i Love Canon 50/1.2 (LTM) [Archive]

dannyChou

05-15-2012, 05:23

Let me start!

Please post here your comments and pictures about this lens. Thanks!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7238/7102102583_433ea9d852_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7102102583/)

dannyChou

05-15-2012, 05:24

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/7102101981_968e5a79fd_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7102101981/)

dannyChou

05-15-2012, 05:25

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7280/6956025350_9a7461a77e_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/6956025350/)

dannyChou

05-15-2012, 05:25

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8163/7196644742_60151b4e65_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7196644742/)

dannyChou

05-15-2012, 05:26

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8164/7196642324_7039f8edb5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7196642324/)

dannyChou

05-16-2012, 05:39

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7093/7196622034_2f6944b50b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7196622034/)

dannyChou

05-16-2012, 07:10

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7071/7196643394_860e401966_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7196643394/)

Rogrund

05-16-2012, 12:06

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3477/3897256866_5354f6ffbc_z.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2600/3897256350_f230ebc6cc_z.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3149/3897257146_2ec2d21fc3_z.jpg

kermaier

05-16-2012, 12:21

http://kermaier.smugmug.com/Events/Talia-Schabes-Bat-Mitzvah/EPS0191/488533757_AtbZg-L.jpg
Canon 50/1.2 on Epson R-D1s

dannyChou

05-18-2012, 06:59

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7242/7196638374_6e2aa342bf_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7196638374/)

dannyChou

05-18-2012, 06:59

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5280/7196612448_6417ef8f46_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7196612448/)

dannyChou

05-18-2012, 07:00

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8028/6956014780_5c29786706_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/6956014780/)

dannyChou

06-09-2012, 18:08

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7238/7354151082_9e130b67db_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7354151082/)

dannyChou

06-10-2012, 04:33

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7222/7168949497_b4da81d476_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7168949497/)

dannyChou

06-10-2012, 04:34

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7222/7354158598_d2dd0fe506_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7354158598/)

dannyChou

06-30-2012, 03:11

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7217/7168940865_0bd724c343_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7168940865/)

dannyChou

06-30-2012, 03:13

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7223/7176044055_6f48922f1e_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7176044055/)

millus1974

06-30-2012, 03:42

I Love this Lens

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7044/6954396238_39e2b18592_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/millus1974/6954396238/)
Portra 160NC - Canon 50-1.2 - Laura (http://www.flickr.com/photos/millus1974/6954396238/) di Emiliano L. Maiello (http://www.flickr.com/people/millus1974/), su Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6595509037_0ec7b21e3d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/millus1974/6595509037/)
Rollei RPX 400 - Canon 50-1.2 - Davide L in Poltrona 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/millus1974/6595509037/) di Emiliano L. Maiello (http://www.flickr.com/people/millus1974/), su Flickr

raid

06-30-2012, 04:16

http://raid.smugmug.com/Other/Canon-50mm-12-on-EP-2/i-WSmNVJX/0/M/PB254473crop-M.jpg

http://raid.smugmug.com/Other/Leica-M6-Canon-50mm-12/i-bqM2VrC/0/M/481846-R1-20-19A-M.jpg

http://raid.smugmug.com/Other/Canon-5012/i-XnZKqT4/0/M/481844-R1-19-20A-M.jpg

http://raid.smugmug.com/Other/Canon-5012/i-MhZBmxV/0/M/481844-R1-02-3A-M.jpg

Vickko

06-30-2012, 04:34

whoa, swirly bokeh

Let me start!

Please post here your comments and pictures about this lens. Thanks!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7238/7102102583_433ea9d852_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7102102583/)

buzzardkid

07-10-2012, 14:08

This might be unnecessary to many readers but still useful to some: http://portretteur.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84:cleaning-a-canon-50mm-12-rangefinder-lens&catid=37:lenses&Itemid=58

An article on my website on how to clean the Canon 50/1.2 LTM lens. Enjoy!

Thomas78

07-10-2012, 15:17

Neopan 1600:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6612376719_8e7822f10e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26499368@N07/6612376719/)
Canon P_Canon 50 1,2_Neopan 1600_02b_009 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26499368@N07/6612376719/) von thomas.78 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26499368@N07/) auf Flickr

dannyChou

07-15-2012, 03:55

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/7566815484_04dc6ca26c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7566815484/)

dannyChou

07-15-2012, 03:56

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8432/7566841702_32436f9230_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7566841702/)

dannyChou

07-15-2012, 03:58

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8149/7566832444_8406aa62b6_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungling63/7566832444/)

ruby.monkey

07-15-2012, 04:14

I like mine; the only reason I don't love it, is that its girth and long focussing throw make things a bit cramped on my M3 with M handgrip. Optically, though, it's a wonderful lens.

