I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was much easier to focus with the nokton (I even said it out loud). I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and I only ran through that once with the nokton, I was confident I hit it - after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes I've taken, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness centrally, with the Nokton coming out ahead wide open, at the expense of bokeh.
central
wide open:
zoom-in even further:
At f2 they seem basically close enough in this central region ... in this comparison.
But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
I'll try my best with that shot for you though, hopefully it will give a rough idea if yours is way off at f2 mid-zone.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:49 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was much easier to focus with the nokton (I even said it out loud). I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and I only ran through that once with the nokton, I was confident I hit it - after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes I've taken, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness centrally, with the Nokton coming out ahead wide open, at the expense of bokeh.
central
wide open:
zoom-in even further:
At f2 they seem basically the same in this central region, in this comparison.
But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
I'll try my best with that shot for you though, hopefully it will give a rough idea if yours is way off at f2 mid-zone.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:47 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was easier to focus with the nokton. I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and I only ran through that once with the nokton, I was confident I hit it - after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes I've taken, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness even centrally, with the Nokton coming out ahead wide open, at the expense of bokeh.
central
wide open:
zoom-in even further:
At f2 they seem basically the same in this central region, in this comparison.
But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
I'll try my best with that shot for you though, hopefully it will give a rough idea if yours is way off at f2 mid-zone.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:45 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was easier to focus with the nokton. I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and I only ran through that once with the nokton, I was confident I hit it - after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes I've taken, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness even centrally, with the Nokton coming out ahead wide open, at the expense of bokeh.
central
wide open:
At f2 they seem basically the same in this central region, in this comparison.
But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
I'll try my best with that shot for you though, hopefully it will give a rough idea if yours is way off at f2 mid-zone.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:43 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was easier to focus with the nokton. I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and I only ran through that once with the nokton, I was confident I hit it - after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes I've taken, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness even centrally, Nokton coming out a head, at the expense of bokeh.
central
wide open:
At f2 they seem basically the same in this central region, in this comparison.
But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
I'll try my best with that shot for you though, hopefully it will give a rough idea if yours is way off at f2 mid-zone.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:42 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was easier to focus with the nokton. I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and I only ran through that once with the nokton, I was confident I hit it - after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes I've taken, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness even centrally, Nokton coming out a head, at the expense of bokeh.
central
wide open:
At f2 they seem basically the same in this central region, in this comparison.
^ looks different but when you zoom in:
But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
I'll try my best with that shot for you though, hopefully it will give a rough idea if yours is way off at f2 mid-zone.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:41 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was easier to focus with the nokton. I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and I only ran through that once with the nokton, I was confident I hit it - after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes I've taken, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness even centrally, Nokton coming out a head, at the expense of bokeh.
central
wide open:
At f2 it's the same in this central region, in this comparison.
^ looks different but when you zoom in:
But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
I'll try my best with that shot for you though, hopefully it will give a rough idea if yours is way off at f2 mid-zone.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:41 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was easier to focus with the nokton. I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and I only ran through that once with the nokton, I was confident I hit it - after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes I've taken, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness even centrally, Nokton coming out a head, at the expense of bokeh.
central
wide open:
At f2 it's the same in this central region, in this comparison.
But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
I'll try my best with that shot for you though, hopefully it will give a rough idea if yours is way off at f2 mid-zone.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:39 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was easier to focus with the nokton. I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and I only ran through that once with the nokton, I was confident I hit it - after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes I've taken, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness even centrally, Nokton coming out a head, at the expense of bokeh.
central
wide open:
f2:
But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
I'll try my best with that shot for you though, hopefully it will give a rough idea if yours is way off at f2 mid-zone.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:35 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was easier to focus with the nokton. I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and I only ran through that once with the nokton, I was confident I hit it - after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes I've taken, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness even centrally, Nokton coming out a head, at the expense of bokeh.
central
wide open:
f2:
But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
I'll try my best with that shot for you though.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:34 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was easier to focus with the nokton. I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and I only ran through that once with the nokton, I was confident I hit it - after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes I've taken, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness even centrally, Nokton coming out a head, at the expense of bokeh.
