should i get another 50mm lens?(Voigtlander 50mm f1.1) i am currently using sony50mm

[MicroIce]

hello people! currently i am using sony nex5n for streets photography .. i have a Voigtlander 35mm f1.4 s.c version.. and a sony e-mount 50mm f1.8.
should i get the Voigtlander 50mm f1.1? or Voigtlander HELIAR CLASSIC 75mm f1.8? but will 75mm be too tight for streets?
will the bokeh be nicer?

thanks in advance

 

[Rashkae]

Only you can decide if you need it. Seems more like a "want" than a need. It's your money, spend it how you want to.

 

[MicroIce]

hmm will it be a waste if i buy another 50mm... but the aperture is 1.1 ..

 

[Rashkae]

hmm will it be a waste if i buy another 50mm... but the aperture is 1.1 ..

And you understand how thin the dof will be, right? How often will you need 1.1?

 

[ed9119]

I think you should be asking

"Should I REPLACE my current Sony 50mm f1.8 with a Voightlander 60/f1.1 based on the weight, handling, faster lens , finer DoF wide, flare handling, how it resolves and perhaps different bokeh characteristics? .... and without AF"

 

[Shizuma]

don't confuse the passion for art with passion for the tools.

Michaelangelo never sought out the finest chisel and mallet .

 

[dennisc]

With the 1.1 there is not much street left...

 

[MicroIce]

And you understand how thin the dof will be, right? How often will you need 1.1?

hmm yeah u got a point.

 

[MicroIce]

I think you should be asking

"Should I REPLACE my current Sony 50mm f1.8 with a Voightlander 60/f1.1 based on the weight, handling, faster lens , finer DoF wide, flare handling, how it resolves and perhaps different bokeh characteristics? .... and without AF"

haha thanks. sorry for my bad english xD ya tats wat i wanna ask lols!

 

[MicroIce]

don't confuse the passion for art with passion for the tools.

Michaelangelo never sought out the finest chisel and mallet .

tink i will jus stay with my sony 50mm bah?

 

[MicroIce]

With the 1.1 there is not much street left...

hmm true... but sumhw i stil prefer to handle manual lens. much much more faster den auto focus. esp at night.

 

[Thoth]

tink i will jus stay with my sony 50mm bah?

Unless its something u wanna buy for yrself as a x mas gift, u could either upgrade d 35 or 50. If not, yr present setup is good enuff for general n portraiture shooting. Cheers.

P.s. u could consider a good ultra wife angle lens or a super telephoto instead.

 

[MicroIce]

Unless its something u wanna buy for yrself as a x mas gift, u could either upgrade d 35 or 50. If not, yr present setup is good enuff for general n portraiture shooting. Cheers.

P.s. u could consider a good ultra wife angle lens or a super telephoto instead.

ok thanks alot! thanks for the advice!

 

[Thoth]

ok thanks alot! thanks for the advice!

Haha. U r most welcome. Pardon my typo on d ultra wide angle lens part. It's wide not wife. LOL

 

[Shizuma]

P.s. u could consider a good ultra wife angle lens

This kind of lens very good at shooting portraits of the Mrs.
All husbands should buy this.

 

[MicroIce]

Haha. U r most welcome. Pardon my typo on d ultra wide angle lens part. It's wide not wife. LOL

yeah i saw xD but nvm. but if i get too much manual lens.. is veri hard to ask ppl help me and my frens to take pictures. lol! i tink i will be staying with my sony 16mm 2.8..
although i am more to streets but sumtimes mus take pic with frens mah xD always group outing with frens, i am always not in the pictures LOLS!

 

[Thoth]

This kind of lens very good at shooting portraits of the Mrs.
All husbands should buy this.

Haha. Yeah. One specially for mine. LOL

 

[Thoth]

yeah i saw xD but nvm. but if i get too much manual lens.. is veri hard to ask ppl help me and my frens to take pictures. lol! i tink i will be staying with my sony 16mm 2.8..
although i am more to streets but sumtimes mus take pic with frens mah xD always group outing with frens, i am always not in the pictures LOLS!

Use d 10 sec timer shutter release function. Just pre focus wif MF lenses n walk over once done wif yr framing. Easy.

 

[MicroIce]

Use d 10 sec timer shutter release function. Just pre focus wif MF lenses n walk over once done wif yr framing. Easy.

LOL i dun bring my tripod out.. i only bring those super mini de hahah. but u guys got any 50mm manual lens to intro? cheaper.. IQ better den my sony 50mm..
i got bring my remote out everytime xD after comparing af n mf.. i still love mf alot lol.

 

[Thoth]

LOL i dun bring my tripod out.. i only bring those super mini de hahah. but u guys got any 50mm manual lens to intro? cheaper.. IQ better den my sony 50mm..
i got bring my remote out everytime xD after comparing af n mf.. i still love mf alot lol.

Contax Zeiss 50s.