IWC Doppel Posted August 28, 2012 Share #1 Posted August 28, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I was lucky enough to borrow a mint late 75mm summilux, just back from Solms after adjustment and cleaning. It took me a while to get even remotely used to the length, but a very nice lens indeed. I really like the way it renders, superb with close range portraits. I really liked it at f2.8. Any other thoughts on 75mm as a length ? I think I will add it to my want list Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 28, 2012 Posted August 28, 2012 Hi IWC Doppel, Take a look here I spent the bank holiday with a 75mm Summliux. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pico Posted August 28, 2012 Share #2 Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) I was lucky enough to borrow a mint late 75mm summilux' date=' just back from Solms after adjustment and cleaning. It took me a while to get even remotely used to the length, but a very nice lens indeed. I really like the way it renders, superb with close range portraits. I really liked it at f2.8. Any other thoughts on 75mm as a length ? I think I will add it to my want list [/quote'] I really like the Summilux 75mm. I added LeicaGoodies focus assist (Steer) for a bit of help. The lens is one of three I have been absolutely committed to for decades. Noctilux users who love OOF (bokeh) might chime in here with their impressions - I hope. Edited August 28, 2012 by pico Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted August 29, 2012 Share #3 Posted August 29, 2012 (edited) Pico- Agree. Great lens! I don't post many images, but take a look at my Memorial Day 75/1.4 photo in Arlington Cemetery on 28 May 2012 . Edited August 29, 2012 by algrove Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickp13 Posted August 29, 2012 Share #4 Posted August 29, 2012 I really like the Summilux 75mm. I added LeicaGoodies focus assist (Steer) for a bit of help. The lens is one of three I have been absolutely committed to for decades. Noctilux users who love OOF (bokeh) might chime in here with their impressions - I hope. +1 for both lenses (both with a Steer). check out a thread by adan on other mandler lenses. the thread is practically a reference work on the subject, with illustrating photos from each lens. good luck finding a summilux 75 rick Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
efreed2754 Posted August 29, 2012 Share #5 Posted August 29, 2012 Once adjusted a superb lens. Use for concerts, great portraits, good travel lens and excellent close ups. Near enough to 50 that can also be a tighter "normal" lens. And you get both frame lines together so easy to compare. Rendering wonderful, and good fit for M system. Have 90 Elmarit and love it but 75 wins out. It is heavy but hard to leave home without it. 18, 35 and 75 good mini package too. Have a 75 Cron on order but hard to give Lux up. It is very special and no wonder Mandler said it was his favorite lens! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted August 29, 2012 Share #6 Posted August 29, 2012 This is one of the greatest Mandler lenses. It has such smooth OOF areas but, can be contrasty and sharp by stopping. One of my favorite lenses. Too bad the collectors are driving the price up on this lens. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted August 29, 2012 Share #7 Posted August 29, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have found a comparison for you - mostly in respect of out of focus areas, as I did not really nail the focus of the Noctilux image. First one, M9 with Noctilux at f/0.95, shot at ISO 640, 1/25th 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! 1 Quote 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/186688-i-spent-the-bank-holiday-with-a-75mm-summliux/?do=findComment&comment=2098639'>More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted August 29, 2012 Share #8 Posted August 29, 2012 Second image, Summilux 75/1.4, at 1.4 (I think - the EXIF says 2.8, but I don't think that was right), ISO 160 at 1/500 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! 2 Quote 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/186688-i-spent-the-bank-holiday-with-a-75mm-summliux/?do=findComment&comment=2098640'>More sharing options...
