| sent on December 28, 2016
Pros: Price of the new. Construction and materials. Immediate Usability. Minimum distance MAF (less than half a meter). the blurred light points clear and rounded. In indoor photos it is impeccable and very clear.
Cons: Traceability limited. Front cap 'was'nt'. Tendency to overexpose (1 / 3-2 / 3stop). It excels in the backlight and under incident light. Hood not included, and if purchased separately, the original, does a bang!
Opinion: A lens impressive: compared to a conventional 50/58 (eg: Planar Zeiss or Nikkor Noct) is more armored and voluminous, and certainly makes its figure. In addition, handling it and weighing it, it demonstrates its consistency and superb quality of construction: an almost horological piece. Two ferrules with impeccable handling: that of MAF fluid and lightly braking for optimum control of fire, and that of the diaphragms with a sublime friction, but which unfortunately is unusable on DSLR, as it must be kept fixed in 'fully closed position' in order to use the electronic control by means of ring nut on the camera. Both 'scalloped' (processing scalloping, without the need of coating rubbers), which give the barrel a valuable and robust mechanical aspect. I have chosen the version 'silver', bicolor, with aluminum parts and clear black chrome satin (great to combine with a Nikon Df). neo constructive One, the front cap: a small ciofeche, with the springs of the little buttonsloaded, and which is a bit 'moscino to unhook and hang up. Not bad would say (a dia58 cap costs two money), but for 600euri and in the face of all this wonder of aluminum and glass, I would have liked better attention throughout the product (moreover, the inscription engraved on the cap has a Voigtlander his undeniable charm). From the optical point of view it is in a class, with the usual pros and cons of a ultrabright: not crystal clear at RT, a few sferocromatismo, especially on chrome surfaces surfaces (but you can clearly see only croppando a lot), resistance to flare not miraculous ... But it should be noted a strong point no small feat: f1.4 to focus when focus is very much easier, contrary to what I feared: to focuse TA with this 58mm it is easier than doing it through another lens, so in my case it is not necessary to resort to a broken slide of focus. In addition, the chromatic translation is faithful in good measure (I always mostly text red green and blue) with a slight hint of dominant freddto. In the case of portraits, has a plastic and polished embodied, the type Nikkor 105 f2.5ais, then the human figures are well etched, compotes and statuary. It has a vitreous temperament and clear, with a retro mood (thanks to T treatment that does not filter all frequencies of warm color, as do the latest Zeiss, to the detriment of a certain passion ... and so this his 'fault' is transformed into a feature for fans of the genre). A TA is more than sharp, compared to the average (provided that there is adequate lighting, and that you maintain medium / low iso values, otherwise they run the risk of collecting photo tends to knead), bearing in mind the fact that tends to overexpose of 1 / 3-2 / 3 of stop, with consequent contrast microcadute. Moreover, in outdoor photos and when it's sunny, it's good to always have the hood montanto older. to avoid real 'disaster'! However, it is sharper than a Nikkor 50 f1.4D, for example,and risolvenza from edge to edge, also completely open, is remarkable. The CAs are more contained, as long as you have due attention. A lens to study a bit ', in fact. The MAF race is a bit longish, then it should be us the hand, and the minimum distance for focuse is 0.45m, then great. Being a 58mm, it is great for the head / shoulders portraits and you can also allow for close-up without incurring ovalized caricatures that I do not always like it. And then, if mounted on APSC, it becomes a perfect 85mm, then a lens in a somewhat 'strategic way' if you have both blurred formati.rnLo is of type 'gritty': in a bit noisy but still soft, and points well rounded light and clear (without the so-called coroncine onion). Some cat eye here and there (which I do not distrurbano, in fact), and a clear break between the subject in focus and the background, with well digradata progress with the rest of the frame. A pleasant and relaxing effect, even austere. A TA has a vignettatura that instills a sense of extra depth, so in my view pleasant and well exploited for a certain type of photography. Frankly, I think it is a lens which mainly lends itself to use for this (portraits, domestic views, urban views, photo studio, still life, food, street / photo essays ...), while the landscape, where everything Occor risolvenza field and presence over long distances, perhaps not particularly excels. I think it's a viable alternative to the Zeiss Planar 50, and even 50 f1.2 Nikkor always that we can source and / or time ragionevoli.rnIl price I consider it commensurate with the quality of the object in question, and if you think that new costs as a Planar used T50, and practically in equal optical / build quality, I would say that it can be peacefully preferable to the latter, and those gaining more than 8mm in return utili.rnAh, forgot: the lens hood in the box not c ' is. If you buy it separately, original Voigtlander, cost the beauty of € 70: legalized theft! |
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