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Erfahrener Benutzer
Join Date: 08.09.2007
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Following up on my 35 Summarit Surprise thread, I just wanted to post a handful of images. There's nothing special about the subjects. I was really trying to get a handle on bokeh and how the lens performed outdoors.
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Erfahrener Benutzer
Join Date: 26.03.2007
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The new King of Bokeh.
Must have!
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Erfahrener Benutzer
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It's really quite impressive and seems to be very consistent in all lighting conditions. In the third shot the sun was almost directly behind the tree in the background. Flare and veiling glare are so well controlled.
All shots were taken without a lens hood. I generally always use a lens hood outdoors, especially in bright conditions. But it's great to be able to shoot without a hood since it makes for a very compact package. For now Maurizio, I'm sorry to say I won't be selling this little gem in a hurry! Ozkar |
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Neuer Benutzer
Join Date: 14.04.2007
Location: Bahrain
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lovely lens nice bokeh very crisp and contrasty images, I just ordered a 35mm f1.2 Nokton myself, I hope it performs half as well as the Summarit, this thread is giving me buyers remorse !
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Erfahrener Benutzer
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Join Date: 21.11.2006
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Just sold a Nokton f/1.2 because of the size and "dfferent" look I was getting compared to my Leica lenses. It's quite sharp and works nicely but I found that I simply wasn't using it instead opting for my Leica lenses.
Again, I'm not disparaging the Nokton ...it works very well and was plenty sharp. Just, for me, I was ready to sell it. I was thinking about the 35 Summicron someday but the Summarit may become a strong contender if I keep reading these threads! ![]() |
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Erfahrener Benutzer
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I sold my 35 CRON IV some months ago. In these conditions I am absolutely certain it would not have performed as well as the 35 Summarit. Harsh lighting across foliage and the like in the background always resulted in disturbing bokeh. And below 2.8 veiling glare was a problem. Given that I often shoot in bright, perhaps harsh, outdoor conditions these were issues for me. If you shoot more often in soft lighting then the bokeh of the CRON IV is on par. I see no reason to buy a CRON IV nowadays since a new Summarit is so well priced. The Summarit at f2.5 (actually 2.4) seems better allround than the CRON IV at the same aperture. It is also 6 bit coded and comes with a 2 year warranty. How can you go wrong? Ozkar Last edited by Ozkar; 09.04.2008 at 06:33. |
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Erfahrener Benutzer
Join Date: 28.08.2006
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I always prefered my cron IV to my cron asph ........... but after trying the summarit I sold them both and just bought the summarit ............ the lens is that good, especially for B&W: a great tonal range, creamy look and wonderful bokeh!
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Erfahrener Benutzer
Join Date: 06.11.2006
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I personnaly find the bokeh on the first 3 pictures quite unpleasant, harsh and distracting. I am not impressed...but it seems I am in a minority here.
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Erfahrener Benutzer
Join Date: 04.08.2007
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Not too much bokeh there at all on "normal" distanced objects. For the pictures of the close up flower I can set the aperature at f/4 and also get that same blurry background effect. With f/2.5 the shots are .... fairly sharp all over (except for the close ups) Bokeh aside, looks like a great lens but the Zeiss Biogon has simliar Bokeh (although no Leica name ) and the CV Nokton 35 f/1.2 is simply stunning for bokeh and centre sharpness only (it has to be, its almost as big and heavy as the Noctilux! )Best Rob |
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Considering that the background in all three are lit by somewhat bright, harsh light the bokeh is very good. I was deliberately trying to provoke unwieldy bokeh, but the Summarit responds very well. If you have samples from other 35's that will respond better in the same conditions I would be very interested to see them. Ozkar |
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