Quicky: FD 85/1.2 asph vs Pen 42/1.2 vs CV 35/1.2 v2 (+more)

[Pontus]

I got my FD adapter today so I had to play around a little. A very quick comparison between FD 85/1.2 asph vs Pen 42/1.2 vs CV 35/1.2 v2 in my garden all lenses wide open. Same subject but from slightly different angles and distances. Mainly overcast with some changing sunlight, the light was definitely not constant. A bit windy, shot on tripod with 10s timer. Straight from NEX-5N JPG vivid. Click twice on the images to see them 1600 pixels wide.

Canon FD 85/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical


Olympus PEN F 42/1.2


Voigtländer Nokton 35/1.2 Aspherical II

[Pontus]

And since I got time, I added a few lenses. I started with the 85mm and moved the tripod closer as I went to wider lenses. This was shot on my balcony, it was raining and the light didn't change too much.

Canon FD 85/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical


Konica Hexanon AR 57/1.2


Fuji EBC X-Fujinon 50/1.2


Olympus PEN F 42/1.2


Voigtländer Nokton 35/1.2 Aspherical II

[nonac]

Very nice comparison. Which lens do you prefer for portraits?

[hoanpham]

Beautiful. Bokeh of the hexanon is a bit harsher, but still beautiful.

[Nisseliten]

Awww man, Now I need to get a nex and a 35 voigtländer nokton.. Evil.
You have a nice collection of fast lenses there.

[DanielT74]

The thing with Nokton (or at least my copy) is that there is a lot more detail there than may appear due to fairly low contrast wide open. So it sharpens up quite nicely if you so wish.

[aleksanderpolo]

[Pancolart]

Splendid comparison!