Got this CONTAX yesterday

ShutterNot · Sep 16, 2016

It's the Contax 50mm f/1.7

I think this may end up being my favorite 50mm. It's warm like the Konica, and warmer than my Canon, Minolta, and Leica - and it is sharp. Easy to focus. In these test shots it even displays a certain amount of pop - YES !!!

Have mercy - a cat shot

- in my laundry room

Ready to be planted - end of season sale

Up the coast - next town over Old Saybrook

Signs of fall starting to creep in on tree leaves

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" LIFE is what happens while you're busy making other plans "
.... John Lennon
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Lenses ? - I do have a few - and I few I don't know I have as well

Winterfrost · Sep 16, 2016

The Contax Zeiss C/Y Planar 50/1.7 is being known as the "Nifty-Fifty" with the most 3D Pop, typical Zeiss Look from the C/Y Line...there are dozens of theads about this lens. I have mine since the past...hum, 15 years or even more...sweet cat.

Marc

ShutterNot said:
It's the Contax 50mm f/1.7

I think this may end up being my favorite 50mm. It's warm like the Konica, and warmer than my Canon, Minolta, and Leica - and it is sharp. Easy to focus. In these test shots it even displays a certain amount of pop - YES !!!

Have mercy - a cat shot - in my laundry room

Ready to be planted - end of season sale

Up the coast - next town over Old Saybrook

Signs of fall starting to creep in on tree leaves

--
" LIFE is what happens while you're busy making other plans "
.... John Lennon
.
Lenses ? - I do have a few - and I few I don't know I have as well

--
"The Best Camera is the One That's with You" ~ Chase Jarvis

itsDing · Sep 16, 2016

The image data on your pictures say the lens is 28mm????????

Winterfrost · Sep 17, 2016

itsDing said:
The image data on your pictures say the lens is 28mm????????

Yes, i've seen it too...but this might be his C/Y to Fuji X-Mount Adapter (fixed EXIF fake info - like all these cheap M42-EF or C/Y to EF Canon Adapters with AF Confirm Chip & 50/1.4 hardcoded EXIF tags.

ShutterNot · Sep 17, 2016

Encouraging words about the lens.

Since your an old hand at owning this lens, do you have any recommendation as to any other Contax lenses to consider ?

I have the 28mm 2.8 and that gives me the FF aspect of a 42mm on my APS-C camera.

This 50mm 1.7 gives me a much need 75mm FF field of view. Easy to hold.

marc petzold said:
The Contax Zeiss C/Y Planar 50/1.7 is being known as the "Nifty-Fifty" with the most 3D Pop, typical Zeiss Look from the C/Y Line...there are dozens of theads about this lens. I have mine since the past...hum, 15 years or even more...sweet cat.

Marc

ShutterNot said:

It's the Contax 50mm f/1.7

I think this may end up being my favorite 50mm. It's warm like the Konica, and warmer than my Canon, Minolta, and Leica - and it is sharp. Easy to focus. In these test shots it even displays a certain amount of pop - YES !!!

Have mercy - a cat shot - in my laundry room

Ready to be planted - end of season sale

Up the coast - next town over Old Saybrook

Signs of fall starting to creep in on tree leaves

--
" LIFE is what happens while you're busy making other plans "
.... John Lennon
.
Lenses ? - I do have a few - and I few I don't know I have as well

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--
"The Best Camera is the One That's with You" ~ Chase Jarvis

--
" LIFE is what happens while you're busy making other plans "
.... John Lennon
.
Lenses ? - I do have a few - and I few I don't know I have as well

ShutterNot · Sep 17, 2016

Yes - it's a pain on the PRO 1.

I was looking for an EXIF editor so I could enter the correct data on the images. The only one I have found is a bit of a pain and cumbersome to implement.

I can change the lens focal length in the camera every time a mount a MF lens, but in bright daylight that is a pain. I have resorted just creating a folders on my computer with the name of the lens. Of course the aperture info relies on my memory (approximate) or I can write it down.

Solutions are few. Keep in mind I do this for fun. It's a hobby I prefer to enjoy as opposed to getting carried away with keeping records..