CronoZero

09-25-2012, 11:02

I have one of these and like it quite a bit, but I was wondering if anyone codes them for use on the digital M's. I'm curious to see if that would help with vignetting and such.

kmallick

09-25-2012, 11:38

I have one of these and like it quite a bit, but I was wondering if anyone codes them for use on the digital M's. I'm curious to see if that would help with vignetting and such.

You can get LTM-to-M mount adapter with 6-bit grooves milled out and code it yourself as a Noctilux. But that doesn't help with vignetting. Even a Nocti on M9 vignettes.

CronoZero

10-01-2012, 06:14

Sorry to take so long to reply, but will coding do anything other than (falsely) identify it as a Nocti?

Rogrund

10-04-2012, 21:31

M6, 50/1.2, T-Max 400, Ilford DD-X.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8316/8048245548_5070e7f9fe_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/8048236246_2eaa3c0c93_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8453/8048232665_a7a37b6692_c.jpg

Rangefinderfreak

10-31-2012, 02:36

hehe, need I say more...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40146285@N08/8141199082/in/photostream

mretina

11-12-2012, 14:09

Canon P 50/1.2 RF Kodak Portra 160

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8477/8170920200_f49fbeaba2_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrapx/8170920200/)
Canon P, Canon RF 50mm f1.2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrapx/8170920200/) di mraposio (http://www.flickr.com/people/mrapx/), su Flickr

and stopped down

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8343/8170918302_0ac8b43a87_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrapx/8170918302/)
Canon P, Canon RF 50mm f1.2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrapx/8170918302/) di mraposio (http://www.flickr.com/people/mrapx/), su Flickr

mretina

11-12-2012, 14:14

couple more

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8203/8170950422_d3dc16a238_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrapx/8170950422/)
Canon 50mm f1.2 LTM (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrapx/8170950422/) di mraposio (http://www.flickr.com/people/mrapx/), su Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8337/8170949384_5c89ddc288_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrapx/8170949384/)
Madrid Airport, Canon 50/1.2 RF (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrapx/8170949384/) di mraposio (http://www.flickr.com/people/mrapx/), su Flickr

lemalk

11-12-2012, 16:26

I haven't used mine in a while (50mm is a bit long on a cropped M8), and my copy has some haze in one of the elements, probably due to some of the cementing coming undone.

Regardless, it can sometimes give some fantastic results.

Here's one sample I could find that I liked.

Great thread and pictures, all!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7263/6977216086_030ede4382_c.jpg

Thomas78

11-22-2012, 12:18

Canon P with Canon 50 mm f/1.2

Ilford Delta 3200:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8206/8196556298_ea95434a13_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26499368@N07/8196556298/)
Canon P_Canon 50 1,2_03_Delta 3200_003 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26499368@N07/8196556298/) von thomas.78 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26499368@N07/) auf Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8208/8196688052_d9db2d0a27_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26499368@N07/8196688052/)
Canon P_Canon 50 1,2_03_Delta 3200_018 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26499368@N07/8196688052/) von thomas.78 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26499368@N07/) auf Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8058/8195697005_19f5e50c3d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26499368@N07/8195697005/)
Canon P_Canon 50 1,2_03_Delta 3200_032 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26499368@N07/8195697005/) von thomas.78 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26499368@N07/) auf Flickr

Rogrund

11-22-2012, 12:22

Leica M2, Canon 50/1.2, Fomapan 400

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/8900/U8900I1353455277.SEQ.0.jpg

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/8900/U8900I1353455279.SEQ.0.jpg

Rogrund

01-25-2013, 06:18

Leica M6, Canon 50/1.2, Tri-X

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8214/8400233378_67daaa6013_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8367/8399143399_916f5a3ca7_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8223/8399144575_47eb4de0ce_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8509/8399143953_e0d11ca53e_c.jpg

krohmie

02-01-2013, 05:24

I love the colours

http://krohmies.de/__oneclick_uploads/2013/01/01a.jpg
M8 + Canon 50 1,2 LTM @1,4

http://krohmies.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/01a.jpg

ottluuk

02-11-2013, 13:51

Just received my sample today :). First impressions:

a) It looks awesome on an M body.
b) The form factor is quite unusual: really fat but very short. It seems to protrude less from the body than even my old Jupiter-8. Much shorter physically than most Planar-like designs. From diagrams on the web, the optical layout looks much like the Canon f/0.95 and the f/1 Noctilux has some similarities as well. Probably contains some high-refraction glass.
c) Focus feels very smooth and precise thanks to ~180 degree travel and large diameter focus ring.
d) Why on earth did this thing need an infinity lock :bang:

rogue_designer

02-11-2013, 13:55

re: d - LTM lenses can be a pain to unscrew without an infinity lock.

ruby.monkey

02-11-2013, 13:56

Don't forget e) The hood is capable of swallowing small children whole.

ottluuk

02-11-2013, 14:37

Don't forget e) The hood is capable of swallowing small children whole.

