kenneth Posted November 26, 2008 Share #1 Â Posted November 26, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am looking to possibly replace my latest model Summicron 50 mm with a collapsable 50 mm. Will I loose out on image quality by doing this? The advantage, to me is that I would be able to put my camera in my coat pocket but if this means a loss in image rendition and quality I will live with hanging the camera around my neck. After all, the reason we buy Leica in the first place is the quality of the results. Â Your recommendations and model choices appreciated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 26, 2008 Posted November 26, 2008 Hi kenneth, Take a look here Collapsable Leica lens suggestions Please. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
andybarton Posted November 26, 2008 Share #2  Posted November 26, 2008 Not worse, just different.  Try and find a nice Elmar like this one:  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  These retail at £599 new, but they have recently stopped making them, so will be getting harder to find. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  These retail at £599 new, but they have recently stopped making them, so will be getting harder to find. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/69706-collapsable-leica-lens-suggestions-please/?do=findComment&comment=728668'>More sharing options...
bybrett Posted November 26, 2008 Share #3  Posted November 26, 2008 I recently shot a whole wedding on one lens... it was the chrome one. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/69706-collapsable-leica-lens-suggestions-please/?do=findComment&comment=728690'>More sharing options...
andybarton Posted November 26, 2008 Share #4  Posted November 26, 2008 I heard about that wedding while on the motorway the other day, Brett  Lovely creamy tones to that lens - wide open, I assume? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zwicko Posted November 26, 2008 Share #5 Â Posted November 26, 2008 Great shot, Brett! Â Was is taken with the above mentioned Elmar? Film or digital? Â Cheers, Zwicko Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share #6  Posted November 26, 2008 Not worse, just different. Try and find a nice Elmar like this one:  [ATTACH]114669[/ATTACH]  These retail at £599 new, but they have recently stopped making them, so will be getting harder to find.  This one is available at Classic Camera £499- what do you think? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/69706-collapsable-leica-lens-suggestions-please/?do=findComment&comment=728734'>More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 26, 2008 Share #7  Posted November 26, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Please, for the future: Do not post what´s available and in stock in shops (kind of advertising). Thank you!   This forum contains a buy & sell area that funds the forum. Therefore no buy & sell activities, independent of whatever form (e.g. link to eBay and similar areas) are allowed in the forum section.  This also includes any form of negotiations, price/pricing discussions or for sale information.    This one is available at Classic Camera £499- what do you think? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybrett Posted November 26, 2008 Share #8 Â Posted November 26, 2008 Andy were you on the M6 or M8...? Yes wide open all day. Â Zwicko cheers - M8.2 Elmar-M 50mm f2.8 - very liberating... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 26, 2008 Share #9 Â Posted November 26, 2008 Brett, was that wedding shot with the latest Elmar-M 50 - great! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybrett Posted November 27, 2008 Share #10 Â Posted November 27, 2008 Yep, it's about 5 years old, and so easy to focus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 27, 2008 Share #11 Â Posted November 27, 2008 I have a silver one, nice lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waileong Posted November 27, 2008 Share #12  Posted November 27, 2008 I am looking to possibly replace my latest model Summicron 50 mm with a collapsable 50 mm. Will I loose out on image quality by doing this? The advantage, to me is that I would be able to put my camera in my coat pocket but if this means a loss in image rendition and quality I will live with hanging the camera around my neck. After all, the reason we buy Leica in the first place is the quality of the results. Your recommendations and model choices appreciated  OF course every generation of Summicrons improves on the previous in terms of sharpness and contrast. Why do you think optical designers would stand for otherwise?  But one should also acknowledge that contrast and sharpness are not everything in a photograph. There are other qualities like bokeh and rendition which differentiate lenses.  Further, to me non-optical qualities are equally imporant-- weight, size, filter diameter, build quality. So I prefer to carry my 90TE rather than my 90AA when travelling. Because the weight on my shoulders is so much less!  Lastly, one should note that handheld shooting is a great leveller. Without using a tripod, it's hard to get the full improvement in performance from a technically better lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share #13 Â Posted November 27, 2008 Having read your comments, which are much appreciated and also comments from other sources I think I am, maybe going to stay with the 50 mm Summicron for the time being. It was only with having a 35 mm Summicron asph as well, the idea of a collapsable lens instead of the 50 mm seemed worthwhile but possibly, in the long term I might sell my 50 mm lens and just stay with the 35 mm which seems to cover most of my picture taking requirements. Interestingly, this is nearly the first camera I have bought with more than one lens and there is alot to be said for the one lens approach as it removes the decision as to which lens to use when one only has one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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