Schmoelzels 50mm 1.4 is Mine!

Well Schmoelzel (Michael) was kind enough to sell me his 50mm 1.4 in his quest to get a better lens. Before Christmas I had the opertunity to sit down with Michael at his store and have some of his great Tea. Just want everyone to no that he is human and not a high tech photography machine that produces never ending perfect results!....LOL
All kidding aside it was a nice visit and it was great to meet Michael and his wife. The lense arrived a couple of days ago and is tac sharp. I have not had much opertunity to take many shots and I am hesitant to post much because of the previous owner. Anyway here is a shot just to prove how sharp this lense is and I am glad to add it to my collection. I have one more that I really want to add to my "3-5 lense collection" and that is the 85mm 1.2L and that is going to have to wait.

Dan

A nice Gass of wine

And a good ol beer!

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I hope you love this lens as much as I do, Dan. It takes great photos....even if I don't.

I know you said Michael is only human but I don't think so..... he wouldn't have sold this lens if he was.

Lovely sharp photos Dan.
I'm thinking about getting the 50mm f/1.8 basically because of its great price. I presume that the 1.4 has a better build quality than the 1.8, but this aside, do you think the extra expense is worth it for 0.4 of an f-stop?

Hey Dan, I hope he left the magic spell on it for you!

You won't be able to blame the lens if you're shots are not up to scratch.

Have a blast.

Graham

John, it's more than an f-stop. The build and speed feel much better and the background bokeh is lovely. My hubby has the 1.8 and there is no comparison, in my book.

Thanks Maureen, I hadn't appreciated that it was more than an f-stop of a difference.

I hope you rubbed up against him and took some of his talent home with you..

Fantastic lens. Hope you enjoy it as much as I like mine..

Nice shots dan,it looks like you got a good lens.

Congrats Dan! Lucky you to have meet such a talented photographer. I'm sure we all want a sip of the green tea that you had there.
Wine and beer? Why not a shot of the green tea? LOL!

rudgej wrote:
Thanks Maureen, I hadn't appreciated that it was more than an f-stop of a difference.

For "more than an f-stop", I think you need to read "not just the f-stop, but the build, speed and bokeh". The actual difference is 2/3 stop.

A better lens? What is Michael getting? I love my 50mm f/1.4. Of course, I am learning all the time in order to be able to make better use of it, but hey... other than a 50mm f/1.0, what can be better?

Thanks everyone for the nice comments, can't wait to get out and put it to use!

Dan

Beautiful pictures and what a great lens! I just got one today and I love it!

busterboy wrote:
I hope you rubbed up against him and took some of his talent home with you..

Fantastic lens. Hope you enjoy it as much as I like mine..

My god!! I don't think Dan wanted to get that close to me.........it was nice to meet Dan and we did have a nice chat about lenses.......Dan has L disease in a bad way; I decided that to help over the holidays I would sell him the 50f1.4!! But as you read, he is still lusting after the 85f1.2L!! Thanks for all the nice comments! Dan, the shots look good......the beer bottle is great!!