I'm open to suggestions.

itsDing said:
The image data on your pictures say the lens is 28mm????????

ShutterNot · Sep 17, 2016

Absolutely correct about the EXIF data. Don't think there are any smart adapters for the FUJI system - are there ?

marc petzold said:
itsDing said:

The image data on your pictures say the lens is 28mm????????

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Yes, i've seen it too...but this might be his C/Y to Fuji X-Mount Adapter (fixed EXIF fake info - like all these cheap M42-EF or C/Y to EF Canon Adapters with AF Confirm Chip & 50/1.4 hardcoded EXIF tags.

Winterfrost · Sep 17, 2016

Check out my lenses list... ;-)

Just right - the 50/1.7 C/Y Planar does have a ~75 FF-equal focal length - very nice for shooting portraits on a APS-C camera.

Good Light !

Marc

ShutterNot said:
Encouraging words about the lens.

Since your an old hand at owning this lens, do you have any recommendation as to any other Contax lenses to consider ?

I have the 28mm 2.8 and that gives me the FF aspect of a 42mm on my APS-C camera.

This 50mm 1.7 gives me a much need 75mm FF field of view. Easy to hold.

marc petzold said:

The Contax Zeiss C/Y Planar 50/1.7 is being known as the "Nifty-Fifty" with the most 3D Pop, typical Zeiss Look from the C/Y Line...there are dozens of theads about this lens. I have mine since the past...hum, 15 years or even more...sweet cat.

Marc

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ShutterNot · Sep 17, 2016

Hmmm ... you do have a few lenses.

Good list. I have a bunch of those including the Contax 28mm 2.8.

My next lens I'd like to get is the Contax 35mm 2.8 and you have that. That's good.

How do you feel about the Contax 50mm 1.4 vs the 50mm 1.7 ?? Significant differences ? It's another tempting lens.

marc petzold said:
Check out my lenses list... ;-)

Just right - the 50/1.7 C/Y Planar does have a ~75 FF-equal focal length - very nice for shooting portraits on a APS-C camera.

Good Light !

Marc

ShutterNot said:

Encouraging words about the lens.

Since your an old hand at owning this lens, do you have any recommendation as to any other Contax lenses to consider ?

I have the 28mm 2.8 and that gives me the FF aspect of a 42mm on my APS-C camera.

This 50mm 1.7 gives me a much need 75mm FF field of view. Easy to hold.

marc petzold said:

The Contax Zeiss C/Y Planar 50/1.7 is being known as the "Nifty-Fifty" with the most 3D Pop, typical Zeiss Look from the C/Y Line...there are dozens of theads about this lens. I have mine since the past...hum, 15 years or even more...sweet cat.

Marc

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Letsgokoulos · Sep 17, 2016

ShutterNot said:
Yes - it's a pain on the PRO 1.

I was looking for an EXIF editor so I could enter the correct data on the images. The only one I have found is a bit of a pain and cumbersome to implement.

I can change the lens focal length in the camera every time a mount a MF lens, but in bright daylight that is a pain. I have resorted just creating a folders on my computer with the name of the lens. Of course the aperture info relies on my memory (approximate) or I can write it down.

Solutions are few. Keep in mind I do this for fun. It's a hobby I prefer to enjoy as opposed to getting carried away with keeping records..

I'm open to suggestions

You could try LensTagger, which can be added as a plug-in in several applications, such as Lightroom. It is based on ExifTool, and operates in a Windows GUI.

Marc

Winterfrost · Sep 17, 2016

Check out the Reviews...it'sa give & take....50/1.4 vs 50/1.7...into the end, i prefer the 50/1.7 more...there are 100's of threads about that lens....

ShutterNot said:
Hmmm ... you do have a few lenses.

Good list. I have a bunch of those including the Contax 28mm 2.8.

My next lens I'd like to get is the Contax 35mm 2.8 and you have that. That's good.