menos I M6 Posted August 29, 2012 Share #9 Posted August 29, 2012 Also consider the Voigtlander 75 f2.5 Color-Heliar! I do have many lenses in this range, including a 75 Summilux and other rare samples, but the moment, I saw the first test shots from the tiny, little Voigtlander, I truly was astonished! It renders in a very classic way, not contrasting the beautiful rendering of the Summilux, but indeed it could well be mixed with some Mandler lenses and would not throw out the balance of a series of photographs, when used. The Voigtlander is small change in price of second hand samples, compared to the Summilux and it is really a beautiful lightweight and very compact lens, to also have in the bag, if the Summilux is simply to big and heavy to carry also. In my opinion, the Color-Heliar is the ideal lens for anybody, to figure out, if the 75mm frame is for them or not. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share #10 Posted August 29, 2012 Thanks guys, John I love your 50 Summilux shot Here are a couple at F2.8, close and long : 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! 1 Quote 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/186688-i-spent-the-bank-holiday-with-a-75mm-summliux/?do=findComment&comment=2098646'>More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share #11 Posted August 29, 2012 And a couple close up at F1.4 and two more showing the bokeh wide open. I was impressed how well it shot into the light as well. 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! Quote 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/186688-i-spent-the-bank-holiday-with-a-75mm-summliux/?do=findComment&comment=2098648'>More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted August 29, 2012 Share #12 Posted August 29, 2012 I have little use for the 75mm length. I have even less use for large, heavy and clumsy lenses on a M camera. Given that, the 75mm Summarit is a very nice lens – on a M8, where its angle of acceptance is equal to that of a 100mm lens on a 24x36 camera. And that is a useful length. And I have short patience with the current rage for fuzz too. The old man from the Negative Age Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmradman Posted August 29, 2012 Share #13 Posted August 29, 2012 It is worth mentioning R equivalent Summilux 80mm, pretty much same rendering on Canikons for full frame digital capture (via adapter) or film. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted August 29, 2012 Share #14 Posted August 29, 2012 (edited) I have little use for the 75mm length. I have even less use for large, heavy and clumsy lenses on a M camera. Given that, the 75mm Summarit is a very nice lens – on a M8, where its angle of acceptance is equal to that of a 100mm lens on a 24x36 camera. And that is a useful length. And I have short patience with the current rage for fuzz too. The old man from the Negative Age Well, we both like and have use for the 75mm focal length. I find it to be quite an 'intimate' focal length without the tighter framing of 90mm+ lenses, and goes well for me in combination with a 35mm, and particularly 28mm lens. It's unlike you to write with such 'negative waves'. Having said that, although the 75 Summilux is very tempting for it's rendering, I don't want the size and weight. I'm more than happy with my 2.0/75 Summicron ASPH and the 2.5/75 Color-Heliar. I agree with Dirk that the CV is a great little lens and under-appreciated. Sean Reid has a very favourable review of the CV. As expected it is much softer than the Summicron but also only cost me 10% of the Leica. Edited August 29, 2012 by MarkP 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share #15 Posted August 29, 2012 In some ways it has made me more interested in using my 90 that doesn't get much exercise. I did find the weight a little bit if an issue, more that I thought I would. The other thing I will look into is moving from full res LR to small jpg as I note that my pictures do look a little dark, I wanted to keep the mood of the wet overcast day but on the forum they remind me of setting the brightness to low on a projector and crushing blacks Shame Leica didn't do an Elmarit-M 75 with similar rendering as the 90, I do think I prefer the 75 length. I am very inexperienced of anything much over 50, I bet if I 'averaged' my shots over the last few years it would be less than 40mm.... I really get 35 and 28 and can adapt to 24 and 50 okay, 21 I'm getting better at and still a bit lost over 50, but 3 days solid with the 75 was great, I took my 35 along and had to work hard not to put it on ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McMaster Posted August 29, 2012 Share #16 Posted August 29, 2012 I don't think it the weight so much as the distribution of it, a Noctilux is heavier but (the f1.0) balances better IMO as it is shorter. john 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted August 29, 2012 Share #17 Posted August 29, 2012 Second image, Summilux 75/1.4, at 1.4 (I think - the EXIF says 2.8, but I don't think that was right), ISO 160 at 1/500 John, could it be that it is actually at 2.8? I don't know the shooting distance or if you cropped but at say 1.5m at 1.4 the DOF is 1cm; at 2.8 it is 2cm. A nice photo though. In some ways it has made me more interested in using my 90 that doesn't get much exercise. I did find the weight a little bit if an issue, more that I thought I would. The whippet photo is really very nice. Btw the first version is lighter (490g) than the second (600g) and the third (560g) though, of course, has 1m minimum distance. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted August 29, 2012 Share #18 Posted August 29, 2012 Well, we both like and have use for the 75mm focal length.I find it to be quite an 'intimate' focal length without the tighter framing of 90mm+ lenses, and goes well for me in combination with a 35mm, and particularly 28mm lens. It's unlike you to write with such 'negative waves'. Well, some people regard me as the resident old curmudgeon. But my own experience – which is of course not necessarily obligatory for other people – is that 75mm is a sort of betwixt-and-between length, without either the ease of a 50mm or the concentration of 90mm. Your mileage, as usual, may vary. This said, the Color-Heliar is a nice little lens, well built and of course very compact. If you do like the length, I do recommend it for your attention. It is much like the 'thin' 90mm Tele-Elmar (of which I have written today here: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/252623-elmar-c-90-4-vs-tele-2.html) but it is actually slightly better wide open. The old man from the Age of the 9cm Elmar 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted August 29, 2012 Share #19 Posted August 29, 2012 What's with all the B&W? 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! Quote 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/186688-i-spent-the-bank-holiday-with-a-75mm-summliux/?do=findComment&comment=2099316'>More sharing options...
wda Posted August 29, 2012 Share #20 Posted August 29, 2012 Another vote for the 75 Summarit which I bought for my M8 and virtually lives on it. But also very useful on the M9. It is a super short tele lens. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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