Communicating #59, 60, 61 ...
A few new submissions to the Communicating series today ...
Testing out my latest lens acquisition, a second-generation M-Rokkor 40mm f/2. I've been curious how the Summicron-C 40/2 and M-Rokkor 40/2 from the Leitz Minolta CL/CLE stacked up against the Nokton 40/1.4 ... Good news is that from f/2 onwards, it's actually pretty hard to tell them apart. The M-Rokkor and Nokton both are a hair soft wide open but become very crisp by f/2.8. The Nokton's bokeh at f/1.4 is a little odd but I've seen that with lots of other ultra-fast lenses and it's best to simply be aware of it so that it doesn't affect your shooting. At f/2 the Nokton's bokeh and sharpness are only slightly different from what the M-Rokkor produces, and by f/2.8 it becomes hard to tell them apart.
Two very fine lenses. The M-Rokkor is smaller and about half the weight, a nice plus for a compact camera. With two of them, I can have one on the M and the other on the GXR-M at the same time.
Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated.
Godfrey
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Communicating 2011 series:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157625844414410/