Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted October 4, 2013 Share #21 Â Posted October 4, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Nikon 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor-S from 1958 for LTM, with M adapter. Sonnar design, slight focus shift, but well worth the trouble of learning this lens' quirks. Seems to be optimized for close shooting around 4 feet, wide open is slightly dreamy, but by f/2.8 it's my favorite 50mm.What adapter are you using for the Nikon 50 1.4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ecar Posted October 4, 2013 Share #22 Â Posted October 4, 2013 What adapter are you using for the Nikon 50 1.4 Â The Nikkor-S 50/1.4 was made in S-mount (not too hard to find) and LTM (relatively rare) in the 50's and early 60's - if memory serves. These are rangefinder lenses, not SLR. Â It seems like his copy of the lens is in LTM, so any LTM -> M adapter should work (Leica, Voigtlander or your favourite Chinese supplier). Â I have an S-Mount and use an Amedeo Muscelli Nikkor-S ->M adapter. FWIW, he also makes one for Contax -> M. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted October 4, 2013 Share #23  Posted October 4, 2013 The Nikkor-S 50/1.4 was made in S-mount (not too hard to find) and LTM (relatively rare) in the 50's and early 60's - if memory serves. It seems like his copy of the lens is in LTM, so any LTM -> M adapter should work (Leica, Voigtlander or your favourite Chinese supplier).  I have an S-Mount and use an Amedeo Muscelli Nikkor-S ->M adapter. FWIW, he also makes one for Contax -> M. Sorry misunderstanding...........I have a Nikon 50 1.4 G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecar Posted October 4, 2013 Share #24 Â Posted October 4, 2013 Sorry misunderstanding...........I have a Nikon 50 1.4 G Â Novoflex, then, I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted October 4, 2013 Share #25 Â Posted October 4, 2013 Novoflex, then, I think.I looked at those and they are ~250 bucks shipped so I went for the 30 bucks chinese model instead..................will play with it with my 16mm fisheye when it arrives:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecar Posted October 4, 2013 Share #26 Â Posted October 4, 2013 I looked at those and they are ~250 bucks shipped so I went for the 30 bucks chinese model instead..................will play with it with my 16mm fisheye when it arrives:D Â Why not? I've had some very good Chinese adapters (others less so...), although it's pretty difficult to get the M240 to recognise the 6-bit code on these (no such problem with the M9). Have fun:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted October 4, 2013 Share #27 Â Posted October 4, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Why not? I've had some very good Chinese adapters (others less so...), although it's pretty difficult to get the M240 to recognise the 6-bit code on these (no such problem with the M9). Have fun:DHell if it doesnt work what have I lost........................... 3 pints of beer:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblutter Posted October 7, 2013 Share #28 Â Posted October 7, 2013 New Voight 75mm f:2.5 on M9 (with 1.25 eyepiece magnifier) Â Can't seem to take it off - am in the middle of an intimate still life series Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted October 7, 2013 Share #29  Posted October 7, 2013 The new Zeiss Otus range seems to be similarly priced to the Leica lenses, but performance should be even better:  Otus 1.4/55 | ZEISS United Kingdom  The absence of aberrations is a plus.  The downside is that the 55mm lens weighs over 900g, in which case you may as well stick it onto a DSLR body, I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted October 7, 2013 Share #30 Â Posted October 7, 2013 The new Zeiss Otus range seems to be similarly priced to the Leica lenses, but performance should be even better: The downside is that the 55mm lens weighs over 900g, in which case you may as well stick it onto a DSLR body, I suppose. Â Puts discussed these Zeiss lenses and compared claimed performance to the new Asph Summicron, noting the claims were similar. This makes the new Asph Summicron more remarkable for the small size. Of course, for today's dSLRs a small lens would look out of place, and people still tend to equate size with value. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviator Posted October 7, 2013 Share #31  Posted October 7, 2013 Canon 50 1,2 LTM Canon 35 2,8 LTM Voigtländer 50 1,5 LTM Nikor 85 2,0 LTM Canon 28 3,5 LTM Voigtländer 21 4,0 LTM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted October 7, 2013 Share #32 Â Posted October 7, 2013 Puts discussed these Zeiss lenses and compared claimed performance to the new Asph Summicron, noting the claims were similar. This makes the new Asph Summicron more remarkable for the small size. Of course, for today's dSLRs a small lens would look out of place, and people still tend to equate size with value. Â Yes, although the Zeiss is an f1.4, and it does not have the aberrations from which the Summilux suffers. Nevertheless, I agree that it is remarkable for the size. Â Clearly Sigma, Zeiss, and Leica are choosing to build remarkable lenses to head off the erosion of the market at the bottom by the smaller format camera makers and phones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstlight Posted October 8, 2013 Share #33 Â Posted October 8, 2013 BTT: Zeiss ZM 21/2.8 Anyone has experience with this one on the new M(240)? How's the corner performance? Â Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted October 11, 2013 Share #34 Â Posted October 11, 2013 There is a very favourable mini review of the Zeiss Otus on diglloyd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
agfa100 Posted October 12, 2013 Share #35 Â Posted October 12, 2013 I just got a Alpa to M adp. and have starting using my Kern Macro-Switar 50mm 1.9 lens that has been sitting in a drawer for years... Really love using that lens again. wbill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandokan Posted October 21, 2013 Share #36 Â Posted October 21, 2013 Konica 28mm was for a long time my only mid-wide angle and is still outstanding in comparison to the others. My Nokton 50/1.1 gives excellent results when you nail focus - which is rare on my M8, better on the M7 but every time on the Nex. Looking forward to using it on the M. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viramati Posted October 22, 2013 Share #37 Â Posted October 22, 2013 CV 35 nokton f1.2 a large, heavy but truly marvellous lens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philcycles Posted October 31, 2013 Share #38 Â Posted October 31, 2013 I have both a Nikkor 50/1.4 and Canon 50/1.4 in LTM. I like the Canon a lot but it's 10 years newer than the Nikkor. I have the Nikkor 85/2. Bit soft wide open but not unpleasing And a 40mm Rokkor lives on my CL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveBK Posted October 31, 2013 Share #39  Posted October 31, 2013 ZM 25/2.8 Was great on my M8, is great on the new M and is great on film. Exceedingly flare resistant, minimal distortion for the focal length, and incredibly sharp. Reasonable size, weight, price and aperture. What more can you ask…  Now what am I lusting after? The impractical side of me - an MS Optical Sonnetar 50/1.1 .. despite owning a v2 pre-asph 50 Summilux.  And the practical side says a Contax Zeiss C/Y Vario Sonnar 80-200/4 for closeups & tele work on the new M via adapter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted October 31, 2013 Share #40 Â Posted October 31, 2013 ... And the practical side says a Contax Zeiss C/Y Vario Sonnar 80-200/4 for closeups & tele work on the new M via adapter. It produces those lovely, dreamy Sonnar pictures on the M although I'm not quite comfortable with the trombone zoom yet. It's lighter, less bulky and less expensive than the R 80-200/4 so that's all good. Â Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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