The Pentax A 50/1.2, while seldom seen, is a nice lens when minimal depth of field and good point of focus sharpness is called for. I had one for a few years but eventually sold it since I rarely used it. Shot this window portrait of my wife with it, wide open and focused on her left eye.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/msnjlizlt4or5eb4fz4dw/char.window.hr.jpg?rlkey=uvht9wuhsycdxx3djgdozzfg6&dl=0 > On Jul 29, 2025, at 11:38 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote: > > Hi BobW! > > Thanks! Yes, the Heliar Classic 50/1.5 VM is really nice ... I especially > like how the blur progresses both in front of and behind the focus plane. Its > behavior and rendering reminds me a lot of the 1972 Summilux 35mm f/1.4 > (pre-ASPH), one of my most prized and used lenses. > > Yes, I remember the Voigtländer Nokton 25/0.95 for m43! I'd planned to get > the whole trio of f/0.95 lenses that Cosina-Voigtländer made in that mount, > but in the usual equipment chaos I didn't get to it. I even sold the > Panasonic-Leica Summilux-DG 25/1.4 ASPH to a friend, then later regretted it > and bought another one. Still have that one. ;) While I haven't used it for > anything serious in some time, I still have a fairly complete FT-mFT kit ... > I pull it out, charge the batteries, and exercise the two bodies (Oly E-1 and > E-M1) every couple of months to keep them in good condition. > > Too much equipment, not enough time and energy ... LOL! > > G > >> On Jul 29, 2025, at 4:25 AM, Bob W PDML <pdm...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> Correction - I do of course mean the 25/0.95 on m43. >> >> >>> On 29 Jul 2025, at 07:15, Bob W PDML <pdm...@icloud.com> wrote: >>> >>> Very nice, lovely tonality - that looks like a beautiful lens. I have a >>> couple of Voigtlander lenses, the 28/2 in VM, and the 50/0.95 in m43, >>> they’re a pleasure to use. I’m a big fan of YG filters too. >>> >>>> On 29 Jul 2025, at 00:08, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> A discussion on a photo forum about "fast 50" lenses reminded me that >>>> last year I bought a Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM ... I used >>>> it a few times, and things got busy and ... and ... Well, I'd put it away >>>> temporarily a long while back and it hadn't come out again for a while. >>>> >>>> So ... A long slow-ish morning and I decided I needed to take a walk and >>>> get some brunch. Grabbed the M10 Monochrom with the Heliar 50 on it, >>>> fitted a green filter, and went out seeing what I might see. Made 13 >>>> exposures .. This one caught my eye. >>>> >>>> Anticipation - Santa Clara 2025 :: https://flic.kr/p/2rjn5Jt >>>> >>>> Leica M10 Monochrom + Heliar Classic 50mm f/1.5 VM >>>> ISO 160 @ f/2 @ 1/4000, green filter > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
