Rollin Posted November 20, 2018 Share #1 Posted November 20, 2018 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I did not see an image thread for this wonderful, unique lens. The rendering has been described as having "atmosphere magnification" and being "honest/wholesome." Please share yours. 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! M10 f/2.8 ISO 320 DNG/LR Edited November 20, 2018 by Rollin anachronist, plasticman, HighlandLeica and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M10 f/2.8 ISO 320 DNG/LR ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3633956'>More sharing options...
Rollin Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted November 20, 2018 This article on his 35mmc site by @Hamish Gill, and his waffling along about it, is what put the lens high on my to try out list, and it's a keeper for me. 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! M10 f/4 ISO 1,600 DNG/LR Ecar, ropo54, DwF and 9 others 11 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M10 f/4 ISO 1,600 DNG/LR ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3633963'>More sharing options...
Ecar Posted November 20, 2018 Share #3 Posted November 20, 2018 Here's a few - all with the M9. Great rendering once you get the hang of its well-documented focus shift. 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! oekoek, SteveYork, MarkP and 10 others 13 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/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3634030'>More sharing options...
Ecar Posted November 20, 2018 Share #4 Posted November 20, 2018 Two more. Also on the M9. 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! Alberti, skater75, thomasstellwag and 10 others 13 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/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3634032'>More sharing options...
Ecar Posted November 20, 2018 Share #5 Posted November 20, 2018 And another one with the M9. 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! ropo54, Rollin, thomasstellwag and 1 other 4 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/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3634034'>More sharing options...
Ray Vonn Posted November 20, 2018 Share #6 Posted November 20, 2018 I was unsuccessfully looking for a thread for this too, thanks for starting it @rolling_stones! I don't know if it's me but there seems to be a certain silence when bringing up this lens in comparison to say the pre or current asph lux. I wonder why that is? It sings on the M-E (so does the 21mm F2.8 though). 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! Bowral NSW by Otim, on Flickr Untitled by Otim, on Flickr Arunabh, oekoek, ibramr and 7 others 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Bowral NSW by Otim, on Flickr Untitled by Otim, on Flickr ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3634036'>More sharing options...
Ray Vonn Posted November 20, 2018 Share #7 Posted November 20, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Even if if you don't have a Leica, it's still worth having. This is an image taken with the lens adapted to a Fuji. 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! Untitled by Otim, on Flickr ropo54, blessingx, ibramr and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Untitled by Otim, on Flickr ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3634037'>More sharing options...
Ecar Posted November 20, 2018 Share #8 Posted November 20, 2018 15 minutes ago, Ray Vonn said: I was unsuccessfully looking for a thread for this too, thanks for starting it @rolling_stones! I don't know if it's me but there seems to be a certain silence when bringing up this lens in comparison to say the pre or current asph lux. I wonder why that is? It sings on the M-E (so does the 21mm F2.8 though). Ray, I'm a bit confused: are we talking about the same lens here (the Zeiss C-Sonnar 50/1.5)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted November 20, 2018 Share #9 Posted November 20, 2018 Great lens indeed. My favorite 50 for portraits on mirrorless cameras. The 0.9m MFD s not a problem on Sony cameras thanks to CV and other close focus adapters. 0.5m at f/1.5 here:https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-kzZb3G2/0/2dab909f/X3/i-kzZb3G2-X3.jpghttps://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-Q236xZn/0/9a1c6f36/X3/i-Q236xZn-X3.jpg Ecar, ropo54, bags27 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Vonn Posted November 20, 2018 Share #10 Posted November 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Ecar said: Ray, I'm a bit confused: are we talking about the same lens here (the Zeiss C-Sonnar 50/1.5)? We certainly are. One of those images was incorrectly coded as a Summicron 35mm. Ecar 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Prosophos Posted November 20, 2018 Popular Post Share #11 Posted November 20, 2018 The Zeiss C-Sonnar 50/1.5 + film (Kodak Tri-X 400) + M3. ―Peter. 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! bags27, 01maciel, ynp and 23 others 26 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/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3634104'>More sharing options...
Popular Post keithlaban.co.uk Posted November 20, 2018 Popular Post Share #12 Posted November 20, 2018 Probably my favourite lens, so versatile with bags of character used wide. 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! rpittal, 01maciel, lct and 35 others 35 3 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/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3634156'>More sharing options...
Rollin Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted November 20, 2018 5 hours ago, Ray Vonn said: I was unsuccessfully looking for a thread for this too, thanks for starting it @rolling_stones! I don't know if it's me but there seems to be a certain silence when bringing up this lens in comparison to say the pre or current asph lux. I wonder why that is? It sings on the M-E (so does the 21mm F2.8 though). Looks like the stones left the building in '15 😉 - thanks for the shout out. From what I can tell the focus shift reputation has thrown a dark shadow on this lens, and it scares people off, but this lens is too good not to talk about and share some images. Under normal shooting I too have found the focus shift is not an issue, as is covered in this part of the 35mmc article. And as Hamish says, it is the lack of correction of the issue that allows for the spherical aberrations that gives us those wonderful out-of-focus areas and transitions. Old-school rendering with character, and modern coatings. If you are only interested in close up and wide open then best to have Live View or an EVF, and then again you could say that for any lens faster than f/2 or 2.8 on a RF. I sold a lux and this is my 50 now, and the only thing that bugs me about it is the chrome nose, so run it with a thin black step-up ring LOL. Ray Vonn, graphlex and BOLEX 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithlaban.co.uk Posted November 20, 2018 Share #14 Posted November 20, 2018 (edited) My copy of this lens was perfectly calibrated out of the box at f/2 (tested on two M240 bodies) which happily is the aperture I find most useful and is most used. I use this lens at all apertures with the rangefinder. The lens is sharpest over the entire frame at f/11 making for a very versatile and comparatively inexpensive lens : two lenses in one. Edited November 20, 2018 by keithlaban.co.uk BOLEX 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith (M) Posted November 21, 2018 Share #15 Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) Mine is mainly a fixture on my M7, sometimes on my M240 when it temporarily displaces my 50mm Summilux-M ASPH (first picture) and this year I tried it out my Sony A6500 (APS-C) (second picture). Most usage though is with film, in this instance Fuji Acros 100 (third picture) 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! Edited November 21, 2018 by Keith (M) Rollin, bags27, Sandokan and 5 others 7 1 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/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3634748'>More sharing options...
SiggiGun Posted November 22, 2018 Share #16 Posted November 22, 2018 Taken in Paris with, M8 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! ibramr, ropo54, bags27 and 10 others 13 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/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3635206'>More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted November 23, 2018 Share #17 Posted November 23, 2018 M10, Aran Islands, Ireland 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! ropo54, Prosophos, ibramr and 3 others 6 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/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3635923'>More sharing options...
Rollin Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share #18 Posted November 27, 2018 Used it today at work to photograph one of our other photographers 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! M10 f/2.8 ISO 5,000 DNG/LR S/W, Ouroboros, Alberti and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M10 f/2.8 ISO 5,000 DNG/LR ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3637750'>More sharing options...
oekoek Posted November 27, 2018 Share #19 Posted November 27, 2018 (edited) I really like the 50 C-Sonnar, special wide open and useful stopped down. Here is a picture i made in Glencoe, Scotland, i used it at F1.5 on a ME. 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! Edited November 27, 2018 by oekoek Keith (M), JoeLeica, S/W and 12 others 15 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/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3637762'>More sharing options...
oekoek Posted November 27, 2018 Share #20 Posted November 27, 2018 (edited) And this one is also from Glencoe, i used the C-Sonnar at F1.5 on a MM1. 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! Edited November 27, 2018 by oekoek S/W, Rollin, bags27 and 6 others 9 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/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3637764'>More sharing options...
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