[Leica] Voigtlander Nokton 1.1 yes or no?

[Jeffery Smith]

The 50/2 collapsible Summicron is a very nice lens if one can find it without cleaning marks. 

An current alternative is also the Voigtlander 50/2 Heliar. Not as sharp as the 50/1.5 Nokton, but more pleasing bokeh. 

Jeffery

> On Jul 21, 2015, at 2:12 PM, Jeff Moore <jbmmllug at jbm.org> wrote:
> 
> The Zeiss ZMs are good modern optics at very fair lower-than-Leica prices.
> 
> For a lovely classic-optic look (but with the possibility of getting
> chosen things quite nicely detailed, if you put them in the middle)
> I'm a fan of the pre-ASPH 50 Summilux.  But I don't know where prices
> for those are these days.
> 
> I also haven't done an extensive study of how mine focuses relative to
> where the rangefinder thinks it's focused, but I don't recall having
> been annoyed by it a lot.
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 3:02 PM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I agree that it isn’t very versatile, and exists only to give the 50s Sonnar look. It is best for faces (which is Kyle’s favorite subject). As Chris suggested, the Planar is sharper but maybe a little harsh.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 21, 2015, at 1:58 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> But Jeff, if it is optimized for 1.5, then you have to rely on DoF to get
>>> focus for other aperture. It just does not make sense to use this lens.
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> They can optimize it for f/1.5 free of charge if it is still under
>>>> warranty. It's the same optical formula as the 50 1.5 Sonnar from the 1950s.
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 21, 2015, at 1:49 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> The Zeiss 50/1,5 makes no sense to me. If you need to use it @F 2.8,, why
>>>>> not just get an Elmar?
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Or the Zeiss 50/1.5 Sonnar. It has some focus shift, so stop it down to
>>>>>> 2.8. Optimized for f/2.8.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/b8wqqca
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Jul 21, 2015, at 1:17 PM, kyle cassidy on the LUG <
>>>>>> leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi folks --
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> My trusty $100 Canon Serenar has picked up a slight wobble, I'm not
>>>> sure
>>>>>> if this is a portent of evil to come or if I just never noticed it
>>>> before --
>>>>>> but the front element section will move around a bit if you wiggle it
>>>>>> ("stop wiggling it!" advice I thank you for in advance).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I'm thinking of preemptively replacing it. I was going to go for a
>>>>>> Voigtlander 1.5, which seem to be about $900 in Leica M mount, but
>>>> noticed
>>>>>> that the Nokton 1.1 was going for about $650 -- any thoughts on whether
>>>> the
>>>>>> nokton would work as my only 50 or is it too big for every day use?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Suggestions of other 50's you have lying around in drawers and want to
>>>>>> get rid of also taken.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Priorities are:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 1) no slower than f2
>>>>>>> 2) focusing closer than 3 feet (which means any screwmount 50 is in,
>>>>>> though I'd prefer an M mount that I could focus closer without having to
>>>>>> resort to the penny-shim trick.)
>>>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
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