Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had both the older Nokton and the 'Lux ASPH at the same time, and it was no contest. The 'Lux delivers the smoothest and creamiest bokeh I've ever seen. Absolutely love the results from that lens. Mitch Zeissler === Website: http://exploratorius.us/ On Sep 2, 2013, at 2:42 PM, Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > A more interesting test would be to compare the Nokton to the 50mm > Summilux ASPH. They're about the same speed, and the Nokton also has ASPH > elements. I had a 50/1.5 Nokton a few years ago and regret selling it, it > was a very good lens. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 9/2/13 2:40 PM, "Jay Burleson" <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote: > >> Totally non-scientific comparison between the new Voigtlander Nokton-M >> 1:1.5/50 mm ASPH. and the APO-Summicron-M 1:2/50 mm ASPH. >> >> My analysis: for anything f/2 and smaller, I'll go for the 50 AA. >> Contrast, microcontrast and sharpness is noticeably better in the raw >> files (not as much on web jpgs). >> >> But for the price, the CV at f/1.5 is very, very good. >> I figure I'll mostly use it on the X-E1 as a 75mm equivalent portrait >> lens. >> >> http://jayburleson.com/leica/misc_images/cv_test/ >> >> Comments and questions are welcomed. >> -- >> Jay, >> >> Jay Burleson Gallery <http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/> >> "A photographer is simply someone who is >> looking for something that can't be found. >> The photograph is the record of that attempt." >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information