Tony Smith Posted December 1, 2010 Share #1 Posted December 1, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Can anyone give me information on the practical performance of this lens please? Thanks Tony Smith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 1, 2010 Posted December 1, 2010 Hi Tony Smith, Take a look here 35mm Summilux R lens. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
masjah Posted December 1, 2010 Share #2 Posted December 1, 2010 It's a very good performer overall. Wide open, it vignettes a bit, but that's not really a problem in the sort of contexts in which f/1.4 needs to be used. In my book, it's also not quite top notch in the outer field at maximum aperture, but fine when stopped down a bit. Again this isn't really a problem in the sort of contexts where f/1.4 needs to be used. It's also quite big and heavy, being a retrofocus large aperture design. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandokan Posted December 7, 2010 Share #3 Posted December 7, 2010 I have been told that the R-35 Summicron is a sharper lens, but I have the Summilux and am very happy with it on the DMR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsh Posted December 8, 2010 Share #4 Posted December 8, 2010 I love the 35 Summilux R. I personally like the Image quality better that the 35 Summillux M ASPH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brt Posted December 9, 2010 Share #5 Posted December 9, 2010 A special lens. It is big and heavy. It is not a walk around lens. It is rather difficult to focus and possibly you will miss the decisive moment. I like the look on film. Creamy colors and a soft transition from sharpness to unsharpness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted December 9, 2010 Share #6 Posted December 9, 2010 It is a decent lens, but not in the league of the APO lenses or the last 50 1.4. It is a 1980`s lens quality image. Not modern Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posto 6 Posted November 11, 2011 Share #7 Posted November 11, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Does anyone know if (as was the case with the late-version 80 Lux) there is any difference in the coatings between the earlier ELW versions and the later Solms ones? I have recently exchanged my 1983 Summilux-R 80mm for a very late version, and find that I much prefer the results, even for portraiture. I agree that the 35 R Lux is a very highly underrated lens, and also surprisingly rare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 12, 2011 Share #8 Posted November 12, 2011 There should not be a visible difference between those eighties. I guess your first example was not up to spec. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandetech Posted March 17, 2013 Share #9 Posted March 17, 2013 I have been told that the R-35 Summicron is a sharper lens, but I have the Summilux and am very happy with it on the DMR. No, 35 lux at f/1.4 is definitely as sharp as 35 crom f/2.0 if not sharper at center field, I have both lens, and always doing AB testing. This is definitely a top notch lens, the sharpness will scare you, I wonder how it compare a M-35 Lux Asph in such term. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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