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Hari
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 Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:51 am Post subject: Canon 50 1.2 LTM |
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Hari wrote:
Canon 50 1.2 LTM on an Leica M9
Wide open it is very soft. Still soft at f1.4.
By f2 it becomes acceptable for general usage. Personally, i dont find softnesss to be a problem, i just use it for different purposes. For portraits it lends a very dreamy look - borderline ghosts and spirits  and since the oof rendering is not jarring to my eyes, its a good choice for mugshots
Talk is cheap. Here are the shots -> (mild post processing)
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Analogue Rangefinders: Leica M5, Leica M6 Titanium classic 0.72, Leica M7 0.58, Leica M7 0.85
Digital Rangefinder: Leica M9, Leica Monochrom, Leica M240
SLR: Leica R3 electronic, Canon AE1P
DSLR: Canon 5D MK2
M mount Lenses: Super-Wide Heliar 15/f4.5 ASPH. + Leica 24/f3.8 ASPH + Leica 28/f2 ASPH. + Leica 35/f1.4 ASPH. FLE + Leica Noctilux 50/f0.95 + Leica Noctilux 50/f1 + Canon 50/f1.2 LTM + Leica 50/f1.4 ASPH. + Leica 50/f1.5 + Zeiss ZM Sonnar 50/f1.5 + Leica APO Summicron 50/f2 + Leica Summitar 50/f2 + Leica Rigid Summicron 50/f2 + Zeiss ZM Planar 50/f2 + Leica 50/f2.8 E39 + Leica 75/f1.4 + Leica APO 75/f2 ASPH. + Voigtlander 75/f2.5 + Leica Summarex 85/f1.5 + Leica APO 90/f2 ASPH. + Leica 90/f2 E55 + Leica 90/f2.8 + Leica APO 135/f3.4
Leica R mount Lenses: Leica-R 60/2.8 E55 + Leica-R 80/1.4 E67 + Leica-R 180/4
EF mount Lenses: Canon 50/1.8 II
M42 mount Lenses: Too many
My pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dementedjesus/
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Nordentro
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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Nordentro wrote:
thx for sharing Hari, I always wondered how this lens performs 
It's different, I like it 
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Attila
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
They have an F0.95 lens getting sharp at F8 LOL, Canon not get my respect all with this lenses.
Nice to see your samples, but not my cup of tea at all.
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Hari
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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Hari wrote:
| Nordentro wrote: |
thx for sharing Hari, I always wondered how this lens performs
It's different, I like it |
Considering its a sub 500€ superfast lens for rangefinders, a little pp helps bring sharpness in while keeping the eccentric bokeh intact, i like it!
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Analogue Rangefinders: Leica M5, Leica M6 Titanium classic 0.72, Leica M7 0.58, Leica M7 0.85
Digital Rangefinder: Leica M9, Leica Monochrom, Leica M240
SLR: Leica R3 electronic, Canon AE1P
DSLR: Canon 5D MK2
M mount Lenses: Super-Wide Heliar 15/f4.5 ASPH. + Leica 24/f3.8 ASPH + Leica 28/f2 ASPH. + Leica 35/f1.4 ASPH. FLE + Leica Noctilux 50/f0.95 + Leica Noctilux 50/f1 + Canon 50/f1.2 LTM + Leica 50/f1.4 ASPH. + Leica 50/f1.5 + Zeiss ZM Sonnar 50/f1.5 + Leica APO Summicron 50/f2 + Leica Summitar 50/f2 + Leica Rigid Summicron 50/f2 + Zeiss ZM Planar 50/f2 + Leica 50/f2.8 E39 + Leica 75/f1.4 + Leica APO 75/f2 ASPH. + Voigtlander 75/f2.5 + Leica Summarex 85/f1.5 + Leica APO 90/f2 ASPH. + Leica 90/f2 E55 + Leica 90/f2.8 + Leica APO 135/f3.4
Leica R mount Lenses: Leica-R 60/2.8 E55 + Leica-R 80/1.4 E67 + Leica-R 180/4
EF mount Lenses: Canon 50/1.8 II
M42 mount Lenses: Too many
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Hari
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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Hari wrote:
| Attila wrote: |
They have an F0.95 lens getting sharp at F8 LOL, Canon not get my respect all with this lenses.
