but is it as cool as the Canon or the Nocti?Then you need the Hexanon 60mm f/1.2!It is less clinical in its signature.
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Canon 50mm f0.95
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woodyspedden
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I am not into collectibles so the 60 was not high on my list considering the price. I agree that the 50 1.2 is a very sharp lens. That is one of the things i like about it. But if you focus on a close up object and then look at the boke' I don't think you will see any Nisen (double line) images. I love the bokeh. One of the things I disliked about the Canon 0,95 was the lack of sharpness almost anywhere. So I find the Hexanon 50 1.2 a good balance. However i am relatively new with this lens so down the line I may change my mind.
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Vivek
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Lack of contrast, yes. Lack of sharpness, no.
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Gero, Contact Amin (asabet). He collected all the info about getting it converted to a Leica M mount. I deleted all the pms we exchanged (box filled up). I guess he would still have them.
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You can DIY if you are brave. Some have done it, and there is a link with pictures. I cannot find it now, but you have to Google it.
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I had one done by him too, good work, but a lens converted for the M3/CL will not work with the M8. I wrote to him to convert one more, but he is not taking any orders for now. He also mentioned that he prefers to have the camera and the lens sent together.
You may try him and I highly recommend his work.
John, thankyou. I sent a mail to him.
johnastovall
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Both can be converted. My was from a Canon 7.
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Don't think that will work. The camera has no value but for the lens and the conversion add to the value. I think the best you could do would be to swap the camera and lens with cash for a converted one. If you have the lens, conversion is the way to go.
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John, How could you recommend eastcam tech when he screwed up your RF coupling (not the only one I know btw. He has no facility/tools to collimate the lens) and the lens won't focus properly when used on a range finder camera?
thanks for all the help. I'll try it.
I have tried a lot of lenses from diff.ages,brands,focal lenghths,max apertures and still have not found one that havent liked.
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Arne Hvaring
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That looks nice. Is this an unmodified lens? It seems like the breech-lock levers are intact. I would prefer to leave the lens untouched to use it on my G1 (if possible). Any idea if there's a direct adapter available?