03-19-2021, 06:03 AM
Couple of observations from my side
First, the Sony 50/1.2 breathes like a dragon, and the Nikkor is the best compensated lens in this regard. Not a straight-forward thing that you can improve with ED glass, because Physics. That compensation usually requires extra glass and a second set of motors. More glass, more weight.
Lenstip also reports some astigmatism, which can be seen as the discrepancy in resolution between center and corners. Plus, in some cases, the defocused image of complex objects around the edges of the frame IMHO are not that smooth either, if you look at DPreview's gallery. Somehow reminds me of how Sigma Art 35/1.4 renders OOF in the outer frame.
I'm interested to see LensTip's analysis on Nikkor 50/1.2 - that will answer the ultimate question whether the extra glass brings anything on the table, apart from focus breathing. Spatial separation is also quite interesting with this lens.
First, the Sony 50/1.2 breathes like a dragon, and the Nikkor is the best compensated lens in this regard. Not a straight-forward thing that you can improve with ED glass, because Physics. That compensation usually requires extra glass and a second set of motors. More glass, more weight.
Lenstip also reports some astigmatism, which can be seen as the discrepancy in resolution between center and corners. Plus, in some cases, the defocused image of complex objects around the edges of the frame IMHO are not that smooth either, if you look at DPreview's gallery. Somehow reminds me of how Sigma Art 35/1.4 renders OOF in the outer frame.
I'm interested to see LensTip's analysis on Nikkor 50/1.2 - that will answer the ultimate question whether the extra glass brings anything on the table, apart from focus breathing. Spatial separation is also quite interesting with this lens.
You just can't have too many lenses...