I've decided to try the 35mm ASPH Summicron as a lens for scenic storytelling. That's much of what I like to shoot, so this is an important lens choice to me.
35mm gives a somewhat wide angle of view, and I'm interested in this particular model to see what can be pulled toward character, sharpness, and at times bokeh.
For absolute sharpness, the 35mm f2 M-mount Zeiss slightly edges out the Leica. But not so much as to matter much. Toward character and bokeh preferences, nothing jumps out at me just yet. Here are a few shots so far:
late december sun by cbmn, on Flickr
track 1 by cbmn, on Flickr
road rays by cbmn, on Flickr
eisenhower bridge at red wing by cbmn, on Flickr
last of fall by cbmn, on Flickr
winter field by cbmn, on Flickr
november sunset by cbmn, on Flickr
early winter rail bed by cbmn, on Flickr
Question: what other 35mm lenses could I be trying for character?
35mm gives a somewhat wide angle of view, and I'm interested in this particular model to see what can be pulled toward character, sharpness, and at times bokeh.
For absolute sharpness, the 35mm f2 M-mount Zeiss slightly edges out the Leica. But not so much as to matter much. Toward character and bokeh preferences, nothing jumps out at me just yet. Here are a few shots so far:
Question: what other 35mm lenses could I be trying for character?
