hassiman Posted February 10, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 10, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I still have my German M-4s I bought new in 1970... over the years I had most of the lenses and M-5s and M6s as well as the SL2/R4 and the R lenses.. but I could never bear to get rid of my M4s which are still in perfect shape.. My 35mm and 50mm were the sharpest lenses I have ever used and the focal lengths I "see" with using the Leica so I kept them as well. How well will my Canadian 35mm F2 Summichron and German 50mm F2 Summichrons work on an M9? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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adan Posted February 10, 2010 Share #2 Posted February 10, 2010 The 50 depends on the exact model. Collapsible 50 Summicrons may cause damage if collapsed on the M9. They need some tape wrapped around the lens barrel so they can't be inadvertently collapsed. Dual-range 50 Summicrons with the special close-focus cams are physically obstructed from mounting and focusing well. Otherwise, any 50 'cron should work fine. With the 35 f/2, you'll get pretty dark corners unless the camera "knows" that you have a 35 f/2 mounted and adds digital corrections. Usually, this is done by having coding marks added to the lens mount so the M9 can automatically sense what lens you've mounted. However, the M9 also has a lens selection menu in which you can manually identify your 35 lens for the camera, to get the same corrections. Not quite as simple as using the coding - you have to fiddle with the menu for each lens change. But it means any 35 'cron from any era/country can be used with very good results. Coding from Leica is available only for post-1980 35 Summicrons. For an earlier lens, manual selection in the menu is the only option, unless one figures out how to put on one's own coding marks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWW Posted February 10, 2010 Share #3 Posted February 10, 2010 Not sure which 35mm Summicron version you have but my self coded version 4 is superb on my M9. Although I have the ASPH cron and Lux versions also, I use the older lens more often due to small size, light weight and good performance. If you don't want to sharpie code or use the menu, you can send in the lens for encoding. For the 50mm, I've tried out the older rigid version on the M9 and this provides nice low contrast images but for color prefer my 50 Lux ASPH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 10, 2010 Share #4 Posted February 10, 2010 No distinction between German or Canadian lenses. . If you like the way they render on film you will be just as happy or even more so on the M9. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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