Originally posted by Duplo The OOF renderings were not quite as good as other 50mm primes available and not up to the other zeiss lenses IMHO.
Agreed. The bokeh on the 50/1.4 is sickening. But, besides that, I find the IQ (sharpness, contrast, etc) excellent.
Considering the 35 mm versus 50 mm dilemma, I would start by considering which focal length is the most useful for me. A 35 mm on an APS-C sensor is equivalent to 52 mm. Some consider this a versatile focal length, but many find it boring (too close to the field of view in human vision). On the other hand, a 50 mm is equivalent to a 75 mm. Great for portraits! But the bokeh might be a problem if you're into large apertures... Allow me to (once again) shamelessly advertise my blog (link below), where you can find many images taken with the 50/1.4.