Rick Posted February 23, 2010 Share #41 Posted February 23, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) jaapv, what lens do you find mounted on your M9 most of the time these days? I'd love to hear the long version of the story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 23, 2010 Posted February 23, 2010 Hi Rick, Take a look here 35 summicron for lowlight?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
chronomaniaque Posted February 23, 2010 Share #42 Posted February 23, 2010 The various replies has made me think about keeping the Canon. But then, it would take me several months to save up for the summicron. No rush really except that the widest I have is the 50 and I find myself wanting to shoot wider. I guess I should just stick with what I have in the meantime and wait til I have enough funds for the 35. Will be shooting a wedding this weekend and will be using the Canon + M8 for portraits, with the DSLR for wide shots. Thanks for the replies guys. The wait continues... You can wait with the cheap and yet excellent 2.5/35 CV Skopar (or the Nokton 1.4/40)... If you resell it to buy the summicron you will loose maybe 100$, but you will have shot hundreds of beautiful pictures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted February 23, 2010 Share #43 Posted February 23, 2010 Wel I have had the Summicron asph for years and it has not shifted focus once....It may be it has some shift in theory, after all it shares the design with the Summilux 35 asph, but it should be so minor that it can only be seen on an optical bench. My 35 Summicron asph shifts focus at f4 and f5.6, but is fine at all other apertures. This is exactly consistent with Sean Reid's review of the lens he tested. I carefully tested mine on a tripod, so I know its behavior; but, in practice, it presents no problem. Out of curiosity, I tested my 28 Summicron asph and 50 Summilux asph the same way...no focus shift. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 23, 2010 Share #44 Posted February 23, 2010 jaapv, what lens do you find mounted on your M9 most of the time these days? I'd love to hear the long version of the story.Summilux 50 asph followed by Summilux 24. I find those two absolutely amazing lenses and I tend to use them both at 1.4 as long as light permits. I must get a couple of ND filters. I recently bought an Elmarit 28 3rd version and it is an exceedingly good lens, nice for general landscape @ 5.6. The Summicron 35 asph has been pushed to the background a bit by this trio I confess, but remains a wonderfully drawing lens. The long end is another story... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 23, 2010 Share #45 Posted February 23, 2010 Thanks for the reply. If you had the new 35 lux, and assuming it is all that the 24 lux is, would you be tempted back to 35mm as an all around? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
I love my M8 Posted February 24, 2010 Share #46 Posted February 24, 2010 Summilux 50 asph followed by Summilux 24. I find those two absolutely amazing lenses and I tend to use them both at 1.4 as long as light permits. I must get a couple of ND filters. Jaap, this is probably a stupid question but how do you fit a ND filter to a Summilux 24?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 24, 2010 Share #47 Posted February 24, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just like any other filter: series VII in the hood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecaton Posted February 24, 2010 Share #48 Posted February 24, 2010 Hello, I am considering getting a 35 summicron v4 for my M8. My question, will it be good enough for indoor lowlight shots? I have a Canon 50/1.2 which I use for lowlight, but in order to fund the summicron, I'd need to sell the Canon. Is it worth it to lose the extra stops an f/1.2 lens gives for an excellent lens like the 35 summicron? Below is how I shoot at dark (.045secs, 1.2, iso 2500, ev -1) Can a summicron do this? Or should I just save up the next 10 months for it and keep the 50/1.2? ps: the reason why I am in such a hurry to I know that if I do, I will always dream of the summicron, and I'll end up spending more. If you don't mind the bulk, have a look at the CV 35mm f1.2, an excellent lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
menos I M6 Posted February 24, 2010 Share #49 Posted February 24, 2010 How does the CV 35 1.4 Nokton fair in comparison to the Leica 35 Lux pre ASPH, 35 Lux ASPH and 35 Cron ASPH? I might be interested, to pick one of these up, as they seem, to be veeery compact (similar to the old Lux) and quite affordable as a second 35mm lens. My biggest gripes about the 35 Cron ASPH is indeed certain flare and speed (why I would not recommend it for low light and moving subjects). The 35 f1.2 Nokton seems too bulky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted February 24, 2010 Share #50 Posted February 24, 2010 The CV 35/1.4 SC flares more than both pre-asph Lux (latest) and pre-asph Cron IV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkfloyd Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share #51 Posted February 24, 2010 I'm planning to get a CV 35/1.4 after getting a Cron IV for speed and times when f2 just won't cut it... @lct: really? It flares more? How about the MC? I like my lenses to be mid-high contrast... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted February 24, 2010 Share #52 Posted February 24, 2010 I have no experience of the MC sorry. The CV 35/1.4 SC is a kind of modern pre-asph Lux with more sharpness at f/1.4 and f/2, the same kind of fingerprint as the latter (w/o glow though) but definitely more flare compared to the latest pre-asph Lux and some disturbing focus shift from f/2.8 and on. I use mine indoor with pleasure at f/1.4 and f/2 but i don't shoot against the light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
menos I M6 Posted February 24, 2010 Share #53 Posted February 24, 2010 Thanks lct for the info. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie_O Posted February 24, 2010 Share #54 Posted February 24, 2010 My 35/1.4 Nokton is MC and with the hood on, flare isn't really that much of a problem. I will say that I'm on my second copy, as the first one I had backfocused terribly. My current copy is spot-on and if it focus-shifts, it's not enough for me to notice. Remember though, I'm not a lens reviewer, I'm just a photographer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knomad Posted February 26, 2010 Share #55 Posted February 26, 2010 35mm Summicron pre-aspherical version IV Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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