Nikon 55mm Otus on a SL

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I use the Novoflex adapter on mine - works great. Can actually focus the damn (fine) lens, unlike on Nikon, looking through the VF chasing green dots ! You can use the thumb nub thing to magnify the view for even better accuracy.

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Here's a sample pic with the Otus. Would be nice if it read the Exif, or you could set-up 'manual lenses' on the SL. Can you do that? I don't think you can.

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1:1 crop. I could rarely nail focus like that on my D810, unless I was on a Tripod in Live View.

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[Peter H]

Neil, I've PM'd you.

[EoinC]

Neil, I have a friend who's a very famous comedy writer for TV.

 

If you ever get fed up getting paid silly money for doing nothing on a rig, let me know. I'm sure he could do with some help.

You don't need Neil, Peter, just his phone. It may be seconded through an Act of Peppermint.

[John Black]

I have the Novoflex EOS/EL adapter and the Zeiss 55mm F1.4 Otus for ZE.  It's a very nice lens in terms of its optical performance.  If summing it up in one line, Zeiss 55mm Otus brings the 50mm F2 Summicron-M APO edge & corner sharpness and the 50 'Lux ASPH M bokeh into one lens.  So a nice performer.  

 

On the SL with the Novoflex, I get full EXIF data except the lens name is reported as Cosina 40mm something-another.  On the A7rII with the Metabones IV T, the lens name is reported correctly as a Zeiss Otus.  Novoflex (or Leica) is picking up the wrong field in the EXIF data / fields.  Focus length is still report as 55mm, so it's just the semantics of the lens name.  I use EXIF Editor to fix things like this (link is for a MAC / OS X app).  

 

The Otus focus ring is wonderful to use.  Coupled with the SL's EVF is a great combo.  But... but... the weight.  With the Novoflex EOS/SL adapter and the Otus, it's about the same size and weight as a 24-90mm SL.  If you're immune to weight, it's a great lens.  If heavy lenses make you vomit and convulse, stay far-far-far away

 

Given Leica's 50mm 'Lux SL is quite the little piggy itself in terms of weight, I think we'll see more Otus' on the SL.  A used 55mm Otus is generally under $2500 USD.  I've owned all the 50's mention here as well of the 50 Noc IV and the Noc ASPH (F.95).  If owning just one 50mm, my vote would go for the 50 Lux ASPH M.

[geetee1972]

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You are very entertaining chap Neil, I am avid follower of your amusing posts, but do you ever try to figure how things work (are u similarly ignorant in your work place)

 

Did you intend for that post to make you sound rude?

 

In psychology, personalities though incredibly nuanced and unique to every individual, can still be defined pretty well using five broad scales. One of them is called 'agreeableness' and defines behavioural characteristics that are perceived as kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate. Some people, like the OP probably does, score high on this. Others score low.

 

In a situation where there are two possible courses of action to get an answer to a question, one where you can ask someone the other where you can avoid having to do that, people who score highly on agreeableness will probably do the former. Those who score low will tend to the latter.

 

What I want to know is whether there is a strong correlation between people who buy Leicas and people who score low on agreeableness.

 

Neil - FYI I score very highly on agreeableness so any time you want to avoid arsey remarks to a perfectly reasonable question just PM me.

[Peter H]

Did you intend for that post to make you sound rude?

 

In psychology, personalities though incredibly nuanced and unique to every individual, can still be defined pretty well using five broad scales. One of them is called 'agreeableness' and defines behavioural characteristics that are perceived as kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate. Some people, like the OP probably does, score high on this. Others score low.

 

In a situation where there are two possible courses of action to get an answer to a question, one where you can ask someone the other where you can avoid having to do that, people who score highly on agreeableness will probably do the former. Those who score low will tend to the latter.

 

What I want to know is whether there is a strong correlation between people who buy Leicas and people who score low on agreeableness.

 

Neil - FYI I score very highly on agreeableness so any time you want to avoid arsey remarks to a perfectly reasonable question just PM me.

Yet despite scoring highly on agreeableness you wrote an entire message designed to criticise one of the most helpful and straightforward members on the entire forum.

 

It's a strange world.

[Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS]

Did you intend for that post to make you sound rude?

 

In psychology, personalities though incredibly nuanced and unique to every individual, can still be defined pretty well using five broad scales. One of them is called 'agreeableness' and defines behavioural characteristics that are perceived as kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate. Some people, like the OP probably does, score high on this. Others score low.

