philip_pj wrote:
Thanks for this work above, Happydan! I'll have to get that 35mm, the 3D is so very good. It has just one asph element, and no ED elements, so maybe the theory is right that ED glass damages image depth. The 35mm is the weakest in MTF terms, but as we are all learning, MTF is not what it's cracked up to be, coming as a reformed believer in it.
I'm not a natural 35mm user, but I enjoyed the RX1 for years. Time to start again on that part of the work flow, I'm sure I missed something. It often takes a lens to get you used to a focal length, I've found. The 28mm focal length has always been solid for me.
I'll start populating the thread over the next day or so, it can be an ongoing resource. Others too hopefully.
Thypoch want to know what people thought they should do next, which I take to mean what lens they should make. They have been quiet by Chinese standards of late. An 18mm or a 100mm, or something else special?
Philip - I’m not a natural 35mm user either. I’m primarily a 50mm guy but since acquiring the Simera 28/1.4 I’ve fallen in love with that focal length.
However, I just received the Simera 35/1.4 today (I simply could not pass up the $369 price). So far I like it a lot with limited use. These images were shot with the 35/1.4 wide open at minimum focus distance.
And yes, my wife is already getting out her Christmas villages!
Oct 28, 2025 at 03:38 AM
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philip_pj wrote:
Thanks for this work above, Happydan! I'll have to get that 35mm, the 3D is so very good. It has just one asph element, and no ED elements, so maybe the theory is right that ED glass damages image depth. The 35mm is the weakest in MTF terms, but as we are all learning, MTF is not what it's cracked up to be, coming as a reformed believer in it.
I'm not a natural 35mm user, but I enjoyed the RX1 for years. Time to start again on that part of the work flow, I'm sure I missed something. It often takes a lens to get you used to a focal length, I've found. The 28mm focal length has always been solid for me.
I'll start populating the thread over the next day or so, it can be an ongoing resource. Others too hopefully.
Thypoch want to know what people thought they should do next, which I take to mean what lens they should make. They have been quiet by Chinese standards of late. An 18mm or a 100mm, or something else special?
Philip - I’m not a natural 35mm user either. I’m primarily a 50mm guy but since acquiring the Simera 28/1.4 I’ve fallen in love with that focal length.
However, I just received the Simera 35/1.4 today (I simply could not pass up the $369 price). So far I like it a lot with limited use. This shot with it was wide open at minimum focus distance.
And yes, my wife is already getting out her Christmas villages!
