Clandrel Posted September 28, 2010 Share #1 Posted September 28, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Leica 35mm f/2 Summicron-M Version 4 Made in Germany - eBay (item 270640178614 end time Oct-02-10 06:25:55 PDT) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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earleygallery Posted September 28, 2010 Share #2 Posted September 28, 2010 It's a lens? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clandrel Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted September 28, 2010 Aha. It's a lens... Thank you. No, I was thinking about your thoughts as a lens on M9. Pros/cons... /c Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phalter Posted September 28, 2010 Share #4 Posted September 28, 2010 Aha. It's a lens... Thank you. No, I was thinking about your thoughts as a lens on M9. Pros/cons... /c I had one of them, and traded it in for its (aspherical) successor, said to be even better. I couldn't really see a difference, not even in A3 prints. I slightly regretted selling it because it's smaller than the aspherical lens and fitted into a smaller bag. To all evidence, it's still one of the best 35 mm lenses Leica ever made and should be a gem on an M9. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Lorentzen Posted September 28, 2010 Share #5 Posted September 28, 2010 a 35m cron, should work beautifully on the M9. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted September 28, 2010 Share #6 Posted September 28, 2010 I like it - the "King of Bokeh" is perhaps somewhat a matter of opinion, but I find that even when the bokeh is a bit "hot " @ f/2, it still adds a certain brilliance to images (see image). I didn't own one during my "M8" era, but jumped at the chance when one turned up at a local shop ($1,100) after getting my M9. The advertised lens is a German build of the same optical design originally introduced by Leitz Canada around 1980. One thing to check when purchasing - the front of the lens can come loose if a gorilla has tried to remove the lens gripping the lens shade. Give it a delicate twist to see if it is firmly in place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaNi Posted September 28, 2010 Share #7 Posted September 28, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I use the 35/2 gen4 on my M9 on a regular basis and I am very pleased with the results. In fact I have liked this lens during all the years in the past when I used it on my M6 cameras as well. But beware, it can separate into two pieces, there is apparently a internal lock ring that get lose over time, at least on my Canadian example. Regards / Magnus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted September 29, 2010 Share #8 Posted September 29, 2010 I own a 1983 Jubilee-engraved Canadian-made v.4 Summicron which came with the similarly engraved M4-P I bought some years ago. It is a nice lens on film. On a M9, it is really excellent. Because it is so small and handy, I took it to a camera show a little less than one year ago with my brand new M9, identifying it by the lens menu. The results astounded me. Not least its ability to handle spotlights and other light sources in the image field. It was clean, it was sharp. I was so impressed that I decided to accord this lens full combat status. I even sent it to Solms for a refurbishing and a bit of vandalism, in the form of six-bit coding. It is now one of my favourites, even though I own, and love, the new Summilux ASPH too. The picture below was shot at f:4, I think. The old man who is an optical bigamist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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