How do you feel about the Contax 50mm 1.4 vs the 50mm 1.7 ?? Significant differences ? It's another tempting lens.

marc petzold said:

Check out my lenses list... ;-)

Just right - the 50/1.7 C/Y Planar does have a ~75 FF-equal focal length - very nice for shooting portraits on a APS-C camera.

Good Light !

Marc

ShutterNot said:

Encouraging words about the lens.

Since your an old hand at owning this lens, do you have any recommendation as to any other Contax lenses to consider ?

I have the 28mm 2.8 and that gives me the FF aspect of a 42mm on my APS-C camera.

This 50mm 1.7 gives me a much need 75mm FF field of view. Easy to hold.

marc petzold said:

The Contax Zeiss C/Y Planar 50/1.7 is being known as the "Nifty-Fifty" with the most 3D Pop, typical Zeiss Look from the C/Y Line...there are dozens of theads about this lens. I have mine since the past...hum, 15 years or even more...sweet cat.

Marc

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ShutterNot · Sep 17, 2016

I have read review, but when I get a chance to ask an owner like yourself - I ask. Appreciate the feedback.

By the way, you don't happen to know the area between Neumunster and Bad Bramsted ? It's up north of Hamburg.

marc petzold said:
Check out the Reviews...it'sa give & take....50/1.4 vs 50/1.7...into the end, i prefer the 50/1.7 more...there are 100's of threads about that lens....

ShutterNot said:

Hmmm ... you do have a few lenses.

Good list. I have a bunch of those including the Contax 28mm 2.8.

My next lens I'd like to get is the Contax 35mm 2.8 and you have that. That's good.

How do you feel about the Contax 50mm 1.4 vs the 50mm 1.7 ?? Significant differences ? It's another tempting lens.

marc petzold said:

Check out my lenses list... ;-)

Just right - the 50/1.7 C/Y Planar does have a ~75 FF-equal focal length - very nice for shooting portraits on a APS-C camera.

Good Light !

Marc

ShutterNot said:

Encouraging words about the lens.

Since your an old hand at owning this lens, do you have any recommendation as to any other Contax lenses to consider ?

I have the 28mm 2.8 and that gives me the FF aspect of a 42mm on my APS-C camera.

This 50mm 1.7 gives me a much need 75mm FF field of view. Easy to hold.

marc petzold said:

The Contax Zeiss C/Y Planar 50/1.7 is being known as the "Nifty-Fifty" with the most 3D Pop, typical Zeiss Look from the C/Y Line...there are dozens of theads about this lens. I have mine since the past...hum, 15 years or even more...sweet cat.

Marc

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ShutterNot · Sep 17, 2016

Letsgokoulos said:
ShutterNot said:

Yes - it's a pain on the PRO 1.

I was looking for an EXIF editor so I could enter the correct data on the images. The only one I have found is a bit of a pain and cumbersome to implement.

I can change the lens focal length in the camera every time a mount a MF lens, but in bright daylight that is a pain. I have resorted just creating a folders on my computer with the name of the lens. Of course the aperture info relies on my memory (approximate) or I can write it down.

Solutions are few. Keep in mind I do this for fun. It's a hobby I prefer to enjoy as opposed to getting carried away with keeping records..

I'm open to suggestions

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You could try LensTagger, which can be added as a plug-in in several applications, such as Lightroom. It is based on ExifTool, and operates in a Windows GUI.

Marc

LensTagger seems OK, but when trying to install ExifTool, my security software removes the product. Unfortunately I am pretty tight on security.

Mathieu18 · Sep 17, 2016

ShutterNot said:
Hmmm ... you do have a few lenses.

Good list. I have a bunch of those including the Contax 28mm 2.8.

My next lens I'd like to get is the Contax 35mm 2.8 and you have that. That's good.

How do you feel about the Contax 50mm 1.4 vs the 50mm 1.7 ?? Significant differences ? It's another tempting lens.

If you love SA, you'll love the 50/1.4!

It is nice that it has an f/2 setting though.

35/2.8 is great, good pop and sharpness wide open. Busy bokeh though.

ShutterNot said:
marc petzold said:

Check out my lenses list... ;-)

Just right - the 50/1.7 C/Y Planar does have a ~75 FF-equal focal length - very nice for shooting portraits on a APS-C camera.

