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luigi bertolotti · 02/08/08, 07:38 AM

I have a 1.559.XXX, version for M3 with goggles, plus a 2,8 brother 1.629.XXX : personally, I prefer the 3,5, but that maybe for it is perfect in mech and optics, while the 2,8 is really a "superused". It's a typical Leitz old style lens with a medium contrast but very even on the whole FOV, better to use in BW than color: with color, the Summicron 1st version is a definite step-up, but at 8-11 they have (for me) identical crispness. Andy's pic of the running dog illustrates very well how in BW it has a very pleasant OOF.

02/08/08, 07:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
luigi bertolotti Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 01/24/07 Location: Brescia Posts: 2,471	Re: Summaron-M 35mm f/3.5 for M2 I have a 1.559.XXX, version for M3 with goggles, plus a 2,8 brother 1.629.XXX : personally, I prefer the 3,5, but that maybe for it is perfect in mech and optics, while the 2,8 is really a "superused". It's a typical Leitz old style lens with a medium contrast but very even on the whole FOV, better to use in BW than color: with color, the Summicron 1st version is a definite step-up, but at 8-11 they have (for me) identical crispness. Andy's pic of the running dog illustrates very well how in BW it has a very pleasant OOF.