Sadly, I don´t have the hood (and no small children either). The shop had one in stock but it they wanted more than 200 EUR for it - easily more than half the price of the naked lens :eek:

Which is too bad, because as I understand it, there are no cheap/widely available alternatives?

steveclem

02-21-2013, 09:21

Are there really no alternatives? I also am dismayed at the rarity and price of a simple lens hood. I need to contact some ebay vendors, surely this cannot be so hard to fabricate.
Anybody know otherwise?

krohmie

02-24-2013, 10:00

I have the original hood, but why not search on eBay (international) for 55mm vented hood. Prices start at 6,99 Dollars :)

ottluuk

02-24-2013, 11:56

I have the original hood, but why not search on eBay (international) for 55mm vented hood. Prices start at 6,99 Dollars :)

The trouble is finding one that doesn't vignette... I've seen it mentioned that practically anything screw-in thicker than a slim filter will vignette on this lens. The original hood is 57mm slip-on with a tightening screw, if I'm not mistaken?

It seems that the dedicated hood for the Olympus OM 55/1.2 (but NOT the later 50/1.2) is a good fit but those are not cheap or plentiful either.

BTW, could you measure the original hood for us - the diameter of the front opening and the length of the cylindrical shading part should be enough. It would be useful for either a DIY solution or looking for a good alternative.

ruby.monkey

02-24-2013, 12:00

Length is just under 25mm, inside diameter about 78.5mm.

Has to be said that the fixing screw is a pain (literally) in the thumb - it's very close to the part of the hood that flares out and doesn't extend much past it; and it's not a particularly secure fixing mechanism.

Chris Bail

02-24-2013, 12:44

A lovely lens.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8007/7575785478_9a53444993_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueone33/7575785478/)
Ellie (http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueone33/7575785478/) by Chris Bail (http://www.flickr.com/people/blueone33/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6929560015_4d9441622c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueone33/6929560015/)
Survival (http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueone33/6929560015/) by Chris Bail (http://www.flickr.com/people/blueone33/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7094/7235746924_c05e3648b3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueone33/7235746924/)
L1012636 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueone33/7235746924/) by Chris Bail (http://www.flickr.com/people/blueone33/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6978129869_ae0e6e2709_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueone33/6978129869/)
Millvale (http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueone33/6978129869/) by Chris Bail (http://www.flickr.com/people/blueone33/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6978130561_3327d345da_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueone33/6978130561/)
Abbey, Mom, Dad's foot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueone33/6978130561/) by Chris Bail (http://www.flickr.com/people/blueone33/), on Flickr

kermaier

02-24-2013, 16:33

There are a few good options in 57mm clamp-on hoods from the classic rangefinder era. The best is for the Yashica Electro 35. There's also one from Petri that's nice. Neither should vignette on the 50/1.2, as they were originally for 35mm lenses. I believe there's also a good one from Minolta, but I've never gotten my hands on it.
::Ari

krohmie

03-24-2013, 13:47

Choir concert yesterday evening

http://krohmies.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Traumhaft-2.jpg

http://krohmies.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Traumhaft-4.jpg
http://krohmies.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Traumhaft-1.jpg

gb hill

03-24-2013, 14:08

http://krohmies.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Traumhaft-1.jpg

Love this shot Krohmie.

ottluuk

04-05-2013, 04:29

http://24.media.tumblr.com/7c36acaf42f77819612f73850e19da1d/tumblr_mkfd74HAH31rpwau6o1_1280.jpg

f/1.2

http://24.media.tumblr.com/a8854fa235e7b02198b890064848b299/tumblr_mkkw6qPRBL1rpwau6o1_1280.jpg

f/4 or thereabouts

http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f0ef6c7fdb2aeee9f9a7374735753df/tumblr_mks7uwcvYH1rpwau6o1_1280.jpg

f/16

dannyChou

05-10-2013, 21:47

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dannyChou

05-11-2013, 00:01

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Brian Legge

05-11-2013, 00:39

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7378/8728333102_ca7de89320_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cannelbrae/8728333102/)

dannyChou

05-11-2013, 03:13

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mfogiel

05-11-2013, 04:07

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3454/3727805642_c5629c1712_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59177039@N00/3727805642/)
20094115 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59177039@N00/3727805642/) by mfogiel (http://www.flickr.com/people/59177039@N00/), on Flickr

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20123419 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59177039@N00/7595337878/) by mfogiel (http://www.flickr.com/people/59177039@N00/), on Flickr

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2468/3705749751_7e6c100fe2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59177039@N00/3705749751/)
20093716 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59177039@N00/3705749751/) by mfogiel (http://www.flickr.com/people/59177039@N00/), on Flickr