Nice to see your samples, but not my cup of tea at all. |
It's terrible at f1.2 and f1.4 ... stopping it down to f2 makes it bearable and like 99% of the lenses, at 5.6 it's usable
I wouldn't use this lens for taking pictures everyday but once in awhile it can be a single lens solution - day time when its nice and sunny, stopping it down to f5.6 and using it at night at f1.4 with lots and lots of sharpening in lightroom
most interestingly, of all the superfast 50's i used so far, this has the least amount of viewfinder blockage
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Analogue Rangefinders: Leica M5, Leica M6 Titanium classic 0.72, Leica M7 0.58, Leica M7 0.85
Digital Rangefinder: Leica M9, Leica Monochrom, Leica M240
SLR: Leica R3 electronic, Canon AE1P
DSLR: Canon 5D MK2
M mount Lenses: Super-Wide Heliar 15/f4.5 ASPH. + Leica 24/f3.8 ASPH + Leica 28/f2 ASPH. + Leica 35/f1.4 ASPH. FLE + Leica Noctilux 50/f0.95 + Leica Noctilux 50/f1 + Canon 50/f1.2 LTM + Leica 50/f1.4 ASPH. + Leica 50/f1.5 + Zeiss ZM Sonnar 50/f1.5 + Leica APO Summicron 50/f2 + Leica Summitar 50/f2 + Leica Rigid Summicron 50/f2 + Zeiss ZM Planar 50/f2 + Leica 50/f2.8 E39 + Leica 75/f1.4 + Leica APO 75/f2 ASPH. + Voigtlander 75/f2.5 + Leica Summarex 85/f1.5 + Leica APO 90/f2 ASPH. + Leica 90/f2 E55 + Leica 90/f2.8 + Leica APO 135/f3.4
Leica R mount Lenses: Leica-R 60/2.8 E55 + Leica-R 80/1.4 E67 + Leica-R 180/4
EF mount Lenses: Canon 50/1.8 II
M42 mount Lenses: Too many
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Ultrapix
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Ultrapix wrote:
I had two copies of this lens, and tried a third one; none of them was soft; or, to say better, all were way less soft than any Noctilux (except current); two copies needed to fix focus issues, wich is a tipical rangefinder problem, and I did it by myself, beeing a mere calibration problem. From 2,8, even too contrasty.
I suspect that your copy could be not the best, or that M9 sensor doesn't like it. |
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ForenSeil
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ForenSeil wrote:
I was also interested in that lens and so I also know some much sharper looking sample shots wide open. It don't believe that it's sharper than the Noctilux F1 though. Maybe needs to be shimmed or it's a cucumber.
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Ultrapix
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| Maybe needs to be shimmed |
The Canon 50 1,2 has maybe the best calibration way I ever seen: somewhere around the front bague, there is a small screw; if you untight it, you can screw or unscrew all the glass until you reach the right position (best at infinity); if the lens doesn't have other problems, in 5 minutes you have done. |
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Hari
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Hari wrote:
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| Maybe needs to be shimmed |
The Canon 50 1,2 has maybe the best calibration way I ever seen: somewhere around the front bague, there is a small screw; if you untight it, you can screw or unscrew all the glass until you reach the right position (best at infinity); if the lens doesn't have other problems, in 5 minutes you have done. |
awesome tip, thank you!
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Analogue Rangefinders: Leica M5, Leica M6 Titanium classic 0.72, Leica M7 0.58, Leica M7 0.85
Digital Rangefinder: Leica M9, Leica Monochrom, Leica M240
SLR: Leica R3 electronic, Canon AE1P
DSLR: Canon 5D MK2
M mount Lenses: Super-Wide Heliar 15/f4.5 ASPH. + Leica 24/f3.8 ASPH + Leica 28/f2 ASPH. + Leica 35/f1.4 ASPH. FLE + Leica Noctilux 50/f0.95 + Leica Noctilux 50/f1 + Canon 50/f1.2 LTM + Leica 50/f1.4 ASPH. + Leica 50/f1.5 + Zeiss ZM Sonnar 50/f1.5 + Leica APO Summicron 50/f2 + Leica Summitar 50/f2 + Leica Rigid Summicron 50/f2 + Zeiss ZM Planar 50/f2 + Leica 50/f2.8 E39 + Leica 75/f1.4 + Leica APO 75/f2 ASPH. + Voigtlander 75/f2.5 + Leica Summarex 85/f1.5 + Leica APO 90/f2 ASPH. + Leica 90/f2 E55 + Leica 90/f2.8 + Leica APO 135/f3.4
Leica R mount Lenses: Leica-R 60/2.8 E55 + Leica-R 80/1.4 E67 + Leica-R 180/4
EF mount Lenses: Canon 50/1.8 II
M42 mount Lenses: Too many
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Ultrapix
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Ultrapix wrote:
| Hari wrote: |
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| Maybe needs to be shimmed |
The Canon 50 1,2 has maybe the best calibration way I ever seen: somewhere around the front bague, there is a small screw; if you untight it, you can screw or unscrew all the glass until you reach the right position (best at infinity); if the lens doesn't have other problems, in 5 minutes you have done. |
awesome tip, thank you! |
It's been a pleasure |
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