Good Light !

Marc

ShutterNot said:

Encouraging words about the lens.

Since your an old hand at owning this lens, do you have any recommendation as to any other Contax lenses to consider ?

I have the 28mm 2.8 and that gives me the FF aspect of a 42mm on my APS-C camera.

This 50mm 1.7 gives me a much need 75mm FF field of view. Easy to hold.

marc petzold said:

The Contax Zeiss C/Y Planar 50/1.7 is being known as the "Nifty-Fifty" with the most 3D Pop, typical Zeiss Look from the C/Y Line...there are dozens of theads about this lens. I have mine since the past...hum, 15 years or even more...sweet cat.

Marc

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Winterfrost · Sep 17, 2016

No, i was never being close to Hamburg, but i do know a bit from bavaria, east & north sea here (Timmendorfer Strand, Scharbeutz), and rhein main area & ruhrpott.

I've been in Münster, Xanten, and some other cities here...

ShutterNot said:
I have read review, but when I get a chance to ask an owner like yourself - I ask. Appreciate the feedback.

By the way, you don't happen to know the area between Neumunster and Bad Bramsted ? It's up north of Hamburg.

marc petzold said:

Check out the Reviews...it'sa give & take....50/1.4 vs 50/1.7...into the end, i prefer the 50/1.7 more...there are 100's of threads about that lens....

ShutterNot said:

Hmmm ... you do have a few lenses.

Good list. I have a bunch of those including the Contax 28mm 2.8.

My next lens I'd like to get is the Contax 35mm 2.8 and you have that. That's good.

How do you feel about the Contax 50mm 1.4 vs the 50mm 1.7 ?? Significant differences ? It's another tempting lens.

marc petzold said:

Check out my lenses list... ;-)

Just right - the 50/1.7 C/Y Planar does have a ~75 FF-equal focal length - very nice for shooting portraits on a APS-C camera.

Good Light !

Marc

ShutterNot said:

Encouraging words about the lens.

Since your an old hand at owning this lens, do you have any recommendation as to any other Contax lenses to consider ?

I have the 28mm 2.8 and that gives me the FF aspect of a 42mm on my APS-C camera.

This 50mm 1.7 gives me a much need 75mm FF field of view. Easy to hold.

marc petzold said:

The Contax Zeiss C/Y Planar 50/1.7 is being known as the "Nifty-Fifty" with the most 3D Pop, typical Zeiss Look from the C/Y Line...there are dozens of theads about this lens. I have mine since the past...hum, 15 years or even more...sweet cat.

Marc

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ShutterNot · Sep 18, 2016

Just curious. I lived up northern tip of Germany many years ago.

marc petzold said:
No, i was never being close to Hamburg, but i do know a bit from bavaria, east & north sea here (Timmendorfer Strand, Scharbeutz), and rhein main area & ruhrpott. I've been in Münster, Xanten, and some other cities here...

ShutterNot said:

I have read review, but when I get a chance to ask an owner like yourself - I ask. Appreciate the feedback.

By the way, you don't happen to know the area between Neumunster and Bad Bramsted ? It's up north of Hamburg.

marc petzold said:

Check out the Reviews...it'sa give & take....50/1.4 vs 50/1.7...into the end, i prefer the 50/1.7 more...there are 100's of threads about that lens....

ShutterNot said:

Hmmm ... you do have a few lenses.

Good list. I have a bunch of those including the Contax 28mm 2.8.

My next lens I'd like to get is the Contax 35mm 2.8 and you have that. That's good.

How do you feel about the Contax 50mm 1.4 vs the 50mm 1.7 ?? Significant differences ? It's another tempting lens.

marc petzold said:

Check out my lenses list... ;-)

Just right - the 50/1.7 C/Y Planar does have a ~75 FF-equal focal length - very nice for shooting portraits on a APS-C camera.

Good Light !

Marc

ShutterNot said:

Encouraging words about the lens.

Since your an old hand at owning this lens, do you have any recommendation as to any other Contax lenses to consider ?

