_jim_ wrote: j.liam wrote:
Horses for courses. I think I'll walk instead.
Just a suggestion if interest in a fast lens "with character" is what drives you, the Nikkor 50/1.2 AIS (abundant and affordable) on a Shoten adapter for M bodies with a built in helicoid, is a nice alternative. Higher central resolution than the Leica @ ƒ/1.2, in my experience. Using the EVF makes focusing pretty straightforward,
I have the Nikkor. It's a swell lens. Different strengths and weakness than the LLL 50/1.2.
I watched Leica's promotional video for the ƒ/1.2 redux and it was just so underwhelming, with its very low contrast and startlingly meager resolution, even stopped down. It seemed more of a notable historical landmark in optics and a collector's object than practicable kit. Everyone seems so taken by the extra 1/2 stop over an older non-ASPH Summilux, as if their photographic skills suddenly and magically change--maybe they have, but for the worse. Bastian's comparison of the various super-fast 50's is a perfect counterpoint to this frantic embrace of ƒ/1; the best overall lens for general use in his estimation was the CV 1,2/50 and for good reason. If you've got the cash and need an extra lens for the 5 images a year for which a 1mm DOF is suited for, then a Mr Ding will do. Its rendering seems more relevant than the unholy "mush" of the Leica of LLL knockoff 50/1.2.
Jan 07, 2024 at 11:45 AM
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