Home

Please support mflenses.com if you need any graphic related work order it from us, click on above banner to order!
SearchSearch MemberlistMemberlist RegisterRegister ProfileProfile Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages Log inLog in

Looking for a sharp 50mm lens for my 5D.
This forum is locked: you cannot post, reply to, or edit topics.   This topic is locked: you cannot edit posts or make replies.
Home   Old Marketplace (closed)
View previous topic :: View next topic  


PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:37 am    Post subject: Looking for a sharp 50mm lens for my 5D. Reply with quote
Hi! This is my first post on this forum. Like the subject says, i'm looking for a 50mm lens for my 5d, i've been looking some (zeiss 1.8 and 1.4, zuiko 1.4, takumar 1.8 (i think the 1.4 doesn't match very well with dslr?) etc...

So, if anyone have something to offer, welcome!

Thanks! Smile


PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Welcome to the forum!

Now to your question: Leica Summicron 2.0/50.


PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Makro-Planar 50/2 ZF or Yashica ML 50/1.9....

Oh and Nikkor-H 50/2, almost equivalent to Summicron-R 50.

Last edited by koji on Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:40 pm; edited 1 time in total


PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
hi
No problem with 5D and SMC Takumar 1.4/50

Carsten is right to indicate the Summicron, but not everyone can afford it. If you want to buy a sharp 50mm lens at a low price is to buy a Nikkor 1.8/50 AIS. It is sharp as the Summicron (I have both) but at 3-4 times less the price.
Another sharp 50mm lens at good price is the Contax Planar 1.7/50.
The Planar and the Nikkor can be found from 50 Euros (this is what I have paid for my second copy of the Planar 50) to 80-90 Euros.
The Summicron is rarely found for less than 150 Euros. Often also reaching the 200 Euros and sometimes more depending on which version.


PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Welcome to the group Very Happy

Contax CZO planar 1.4/50.
Love the character and color from this lens.
I never used my Summicron as much so sold it.
The Planar 1.7/50 is as sharp or more so.
The slightly faster version has a more lush look to my eye in the rendering and OOF areas.
Here is a shot and crop taken at f2 on the 5D. Nothing special but good lighting.
Click on image to go to original size.





PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for all the answers and advices! I'm watching now some of this lenses and i'll post something later!


PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
5D less sensitive for lens quality than crop cameras and almost any 50mm lens is very good. So you can take any without disappointment.


PostPosted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Attila wrote:
5D less sensitive for lens quality than crop cameras and almost any 50mm lens is very good. So you can take any without disappointment.


How so? Corner sharpness will come into play on a 35mm sensor surely.
Second vote for the Planar 50/1.7 and 5D. Great combo.


PostPosted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Psychobiker wrote:
Attila wrote:
5D less sensitive for lens quality than crop cameras and almost any 50mm lens is very good. So you can take any without disappointment.


How so? Corner sharpness will come into play on a 35mm sensor surely.
Second vote for the Planar 50/1.7 and 5D. Great combo.


Very low pixel density - 12 Mp on full frame. Though, I would also think that corner performance, especially wider apertures, might not be too good on 5D with average lenses.


PostPosted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Psychobiker wrote:
Attila wrote:
5D less sensitive for lens quality than crop cameras and almost any 50mm lens is very good. So you can take any without disappointment.


How so? Corner sharpness will come into play on a 35mm sensor surely.
Second vote for the Planar 50/1.7 and 5D. Great combo.


Corner sharpness may degrade more due to larger imaging area, but overall full frame needs less enlargement for a given output size, therefore being less sensitive to the performance of the lens because all the flaws are also enlarged less than they would be with a smaller sensor. Same thing goes for large format; 100-year-old lenses with all sorts of flaws can still make stunning images on large format because the enlargement (if any!) is much less. (And yes, those, too, can suffer from lack of corner sharpness.)

In this case the relatively low pixel density also makes 100% pixel-peeping less sensitive because the sensor just doesn't resolve detail as fine, but of course 100% pixel-peeping is not a sensible way to look at pictures… =)

Last edited by Arkku on Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:44 pm; edited 1 time in total


PostPosted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Orio wrote:
No problem with 5D and SMC Takumar 1.4/50


Isn't this one of the lenses which hits the mirror on 5D unless shaved? If not, then I'd say the S-M-C or SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 would be an excellent choice. Or a Zeiss. Or the EBC Fujinon 50mm f/1.4.


PostPosted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks Arku to answer well.


PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
In my mind, there's no doubt about the choice : CZ Planar 50, either 1.4 or 1.7. There is now an EOS mount version, but it's more costly, being newer, though you wouldn't need an adapter.

Good second choices would be the Yashica f/1.7 ML (I prefer this to the f/1.9, though that too is a good lens), or the Yashica f/1.4 ML, which is rarer and can begin to approach the second-hand price of the CZ f/1.7 Planar.

But if you want to do it properly, get a Planar.
This forum is locked: you cannot post, reply to, or edit topics.   This topic is locked: you cannot edit posts or make replies.
Home   Old Marketplace (closed)
Page 1 of 1