Sony A7 with M mount lens
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Thoth
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Not as sharp as the voigtlander 35mm f/1.7 Ultron asph I'm using now.
ataraxist
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Thoth
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shoot more with this lens lah. always rokkor and fe55. kekeke
I do not have the Ultron 28/2 photo shots, only Ultron 35/1.7 as shown below:
Thoth
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I'm a Bokeh guy. Haha. CV Ultron 35/1.7 is great for street though.
ataraxist
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How come u know 28mm is not as sharp? I think it will not be easy to get the 35mm f1.7...
Thoth
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Tested it before quite awhile back, did some quick sample shots (photos not available as it was on my corrupted harddisk then) and wasn't impressed. The Ultron 28/2 isnt an aspherical lens unlike the Ultron 28/1.9 (predecessor), which was acclaimed to be the sharper of the 2 versions.
Went for the Ultron 35/1.7 aspherical lens instead as I see relatively better sharpness/contrast/Bokeh as compared to the Ultron 28/2... U can see one of the reviews here:
http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/...cal-the-secret-little-gem-by-mattia-giovanni/
Yes... as it is an out of production lens and not many people selling it (it is a really awesome lens for its price), you will have quite a hard time to hunt down one in good condition considering its age.
ataraxist
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I guess unless I can see one to test and buy, I would have to give it a pass for now. So I have to settle for other lenses with the range between 28-35mm available. That is why I wanted to know which other lenses worth considering... and in production...
Thoth
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Depends on yr budget. Lotza good 28-35mm lenses.
Does it work for detail work and landscapes?
The CV35/1.4 fails on this and all Biogon design ones have issues.
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Thoth
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Seems to work fine for detailed work n landscape for me. Dunno what's yr benchmark?
What's the issue wif biogons and cv35/1.4?
albertri
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Same for me CV35/1.2 seems I'm not that impressed when used for landscape maybe I'll try more see if it is user issue not the lens
Sharp from edge to edge?
Cv35/1.4 does not sharpen up to even good levels at f8 on A7.
Biogon designs, edge smear, vignetting and colour cast
I am surprised.
IIRC, I thought some online bloggers said it was ok.
But then again very often they mostly shoot at large apertures and not landscapes.
Thanks for your inputs certainly.
Thoth
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Edge to edge sharpness comes around f/4 to f/5.6 in my experience for the Ultron. The aspherical glass helps where the cv35/1.4 lacks.
Interesting.
Cv35/1.4 issues are on A7 only of course and not on film.
Do you gave samples at f5.6, f8?
TIA
albertri
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I have made a quick landscape with my CV35/1.2 and with Cron-r 35 and I find the cron renders better but then again bro it might be me hehe so I will shoot more.
Issue I am seeing is the vignette, some banding (this is maybe due to flange distance? Or that time I was shooting JPEG not raw?) and slightly soft at the sides compare with cron-r 35.
Thoth
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No f/5.6 or f/8 shots... these r at f/4. Anyway, I would go with an UWA lens for landscape shots though...
