If you are looking for a very high-quality and very fast lens (and you have a lot of money to spend) than you should take a close look on the Konica 50mm f/1.2 lens! I found some image samples of the lens used on a Panasonic G1 here: yotarouyokosuka.com Image samples on Leica cameras are available here on < a href="http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/utsurundesu/20015" target="_blank">Rakuten and Stephen Lee
A small review is available here: portretteur.nl. He also made a comparison with the Canon FD 50mm f/1.2 lens. A little bit of lens porn on Flickr and here 🙂
And if you want to get the lens or just check price and availability click here to see the lens on eBay: Konica 50mm f/1.2 lens
More “need for speed” lenses:
– Fujinon 25mm f/0.85
– Four crazy 90mm f/1.0 Lenses
– Voigtländer 50mm f/1.1
– The Leica Noctilux 0.95
– PEN-F Zuiko Olympus 42mm F/1.2
– Schneider Xenon 0.95/50mm
– De Oude Delft 50mm f/0.75
– The 75mm f/0.85 Leitz lens
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I’m sure it’s a great lens, but a Canon FD 55/1.2 SSC is only 200-400USD. I don’t think that this sexy Konica would be 10 times better than the Canon.
Are there only gear heads in this forum?
if you need a fast lens in the 100mm (fullframe) area. than buy a canon 135mm f2 for 1000€ and a 5d. that combination should have extreme superior image quality!
a 135mm f2 is like a 67mm f1.0 on four third sensor in terms of dof and high iso noise. But have fun looking for such a lens and the image quality must be like that of a toy lens and it does not even have autofocus.
this is simple ridiculous!
The Konica Hexanon 57mm F1.2 is much cheaper (~400-500$) and a magnificent performer, second to none AFAIK sharpness wide open, except perhaps for the mythical Noctilux.
i’m happy with my 50/1.1 🙂
I agree Duarte that Hexanon 57/1.2 is better performer after see those photos.
I just got a Pen 42mm/1.2. While it is a bit soft wide open, it is tiny compared to almost every other fast lens…
I am content with my Konica 40mm f1.8 and Soligor 100mm f2 (in Konica AR mount). Cost: $0 (+$50 Konica AR adapter).
With the E-PL1’s internal IS, very nice (auto ISO + S mode).
Looks like a F2 lens to me and not F1.2 FWIW