Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm struck at the bright out-of focus details in these two images Summilux: http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/humantraffic/portfolio_13/pages/020.html Nokton: http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/humantraffic/nokton/pages/010.html Look at how crisp that big white spot is in the Nocton photo! And with the photo below, how the window details still have sharp (if fat and transparent) edges to them: http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/humantraffic/nokton/pages/011.html But if we're talking about a $300 lens versus a $1,000++ one, a few allowances can be made ;-) Looks like a fine way to keep enjoying those old screw-mount cameras. Jeff Johnny Deadman wrote: > Location: > Not my promised rigorous test, but a new set of images from Human Traffic > all shot with the Summilux-M 50mm. > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/humantraffic/portfolio_13/index.html > > The sweetness of this lens is (to me) clear in images 4 and 9. The bokeh is > on display in image 5. > > And to compare, some (mainly) out-takes from the week before, all taken with > the Nokton. Check out: > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/humantraffic/nokton/index.html > > As I went through these images I was struck by how sharp and transparent > this lens is, but in the end it was the bokeh (and in particular the > distant-field bokeh) that disappointed. You can see what I'm talking about > in images 3 and 8. In both cases I don't like the way the out-of-focus face > in teh background is rendered. > > Of course, the difference is hardly going to leap out at you on a jpeg, but > it'll be interesting to see if anyone agrees/disagrees with my verdict. > > -- > Johnny Deadman > > photos: http://www.pinkheadedbug.com > music: http://www.jukebox.demon.co.uk - -- Jeff Somewhere in Boulder, Colorado