wide open:
f2:
But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
I'll try my best with that shot for you though.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:33 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was easier to focus with the nokton. I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and I only ran through that once with the nokton, I was confident I hit it - after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes I've taken, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness even centrally, Nokton coming out a head, at the expense of bokeh. But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
I'll try my best with that shot for you though.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:30 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was easier to focus with the nokton. I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and I only ran through that once with the nokton, I was confident I hit it - after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness even centrally, Nokton coming out a head, at the expense of bokeh. But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
I'll try my best with that shot for you though.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:30 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was easier to focus with the nokton. I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and I only ran through that once with the nokton, I was confident I hit it - after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness even centrally. But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
I'll try my best with that shot for you though.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:29 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was easier to focus with the nokton. I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and only ran through that once, I was confident I hit it after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness even centrally. But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
I'll try my best with that shot for you though.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:29 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
--- I'm not brilliant at comparison shots, or focussing in general with these. My previous post describing the difference between the simera and nokton wide-open ... I was thinking about the portrait test I did. Simera was a hair sharper, even though I thought it was easier to focus with the nokton. I may have actually missed with the nokton somehow and only ran through that once, I was confident I hit it after doing it twice with the simera just to be safe. But looking at some of these other comparison scenes, wide open it can be quite a big difference in sharpness even centrally. But again, who tf knows maybe I missed focus with the simera in those
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:28 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly. I think it's sharper wide open by quite a bit, but tbh, I'm not brilliant at comparisons and I may have missed focus. Sometimes it's quite a bit sharper, othertimes the simera is a tad sharper...
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:25 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera has less CA - looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:22 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks a bit cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:21 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh, a bit less contrast wide-open. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:20 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh, a bit less contrast. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff now Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:17 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh, a bit less contrast. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 is much better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
It might be you're just too used to the good stuff Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:17 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now - it's a very small part of the frame done at an angle) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh, a bit less contrast. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 would be better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:07 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...probably even larger now) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh, a bit less contrast. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 would be better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:06 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and zoomed in to 300% (not sure how it works with screenshotting...) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh, a bit less contrast. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 would be better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:06 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and a 300% crop (originally, not sure how it works with screenshotting...this is a very small part of the frame) with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh, a bit less contrast. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 would be better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:05 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and a 300% crop with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh, a bit less contrast. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo, but not exactly.
I'm sure the apo 28 would be better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
Dec 21, 2025 at 07:59 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and a 300% crop with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh, a bit less contrast. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo.
I'm sure the apo 28 would be better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
Dec 21, 2025 at 07:59 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and a 300% crop with an a7cii:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo.
I'm sure the apo 28 would be better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it as that could make the difference.
Dec 21, 2025 at 07:59 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and a 300% crop with an a7ciil:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo.
I'm sure the apo 28 would be better there at these apertures but I'll check for you closer to how you framed it.
Dec 21, 2025 at 07:56 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and a 300% crop with an a7ciil:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton overall has a tad more vintage look imo.
I'm sure the apo 28 would be better there at these apertures.
Dec 21, 2025 at 07:56 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and a 300% crop with an a7ciil:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton looks a little more vintage look imo.
I'm sure the apo 28 would be better there at these apertures.
Dec 21, 2025 at 07:55 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and a 300% crop with an a7ciil:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton looks a bit more vintage look imo.
I'm sure the apo 28 would be better there at these apertures.
Dec 21, 2025 at 07:55 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and central (much closer to central than your shot), and a 300% crop with an a7ciil:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton looks a bit more vintage imo.
I'm sure the apo 28 would be better there at these apertures.
Dec 21, 2025 at 07:55 PM
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I'm not sure tbh, most of mine at f1.4-f2 were central.
... I wouldn't rule it out.
I can try a similar shot at f2 focussed there at that midzone, at roughly that distance and get back to you.
From what I have already... just on the border of mid and centra, and a 300% crop with an a7ciil:
nokton 1.5 asph left, simera right - both at f2.
There's a difference but it's not huge especially when we don't zoom in like this. Simera also has less CA, looks cleaner, bit better bokeh. Nokton looks a bit more vintage imo.
I'm sure the apo 28 would be better there at these apertures.
Dec 21, 2025 at 07:53 PM
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Give me some time and I'll get a more similar scene.
