Favorite wide open lenses.

[waynecrider]

I'm interested in knowing what lenses in your camera brand have you liked wide open to 1 stop down? I'm looking for good bokeh and resolution, and looking to occasionally gather such lenses for my cameras.

 

[df cardwell]

35/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH

75/2 Apo Summicron-M

85/1.5 Summarex

105/2 AF Nikkor DC

105/2.5 Nikkor P, any mount

 

[argus]

Mamiya Sekor E 50mm f1.7.
It's the fastest lense I have in my collection. I use it on a Mamiya ZM Quartz, the last miniature format camera Mamiya ever made in production.

I mostly use it wide open.

G

 

[Amund]

Nikon 70-200VR at f/2.8 is very nice, here`s an example.

 

[firecracker]

I don't have this lens any more, but the non-Ai 35mm F2 Nikkor (I don't remember what series it was) was so good between F2 and F4 or so. In dark indoor shots, I used to set the apeature around F2.8 and push TriX to 800 ASA, and the results were always nice and workable.

 

[firecracker]

Also, Contax T3's 35mm lens at F2.8 is really good, too. The light fall-off so little, and everything in the center is pretty sharp.

 

[HerrBremerhaven]

Nikon 105mm f2.5 AIS, 180mm f2.8 (any version), 50mm f2.0 AI long barrel version.

Actually, I tend to use most of my 35mm lenses near wide open, because I often use them in very low light situations. The majority of Leica rangefinder lenses I have used also worked quite well wide open.

Ciao!

Gordon

 

[Paul Howell]

Pentex Screw Mounts:
24 3.5 28 2.8 50 1.4 50 1.8 105 2.8 135 3.5 150 3.5 200 and 300 4.0 400 at one stop down at 8

Miranda 50 1.4 and 105 2.8

When I had Nikon ASI and Non ASI I thought all of my primes were good wide open, the zooms not so good.

 

[narsuitus]

Nikon 180mm f/2.8

 

[Michel Hardy-Vallée]

All lenses in M42 mount

SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4
SMC Takumar 135mm f3.5
Asanuma f2.8 135mm (I'm still deciding between the Tak and this one for that focal...)
Eventually: Jupiter-9 f2

 

[mawz]

Super Takumar 50mm f1.4
Nikon 100mm f2.8 Series E
Nikkor 55mm f3.5 Micro-P.C

 

[fingel]

Contax 85mm Sonnar 2.8 AE, Minolta 50mm 1.2 MD

 

[dschneller]

SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4
Topcor 60mm f2.8

 

[MattKing]

Zuiko 85mm f/2.0

 

[Pinholemaster]

75mm f/1.4 Summilux-M is amazing wide open.

 

[Christopher Walrath]

Argus, just picked up a 1.4 MD lens. It's sweet!

 

[psvensson]

Minolta MC 85/1.7
Bronica 150/4 PS (only MF lens I've noticed has good bokeh)

 

[Claire Senft]

50mm 1.4 Planar, 100mm f2 Planar, 200mm f2 Apo Sonnar. 21mm 2.8 Distagon, 35mm 2.8 Distagon
in Contax MM mount

 

[Jim Jones]

35-year-old M mount 50mm Summicron. The 35mm Summicron also performs well wide open

 

[zenrhino]

Nikon 105mm f2.5. Sharp and nice bokeh.

Heilios 103 in contax mount for my Kiev 4. Suprisingly sharp, even wide open.

 

[Mark Fisher]

Industar 50mm f2.8.....really nice out of focus areas (nearly circular aperture)

 

[Soeren]

AFD 85mm f/1.4. AIS 180mm f/2.8.
Cheers, Søren

 

[Lachlan Young]

Zuiko 50mm f1.4 (very late model)
Zuiko 35mm f2 MC
Zuiko 135mm f2.8 (wow!)

Hope this helps

Lachlan

 

[Muihlinn]

35 and 50 'crons
I second the zuikos too.

 

[benjiboy]

Canon F.D. 50mm 1.4n, F.D.n 85mmn 1.8n, F.D. 100mm n 2.8
These are the lenses I know perform well at large apertures, I don't know how my wide angle lenses perform at wide aperture to be honest I never use them this way, maybe this is the time to try.