Quick poll: 35 Lux or Cron?

[alw]

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Hi all,

I´m about to get a 2nd-hand 35. My seller has a Lux from early 80´s and two Crons from early 90´s. Prices are 790€ for each. Which would you grab?

[Guest qlaus]

My choice would be the summicron. Smaller, lighter, and there are more than 100 ISO films available.

 

Cheers,

Klaus

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[dpattinson]

If it's your first 35, I also suggest the cron. If you like it and find you really want the extra stop, then you won't lose much on the trade.

[Guest noah_addis]

Film or M8? And do you suspect it will me one of your primary focal lengths, or a secondary to fill in gaps between other lenses?

 

I have both:D . I love the 'lux with film, but don't bother with it too much with M8 as with the crop factor I use the 28 or 24 as my primary and the 35 is not a favorite focal length.

 

With film I take the 'lux, as 35mm is my favorite with full-frame. I've thought about selling the 'cron, but it's black paint and it has the smoothest focusing action of all my lenses, and it's tiny so it's great for travel.

[alw]

Film, naturally. Mostly, I´m using the 50 cron so the 35 will be my "wide"-angle. At the same time I´m selling my brand-new CV Ultron 28. Somehow I just cannot sleep soundly knowing one of my lenses is not from Germany....

But yes, I´m probably getting the cron as the design (hood) really appeals to me.

[junglehs]

35 cron by day and lux by night is all i really need.

 

my 2 cents.

 

A.

[junglehs]

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forgot to say:

on film that is...

 

A.

[Guest noah_addis]

If you're happy with the low light performance of your 50'cron, you have your answer...

 

Can't go wrong either way really. Might come down to the condition of the lenses, or maybe the dealer will let you shoot a test roll to see which lens has a look you prefer.

[kipkeston]

Film, naturally. Mostly, I´m using the 50 cron so the 35 will be my "wide"-angle. At the same time I´m selling my brand-new CV Ultron 28. Somehow I just cannot sleep soundly knowing one of my lenses is not from Germany....

But yes, I´m probably getting the cron as the design (hood) really appeals to me.

 

better check to see if that cron is made in germany then. I'm not sure what year they switched.

[timd.]

cron.

[alw]

better check to see if that cron is made in germany then. I'm not sure what year they switched.

 

Btw. is there any difference between Canada & Germany versions?

[Guest Posto 6]

I would beg to differ, and suggest that you definitely go for the LUX, as this lens (also the first Leica lens I ever bought) has unrivalled character wide open, as well as very good performance slightly stopped down.

 

It also seems to be a better investment from the point of view of residul value, as these have recently shown strong appreciation. If you could, I would eventually try to get my hands on one of the (last) German-made "titanium" versions, which are even more pleasant to use and handle due to their brass construction. I traded in my Canadian Lux for one of these a few years ago, and have been thoroughly pleased.

 

Good luck whichever one you decide for, however- and hope that you like the results and try other lenses as well!

[alw]

How would you characterize the LUX wide open compared to Cron?

[wizard]

How would you characterize the LUX wide open compared to Cron?

 

Soft and flare prone. Stopped down it will be very similar to the Summicron. After all, both these lenses share the same 7-element optical layout, in cross-section they look like twins.

 

Andreas

[StS]

Since you are using film, you probably won't be disturbed by the fact the spherical 35mm Summilux can't be 6bit coded.

 

If you are interested - we just discussed this lens recently -

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/69471-summilux-1-4-35-pre-asph.html

 

I decided to keep the spherical 35mm Summilux, despite it's shortcomings.

[kenneth]

Hi all,

I´m about to get a 2nd-hand 35. My seller has a Lux from early 80´s and two Crons from early 90´s. Prices are 790€ for each. Which would you grab?

 

Summicron

[alw]

Since you are using film, you probably won't be disturbed by the fact the spherical 35mm Summilux can't be 6bit coded.

 

If you are interested - we just discussed this lens recently -

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/69471-summilux-1-4-35-pre-asph.html

 

I decided to keep the spherical 35mm Summilux, despite it's shortcomings.

 

Interesting read, thanks for posting. I think I´ll take the summicron.

[andybarton]

Btw. is there any difference between Canada & Germany versions?

 

No difference in quality, although a Canadian one might be a different "model"

[andybarton]

How would you characterize the LUX wide open compared to Cron?

 

These were all shot wide open

 

Lux (Reala)

 

http://www.andybarton.com/2008/mediafiles/l5.jpg

 

http://www.andybarton.com/2008/mediafiles/l4.jpg

 

Cron (Astia)

 

http://www.andybarton.com/2008/mediafiles/l16.jpg

 

http://www.andybarton.com/2008/mediafiles/l24.jpg

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[alw]

Damn, I rather like the Lux!