shot with the Sony A7r and, let’s see if you guys can guess which lens I used
clue: not a lens I have used or talked about in the past…..
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Yes!!!
MIlnolta 58/1.2 ???
the closest guess yet….
Zuiko Auto-S 1.2/55
Keith, nope, 1.2, 7 elements, 6 groups, almost identical to a VERY FAMOUS lens from one of the top two DSLR makers, c’mon, guys, this really shouldn’t be that hard…
SMC Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2?
I find it

One of this Yashinon/Vivitar/Revuenon/Rikenon 55/1.2 they are the same lens manufactured by Tomioka in the 70’s 80’s and 90’s and after produced by Cosina.
cheers
Very, very very close, not as exotic, lens design: 7 elements in 6 groups, f 1.2
Porst 50/1.2 equal to Fuji
Porst 55/1.2
Nope. You guys are looking in the right place, you got the aperture right, f1.2, there aren’t many options left…
I give up…

Wait… Canon 50mm f/1.2 L
very, VERY close
Sounds like the Nikkor 50 1.2 manual focus.
getting closer
One of the 50/1.2 from Pentax, Minolta, etc…

I knew it, gave away too much, lol, yes and yes.
Getting closer, not quite there yet. Another tip: lens can be found for around 500 bucks in good to very good condition and the lens design is very similar to a legendary lens from a major camera maker…
Mike,
Stumped, minolta or contax lens? Faster than 1.4, ?
I am guessing it may be my personal favorite, the Leica R 90 Summicron pre-asph. These are readily available for not too much money. My second guess would be a Canon FD 85 1.2L. Also available for about the same kind of money. (In less than mint condition, perhaps $600-$800)
I would not stake my life on my guesses…..
Nope.look at the shallow dof, you won’t get that with the lenses you mentioned.
Contax (Zeiss) 28 f2.8 or Pentax /Takumar 35 f3.5 or Canon FD 28 f3.5 I’d better stop
Okay,
Nikkor or olympus, how about not leica or zeiss nor eastern bloc…
pre 80s, correct. Only 8 aperture blades. Coated. This particular shot, wide open
giving too much away already….
Mike,
Wild guess here, pre 80s, more then 9 blades but less then 20 blade aperture. Non coated, can’t tell if you did any chromic aberration correction so lets see, not sharp at edges( could be because lens is not calumated) so going out on a limb, Leica glass from 50-60s or some weird eastern bloc lens that only a handful were made.
Am I Right? No?! Okay i don’t know.
Be well
Laurence