Trying to torture the 40mm Ultron (pancake)

[jonoslack]

Well I can go back and correct my gaffe. That's the beauty of a web publication.

Hardly a Gaffe, more a mistake and you're right - so easy to change!

Thanks for the heads up on the ultron.

 

[Arne Hvaring]

Carlos, thanks for the info re improved 2/28 mm, I hadn't seen this. It so happens that I'm looking for a fast M-28mm to replace my old Hexanon. We'll see how this one turns out. Have been reluctant to spend $$$ on a new Summicron since I don't use the M8 so much these days.

 

[robmac]

Agree. My miniscule CV 180/4 APO was just delivered and, SO FAR looks like a good deal for twice the (elevated) $450 paid.

If my (enroute) CV 90/3.5 APO ($390 w/hood) is anything like it's big brother, they'll both have a permanent home. Mechanically it/they're not perfect, but for sharp smooth focusing APO performance for $400ish, I'll happily be a little liberal with my desire for 'perfection' (spoken by someone perfectly happy to bolt a Leica 180/2 APO on a 1Ds2...). Man, was that a lens...

I have to agree with you Arne. By using simpler designs that perform very well, CV manages to produce rather spectacular lenses for the price.

 

[asabet]

Request for more 40mm Ultron photos please! Also, if anyone has a photo of the lens mounted on the D700, that would be great.

I'm still trying to decide on this lens. I know it's not that expensive, but I'd like to hold off on lens accumulation if I can help it .

 

[robmac]

I think I remember saying that once (or five times..)

....but I'd like to hold off on lens accumulation if I can help it .

 

[Terry]

Amin - are a couple more from the same shoot - these are unsharpened....I'm playing with my sharpening and next post I did output sharpening high in Lightroom and want to see how they look for the web.

Dad
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Mom and the kids
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Sorry about the blown sky impossible day
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[Terry]

Playing with Lightroom output sharpening "for screen" - high. I'm curious to see how similar/different they look coming through the forum software.

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[Terry]

Finally,
I can't take a shot of camera and lens right now but I did measure the 40mm on the camera. Lens sticks out just about an inch further than then hand grip less than an inch further than the viewfinder/pop-up flash. When I hold the camera my knuckles on the grip stick out as far or slightly further than the lens.

 

[etrigan63]

Like this:

 

[robmac]

Hard to beat the above as a walk-around package. Can't be much larger than an M8+glass (assuming you drop the grip from the D300).

 

[etrigan63]

Even with the grip, it's really light (relatively speaking of course). I use it all the time on my D300. Currently running around with it's 58mm stablemate for my next review. Here's hoping Mr. Kobayashi springs a nice wide/fast SL II prime on us for Photokina, say in the 18-25mm range.

 

[robmac]

A nice 20mm/2.8 Asph would do the ticket nicely.

 

[etrigan63]

I second the motion! Is Mr. Kobayashi here?

 

[asabet]

Carlos, thanks for that pic!