ashwinrao1
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These are stunning, Bart. Fantastic demonstration of this lens...it'll be sure to drive up the lens lust ![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Best,
Ashwin
Best,
Ashwin
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Hi there Ian,I have a recently-bought 50mm M-series f1.4 ($69 AU!), and it’s quite soft (in a flary way) wide open. Extra sharpening and Clarity in C1 assists, but stopped down it’s excellent. Just need to make some samples good enough to post here.
Pity Adelaide is not as pretty as Amsterdam!![]()
No hood but lighting was overcast in the shot shown below (100% view from C1). Also need to find a microfibre cloth that came with one of my Macs to get the front element really clean!Hi there Ian,
that lens seems to be a bargain. Silas Slack (Jono's son) also recently bought a 50/1.4 but that's a PENTAX-A.
Perhaps the coating is different and more flare resistant.
Do you use a lens hood ?
Ian, then cleaning should have top priority, also check the back element.No hood but lighting was overcast in the shot shown below (100% view from C1). Also need to find a microfibre cloth that came with one of my Macs to get the front element really clean!
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Quite like the glow!
No, it’s uncorrected spherical aberration (or similar) because it improves greatly with stopping down (nowt to do with sky bounce, etc.). Sample of SA with a Mamiya lens (look at the right side to see the glow—quite subtle).Ian, then cleaning should have top priority, also check the back element.
But really, if the lens is prone to flare, better use a hood at all times.
That said, I have a Leica 35/1.4 Summilux-M (pre-aspherical) and wide open the glow is overwhelming.
But some like it that way ...
Ian, I'm not 'all' - I'm Bart !Hi all. I have just put up a few shots taken with my M-series 50/1.4, in the K5 thread, along with two from my eBay-sourced Vivitar 28mm f2.
There are other folks looking and posting here too, Bart!Ian, I'm not 'all' - I'm Bart !
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