 

In a situation where there are two possible courses of action to get an answer to a question, one where you can ask someone the other where you can avoid having to do that, people who score highly on agreeableness will probably do the former. Those who score low will tend to the latter.

 

What I want to know is whether there is a strong correlation between people who buy Leicas and people who score low on agreeableness.

 

Neil - FYI I score very highly on agreeableness so any time you want to avoid arsey remarks to a perfectly reasonable question just PM me.

 

I need that translated.........

[wattsy]

I think he meant well even if he ended up being somewhat disagreeably agreeable.

[honcho]

1:1 crop. I could rarely nail focus like that on my D810, unless I was on a Tripod in Live View.

 

If your D810 were that bad, at the very least it would need calibrating.

 

The image you posted above is not sharp.

[geetee1972]

 

Yet despite scoring highly on agreeableness you wrote an entire message designed to criticise one of the most helpful and straightforward members on the entire forum.

Actually I was criticising pretty much everyone on the forum, not just the original first response. Almost all the replies seemed to be antagonistic towards the OP and I was a bit surprised and disappointed by that and felt the need to show some solidarity. Although that said I only pointed out that the response seemed rude. Technically an observation rather than a criticism plus, scoring low on agreeableness doesn't necessarily make you a bad person; it's just how you are.

 

But if anything I was being supercilious rather than critical.

 

Still it generated debate, which is always a good thing.

 

Peace and love guys.

[John McMaster]

Have you seen many of Neils posts?

 

john

[Peter H]

Actually I was criticising pretty much everyone on the forum, not just the original first response. Almost all the replies seemed to be antagonistic towards the OP and I was a bit surprised and disappointed by that and felt the need to show some solidarity. Although that said I only pointed out that the response seemed rude. Technically an observation rather than a criticism plus, scoring low on agreeableness doesn't necessarily make you a bad person; it's just how you are.

 

But if anything I was being supercilious rather than critical.

 

Still it generated debate, which is always a good thing.

 

Peace and love guys.

Antagonistic?

 

Wow.

[geetee1972]

 

Have you seen many of Neils posts?

I haven not. I'm entirely new here but I can imagine that he likes to ask questions that for other people are far more easily answered by Google. Every forum on every topic has people like that. I think it's nice but I can see how it wrankles with other people.

[Peter H]

I haven not. I'm entirely new here but I can imagine that he likes to ask questions that for other people are far more easily answered by Google. Every forum on every topic has people like that. I think it's nice but I can see how it wrankles with other people.

I suggest you're misreading things quite substantially.

[Reds]

If your D810 were that bad, at the very least it would need calibrating.

 

The image you posted above is not sharp.

Jeez... forums. I forgot how nitpicky and negative people are by default. The original is dead sharp. I just did a screen cap of that crop - the quality isn't great - sorry about that. There's nothing wrong with the 810 either. It's almost impossible to focus accurately wide open (especially) without the magnification or EVF that the SL offers.

[Jenningsmca]

Jeez... forums. I forgot how nitpicky and negative people are by default. The original is dead sharp. I just did a screen cap of that crop - the quality isn't great - sorry about that. There's nothing wrong with the 810 either. It's almost impossible to focus accurately wide open (especially) without the magnification or EVF that the SL offers.

 

I tried MF with the Nikon D800E and all you have is the green dot, not the best indication of spot on focus. Live view was really the only way to get a sharp pic but its was time consuming. The Leica SL is much faster at obtaining focus with the back button zoom and focus peaking colors.

The Nikons are better left with AF lenses in my opinion.

 

Pretty model BTW.

 

 

MJ

[Paul J]

Did you intend for that post to make you sound rude?

 

In psychology, personalities though incredibly nuanced and unique to every individual, can still be defined pretty well using five broad scales. One of them is called 'agreeableness' and defines behavioural characteristics that are perceived as kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate. Some people, like the OP probably does, score high on this. Others score low.

 

In a situation where there are two possible courses of action to get an answer to a question, one where you can ask someone the other where you can avoid having to do that, people who score highly on agreeableness will probably do the former. Those who score low will tend to the latter.

 

What I want to know is whether there is a strong correlation between people who buy Leicas and people who score low on agreeableness.

 

Neil - FYI I score very highly on agreeableness so any time you want to avoid arsey remarks to a perfectly reasonable question just PM me.

 

 

Agreeableness is probably one of the least attractive, useful characteristics I could think of. Rudeness is very often a matter of opinion and perception.

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