cp995 Posted November 27, 2018 Share #21 Posted November 27, 2018 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) A great lens with great bokeh and character M10 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 cp995 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=3637786'>More sharing options...
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cp995 Posted November 27, 2018 Share #22 Posted November 27, 2018 Another one ... 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! 14 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=3637787'>More sharing options...
Keith (M) Posted November 27, 2018 Share #23 Posted November 27, 2018 M9 & C-Sonnar. 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! M240 & C-Sonnar 18 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M240 & C-Sonnar ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/291595-zeiss-c-sonnar-5015-images/?do=findComment&comment=3637982'>More sharing options...
farnz Posted November 29, 2018 Share #24 Posted November 29, 2018 On 11/20/2018 at 9:09 AM, Ray Vonn said: 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's a Sonnar design, which means it's like Marmite: you either love it or you hate it. Personally I love the Sonnar signature look and own a number of them both young and very old. The difference here, I suspect, is that pretty much all Leica lenses are, or are based on, Double-Gauss designs, which give a different 'draw' or 'look' to the pictures, which might cause resistance among those who are more used to pictures from Leica lenses.. Add to the above that it's made by Leica's 'arch-enemy' Zeiss, the focus and aperture rings rotate the 'wrong' way, and that it suffers from focus-shift, and I suspect that might be the answer. Pete. 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp995 Posted November 30, 2018 Share #25 Posted November 30, 2018 vor 19 Stunden schrieb farnz: ...Add to the above that it's made by Leica's 'arch-enemy' Zeiss, the focus and aperture rings rotate the 'wrong' way... No, the C-Sonnar 1.5/50 ZM (our topic here) rotates aperturering and focusring in the same way/direction as Leica lenses. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted November 30, 2018 Share #26 Posted November 30, 2018 28 minutes ago, cp995 said: No, the C-Sonnar 1.5/50 ZM (our topic here) rotates aperturering and focusring in the same way/direction as Leica lenses. Yes a fair point, and thanks for the correction; I've been using 1940's vintage lenses recently and had forgotten that the ZM 'works the right way'. Pete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted November 30, 2018 Share #27 Posted November 30, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Same direction indeed but not exactly the same way since the Sonnar has a focus bump and three clicks per (full) stop vs a focus tab and two clicks per stop for the current Summilux M. Just to nitpick a bit 🙂. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
low325 Posted November 30, 2018 Share #28 Posted November 30, 2018 Is this the lens that seems to a/b’d to the APO? Very nice lens though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keith (M) Posted December 29, 2018 Share #30 Posted December 29, 2018 Festive locomotive. M7 & Tri-X. 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! 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=3654849'>More sharing options...
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Keith (M) Posted January 8, 2019 Share #35 Posted January 8, 2019 At the market. M7, C-Sonnar, Tri-X. 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! 5 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=3660785'>More sharing options...
stephengv Posted January 13, 2019 Share #36 Posted January 13, 2019 How does this compare with the 50mm Summicron? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted January 13, 2019 Share #37 Posted January 13, 2019 5 hours ago, stephengv said: How does this compare with the 50mm Summicron? Different beasts but depends on cameras you intend to use them with. Rangefinder or mirrorless? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephengv Posted January 14, 2019 Share #38 Posted January 14, 2019 5 hours ago, lct said: Different beasts but depends on cameras you intend to use them with. Rangefinder or mirrorless? Rangefinder, particularly the Leica M 240. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted January 14, 2019 Share #39 Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, stephengv said: Rangefinder, particularly the Leica M 240. Then you'll have to make do with focus shift on the ZM 50/1.5. Either it is calibrated at f/1.5 like mine and you'll have to adjust focusing manually from f/2 to f/5.6 more or less. Or it is calibrated at f/2.8 and you'll have to do the same at f/1.5, f/2 and probably above f/2.8 to some extent but i have no experience with this. By comparison, my M 50/2 v4 and v5 have a bit of focus shift around f4, f/5.6 but it feels less pronounced than on the ZM. I mean on rangefinders since focus shift is not a problem on mirrorless cameras or M bodies in EVF mode when focusing a working aperture. Aside from focus shift, the ZM is infinitely sharper at f/1.5 . Compared to the M 50/1.4 asph it is rather soft there which is exacly what i like for portraits. At f/2, both ZM and M 50/2 are sharp enough at the centre, the ZM being a bit softer there but also sharper at edges and corners. At f/2.8, both are sharp at the center but the ZM feels a bit sharper at corners. At other apertures, both lenses are sharp everywhere aside from focus shift mentioned above. None are free from field curvature (like all my 50's but the M 50/2 apo) and none car be considered clinically sharp in that they have less acutance than modern asph lenses like M 50/1.4 asph. But none give a feeling of softness either at the exception of the ZM at f/1.5 and to a lesser extent f/2. Otherwise the ZM has more vignetting and less CA, also less flare than the M 50/2. Both have a rather soft bokeh and feel compact on the M240. Edited January 14, 2019 by lct 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephengv Posted January 14, 2019 Share #40 Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, lct said: Then you'll have to make do with focus shift on the ZM 50/1.5. Either it is calibrated at f/1.5 like mine and you'll have to adjust focusing manually from f/2 to f/5.6 more or less. Or it is calibrated at f/2.8 and you'll have to do the same at f/1.5, f/2 and probably above f/2.8 to some extent but i have no experience with this. By comparison, my M 50/2 v4 and v5 have a bit of focus shift around f4, f/5.6 but it feels less pronounced than on the ZM. I mean on rangefinders since focus shift is not a problem on mirrorless cameras or M bodies in EVF mode when focusing a working aperture. Aside from focus shift, the ZM is infinitely sharper at f/1.5 . Compared to the M 50/1.4 asph it is rather soft there which is exacly what i like for portraits. At f/2, both ZM and M 50/2 are sharp enough at the centre, the ZM being a bit softer there but also sharper at edges and corners. At f/2.8, both are sharp at the center but the ZM feels a bit sharper at corners. At other apertures, both lenses are sharp everywhere aside from focus shift mentioned above. None are free from field curvature (like all my 50's but the M 50/2 apo) and none car be considered clinically sharp in that they have less acutance than modern asph lenses like M 50/1.4 asph. But none give a feeling of softness either at the exception of the ZM at f/1.5 and to a lesser extent f/2. Otherwise the ZM has more vignetting and less CA, also less flare than the M 50/2. Both have a rather soft bokeh and feel compact on the M240. Thank you for a very detailed response. I was wondering whats the difference in "look" between the ZM 50 1.5 and the 50 V5 Cron. Can you provide sample image with the same subject? if you don't mind. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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