adan Posted July 28, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 28, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Can you ID the lens used for the image below? Top half is the full frame, bottom half is a crop. Hint: Leica M camera Answer must be as complete as possible, including brand, name, focal length, max. aperture (e.g. Leitz Noctilux 50mm f/1.2, Cosina-Voigtlander Heliar 75mm f/2.5, Canon Serenar 85 f/1.9, Leica Summicron-M-ASPH 75 f/2, etc.) Ready, set, go! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/91837-test-your-lens-connoisseurship/?do=findComment&comment=975010'>More sharing options...
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biglouis Posted July 28, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 28, 2009 Leica Summilux-M 1:1.4/35 ASPH (maybe :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtZ Posted July 28, 2009 Share #3 Posted July 28, 2009 (edited) Andy, I'm pretty sure it's been taken with a Canon Serenar 85 f/1.9 or maybe Canon Serenar 85 f/1.5 Anyway, that creamy bokeh looks like a Senenar wide opened. Edited July 28, 2009 by ArtZ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richam Posted July 28, 2009 Share #4 Posted July 28, 2009 Wow! What a fun game. My guess is the CV 35mm Nokton f1.2 (latest-asph). At least, that's the one in my collection that would produce something close to this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted July 28, 2009 Thanks Louis, Rich, and Art. But only three connoisseurs in the whole Forum? I want at least 20 entries before revealing the truth. What happened to all the folks who rabidly support a 28 'cron over a 28 Elmarit ASPH? Or a 75 'lux over a 75 'cron? Or won't use an M8 because a 75's drawing on 1.33 crop just can't be compared to a 90's drawing on 24x36. I would have thought eyes that sensitive would be able to nail this down to year of manufacture, let alone basic model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted July 29, 2009 Share #6 Posted July 29, 2009 Andy, I'm pretty sure it's been taken with a Canon Serenar 85 f/1.9 or maybe Canon Serenar 85 f/1.5 Anyway, that creamy bokeh looks like a Senenar wide opened. I had a bowl of creamy bokeh with a little milk, blueberries, strawberries and half a sliced banana for breakfast this morning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted July 29, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 29, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Andy, If the point of focus was the tip of the nose (to bring the full face into focus) then the lens is front-focussing because the right eye is out of focus. Front focus suggests that the picture is shot on an M8 because the plane of focus on the sensor is so unforgiving, which means there's a 1.3 crop factor to consider. The in focus area doesn't appear to have the razor sharpness of a modern aspherical lens but the shallowness of focus suggests a wide aperture. The bokeh is quiet harsh, which makes me suspect that the lens is wide open and I'm not convinced that we're close enough to the lady who is out of focus to allow the effective field of view of a 35 mm lens so I'm going to guess a Leica 50 mm f/1.5 Summarit lens. Pete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted July 29, 2009 Share #8 Posted July 29, 2009 It is neither a 75 or 85, to wide a view from what I take as the shooting point and the DOF is to great for those longer lenses given what I think the shooting point is. It is definitely a 50mm lens and I think the Lux Pre-ASPH shot at about f/between 1.4 and 2 (what is that f/stop anyway). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBA Posted July 29, 2009 Share #9 Posted July 29, 2009 I agree with Shootist. It looks like a 50 'Lux pre-asph shot with an M8, which makes the focal length appear effectively longer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
twittle Posted July 29, 2009 Share #10 Posted July 29, 2009 (edited) It is neither a 75 or 85, to wide a view from what I take as the shooting point and the DOF is to great for those longer lenses given what I think the shooting point is. Agreed. The OOF area indicates the shot was taken wide open or close to it, but the DOF does appear too great for the lens to be in that range of focal lengths. Edited July 29, 2009 by twittle Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
horosu Posted July 29, 2009 Share #11 Posted July 29, 2009 I'd say Summilux 50/1.4 ASPH wide open Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobh Posted July 29, 2009 Share #12 Posted July 29, 2009 I'll just throw in a guess: Cosina-Voigtlaender Nokton 1.1 / 50 mm at 1.1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted July 29, 2009 Share #13 Posted July 29, 2009 I honestly have no idea. But I like it. Great bokeh really makes the difference with portraits. My guess is it's at least a 50, wide open for sure. Maybe a 1.4 'Lux, but which model? ASPH or pre-ASPH? Hmm. I'll go for pre-ASPH. Not an oldie, I think. It's damned sharp. I'd be pleased to have it in my camera bag, anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenerrolrd Posted July 29, 2009 Share #14 Posted July 29, 2009 50mm pre asph summilux Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted July 29, 2009 Share #15 Posted July 29, 2009 My first impulse was "Summilux 1.4/50 pre-asph", but on second thought it could be the Summilux 50 asph., too, as contrast seems to be higher than what I would expect from the pre-asph. at this aperture (1.4 or 2). Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted July 29, 2009 Share #16 Posted July 29, 2009 Hell! Even when I'm holding a rig I'm not sure what it is. It just does what I want....mostly. My non-technical opinion is: M8 + 'Cron 75mm wide open. Being wrong can be sooo much fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 29, 2009 Share #17 Posted July 29, 2009 Interesting that guesses so far have gone from 35 - 85mm... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtZ Posted July 29, 2009 Share #18 Posted July 29, 2009 I like this game! Thank you, Andy. I'm probably wrong, but I believe this is not digital but film... . Some people suggested this is a modern lens. I don't think so. My first though was a Summilux 75 first generation at f/1.4 but the lux doesn't really draws like that, does it? This looks to me like old Canon lenses... so I still think this is a Canon Serenar 85 f/1.9 (or maybe a f/1.5). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksparrow Posted July 29, 2009 Share #19 Posted July 29, 2009 I'd say it's a 50 I don't think it's the summilux asph or pre (last gen). I'd say it's a nocti, but not quite, so maybe the nokton? I'd bet that, whatever it is it's 50 mm wide open Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted July 29, 2009 Share #20 Posted July 29, 2009 Altering my position slightly, I reckon maybe a film cam with the 75mm crom wide open. It's still fun being wrong! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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