camera store in Nagoya. I believe Kitamura is a fairly large chain of stores. But their online listing for the VM version of the 50/1.0 is the same price as Map Camera (less than Yodobashi). They just don't have the RF version listed online and not sure how available it would be in-store in Nagoya.
Yodobashi has the RF version listed pre-tax at about JPY 180,000, which is about USD 1,150. B&H currently has the RF version on sale for $1400. So it would be ~$100 more than Map via Yodobashi, but if that is the only option available... There is also a Bic Camera in Nagoya by the JR station.
p.2 #5 · On an R1: EF 50mm f/1.0L or EF 200mm f/1.8L
Suddenly everyone is releasing fast 200s except the big 3.
I don't know about Canon. It's such a niche and IMO that range is better served by a zoom such as the 100-300. I'd never buy a 300/4 now with a lens like the 70-200 Z and 1.4x TC combo.
Personally I'd have a lot more use for an ultra-fast 100, especially if compactness was sacrificed to make it TC compatible. I'm thinking 100/1.0
It'll never happen though...
I'm still waiting for Canon's xx-135/150 f/2 that should have been released in 2018 with the 28-70/2. And now Sony stole that thunder.
