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55-135 @ 133. Unfortunately, a bird got there before I did. Still, what a lens.

 

Less compressed JPEGs here: https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-QtXQMh/

 

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And another with the CL SX 35

 

...on Flickr ISO 250 f/8

Scott, do y have/can y make a similar image with the lens wide open? The background is a little busy for my liking, but it will be (much) smoother between f1.4 to, perhaps, f4/5.6.

 

Or put differently, does the 35Lux-L has similar oof rendering to that of the 35Lux-M? I am not too found of the latter due to the tendency for double-line oof rendering in the transition between highlights and darker structures.

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OK, here are some examples.  With the focus in the middle distance the CL SX wide open is great at rendering the closer and further details on separated soft planes.  No double-line ("nisei") bokeh:

 

40588463442_f52a0ed502_o.jpgC1020421 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr f/1.4 ISO 100

 

Focus close to the near limit and the background goes too blurry for my taste:

 

40588462872_5443c62f98_o.jpgC1020419 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr 

 

and f/5.6 or f/4 might capture more of the setting (or f/11 with only a plain background...)

 

39734693435_e59cbdb4e1_o.jpgC1020418 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr f/5.6 ISO 200.

 

The CL SX has very well-controlled bokeh.  Little if any tendency to create nisei patterns.  But if you want the "Noctilux" effect of a sharp in focus plane surrounded by clear but softer background images, the sharp plane I think has to be in the middle distances.  I think that goes with the Noctilux and the new SL Summicrons as well.

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Or put differently, does the 35Lux-L has similar oof rendering to that of the 35Lux-M? I am not too found of the latter due to the tendency for double-line oof rendering in the transition between highlights and darker structures.

I'm liking the CL SX 35 better than my M SX 35, which is a ten year older design.  But I love the fairly new M SX 28.  I'll have to give it some time on the CL at 42 mm-eff.

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I'm liking the CL SX 35 better than my M SX 35, which is a ten year older design.  But I love the fairly new M SX 28.  I'll have to give it some time on the CL at 42 mm-eff.

 

 

Thanks Scott - much appreciated! Thumbs up for the 30Lux-L! And I agree on the 28Lux-M - I will certainly play with this lens on the CL as well...

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Helged and Scott:

The 1st example may be what you are looking to see with the TL 35 1.4, albeit taken with the Leica T.

The bottom 2 were taken with the T and the M 35 1.4 FLE

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Helged and Scott:

The 1st example may be what you are looking to see with the TL 35 1.4, albeit taken with the Leica T.

The bottom 2 were taken with the T and the M 35 1.4 FLE

Rob

 

 

Before we go all soft in the background, the CL SX 35 is also great for crisp sharp-everywhere photos.  Here's a bit of Bauhaus architecture from the Rehavia district of Jerusalem:

 

C1020387 2 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr ISO 100 f/5.6@1/640

 

Thanks again! Yes - this looks very, very good for my eyes.

 

Scott: Any explanation for the meaning of "nisei" bokeh - I've never heard about that word/phrase before...

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He thinks he is a woman!...  :)

 

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"ni" means two in Japanese when counting many sorts of objects, in particular thin things like pencils or twigs.  So when the branches in the background get emphasized as double lines, that is nisei bokeh.  I think it is related to the effect that makes a spot of light in the OOF background turn into a bright circle.

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Two taken with f/1 Noct v4, wide, at ISO 800

 

 

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Last run of the day, down Santa Croce :)

 

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