[Leica] 7 Artisans 50mm F1.1 Lens

[Don Dory]

Hello Frank.  Without images the mind creates its own images.  From what
you describe you could get similar results with the Canon 1.2 or the
Jupitor 3.  Not quite as fast but the Summarit at 1.5 will also get you to
the soft/sharp place.  An interesting outlier is the Konica 57 1.2 with
interesting bokeh as well.

If you enjoy the hunt having many overlapping lenses gives you the artist
more brushes to paint with.

All the best.

On Jan 4, 2018 1:44 PM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:

> I bought one of these from Amazon last year ($369).  Only over Christmas
> did
> I get to really try it out..
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> I own a Noctilux, 3rd version. Not the new F0.95 version, but the 1.0
> version.  I thought that maybe I could buy this cheapie, and sell off the
> Nocti..   Put several thousand dollars back into the coffers...
>
> I also own a 50mm F1.4 Summilux ASPH, the sharpest lens I have ever run
> across.
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> My Monochrom is back from its stay in Allendale.. So it was the right time
> to try the lens on the Monochrom body and run it against the Summilux.
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> The focus seems right on.  There is the possibility to adjust the RF cam,
> but I did not have to do the adjustment, everything worked just fine.
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> I shot wide open. why else buy this lens?
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> There is a creamy edge to all of the images taken, from F1.1 to about F2.8
> After that, the creaminess disappears.  It is a pleasant effect.  Soft
> renditions of an earlier time and place.  But if you think this is in the
> less well focused areas, you are wrong.  It is creamy all over.  Focused
> areas or not...  May will love this for portraiture.  Maybe for some
> landscapes.
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> But it you LOVE sharpness, and pursue tit with lenses like the 50 ASPH Lux,
> this lens is so different it takes some time to comprehend.  I am not there
> yet.
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> Do I like what I shot?  Depends, as a shot of my Son worked out real well.
> But a shot of my future DIL was way more interesting ( technically?) but it
> showed every pore on her face...   The shot of her with the 7 artisans, was
> much smoother.  Of course, it also means there was nothing sharp.  So I
> like
> everything smooth or everything sharp?
>
> Not so sure yet..
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> Next thing to try out is the 7 Artisans against my Nocti.
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> Maybe this week...
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> BTW, the Techart Leica M to Sony A7II (and other) AF adapter worked real
> well..   That was a real win.
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> Frank Filippone
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> Red735i at verizon.net
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