This is the first time in weeks I've have had a chance to test anything. The past weekend was just glorious, hotter than summer (what summer some might ask), and perfect for testing my Nokton 40 f1.4 again.

Some may remember one of my previous posts about this lens stating that I was not really impressed by the image quality. Bought off ebay I was wondering about the reason the seller was actualy selling the lens. After looking at the images I thought I'd bought a dud. I realized that there was a cheap UV filter on the lens and maybe that was causing the problem. This is my first time out with the lens after removing the filter and boy, what a difference that made. All my previous images with the lens lacked contrast and I was getting very soft images. Well, all that changed with the filter off. Very good contrast and colour rendition. Sharp in the center and good in the corners. What a difference a filter can make.

I am very happy with the lens at this stage adapted right now for m4/3 cameras.