Canon 50mm f1.2 LTM

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This lens has the same optical formula as the f0.95, and I thought I start a thread for shots taken with it @ full aperture. Photos are uncropped:

 

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"Glow" shots:

 

[frenzatwork]

I find mine really soft at wide open even after sending lens to Canon for calibration, may b i should have sent body + lens...

 

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I find mine really soft at wide open even after sending lens to Canon for calibration, may b i should have sent body + lens...

Did you have the lens overhauled, not just CLA? A CLA may not even change the 50 year old grease or if the tech thinks the lens is clear, may not even actually clean the lens!

 

[frenzatwork]

what's CLA?

 

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what's CLA?

Clean Lube Adjust. You can check out the Before and After pictures here on its big brother, the 50mm f0.95:

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=376212

 

[xylestesins]

what's CLA?

Clean, lubricate, adjust

Nice lens btw. How much does a condition 9 or so lens go for roughly?

 

[frenzatwork]

Oops just realised after seeing your lens pic, mine is 50mm f1.2L....bought it fr CS member who bought it in the US...

 

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Check out the thread here:

http://photo.net/leica-rangefinders-forum/00H0x3

 

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Oops just realised after seeing your lens pic, mine is 50mm f1.2L....bought it fr CS member who bought it in the US...

50 year old RF LTM lens can hold its own against the 50L? BTW, my 50L was not too bad. :bsmilie:

 

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Clean, lubricate, adjust

Nice lens btw. How much does a condition 9 or so lens go for roughly?

Condition is only a part of the equation. Most old lenses have some haze that cannot be detected by the naked eye. Best to send in for overhaul. It can be quite $$$, excluding sending the lens to the technician in the first place:

Good copies in 9 condition upwards cost much more, US$500-US$750 ;p.

 

[frenzatwork]

50 year old RF LTM lens can hold its own against the 50L? BTW, my 50L was not too bad. :bsmilie:

Yes, looks like yours is even sharper than mine! Good one.

 

[nordleadx]

frenzatwork , u should use Nikon 50mm f1.2 for sharpness but I prefer the 50mm f1.2 L for the creamy bokeh.

 

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http://web.archive.org/web/20041010200312/www.davidde.com/articles/canon5012.html

 

[RSphoto]

Canon IVSB + 50mm f/1.2 + Lucky SHD 100. Jakarta Indonesia
the 50mm f/1.2 glass belongs to http://barumoto.deviantart.com

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Canon IVSB + 50mm f/1.2 + Lucky SHD 100. Jakarta Indonesia
the 50mm f/1.2 glass belongs to http://barumoto.deviantart.com

^_^

Lens seems to front focus on the left shoulder?