And What About the Canon RF Lenses?

[gohaj]

i like 28/3.5 as it produces the results i want.
i also have 50/1.2 but i find the results is ok but the lens size&weight are not in favour.
Now patiently waiting for 135/3.5 to arrive and I can try it!
Next lens should be 50/1.5 (got the "buy" poison from benny for this lens!)

[Tom A]

I have a couple of Canon bodies, a IV and a 7 {picked up last month in Tokyo for $90! - and the meter works). I just thought I should get the correct brand body for my Canon lenses! Ordered some more Canon 7's and a P from Japan for future delivery too. At the moment they are cheap.
Lenses currently: Serenar 35f3.5 flares and not that great!
Canon 35f1.8 bl/cr Good lens, maybe not super sharp - but works fine.
Canon 35mm f2.0 . I have always liked this lens - small and compact and really a good performer - at least in bl/w.
Canon 50f1.2 - a bit big and ponderous and prone to flare - but I like it. As per usual - it has oil on the blades and needs a cleaning (spring clean 2009 maybe).
Canon 85f1.9 crome. Oh boy is it heavy - but quite nice - similar to the Summarex/Nikon 85's f1.5. And just like those - you need a hood on it.
I will probably try to find a 50f1.4 again. Liked that lens and foolishly traded it off long time ago.
I did have the 100f2 - better than the big Bertha Summicron 90f2 from the 60's - but somehow I did not like its performance anyway and traded it away.
Oh, one day I will probably pick up one of the 25's too - I have a 25f4 in Nikon Rf mount so one in Canon screw mount would fit quite well into my 'stash".

[thinkfloyd]

got a canon 7s for myself, but it just doesn't see much use and am considering selling it... question: i have the 50/1.2, how does one calbrate it? i've seen shots with it wide open that are tack sharp, were they calibrated?

[januaryman]

I have several old Canon lens that never had a CLA and focus was never an issue. Loss of sharpness is sometimes due to dirt/fungus, or a rangefinder that is out of alignment or (rarely), a need for the lens to be re-shimmed. If the lens is never sharp on any camera, the fault lies with the lens. If you see no problems with the glass when shining a strong light through it, maybe it does need a CLA. There are lots of people who can do that for not a lot of money. The Canon 50/1.2 is very popular lately, and they garner high price-tags. Well worth the cost of a CLA, if needed. IMHO

[Gary B]

Right now I have 5 Canon lenses. 19LTM, 25, 35 f1.8, 50 f1.4, and the newest to me a 50 f1.2. All are great for B&W but I only have the right filters for the 19 and 50 1.2 to use them with my M8. Since I seem to using the M8 most of the time. I'm going to use the 25, 35 & 50 f1.8 with the Kodachrome that I have stashed before the processing runs out. Wonderful old lenses that just keep going and going.

[januaryman]

My Canon 35/2.0 is my favorite B&W 35, the Canon 50/1.8 perhaps even beats out my Canon 50/1.4 - I also have the 28/3.5 that is excellent, if a bit slow. Likewise the Canon 100/3.5 - wishing they were just a tad faster...

[Nokton48]

I like the later black lenses. I have the 19mm F3.5, the 35mm F2, the 50mm F1.2, and the 85mm F1.5. Like them all and have used all of them quite a bit this last year. Also have Peter's book

I would like to find a nice clean 35mm F1.5 for a reasonable price, although I will be keeping the 35mm F2.

[Mablo]

I recently bought a Canon 35mm/1.8 from a fellow RFF member. When that lens arrives I'll have all that I ever wanted. A clean, nicely working Canon P and three classic Canon lenses: 35mm/1.8, 50mm/1.4 and 100mm/3.5.

[raid]

My responses in October 2009 aredifferent from what they were three years ago.

1. Among the Canon RF lenses that you've actually used, which one or ones gave you the most satisfaction so far as results were concerned?

Canon FL 19mm 3.5 [same as RF version].


2. Which was least satisfactory: that is, if any were?



3. If you have a camera collection that includes one or two Canons, which lens or lenses would you most like to display with them? Why?




Canon 85mm 1.5 : very impressive looking
Canon 50mm/1.5: very classy

4. If you are a serious Canon collector, what lenses are you proudest to own?

I am still not a collector.

5. And, among the ones you don't own, which ones would you like to add?


100mm 2.0

6. Finally, I'll ask you a question that you keep asking me, in one way or another: during the 1950-1960 period, what manufacturers made the "best" lenses for 35mm photography?


Zeiss, Leica, Canon,Nikon

(My answer to that one is, in no order of ranking, Zeiss, Nikon, and Canon.)
So what do you all think?
Peter[/quote]

[januaryman]

Hmm.. the 35/2.0 I guess. But I like them all, really. I prefer them over their modern CV counterparts, actually. I should sell my CV 35s.