In my opinion the newer MS-Optics lenses are generally more reliable / better in terms of build than the older ones. I've never had any issues with my Apollon and Sonnetar 50/1.3 up to now and they feel solid to me. They have no screws visible on the outside etc. that could easily become lose etc. They are just very lightweight / made of thin metal materials, so that could make them feel fragile, but I don't think they break easily in normal use and mine are still working as well as new after a couple of years of irregular use.
Overall, I've had more reliability concerns with the older MS-Optics lenses, such as Super Triplet Perars. I've had 18 different MS-Optics lenses up to now, currently keeping 15 of them in my set.
I've never had the 50/1.1 so I can't comment on how that compares with 50/1.3 based on personal experience, but 50/1.1 seems to be more eccentric / old style lens modeled after Zunow 50mm f1.1 and I would expect 50/1.3 perform "better" (sharper and with less aberrations) at shared apertures, except for distortion. I'd expect the build of 50/1.1 to be more "industrial" and possibly with more potential to break (e.g. some internal parts becoming loose) than the 50/1.3.
I've been a bit interested in buying 50/1.1 but the 2nd hand prices (usually >200K) have kept me from going for it so far... Feels a bit risky at that price level as there's usually no way to tell how good the copy is when buying e.g. from Yahoo Japan Auctions.
Oct 29, 2024 at 05:57 AM
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In my opinion the newer MS-Optics lenses are generally more reliable / better in terms of build than the older ones. I've never had any issues with my Apollon and Sonnetar 50/1.3 up to now and they feel solid to me. They have no screws visible on the outside etc. that could easily become lose etc. They are just very lightweight / made of thin metal materials, so that could make them feel fragile, but I don't think they break easily in normal use and mine are still working as well as new after a couple of years of irregular use.
Overall, I've had more reliability concerns with the older MS-Optics lenses, such as Super Triplet Perars. I've had 18 different MS-Optics lenses up to now, currently keeping 15 of them in my set.
I've never had the 50/1.1 so I can't comment on how that compares with 50/1.3 based on personal experience, but 50/1.1 seems to be more eccentric / old style lens modeled after Zunow 50mm f1.1 and I would expect 50/1.3 perform "better" (sharper and with less aberrations) at shared apertures, except for distortion.
I've been a bit interested in buying 50/1.1 but the 2nd hand prices (usually >200K) have kept me from going for it so far... Feels a bit risky at that price level as there's usually no way to tell how good the copy is when buying e.g. from Yahoo Japan Auctions.
Oct 29, 2024 at 05:53 AM
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In my opinion the newer MS-Optics lenses are generally more reliable / better in terms of build than the older ones. I've never had any issues with my Apollon and Sonnetar 50/1.3 up to now and they feel solid to me. They have no screws visible on the outside etc. that could easily become lose etc. They are just very lightweight / made of thin metal materials, so that could make them feel fragile, but I don't think they break easily in normal use and mine are still working as well as new after a couple of years of irregular use.
Overall, I've had more reliability concerns with the older MS-Optics lenses, such as Super Triplet Perars. I've had 18 different MS-Optics lenses up to now, currently keeping 15 of them in my set.
I've never had the 50/1.1 so I can't comment on how that compares with 50/1.3 based on personal experience, but 50/1.1 seems to be more eccentric / old style lens modeled after Zunow 50mm f1.1 and I would expect 50/1.3 perform "better" (sharper and with less aberrations) at shared apertures, except for distortion.
Oct 29, 2024 at 05:51 AM
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In my opinion the newer MS-Optics lenses are generally more reliable / better in terms of build than the older ones. I've never had any issues with my Apollon and Sonnetar 50/1.3 up to now and they feel solid to me. They have no screws visible on the outside etc. that could easily become lose etc. They are just very lightweight / made of thin metal materials, so that could make them feel fragile, but I don't think they break easily in normal use and mine are still working as well as new after a couple of years of irregular use.
Overall, I've had more reliability concerns with the older MS-Optics lenses, such as Super Triplet Perars. I've had 18 different MS-Optics lenses up to now, currently keeping 15 of them in my set.
Oct 29, 2024 at 05:46 AM
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