Discovering my 21mm f4 SA.

[the warrior]

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As you know well I have had the opportunity to try several 21mm lenses.

I tenidp the 21mm f2.8 ASPH Pre-E60, well, I had the 21mm f2.8 ASPH, well, I've tried several days at the SA 21mm F3.4 well, and have tried several days 21mm f4 SA , very well.

I chose to finally buy the SA 21mm F4, in mint condition, yesterday came to my house from Vienna, Peter is a serious seller, Leicashop.

 

Many words have been written Leica lenses, many secrets, much marketin, but only one truth.

In my opnion and in the opinion of many other users of Leica, new ASPH lenses are designed by Peter Karbe are at the height of the photographers, the Leica men.

True, they are very well constructed objectives, made to last 200 years, it is true that they are implemented and designed for new digital cameras, for sensors that invented the light from zeros and ones, but it is also true that they have lost the Leica light , the personality.

The old lenses have that light, that personality, that character, they have some shortcomings and deficiencies that make them different from everything that is manufactured today have signed in making real light.

These old targets were designed for the film, which today is retaking much sense across the globe.

 

I've been leaving my glasses ASPH back, there's only one of all of them, in my opinion, is the best I've had for a year at the Noctilux f0,95, that lens is something special, offers the best of both worlds.

Only one problem, weight, volume, and the fear of having an accident and break it, is very expensive, I sold it six months ago.

My view on the old lenses has changed gradually after realize and be aware that there is a truth that prevails over the other, money, sales, the beneficent, the renewal of catalogs by simple interest to show new things, but not better.

Now my lenses street use are the E55 90mm f2 Summicron plated brass Mandler, the 50mm f1.4 Summilux E46 BP Mandler, the Collapssible 5cm Summicron f2 and 21mm f4 SA.

 

Naturally each of you has your own view of this, I have to mine, I make pictures, I do not care if a lens was designed with glass and lead or very exotic materials, just look at my photographs and those made 50 years ago.

I always end up looking at those photographs taken 50 years ago, I see in them art and knowledge, I see objects made by man that are not as modern, now I see only put on the market six glasses and six models of cameras every six months to avoid being back to the competition, that may perhaps be a big mistake.

I use a M3 57 which functions as the first day, I do not think my MMonochrom shoot within 57 years in the future .......

I have my new 21mm f4 SA and today I go out for the first time with this lens, I know, but I'll know more.

Mñas modern lenses do not want to hurt my view, do not want that 50 Summicrcon APO ASPH makes me look away when I see a picture taken with him.

I argue that you have to buy lenses antigio before they do the Chinese to sell tomorrow at very high price, they are well aware that these lenses are valuable while we buy what the manufacturer says is better.

 

Some people are understanding that the old lenses and film cameras are being highly sought if well preserved, that people return to them, that modern does not seem as good as we dicenm, I think so.

I think some old lenses choose to work with them is one of the ejores m choices in life, do not change every day.

At the end of the day, what matters the material used if the picture is good and is a work of art ??.

Perhaps 50 or 60 years ago photographers had these modern ASPH lacking a firm own lenses for those works of art that always end up looking at ??

 

I can assure you that you are not going to become masters of photography to have a new lens APO ASPH in your camera

Greetings, and go take pictures, recover the lens of the closet and give life again.

 

 

[the warrior]

Put here some photos with our 21mm !!

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[the warrior]

Some photographs of this morning.

 

I love my SA 21mm F4 ............

 

 

 

 

 

[luigi bertolotti]

"I can assure you that you are not going to become masters of photography to have a new lens APO ASPH in your camera "

 

That's the point, Warrior... 21mm is such a specialty focal that a really GOOD picture, taken with THIS focal , will be fine regardless of the glass (unless it's really a bottle-back...)  : I have just posted (3 or 4 days ago) a 21-taken picture in the photo forum... it is a "decent result"... no more... and probably it would have been less good should had it taken with the SA 21f4 and not the 21 2,8 asph... but that is just because is a someway standard taking (even a bit trivial ) ; in a picture that owes its impact to a master usage of a 21, details like vignetting in corners or not perfectly even details between center and borders do lose their importance...

 

So... enjoy your SA f4... as a collector, I add that the 21 f4, with its "Schneider-style" bright chroming is also one of the "jewelry-type" Leitz classics...  

[sarav]

Hello the warrior,

 

I agree with you on the real magic light of old lenses. You are very happy with your new lens, you see in the pictures. Nice pictures.

About the first one: is the brightness on the face an effect of the lens glasses or did you brighten the face in post production?

[the warrior]

Thank you very much.

No postproduction in my photographs, unless a series in my flickr that it is clear that there is post production.

I like my natural images, I bring the light of the street and the composition also almost never cut out.

Perhaps in the photographs of film I clone a hair.

Greetings.

[russell]

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I suggest you will want to try the 28mm Elmarit v3.  This has a rendering similar to the 50mm pre-asph Lux.  But as you're enjoying the close focus with the 21, maybe that's something for next year...

[sarav]

I've wait for the lux 28 for years and now that it's reality I bought a 28 Elmarit v3. The lux is big, fat, heavy, too clinical, without personality and with smooth smooth lazy lazy bokeh. With 28 v3 I've fallen in love in seconds. Light and rendering are unbelievable. Ok, I agree...there are some shortcomings but after one shot you forgive everything. After one shot you have in your hands something that reflects the emotions you were feeling while shooting. Magical lens! I adore this lens. It bites the light.

[sarav]

...sorry for the OOT.

[the warrior]

I have used before several 28mm Elmarit, Summicron but I need more angular.