I have the 28mm 2.8 and that gives me the FF aspect of a 42mm on my APS-C camera.

This 50mm 1.7 gives me a much need 75mm FF field of view. Easy to hold.

marc petzold said:

The Contax Zeiss C/Y Planar 50/1.7 is being known as the "Nifty-Fifty" with the most 3D Pop, typical Zeiss Look from the C/Y Line...there are dozens of theads about this lens. I have mine since the past...hum, 15 years or even more...sweet cat.

Marc

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ShutterNot · Sep 18, 2016

Mathieu18 said:
ShutterNot said:

Hmmm ... you do have a few lenses.

Good list. I have a bunch of those including the Contax 28mm 2.8.

My next lens I'd like to get is the Contax 35mm 2.8 and you have that. That's good.

How do you feel about the Contax 50mm 1.4 vs the 50mm 1.7 ?? Significant differences ? It's another tempting lens.

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If you love SA, you'll love the 50/1.4!

Not a fan of the rings standing out. Prefer whole disk being fuzzy in the bokeh.

It is nice that it has an f/2 setting though. 35/2.8 is great said:
Member said:

marc petzold said:

Check out my lenses list... ;-)

Just right - the 50/1.7 C/Y Planar does have a ~75 FF-equal focal length - very nice for shooting portraits on a APS-C camera.

Good Light !

Marc

ShutterNot said:

Encouraging words about the lens.

Since your an old hand at owning this lens, do you have any recommendation as to any other Contax lenses to consider ?

I have the 28mm 2.8 and that gives me the FF aspect of a 42mm on my APS-C camera.

This 50mm 1.7 gives me a much need 75mm FF field of view. Easy to hold.

marc petzold, post: 58357241"]
The Contax Zeiss C/Y Planar 50/1.7 is being known as the "Nifty-Fifty" with the most 3D Pop, typical Zeiss Look from the C/Y Line...there are dozens of theads about this lens. I have mine since the past...hum, 15 years or even more...sweet cat.

Marc

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Mathieu18 · Sep 18, 2016

ShutterNot said:
Mathieu18 said:

ShutterNot said:

Hmmm ... you do have a few lenses.

Good list. I have a bunch of those including the Contax 28mm 2.8.

My next lens I'd like to get is the Contax 35mm 2.8 and you have that. That's good.

How do you feel about the Contax 50mm 1.4 vs the 50mm 1.7 ?? Significant differences ? It's another tempting lens.

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If you love SA, you'll love the 50/1.4!

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Not a fan of the rings standing out. Prefer whole disk being fuzzy in the bokeh.

I didn't own both at the same time, but I think the 50/1.4 has smoother bokeh, though you do still have a bit of business and outlining. I've posted a couple other times in this forum with some samples. The 50/1.7 has worse outlining, but is cleaner wide open. One stop down unfortunately skips f/2 and goes right to f/2.8

ShutterNot said:
ShutterNot said:

It is nice that it has an f/2 setting though.

35/2.8 is great, good pop and sharpness wide open. Busy bokeh though.

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Don't know if I can afford a lens in this category that isn't busy. From what I have seen they tend to get more expensive. I think the Contax 35mm 1.4 falls in that category, but maybe I should save up for it though. More glass and you get more weight. Wish the FUJI had IBIS so I could handle that better. It get complicated.

Yes, they do get very pricey. I sold my 35/2.8 when I tested against the 35-70 f/3.4. Performance was very close, and CV 40/1.4 was smoother at f/2.8 so I sold the C/Y. I do miss it though. It had a very nice drawing style. The 35/1.4 is supposed to be known for its bokeh and its POP. I also need to save for some time before I can buy it, but I always talk myself into less expensive lenses I want to try and my savings never gets there...

ShutterNot · Sep 18, 2016

Mathieu18 said:
ShutterNot said:

Mathieu18 said:

ShutterNot said:

Hmmm ... you do have a few lenses.

Good list. I have a bunch of those including the Contax 28mm 2.8.

My next lens I'd like to get is the Contax 35mm 2.8 and you have that. That's good.

