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    16 minutes ago, bcapphoto said:

    Leica MD-262 and Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical II 

     

    15 minutes ago, bcapphoto said:

    I haven't - I've put the Nokton head-to-head with the 50mm Planar, but not the Sonnar. I'm interested. I haven't tried the Sonnar TBH because the focus shift issues scare me away.

    These look really good to me! Are these wide-open? I think many people mentioned heavy vignetting wide-open, did you notice it or get bothered by it? 

    Yeah focus shift is my concern as well since I will be using the lens with my M240.

    Btw how does Nokton compare to Planer? I imagine Planar is sharper and more clinical

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    Picked up this lens last week and love it so far; has a real magical character wide open @ f/1.5. Share your images! Hello guest! Please register or sign in to view the hidden content. Hallo Gast! Du willst die Bilder sehen? Einfach registrieren oder anmelden! M-D262 and Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Aspherical II 

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    33 minutes ago, Victor Luo said:

     

    These look really good to me! Are these wide-open? I think many people mentioned heavy vignetting wide-open, did you notice it or get bothered by it? 

    Yeah focus shift is my concern as well since I will be using the lens with my M240.

    Btw how does Nokton compare to Planer? I imagine Planar is sharper and more clinical

    Yeah  - these are wide open IIRC. There is a really heavy vignette wide open, but I just correct for that in LR. I actually have a develop preset just for this lens to get rid of it; nice and simple with 1-click. 

     

    I'm no lens tester, but I set up a few scenes side-by-side. Here are a few. 

     

    This is the Nokton @ f/1.5 vs. the Planar @ f/2: 

    Here's the same scene but with the Nokton @ f/2 so it's comparable to the Zeiss: 

    Here's the Nokton vs. the Zeiss for another scene: 

    And here's a 100% crop of the above for each: 

    I'd put the Nokton up against the Zeiss in the sharpness department any day of the week. Your thoughts? 

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    45 minutes ago, Victor Luo said:



    Btw how does Nokton compare to Planer? I imagine Planar is sharper and more clinical

    Here's another set of the Nokton vs. the Planar, full scene and then 100% crop. 

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    49 minutes ago, Victor Luo said:


    Btw how does Nokton compare to Planer? I imagine Planar is sharper and more clinical

    Here's another few crops to show that the Planar's bokeh is quite a bit busier than that of the Nokton. 

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      49 minutes ago, bcapphoto said:

      Yeah  - these are wide open IIRC. There is a really heavy vignette wide open, but I just correct for that in LR. I actually have a develop preset just for this lens to get rid of it; nice and simple with 1-click. 

       

      I'm no lens tester, but I set up a few scenes side-by-side. Here are a few. 

       

      This is the Nokton @ f/1.5 vs. the Planar @ f/2: 

      Here's the same scene but with the Nokton @ f/2 so it's comparable to the Zeiss: 

      Here's the Nokton vs. the Zeiss for another scene: 

      And here's a 100% crop of the above for each: 

      I'd put the Nokton up against the Zeiss in the sharpness department any day of the week. Your thoughts? 

       

      41 minutes ago, bcapphoto said:

      Here's another few crops to show that the Planar's bokeh is quite a bit busier than that of the Nokton. 

      Thank you so much for sharing these comparison photos! 

      Have to say, at f2 Nokton looks as sharp as Zeiss to my eye and the bokeh is indeed smoother! Are you keeping both?

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      10 hours ago, Victor Luo said:

       

      Thank you so much for sharing these comparison photos! 

      Have to say, at f2 Nokton looks as sharp as Zeiss to my eye and the bokeh is indeed smoother! Are you keeping both?

      I was borrowing a buddy’s Planar so I never owned it to begin with. I was considering buying one, but after seeing how well the Nokton held up, I think I’m good!

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        6 hours ago, bcapphoto said:

        I was borrowing a buddy’s Planar so I never owned it to begin with. I was considering buying one, but after seeing how well the Nokton held up, I think I’m good!

        I see. I think I'm gonna go with Nokton for my 50mm!

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          Am 29.6.2021 um 23:41 schrieb Dennis:

          any shapes like this for 43mm thread?

          Just a screenshot of a third part lens hood.

          Yes! - Haoge LH-ZV02P

           

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            On 7/9/2021 at 10:20 AM, bcapphoto said:

            Yeah  - these are wide open IIRC. There is a really heavy vignette wide open, but I just correct for that in LR. I actually have a develop preset just for this lens to get rid of it; nice and simple with 1-click. 

             

            I'm no lens tester, but I set up a few scenes side-by-side. Here are a few. 

             

            This is the Nokton @ f/1.5 vs. the Planar @ f/2: 

            Here's the same scene but with the Nokton @ f/2 so it's comparable to the Zeiss: 

            Here's the Nokton vs. the Zeiss for another scene: 

            And here's a 100% crop of the above for each: 

            I'd put the Nokton up against the Zeiss in the sharpness department any day of the week. Your thoughts? 

            for sure .  Looks sharper than the Zeiss in the second set ! 

             

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