Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Since film ain't senser there is some a priori reason to think so. The collective processing of the output from each sensor probably won't guarantee the image to be exactly the same. I would think it virtually impossible to say off hand how a lens would compare at the detail level when used with one sensor rather than another. Does anyone know how say a Nokton compares across a range of digital bodies? Peter Dzwig Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Steve, in the context of other lenses and systems, I have seen > statements on the Olympus and Canon fora to the effect that some lenses > exhibit quite different characteristics depending on the capture medium. > Why that would be the case I have no idea, but I have seen enough > comments to that effect to consider it valid. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Dec 8, 2008, at 3:37 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > >> >> On Dec 7, 2008, at 12:59 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: >> >>> At 8:18 AM +0100 12/7/08, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >>>> My M8 is arriving on Tuesday, and I have my standard lens already, a >>>> 35mm Summarit. On the wide end, the 18mm Zeiss is in the hands of >>>> John Milich. All well and good. But I also need a fast 50mm lens >>>> (doesn't everyone?). When I was using film M's, I tried the 1.5/50mm >>>> Nokton. The lens was nice and sharp but the bokeh was so ugly that I >>>> sold it and got a Summilux instead. Now I wonder if the out-of-focus >>>> rendition is different/better on an M8? From a price-performance >>>> point of view this lens cannot be beaten, but I intend to shoot it a >>>> lot at f1.5 (otherwise, what's the point of buying a fast lens?) and >>>> that implies large areas that are out of focus, which in turn makes >>>> bokeh somewhat important. >>>> >>>> So if anyone has experience with the M8+Nokton combination, I would >>>> love to hear from them. >>>> >>>> Nathan >>>> >>>> Nathan Wajsman >>>> Alicante, Spain >>> >>> >>> No better on an M8. >> >> not a surprise I feel, but speaking of bokeh...is there any >> technical/logical reason to expect a different/improved look on the M8 >> vs film? >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> * Henning J. Wulff >>> /|\ Wulff Photography & Design >>> /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com >>> |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >