hassiman Posted September 10, 2010 Share #1 Posted September 10, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi, I am considering the purchase of an M9 body and was wondering how well my beautiful M4's 35mm F2 Canadian Summicron and 50MM F2 German Summicrom will play with it? Good and sharp as with my M4? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 Hi hassiman, Take a look here M9 & my M-4's 35mm & 50mm Summcrons a good match?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
thompsonkirk Posted September 11, 2010 Share #2 Posted September 11, 2010 Some of us actually prefer your 'classic' lenses to the newer versions. For some handy condensed info on versions, dates, SNs, & reputed characteristics of the older 35 & 50 Summicrons, check this site: Antique and Classic Camera Home Page Welcome! And you'll enjoy the new camera body if you get one – it's as rewarding to use as your film M. Kirk (Who still has an active roll of film in his M4) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted September 11, 2010 Share #3 Posted September 11, 2010 I used a M4-P. The v.4 35mm Summicron that went with it was so surprisingly good with the M9 that I sent it to Solms for a CLA and permanent coding. It is now my "compact 35". I have posted a number of pictures here made with this lens, so I will not do it again. The v.3 is a decent lens -- it is a Leica lens, after all! -- but known for somewhat harsh bokeh. If this is what you have, and you like it, it will work well on the M9, though the bokeh effect may be a bit more pronounced with a digital sensor. The previous-to-current 50mm Summicron is also a good 50mm, though it performs a bit weaker in the outer image field. But considering that the v.4 35 is actually better off-axis on the M9 than it was on film, the same may well be true of your 50! All lenses, to work properly, must of course be either coded, or manually identified in the menu. This last works well, but will soon develop into a p.i.t.a. Especially when you forget to change. The old man from the Age of Mandler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicaquarters Posted September 11, 2010 Share #4 Posted September 11, 2010 This last works well, but will soon develop into a p.i.t.a. Especially when you forget to change. The old man from the Age of Mandler Indeed. I only found out after the harm was done. But could you please explain wat PITA stands for? Thanks in advance. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted September 11, 2010 Share #5 Posted September 11, 2010 google is your friend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pita_(disambiguation) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted September 11, 2010 Share #6 Posted September 11, 2010 Yes, and it's the acronym. The old man covering his a Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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