pico Posted August 19, 2016 Share #41 Posted August 19, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Can't attach a photo. Seems like a mystery to do so. If you take Advanced Options, and scroll down the window a bit you will find an Attach Files option. Take Browse to find it and select it, then press Attach This File. And Add to Post. I hope this helps. Best, Pico Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 Hi pico, Take a look here Is the Leica 35mm Summilux-M the quintessential Leica Lens?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
richfx Posted August 20, 2016 Share #42 Posted August 20, 2016 Thanks, Pico. Zeiss 35 Biogon 2.8 image: 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/263421-is-the-leica-35mm-summilux-m-the-quintessential-leica-lens/?do=findComment&comment=3099129'>More sharing options...
Exodies Posted August 20, 2016 Share #43 Posted August 20, 2016 Funny looking cat. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kupo43 Posted August 20, 2016 Share #44 Posted August 20, 2016 For those that have switched from the 35 Cron to the 35 Lux, do you ultimately feel that the upgrade was worth it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmars Posted August 20, 2016 Share #45 Posted August 20, 2016 Yes! One more f-stop, which I use frequently. And less flare. And a bit more sharpness in the edges. Elmar Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestatesman Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share #46 Posted August 20, 2016 For those that have switched from the 35 Cron to the 35 Lux, do you ultimately feel that the upgrade was worth it? Very much so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colint544 Posted August 20, 2016 Share #47 Posted August 20, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) In 2011, I sold all my surplus Nikon gear (got a staff job and Canon gear was supplied). I wanted to sink the cash into Leica gear. Was astonished to find that the 35mm Summicron eight element I had owned since 1998 had quadrupled in value. I put it on eBay, sold it, and bought the 35mm Summilux FLE. The FLE is a great lens. Mine, like a lot of them, rattles like a set of maracas. The aperture ring spins merrily back and forth at the lightest of inadvertent touches. But I doubt I would ever sell it. It's kind of a lens for life. It's extremely versatile. On a film M it's sensational. I never seem to get the "busy" backgrounds people complain of. But, boy do I wish I'd kept the eight element Summicron. I look at some of the shots I took with that lens and they have a gorgeous atmosphere to them. The lens was like a piece of art - solid brass, tiny, buttery smooth in use and built so beautifully. And I have an M Monochrom these days. I keep hearing that the M Monochrom and eight element Summicron are a match made in heaven, due to the superb sharpness combined with lower contrast. It's been said many a time - you always regret selling a Leica lens! 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted August 20, 2016 Share #48 Posted August 20, 2016 Funny looking cat. But would it say 'Moo" to a goose? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblutter Posted August 21, 2016 Share #49 Posted August 21, 2016 1. Summi 50mm Ver4 2. Elmar 50 collapsible, latest ver for size Grew up an M3 guy - 50's is how I see the world 90% of these are the Summi https://www.flickr.com/photos/sblutter/28028624312/in/album-72157667891920103/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted August 21, 2016 Share #50 Posted August 21, 2016 For those that have switched from the 35 Cron to the 35 Lux, do you ultimately feel that the upgrade was worth it? I have both lenses and rarely, if ever, use the Summilux. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 21, 2016 Share #51 Posted August 21, 2016 For those that have switched from the 35 Cron to the 35 Lux, do you ultimately feel that the upgrade was worth it? I wouldn't call it an upgrade, more like a sidegrade. Each lens has its use and excellent results. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kupo43 Posted August 21, 2016 Share #52 Posted August 21, 2016 I really have no reason to get the Summilux as the Summicron ASPH is such a tremendous lens, but being able to shoot at 1.4 is the dream. As far as size is concerned, I wouldn't mind the extra heft. I have larger hands so it might make it easier to naturally find the focus/aperture rings if they were spread out a little more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted August 21, 2016 Share #53 Posted August 21, 2016 1. Summi 50mm Ver4 2. Elmar 50 collapsible, latest ver for size Grew up an M3 guy - 50's is how I see the world 90% of these are the Summi https://www.flickr.com/photos/sblutter/28028624312/in/album-72157667891920103/ Summi-(cron or lux)? Summi is not enough information... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 21, 2016 Share #54 Posted August 21, 2016 v4 = Summicron Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 21, 2016 Share #55 Posted August 21, 2016 sblutter and kupo43 should get together. Between them they will have one complete lens. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted August 22, 2016 Share #56 Posted August 22, 2016 v4 = Summicron The current Summilux 1.4/50 is also the fourth version... Summi does not describe a Leica lens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 22, 2016 Share #57 Posted August 22, 2016 The current Summilux 1.4/50 is also the fourth version... There are only three versions of 50/1.4 pre-asph and one version of 50/1.4 asph so far so the only 50 v4 in existence is Summicron in my book. Clear enough for me but YMMV. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted August 22, 2016 Share #58 Posted August 22, 2016 There are only three versions of 50/1.4 pre-asph and one version of 50/1.4 asph so far so the only 50 v4 in existence is Summicron in my book. Clear enough for me but YMMV. I'm just being pedantic I know, but if someone is going to abbreviate summilux or summicron to summi, they probably can't afford the energy to also write 'asph'. And while the current version is commonly called the asph, it is also the fourth version of the 50mm summilux. This is a bit different to the 50mm summicron where we have both v5 and the APO-ASPH being concurrently produced and sold, whereas v3 of the 50mm summilux was replaced by v4 (which happens to also be apsh). But like I said, I'm being pedantic. Also, don't forget not everyone has the knowledge that you do, and would not always make the "obvious" connection that 'Summi v4' refers to the summicron v4 in a thread about summilux's. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted August 22, 2016 Share #59 Posted August 22, 2016 You're not being pedantic. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 22, 2016 Share #60 Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) I have never heard of the 50/1.4 asph being a "fourth version" but always heard the same about the 50/2 non-apo. Same about other lenses like Elmarit 28mm for instance. The 28/2.8 asph is not the "fifth version" of 28/2.8 pre-asph. Or the 35/1.4 aspherical was not the "third version" of the 35/1.4 pre-asph. And the 35/2 asph has never been called a "fifth version" of the 35/2 pre-asph AFAIK. Asph and Apo are just different lenses, not new versions of the same lens in my book. Another example? There were 90/2 v1, v2 & v3 but the 90/2 apo has never been called a "fourth version" hasn't it. I am not being pedantic either hopefully... Edited August 22, 2016 by lct Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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