Leica Frog Posted July 4, 2015 Share #81 Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Fully agreed with 35 Cron ( V.1, V.4 & Asph ) by its tack sharp, fast, small, light, tone, color, rendering and the reason of proper length. In case of M8, it should be 28 Elmarit Asph. Edited July 4, 2015 by FotoDRF 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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philipus Posted July 5, 2015 Share #82 Posted July 5, 2015 . Even smaller: 35 CV Skopar. This is an amazing lens, esp considering its price. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB007 Posted July 6, 2015 Share #83 Posted July 6, 2015 The 28/2.8 ASPH is my most compact and versatile M lens. Before I bought this lens, I mostly shoot with 50mm lenses and I never thought that I would love the 28mm focal length. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted July 10, 2015 Share #84 Posted July 10, 2015 Any 35, 40 or 50 'cron. All are tiny and good. Some 50mm sonnars are great but choose carefully and be prepared for focus shift and a long minimum focus distance. For a single lens I would have trouble committing to anything slower than f/2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdk Posted July 11, 2015 Share #85 Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) The Zeiss 35mm/2.8 C-Biogon ZM is great, and almost as compact as the 28mm/2.8 Elmarit ASPH. The two lenses are very modern, high contrast lenses, with low flare, but still recording decent shadow detail for properly exposed DNGs or color negatives. Edited July 11, 2015 by sdk Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
honcho Posted July 11, 2015 Share #86 Posted July 11, 2015 'Smallest and most versatile' are occasionally two opposing criteria, but a 35mm summicron will always be an obvious first choice for many including me, for both. For even smaller, although possibly not quite as versatile with some subjects, I'll also throw in the CV 28mm Color-Skopar f3.5. One of the best non-Leica lenses out there, imo. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ai_Print Posted July 12, 2015 Share #87 Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I just love the 28 Elmarit Asph for super close quarters. A dog and it's owner in the stall next to me behind garments while I was eating lunch at local farmer's market, M240. 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! Edited July 12, 2015 by Ai_Print 9 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/245580-smallest-and-most-versatile-leica-m-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=2852347'>More sharing options...
friedeye Posted July 18, 2015 Share #88 Posted July 18, 2015 Favorite tiny lens? 35 Lux pre-asph. Dream glow at 1.4, razor sharp at 4 and above. My only complaint would be barrel distortion, but that's easily correctible in post. Similar small lenses, and much cheaper, are the 35 Nokton 1.4 and the 40mm Nokton 1.4. The 40 Nokton and the 35 Lux are almost always mounted on one of my cameras. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted July 18, 2015 Share #89 Posted July 18, 2015 Summicron 35 IV and Elmar 50 latest. Also Summitar 50 1946. I'm afraid the Elmar 90 is way too expensive and can be offered cheaper, as it was at it its introduction Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiemchacsu Posted July 18, 2015 Share #90 Posted July 18, 2015 I realized that the lens 35/2 IV has been mentioned many times here. I'm doing the opposite thing that moving from the IV to 35/2.8 summaron, a tiny lens and (still) versatile I guess http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/247508-downgrade-from-352-iv-to-3528-am-i-crazy/page-1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted July 19, 2015 Share #91 Posted July 19, 2015 I realized that the lens 35/2 IV has been mentioned many times here. I'm doing the opposite thing that moving from the IV to 35/2.8 summaron, a tiny lens and (still) versatile I guess http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/247508-downgrade-from-352-iv-to-3528-am-i-crazy/page-1 Especially while you don't really need a hood. I own one too, in practice I use the cron IV more often because the 2.0, but I agree that the Summaron draws beautifully Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted July 20, 2015 Share #92 Posted July 20, 2015 Small? The Summicron-C 40/2.0, Summaron 35/2.8 and the TE 90/2.8 226gram version. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted July 25, 2015 Share #93 Posted July 25, 2015 (edited) Small? The Summicron-C 40/2.0, Summaron 35/2.8 and the TE 90/2.8 226gram version. Shares the same body and mechanicals of the 35 Summicron 8-element. Edited July 25, 2015 by james.liam Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiafish Posted January 8, 2019 Share #94 Posted January 8, 2019 I just bought the 35mm f/2.8 Summaron and am quite impressed so far. Still loving my 1937 Sonnar, but lately I've been using a 1970 50mm f/1.4 Summilux just as often for an equally beautiful, though entirely different look. The Summilux is a bit bigger and quite a bit heavier, but still very small and light for an f/1.4 lens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted January 8, 2019 Share #95 Posted January 8, 2019 On 5/27/2015 at 6:59 AM, pico said: Summilux 35mm f/1.4, any series before the ASPH. At f/1.4 has a soft glow in contrasty low light which I like very much. Good OOF. I prefer the one with infinity lock which only makes it a bit easier to remove the lens. Thank goodness now there are aftermarket shades for them. Perhaps my favorite M lens. I have the one without infinity lock, and I had it coded. This, and the Summicron-M 50, are my most used lenses on the M, any M. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trivette Posted January 8, 2019 Share #96 Posted January 8, 2019 I use mostly the 50/2.8 Elmar-M with my M2 and M6 and the 35/2.8 Biogon ZM with the M8. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted January 8, 2019 Share #97 Posted January 8, 2019 Anybody have experience with the CV 28mm f/3.5? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepyhead Posted January 8, 2019 Share #98 Posted January 8, 2019 There are the new Voigtlander 21/3.5 and 35/2 “vintage line” lenses. It will be interesting to see how they perform... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted January 11, 2019 Share #99 Posted January 11, 2019 28 2.8 ASPH. 35 2.0 V4 50 collapsible from least favorite, 3.5 red scale, original 2.8, M chrome, M black, 90 4.0 collapsible from least favorite original , then current 4.0 m which is one fine lens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted January 14, 2019 Share #100 Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/7/2019 at 11:01 PM, semi-ambivalent said: Anybody have experience with the CV 28mm f/3.5? I do. it is the smallest lens I own; it is best used on a Monochrom or with B&W film and it is quite wonderful in its tonality/rendering. For color...no so much. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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