How do you feel about the Contax 50mm 1.4 vs the 50mm 1.7 ?? Significant differences ? It's another tempting lens.

Click to expand...

If you love SA, you'll love the 50/1.4!

Click to expand...

Not a fan of the rings standing out. Prefer whole disk being fuzzy in the bokeh.

Click to expand...

I didn't own both at the same time, but I think the 50/1.4 has smoother bokeh, though you do still have a bit of business and outlining. I've posted a couple other times in this forum with some samples. The 50/1.7 has worse outlining, but is cleaner wide open. One stop down unfortunately skips f/2 and goes right to f/2.8

Member said:

Member said:

It is nice that it has an f/2 setting though.

35/2.8 is great, good pop and sharpness wide open. Busy bokeh though.

Click to expand...

Don't know if I can afford a lens in this category that isn't busy. From what I have seen they tend to get more expensive. I think the Contax 35mm 1.4 falls in that category, but maybe I should save up for it though. More glass and you get more weight. Wish the FUJI had IBIS so I could handle that better. It get complicated.

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Yes, they do get very pricey. I sold my 35/2.8 when I tested against the 35-70 f/3.4. Performance was very close, and CV 40/1.4 was smoother at f/2.8

Any idea how the CV 40/1.4 compares to the Leica 40/1.4 ? I happen to have that lens - it came with a Leica CL I bought at a second hand store long time ago.

I have to keep reminding myself - maybe my solution is to just use that lens. I'm just not a big fan of those small Leica lens focusing rings. Awkward focusing.

Member said:
so I sold the C/Y. I do miss it though. It had a very nice drawing style. The 35/1.4 is supposed to be known for its bokeh and its POP. I also need to save for some time before I can buy it, but I always talk myself into less expensive lenses I want to try and my savings never gets there...

Mathieu18 · Sep 18, 2016

Not a clue, never owned a Leica lens. If you hate it and want to send it my way I'll let you know! :-D

ShutterNot said:
Mathieu18 said:

ShutterNot said:

Mathieu18 said:

ShutterNot said:

Hmmm ... you do have a few lenses.

Good list. I have a bunch of those including the Contax 28mm 2.8.

My next lens I'd like to get is the Contax 35mm 2.8 and you have that. That's good.

How do you feel about the Contax 50mm 1.4 vs the 50mm 1.7 ?? Significant differences ? It's another tempting lens.

Click to expand...

If you love SA, you'll love the 50/1.4!

Click to expand...

Not a fan of the rings standing out. Prefer whole disk being fuzzy in the bokeh.

Click to expand...

I didn't own both at the same time, but I think the 50/1.4 has smoother bokeh, though you do still have a bit of business and outlining. I've posted a couple other times in this forum with some samples. The 50/1.7 has worse outlining, but is cleaner wide open. One stop down unfortunately skips f/2 and goes right to f/2.8

ShutterNot said:

ShutterNot said:

It is nice that it has an f/2 setting though.

35/2.8 is great, good pop and sharpness wide open. Busy bokeh though.

Click to expand...

Don't know if I can afford a lens in this category that isn't busy. From what I have seen they tend to get more expensive. I think the Contax 35mm 1.4 falls in that category, but maybe I should save up for it though. More glass and you get more weight. Wish the FUJI had IBIS so I could handle that better. It get complicated.

Click to expand...

Yes, they do get very pricey. I sold my 35/2.8 when I tested against the 35-70 f/3.4. Performance was very close, and CV 40/1.4 was smoother at f/2.8

Click to expand...

Any idea how the CV 40/1.4 compares to the Leica 40/1.4 ? I happen to have that lens - it came with a Leica CL I bought at a second hand store long time ago.

I have to keep reminding myself - maybe my solution is to just use that lens. I'm just not a big fan of those small Leica lens focusing rings. Awkward focusing.

ShutterNot said:

so I sold the C/Y. I do miss it though. It had a very nice drawing style. The 35/1.4 is supposed to be known for its bokeh and its POP. I also need to save for some time before I can buy it, but I always talk myself into less expensive lenses I want to try and my savings never gets there...

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