Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Didier, Your comments, experience and examples with this lens was very valuables for me, you have a very good price!. I find very interesting the personnality of the lens, is very soft wide open, and you have commented later I'm not concerned for the soft focus on the corners, if I do landscape this will be important but not for me. Your advice when I've purchased the Collapsable Summicron was also very useful for me, every day I'm more happy with this lens that I carry very usually on my M3 every day for the unexpected pictures. Thank you very much for your time Saludos cordiales Luis -----Mensaje original----- De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de Didier Ludwig Enviado el: domingo, 15 de julio de 2007 12:35 Para: Leica Users Group Asunto: Re: [Leica] Canon F 1.2/50mm Screw - Experiences, Opinions? Luis Having the Summilux, I would probably pass on the Canon (and probably on the expensive Nocti, too). 400 EUR for the 1.2/50 is much, but this lens is one of those with actually increasing prices. I guess the M8, the R-D1 and the rangefinder revival in general are responsible for that (RFF has 13'000 members for instance). I paid $178.- for that lens (3 years ago), including Canon VT de Luxe camera, rare vented hood -sells for $300 alone, today-, 2 special Canon 55mm filters -normal filters don't work as the front element is very round)-, 3 leather cases for camera, lens and hood, pistolgrip, manuals, boxes- eg. the whole package. If your dealer has hood and cases included, the price is ok. The lens is better than it's reputation. It is soft in corners wide open, but seen from the creative point of view, this is not a matter for me. Because shooting wide open with the subject in front and the bokeh in the background means a lot of softness all around the picture anyway, and it is not very likely that exactly the corners are in the focus (except if the focus is at infinity). [Btw. "Being sharper in the corners wide open" is often the only argument for Leica lenses being superior to others. But in real world it's rather a non-argument, except you shoot landscapes at infinity wide open - but who does that?...] Stopped down, the Canon delivers pictures that are at least sharp enough for me. To be mentioned should also be the nice, old-fashioned color rendering of that lens which is absolutely comparable to old Summicrons. Very warm colors. The only problem I had with that lens was when using with the TomA rapidgrip on a M body - then the infinity lock was rather difficult to handle. at f1.2 <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Didier/various/bar_canon_wide_open.jpg.htm l> at f2, distance 7 meters <http://mogool.com/nica/915.jpg> at f2.0 (or 2.8 don't remember), closest distance: <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Didier/various/Canon_50_at_f2_0.jpg.html> Didier >Today I've saw on a shop this lens, it was a nice one but my thoughts >is that price was to expensive 400 Euro, and on the other hand, I have >the Summilux 50, and 1,2 is not very much more than 1,4. IMO is better >go for a Nocti. > >Even so if someone has experience and some examples with this lens, it >would be nice to see, thanks. > >Saludos cordiales >Luis _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information