Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Almost forgot to mention the Planar 50mm. I know nothing about this lens except that the optical design is well regarded. I think it has alot of aperture blades as well. Any opinions here? Thanks, Scott Scott McLoughlin wrote: > Subject lines says it all. I currently own the CV 50/2.5 and 50/1.5. I > had high hopes for the 50 Color Skopar, but use the 50 Nokton most of > the time. > > But neighter really float my boat. The Nokton comes close. Hanging > around f5.6 or so, I get lovely fine detail. Shot several animal pics > at the zoo which really brought this to my attention. But bokeh is a > problem with specular highlights, some wiriness and the like. > > But I'm seeking out a different "look." The closest in my current kit > is the Nikon 45/2.8P. I find this a lovely lens. Plenty of detail, but > no harshness. A kind of smoothness mixed in with the detail. Divine > shot at close to medium focus distance. Bokeh to die for, and yes, > bokeh is important to me in a 50mm FL lense. I'd say that it has a > "refined" look. > > I guess my M-mount candidates are the current Summicron, the pre-ASPH > Summilux and the Elmar-M. > > The Elmar-M is a tessar based design like my Nikon 45P, so wonder if > that is what I'm looking for. It's a little slow, but then I can > always shoot HP5 at EI 800, or go out and buy a really fast 35 Lux :-) > > The Summicron is the summicron. I read that close-up performance is > excellent. Is this a "do no wrong" 50mm legendary lens. > > And then the Lux. Don't know much about this one. Most discussions > talk about it's low-light performance, but I do hear mention of a > beloved "look." I'd like to learn more about this one. > > For background, I shoot B&W pretty much exclusively. Family, friends > and hobbyist documentary and artsy pics. I rarely shoot landscape > stuff (just vacations). I scan film and print with an MIS ink set > outfitted Epson printer. > > Appreciate any help. > > Scott > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information